Economic warfare?

[fomalhaut]

You guys know how to like truly cheat, yeah, but to end the AI's hatred against you? force dip them to become your vassals. they will never attack again as long as they are still your vassal.


it's cheap, but so too is the A.I. in every way, to the point where the game is a broken piece of fecal matter with no fun factor at all without this.


I don't think i misuse it either, just after HUGE and heroic victories over an enemy that would cripple a real life economy, i usually set up a deal where they pay me tribute and become my vassal. Now in my roleplaying world, they aren't really my vassal, but its the only way to get the AI to not suicide against you until their bitter end.

I will usually set up in my mind some thing where i will give back x territory in the deal, or they give me y territory, etc. Important cities like Antioch, Babylon, Alexandreia, you get the picture, are never allowed to be traded but have to be conquered.