jakester
05-30-2003, 01:22
I'm new here, hello all. I don't have VI yet, but plan to get it soon, or just wait for RTW. Anyway I'm having a problem with the pope in my current single player campaign.
The problem is, I have had a long time alliance with the Spanish and was parked on their border with about 3 more then a gadzillion troops. For no reason other then boredom I guess, the Spanish decided to attack me. No problem know it's nothing personal, so I casually proceed into their closest providence and basically overrun them. I forget the name, it's just south of Naverre on the Spanish peninsula. They leave without even giving a fight. (Sounds ok so far right?)
So the pope, who I had been allied with since the beginning of the game, gives me the typical leave them alone warning. On that turn I assault the castle and it's now mine, 1 year short of the warning. Ok no problem, so here I sit with the Spanish eliminating my fleet and launching countless attacks against me. Of course they will never get excommunicated, but if I raise a finger to retaliate, I know I will. To top it off the Papacy decides to attack me too. It must have been how selfish I was, throwing away my ships to the Spanish in attempt to keep the peace.
So it hasn't happened yet, but my prediction is I get excommunicated, most of my providences will rebel, there will be the inevitable civil war as a result. I won't be able to afford my current army and the golden horde will attack in the East setting me back half the game. I have played quite a few campaigns and this is the first I ever seen fall apart this quick. The whole pope' thing, I simply find an annoying addition to TW. I'm going to lose this game, and it has nothing to do with military strategy.
Any ideas how to resolve this one would be appreciated, I just think it's just new campaign time. Does the VI expansion curb the pope, or AI behavior at all? I really hope the senate in RTW is not like this.
The problem is, I have had a long time alliance with the Spanish and was parked on their border with about 3 more then a gadzillion troops. For no reason other then boredom I guess, the Spanish decided to attack me. No problem know it's nothing personal, so I casually proceed into their closest providence and basically overrun them. I forget the name, it's just south of Naverre on the Spanish peninsula. They leave without even giving a fight. (Sounds ok so far right?)
So the pope, who I had been allied with since the beginning of the game, gives me the typical leave them alone warning. On that turn I assault the castle and it's now mine, 1 year short of the warning. Ok no problem, so here I sit with the Spanish eliminating my fleet and launching countless attacks against me. Of course they will never get excommunicated, but if I raise a finger to retaliate, I know I will. To top it off the Papacy decides to attack me too. It must have been how selfish I was, throwing away my ships to the Spanish in attempt to keep the peace.
So it hasn't happened yet, but my prediction is I get excommunicated, most of my providences will rebel, there will be the inevitable civil war as a result. I won't be able to afford my current army and the golden horde will attack in the East setting me back half the game. I have played quite a few campaigns and this is the first I ever seen fall apart this quick. The whole pope' thing, I simply find an annoying addition to TW. I'm going to lose this game, and it has nothing to do with military strategy.
Any ideas how to resolve this one would be appreciated, I just think it's just new campaign time. Does the VI expansion curb the pope, or AI behavior at all? I really hope the senate in RTW is not like this.