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ScoutDawg
10-30-2002, 21:45
I sometimes can't figure this out. I know that I am a relative newbie. But I am minding my business as the English.

Germany, my ALLY, invades. I defend my provinces. Offer treaties to him.

Get the Papal warning. Make no hostile gestures. (except maybe one assination attempt). successfully defend my province. Offer peace, and BOOM - I am EXCOMMUNICATED.

Wierd.

so screw it. Going to wipe Germany off the map.

what did i do wrong?

thanks in advance,
Maelstrom
10-30-2002, 21:59
Nothing!.

It's just that the Pope is arbitrary, corrupt, biased, vindictive and hates you. - A pretty accurate historical representation actually....

This has been raised a few times in these forums, and people's responses tend to match yours - If you have been excommunicated then you have nothing left to loose, so chaaarge!

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Swoosh So
10-30-2002, 21:59
Did you first lose a province and then retake it?
MizuKokami
10-30-2002, 22:08
did you have a territory where the germans were in the castle and you were laying siege? sieges still count as hostilities.
Swoosh So
10-30-2002, 22:13
Did you point one of your swords towards rome?
MizuKokami
10-30-2002, 22:30
i also wonder if germany was more pious then you
EuroLord
10-30-2002, 23:02
Hi,

The pope sometimes chooses to back the most powerful faction. rather than, in this case, the one who was attacked.

Perhaps he was also allied to the Germans and not you.

EuroLord



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Richard the Slayer
10-31-2002, 03:37
yea the pope is a real jack-ass.
Stephen Hummell
10-31-2002, 03:49
it's happened to me b4.
Jagger
10-31-2002, 03:51
Were you thinking bad thoughts? Sometimes that will do it.
LordKhaine
10-31-2002, 03:54
Popes excommunicated me for attacking a ship before.... how exactly will I be able to "withdraw my troops within 2 years" when I didnt use any troops? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
sbreden
10-31-2002, 04:08
i find very little connection between my actions and the popes'. he will find some reason to excommunicate me during the game. Who cares, it's just more fun then to take him out and shove his silly hat where the sun don't shine.
elzar
10-31-2002, 04:35
Quote Originally posted by ScoutDawg:
I sometimes can't figure this out. I know that I am a relative newbie. But I am minding my business as the English.

Germany, my ALLY, invades. I defend my provinces. Offer treaties to him.

Get the Papal warning. Make no hostile gestures. (except maybe one assination attempt). successfully defend my province. Offer peace, and BOOM - I am EXCOMMUNICATED.

Wierd.

so screw it. Going to wipe Germany off the map.

what did i do wrong?

thanks in advance,[/QUOTE]

I was playing the other day. I had a ship of mine attacked in neutral waters, I did not even fight back. I mean they just attacked my ship sitting there. No troops moved into my province or mine into others. Nothing. I got a warning for it.
Papa Bear!
10-31-2002, 05:06
without bothering to read this thread, (sorry, but this issue is old), I'll offer a bit of experience with it. My apologies if this was already mentioned.

As the poles, I found I could invade, and without my enemies making any counter move against me, (not counterattacks to retake stuff, no this no that, no nothing), they got excom'd.

So, in conclusion, the pope is screwy, (perhaps he sides with the most catholic, but if this is so it clearly doesn't depend on your King's piousness) Nor anything else that I can see.
Heinrich VI
10-31-2002, 05:30
take it easy and go kill the pope. i (as the english) was attacked by the hre the pope exc. me and now i cant continue my game cause it always quits do desktop when i end my turn. even disabling autosave (saved my hre campaign) cant solve the problem. i need a pat... ah forget it just dreaming :-(

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