Is it possible for the AI to win a campaign?

[Jambo]

As the title says, can the AI win a campaign?

Can an AI Roman faction become Imperator?

If playing a short campaign can one of the other AI factions complete their objective first? In fact, do they even have the same objective as the human player would have if they were playing as that faction? If so, this might go some way to explaining why diplomacy with some AI factions just seems impossible...

Or, do they simply abide by a rather random conquering strategy, with no final goal?

I ask, because as far as I know the only TW game scenario that appears possible to lose, but remain alive as a faction, was the Glorious Achievements mode of MTW. One of the best campaigns I ever had was one where I lost the GA campaign on points to the Danes.

So, is it possible to lose in RTW and yet remain alive as a faction?

(i sure hope it is)

Regards

[Somebody Else]

Playing as the Germans, I ended up receiving messages to the effect that the Egyptians were close to winning the short campaign. I then received a message telling me the Egyptians had won, and cordially asking me whether or not I'd like to carry on regardless.

So yes, it is possible to lose - and remain a viable power.

[Jambo]

Great!

That must go a long way to explaining why sometimes it is impossible to forge good relations with certain factions, for instance, a faction that has destroying you as part their campaign goal.

[dedmoroz]

You will also lose if:
Your faction was destroyed (quite obvious) either by conquering all your territories or by killing all your family members.
You will not achieve your goals till 14 AD.


On a side note, GA will be very welcomed in RTW I really miss it - hope for quick expansion...

[Siris]

That's why you send a nice army to them of 5,000+ men (on large mod, on huge mod, it'd be like 15,000+ men) upon their city, or nearest city, take it, kill all of the soliders that you can, and exterminate the populace. Just to show them you can. Unless you want to keep the city, just enslave it.