[QUOTE=Ash]
Quote Originally Posted by Pericles
For a tougher fight, here is an easy modding tip:

Well that's nice, but I'm not looking for a tougher fight, I just wanted to know how aggressive the AI is towards you then towards other factions.
The AI seems to be more aggressive towards the player in a "domination" campaign. I don't know if that's actually true it just seems that way to me. You might want to try for total domination of the seas around your buddy in Spain before going too much further. Spain has plenty of ports to trade with, and it sets you up for the irresistable "Spanish Blitz"; hopefully some other factions will have made peace by then and you can trade with them