Whats up with Christian nations ....

Breaking alliances with your Christian nation in preference to breaking an alliance with a Muslim nation?

Isnt this a little a-historical?

I think it also factors in "how powerful" each leader is.

Maybe if the Muslim Man is ***** powerful and the Christian Man is a peace loving pacifist of * power, then maybe the ***** leader would win the Choice of Alliance?

After reading through this thread, I just wish I had the last 30 seconds of my life back.

Check out the Serbian contribution to the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Nicopolis. Those weren't Serbian Muslims helping to scythe down the Crusaders.

As for a major nation ... I don't think any major medieval nations had overt alliances with Muslim nations. But many medieval rulers did have friendships and informal contacts with Muslim princes --- for instance Emperor Frederick II and Sultan Malek Kemal of Egypt, who settled the Sixth Crusade by treaty.

Yes, I know how it works, but I dont believe it is historical, especially during the early period.

For instance, as Spain I had an alliance with every Christian nation in the game. I never accepted alliances with any Muslim nation (I try to roleplay a bit). One game I attacked the Almos another they attacked me, in both games every Christian nation broke their alliance with me instead of the almos. Seems a-historical.

No biggy. Would be a nice fix to add in an extra check or command not allowing Christian nations to ally with Muslim nations until a particular nation was vastly more powerful then the combined might of Christiandom (to reflect self-preservation on the part of the Christian world).

AI are less inclined to ally with players especially once the player is powerful already.

The AI does a good job of realpolitik IMHO. If it was changed so the AI always sided with its fellow religion factions at its own expense, people would complain about that too...

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We speak of deep night, deep autumn; when I think back to the year 1943 I feel like saying "deep war"
Ilya Ehrenburg

If a war break out, the other A.I. will side with the faction that win the first battle.