Did they just pay that ransom with Visa?

**part_time_player** · 01-24-2007, 21:33

It would make sense for them to bankrupt themselves ransoming their king & heir if it was a choice between that and the end of their faction.

**Lord Fluffy** · 01-24-2007, 21:39

Oh of course, I just find it interesting that it's allowed for them and not us. Or perhaps we can do it to if not accepting to pay meant our faction would end? Has anyone ever been in that position?

**FactionHeir** · 01-25-2007, 00:32

The AI only ransoms if they have the cash. They cannot ransom below 0 (and you cannot either).
Early game, Hungary and Portugal tend to be the richest factions anyway.

If they couldn't afford it, you'd get it in the refusal message. (there are 2 types depending on whether they can afford it or not)

**TevashSzat** · 01-25-2007, 05:16

24k money though is still quite alot, and portugal shouldnt have had that much. Sextus, go to financial rankings graph and see what amount of money the portugals had before the ransom

**Lord Fluffy** · 01-26-2007, 06:41

Bingo! Yea, according to the charts, at the peak the Portuguese had nearly 30k in the bank

**sapi** · 01-26-2007, 06:48

I find that in every campaign that portugal takes out the 'richest faction' awards, so i'm not surprised that they could pay.

That they did is surprising though