The Minor Annoyance Thread (Attila)

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

OK - this is a thread for all those little things that just get on your wick.

For example - I am the Western Emperor, I have all my starting lands and a few other bits and pieces - my AI allies keep attacking my Puppet States.

It's irritating, and stupid because they end up being Puppets themselves.

[Bramborough]

Somewhat similar, and equally annoying, is the inability to demand that a faction stop fighting one of my allies. "You want peace? I'm totally fine with that...as long as you make peace with my allies as well" seems a perfectly reasonable condition. Would be a lot easier for ERE to help keep WRE afloat with that diplomatic option (which...maybe that's a major reason why it isn't there...).

[Slaists]

Somewhat similar, and equally annoying, is the inability to demand that a faction stop fighting one of my allies. "You want peace? I'm totally fine with that...as long as you make peace with my allies as well" seems a perfectly reasonable condition. Would be a lot easier for ERE to help keep WRE afloat with that diplomatic option (which...maybe that's a major reason why it isn't there...).

Yes, this is one (of many) things that Paradox's Europa Universalis (and their related titles) does way better. There you have alliance blocks and alliance leaders. Truce can be negotiated either among alliance leaders or, if you are a minor member of an alliance, directly with the opposing alliance leader. Truces among alliance leaders result in universal truce for all involved.

[Bramborough]

I keep hearing a lot about this Europa Universalis thing (almost always good). One of these days I'm going to have to get around to trying it...

[Kamakazi]

Heres one. Im curb stomping faction x. They are down to their last 2-3 settlements. They sue for peace. BUT the want ME to pay THEM for it. Uhh no kids if you want peace cough it up or die

This is all total war games

[Slaists]

Heres one. Im curb stomping faction x. They are down to their last 2-3 settlements. They sue for peace. BUT the want ME to pay THEM for it. Uhh no kids if you want peace cough it up or die

This is all total war games

Often the AI's try to see if they can sucker you into such a deal especially if they see your treasury "straining your coffers". If they really want the peace, they'll accept for free or even paying to you. But you have to do the counterproposal to see if it works.