English armies appearing from nowhere

**Macunaíma** · January 05, 2012, 06:19 PM

While playing the Americas campaign as New Spain, I was invaded by the English Colonies. Ok, I reunited an army and destroyed them in 3 battles. But then something strange happened. After a few turns I saw an English army standing there. Weird, since I've seen the "Faction Destroyed" notification. And there were no notifications about foreign fleets arriving. Anyway, I get my army again and defeated them. The "Faction Destrotyed" stuff appeared again. But after a few more turns another damn army appeared out of nowhere! I destroyed them as well.

Now, another English fleet arrived (this time, the "normal" way). But I was wondering. If I destroy them, will this armies keep appearing? They have no general, just a capitain who is said to be the faction leader.

(Another weird thing happened when dealing with the French in the North. When I took all of their settlements, their armies, which were wandering around, simply went "flying" to the opposite direction, and a notification appeared, saying that they were searching for a place inside the continent to establish themselves. The game lagged when this happened.)

Anyone had similar experiences? Is this normal?

**TWWolfe** · January 05, 2012, 07:11 PM

They're like the Mongols, they get several stacks, separated by a few years.

**Macunaíma** · January 05, 2012, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by TWWolfe

They're like the Mongols, they get several stacks, separated by a few years.

Yeah but the Mongols appear from somewhere, don't just pop up in the middle of the map.

**Aeratus** · January 05, 2012, 08:08 PM

Everything is normal. The Europeans are horde factions, so if they do take a settlement, and you capture it, the AI gets a free respawn army. Also, if you destroy all stacks, they will keep respawning due to campaign scripts.

**Macunaíma** · January 05, 2012, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Aeratus

Everything is normal. The Europeans are horde factions, so if they do take a settlement, and you capture it, the AI gets a free respawn army. Also, if you destroy all stacks, they will keep respawning due to campaign scripts.

That kinda sucks... So, no matter how many times I destroy them, these weird armies will keep "teleporting" to the map? I was hoping to have a peaceful Yucatan peninsula until the next fleet of them arrives, so I could push north...

**Aeratus** · January 05, 2012, 09:52 PM

I don't remember if the respawning is endless. Maybe it isn't.

**=Bright=** · January 06, 2012, 04:20 AM

Nope it's not endless. You're done with them soon, don't worry.

**Silverheart** · January 06, 2012, 08:11 AM

I remember in my campaign as Apacheans, I fought and destroyed wave after wave of French armies up in the north.
They almost always showed up at the same place, however, but the point is that it ended after a while (took like twenty turns of new armies every turn, though)

**lolIsuck** · January 06, 2012, 08:20 AM

Looks like England has 8 waves and France 10

**Macunaíma** · January 06, 2012, 09:25 AM

But shouldn't them be coming in fleets, and their presence being announced?

**lolIsuck** · January 06, 2012, 09:31 AM

Well, the armies just get dropped on the coast I guess as the AI would do stupid things if you put all of them on boats and I don't have the game unpacked so I can't see the text folder with the historic_event.txt and I also doubt that every wave will be anounced