KotR Out of Character Thread V

[FactionHeir]

Hmmm I guess with 1.02, the AI keeping more or less to alliances and becoming more player friendly, we also have less events going on. Maybe they all ought to ally against us, although that would just end in slaughter...
Maybe something along the lines of what econ did in Wots by taking over Brutii and planning a massive invasion? I suppose that could be possible in M2TW as well....hmm...I'd actually say if we'd give the AI 20k a turn in the future (instead of 100k total or 10k per turn) we'd get even more challenging battles from those we are at war with. Maybe taking over some of our enemies for a turn to police their building could help too? On the other hand manipulating might also spoil the fun.

Well, here goes hoping a few players have an underground alliance and mess up the empire big time. Or maybe a renegade chancellor plunging us into a dilemma. Nothing like demolishing all churches and gifiting your lands to the nearest enemy :p
Oh wait, this is a PBM :D

[econ21]

On the Moors, we may have to wait a bit as the Portuguese made peace with them on the same turn as we did. They seem a little weak. I'll have to check who, if anyone, is fighting the Portuguese. Maybe the Spanish or someone would be a more worthy enemy. In the long run, we do want to have a western outpost for easy access to America. But we are still a long way off that event.

[StoneCold]

Stupid AI... At least we are no longer allied with the Moors.

[gibsonsg91921]

yeah it was my idea to attack the moors and spread our influence to help the portuguese

however, i think this should be another kingdom of iberia or something like that, or at least not just giving all territory to portuguese

but another kingdom would increase our reputation for helping portuguese, spread catholicism over the moors and yada yada yada

[FactionHeir]

Can't declare war with a diplomat, only with assassins and troops.

I think Moors or Iberia might be a better target in a few diets time. At the moment, Mongols might be the better target. I would prefer that we only declare on them if they attack an ally, but not for no reason. I guess we could invoke Heinrichan rules to attack Mongols if they trespass, but which noble who governs a province would be bold enough to do that?

[gibsonsg91921]

well if we attack the moors then we have interest in the west as well as the east, and we can slowly expand back into one unified empire

[FactionHeir]

How do you 'expand' into two different directions to become one 'unified' empire?

[gibsonsg91921]

capture iberia and outremer and then sandwich everything in between - the kingdoms of iberia and outremer push towards the central roman empire until it is united.

[Ignoramus]

I am worried about all the edicts limiting expansion. Sure, they prevent us from steamrolling the AI, but do they really benefit the game.

When Sigismund was Chancellor, the Reich was in crisis, and we even lost a city(Bologna). Sadly, because of the over cautious approach, we will never be challenged.