Quote Originally Posted by lugh
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I've only done it once out of masochism really
This raised a smile.

Of late (in Main Hall) I've alluded to masochism in others, after seeing some of the things people say they've done, to make the game tougher. Thinking more deeply though, I guess we're all guilty of it for even playing this game at all. There are much easier ways of filling the time, you have to admit. Like sunning oneself on the beach, say. But I wouldn't have any of that, if I can campaign away to my heart's content.


Quote Originally Posted by lugh
but I did pretty much what you say. I didn't make any military moves nearly, lots of agents, especially assasins to take other factions out.
There were no stability issues, the XL mod has GA goals for all factions, though most are just the conquest and homelands ones, I think the others are hard coded.
Obviously I couldn't excomm or order crusades when I was playing, but in campaigns where the pope is an AI faction, all these issues work normally, he'll call for Crusades, give out Florins to good conquering Christians etc!
Good to hear that's a thouroughly well-put-together mod and that GA goals can be set by the modder as part of creating a new playable faction.

I think the thread I read, warning of crashes when clicking on the shields was in reference to looking at GA goals for other factions, like Novgorod, when the player was another faction entirely. That WAS because no GA goals had been set, at the time, but the thread was probably from 2003 and this is an issue long since resolved, what with mods being updated frequently. Sorry I even raised this issue and hope this clarifies things for casual readers.