Diplomacy

**RoscoNL** · July 31, 2011, 02:32 PM

Hello,

I'm playing medieval 2 total war for a while.
I always playing it at very hard (2 times) because hard is too easy for me, and the AI just sucks in my opinion.
But there is 1 thing that is bothering me:

At start of game my reputation is mixed(just like all other factions) and some factions are willing to ally with me.
But after a while. my reputation drops for like no reason, i never attack factions who are ally with me. I even almost never start a war against another faction. But still my reputation drops and more factions are starting to attack me. eventually all factions who are attached to me are attacking me.
How is this all possible?
I mean, i destroy almost all attacking armys and always more are coming my way..
Its pretty exhausting and frustration, cause i love peace (A).

So, does someone knows something why my reputation drops badly?
Or what to improve relations?

Cause thats strange in the game, sometimes factions were the relations are perfect decides to attack me for no reason...

Well, if anyone could help me out i would be thankfull

Greetz,

Rosco

**tudor93** · July 31, 2011, 02:40 PM

yep, If you play on VH you reputation drops each turn, that's why is VH

well there are other frustrating things like morale/stats etc. bonuses for AI

**RoscoNL** · July 31, 2011, 02:44 PM

No problems with morale or anything else, at least: they always run after the commander is down.

But how to improve reputation?

**Scotius** · July 31, 2011, 02:43 PM

I think regularly releasing prisoners and never sacking//exterminating will keep your reputation high. In my early campaigns I release all hostages and only ever occupy for the primary reason of getting high chivalry Family Members but my reputation goes up to Reliable and then Trustworthy very fast.

**danny X** · July 31, 2011, 03:07 PM

regular donations at 500 florins works a treat, for example: ask for map info, offer 500 florins for 4 turns. then also just occupy conquered settlements!

**Jianadaren** · July 31, 2011, 05:34 PM

Relations =/= Reputation

Read this: http://www.twcenter.net/wiki/Reputation-M2TW

**RoscoNL** · August 01, 2011, 05:20 AM

Thanx! just what i needed

**AJStoner** · August 01, 2011, 07:17 AM

Also late in the game the AI is designed to start going after you in earnest as you near your victory conditions. Many mods also exaggerate these settings to make the game harder still because, as you very succinctly put it, the AI sucks.

**eXistenZ** · August 01, 2011, 10:48 AM

Vanilla AI sucks, allies backstab you even at lower difficulty levels. im playing retrofit mod, and the AI is much more rational there

**RoscoNL** · August 01, 2011, 03:37 PM

uuuh, im not sure about what vanilla now really is? just playing medieval 2 really much, but im reading this forum for like 2 days now:$

**Sweger** · August 01, 2011, 03:46 PM

Vanilla is the unmodded game (the box-game). The "regular" game.

**eXistenZ** · August 01, 2011, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Sweger

Vanilla is the unmodded game (the box-game). The "regular" game.

which reminds me, OP, have you installed the patches?

**Fireright** · August 02, 2011, 07:35 AM

Usual rule of thumb is...share a land border with someone...sooner or later you'll get attacked despite what the diplomatic status says.

Don't let the ai faction decide when to attack...get stuck in first!!