I have encountered that fact when a faction wanted to alli with me but was at war with one of my allies. The game warned me that an alliance with the new faction would negate my existing alliance.

Problem: noone is at war with the french and it would be plain stupid or an enormous oversite on someones part not to punish your leader's reputation for a surprise attack on an alli. Shogun was created long before MTW and has such events factored in, so what's the deal? So much for the age of chivalry! So it is attack an alli or wait for someone to go to war with them (thinking they might have to fight me too!)? ~Shakes head~

I know that many people have misconceptions about the middle ages, but they were not stupid, nor were they all villians. Nor were the villians the smart ones and the Churchmen automatically ignorant. I hope this is not the case in MTW.

Thanks for the reply guys.