longest lasting alliance

[Arjos]

I found forts at borders with decent garrisons to help aswell...
Also one thing it really helped me: before turning them into my allies, I destroyed all the stacks near my territory; so the armies left simply went to attack another faction that was closer to them :P

[Cute Wolf]

in real "actual" things, I often (yes, often) manage to kept KH - Baktria alliance all the way of the campaign, no matter what since 272 BC (they start allied) even until the date hit 50 AD and I conquered all the western map.... just make sure attack everyone first and your allies will side with the attacker (diplomacy exploit in BI, eheh)

by the way, KH and Baktria obviously don't share much border

[NikosMaximilian]

in real "actual" things, I often (yes, often) manage to kept KH - Baktria alliance all the way of the campaign, no matter what since 272 BC (they start allied) even until the date hit 50 AD and I conquered all the western map.... just make sure attack everyone first and your allies will side with the attacker (diplomacy exploit in BI, eheh)

by the way, KH and Baktria obviously don't share much border

Well, if that's the case, then I kept an alliance for over 200 hundred years. I was the Saka and as soon the game started, I sent a diplomat all over the different factions in the map finally reaching the Lusotanan. Alliance and small regular tributes for 50 turns

[Satyros]

Sauromatae ( us ) - Saka , with common border , for 40 years , on alx.exe ( I suspect it has something to do with this )

Satyros

[Cute Wolf]

Sauromatae ( us ) - Saka , with common border , for 40 years , on alx.exe ( I suspect it has something to do with this )

Satyros

Alex.exe, and modifying descr_strat with ai_did_not_attack_faction , or script modifications obviously didn't count :P

[Satyros]

Alex.exe, and modifying descr_strat with ai_did_not_attack_faction , or script modifications obviously didn't count :P

Oh

Satyros

[SneakyNinja]

On very hard difficulty i've managed to keep an allience with Phavala as Baktrai right from the start date to around 225 bc currently. I've shared a boarder for pretty much the whole game and haven't paid them any tribute at all



Edit: this was without alexander or barbarian invasion

[Atraphoenix]

I found forts at borders with decent garrisons to help aswell...
Also one thing it really helped me: before turning them into my allies, I destroyed all the stacks near my territory; so the armies left simply went to attack another faction that was closer to them :P

Useless against Seleucids but for others it was quite helpful.