Best faction under AI control?

[Ironsword]

It struck me the other day that in the end game when there are two main powers remaining, - I routinely end up fighting the AI in the guise of the Spanish. - No matter what other faction I start as.

Is it just me or does the AI have differing success with different factions?

Anyways the question is I suppose, which faction do you routinely have to slog it out with at the end?

[Kamakazi]

yea the egyptians always get me. they might get destroyed but they always reappear to try to kill me off its not that their good its jus that they never stay dead!

[Brave]

The best factions will be the best under auto-resolve, this is what the ai uses to determine battle outcomes?

[Martok]

The Egyptians/Fatamids nearly always do well in my campaigns, dominating the eastern half of the map more often than not. The Byzantines, Spanish, and French are also usually pretty strong (although the Byz have a tendency to shrink and collapse later on under pressure from the Eggies). I've seen the Almos, Sicilians, and Novgorod get pretty big as well, depending on the circumstances.

[Youngie]

The Papacy by a country mile. Its the only faction that can keep on recurring no matter what. The fact they can also push other AI christian factions against you shows the power of this geographically small but powerful nemesis at best.

[caravel]

All factions use the same AI, the difference is mainly down to starting positions and potential for income, including trade income. The Byzantine, Spanish and Egyptians have the best potential income to start with in the early era and are all in fairly strong starting positions. The unpredictable ones are the French, Almohads and Sicilians. Those are the factions that can suddenly get luck and take half of the map before you even realise it.