Quote Originally Posted by LuxIrae View Post
Playing as Netherlands on Hardest setting I have had no problem with opponents turning up undergunned in naval battles. I was investing heavily in trade tech and trade fleet, when suddenly Spain and France declared war with massive fleets of 2nd rates sweeping my anti piracy frigates from the seas in short order! Suddenly my home port was blockaded and I was facing economic annihilation... and little ship building capacity to respond!
When the AI has the cash I am sure they will spend it on good ships.

I would rather not see any scripting of who builds what.

Your game sounds interesting, if not exactly fun.

Did you find a way to deal with the situation?