I abandoned the campaign as Austria and began again as Great Britain. I have played until 1710 this time, and although there are great improvements, I find the AI to be severely uncompromising still. First of all I find myself forced into a war of annihlation with the Huron Confederacy. They declared war immediately. After defeating a large army in that province they own to the south, Fort Saint Sault something or other, they made no attempt at peace, and refused to accept peace when I offered it. I took the fort and let a few turns pass. After several more turns they offered peace if I would return their province to them, which I gladly did. They declared war the very next turn. Obviously, just like before, I'm going to have to annihlate them, even though I don't want their raggedy pathetic little worthless provinces that never go above 4 or 5 thousand population, even if you play to 1799.

The UP were destroyed on the third turn by France, which was depressing. I've taken a -20 relationship hit with the entire world because I declined to go to war with my ally Portugal against the Maratha Confederacy, which is ridiculous. I should have taken -20 with Portugal only, not the entire world, because the Maratha Confederacy are my biggest trading partner, after UP got destroyed on turn 3.

By 1705 the 13 colonies had been annihlated by the Cherokee and the US had appeared, who of course declared war on me when I took back some colonies that the Cherokee robbed me of, and attacked me with their raggedy army of militia, and refuse peace even though I'm knocking on the door of their only province, which is undefended.

The Barbecue states refuse peace and trade, and at 1710 are STILL at war with the entire map, except for the Ottoman empire. I haven't yet seen an example of the AI making peace, and the Barbary states insist on sending single Galleys to blockade my trading port in England, which is utterly pointless and nonsensical.

It all makes me think that the AI is still behaving exactly like it used to... Declare war on the human if he borders with you, and never accept peace.