GA campaigns. other than France and England, are there

[Fagar]

In a lot of cases I tend to ignore the conquest points in GA mode.
I figure they will come anyway and use the GA mode to shape the way my campaign progresses.
I build infrastructure and trade as necessary to achieve the GA goals and go to war only with whom I need to achieve these goals in doing this the points for conquest come along as well.

[The Lizard Pope]

Does anyone else think that the A.I. seems to work a lot better when you play GA campaigns?. It may be my imagination, but it seems to create more formidable empires than in conquest mode, less prone to imperial overstretch .

[HopAlongBunny]

Does anyone else think that the A.I. seems to work a lot better when you play GA campaigns?.

I agree. The AI seems to play a little smarter (good) but also more passive (bad). I say "bad" re: being passive because it holds to, or seeks agreements, when there is clearly no reason/benefit to do so. It can make the campaign too easy for the player imho. (that said, I play GA more often than not because the AI can make the game more interesting than the usual "killer spam" style)

[Fagar]

I think in general the AI is more passive in GA mode tending towards looking at surviving until 1453 and final points are counted.
This being said I have found in my experiences that if you have a weakness or leave an opening then the AI will go hard at you.
In a recent campaign I was attacked almost simultaneously by the Spanish, Argonese and Italians when I moved forces north to fight the HRE and I damn near lost my empire in this 3 pronged attack.