Saving and loading during computer turn

[ringos]

I have one small question. Sometimes when I press end turn, I have to fight 2 or more battles during computer turn, but mostly after second battle eb is crushing. I could save game before second battle and try again, but when I load the save game, eb script will be inactive. How you do you handle with this?

[Boriak]

Make sure you only fight under your own terms (you are attacking). This way, you choose which and how many battles you want to fight. Simply fortifty your field armies when the turn ends. The enemy can't attack, only siege. If you divide your army in two smaller armies and fortify both of them, the AI might attack just one and with a smaller force. Then you can attack the besieger with the army whose camp was not besieged and you can cause them to retreat without a fight.

[QuintusSertorius]

You handle it by not saving on the AI's turn. You cause bugs which will inevitably lead to CTDs down the line. Wait 10-15 seconds after the results pop up before clicking to continue and you reduce the number of post-battle CTDs significantly.

[ringos]

Thanks for the advice. I found once good topic how to avoid ctd after end battle and try to use all those advices but I still have sometimes ctds. The most annoying are the ctds after big, heroic battles. It's so frustrating. At least there is a consol which can save the day when nothing works.

[athanaric]

Consecutive battles on a single AI turn can also be a problem. Especially if one of those is a "Heroic Victory" and/or involves taking a city. When this happens, I re-load and just anto-win via console every battle that I've already fought and won before the CTD.