i think this is a gamestopping bug but im very new to this game. in fact in playing my first game on normal as julii. if this isnt a bug please tell me wat to do. well here is the situation. im playing julii. romans have already taken over the world and civil war had just started. the spqr, for no real reason suddenly declares me and brutii outlaws but is still alied to scippi. so at this this point im was allied to brutii and spqr is allied with scippi. after fighting the spqr for some turn i offered them ceasefire. i thot if im at ceasefire with the senate thatll gimme time to deal with the scippi for a while (they are the strongest of all right now). the spqr accepts the ceasefire but refuses an alliance. now the senate is suddenly giving me missions again even tho im at neutral with them. but thats not the problem. out of nowhere, the brutti starts attacking my cities, EVEN THO IT IS CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THEY ARE MY ALLIES!!! is it possible to attack someone without breaking your alliance with them? the troubleing part is, i can do absolutely NOTHING about it. i cant even defend my cities. because if i try to attack the brutti in ANY way (including in defence), a screen pops up saying "attack ally?" with the "yes" option greyed out, because (and it says so) i cant take power yet coz i dont have enough support of the people. same happens if i try attacking the spqr. now im really regretting calling the ceasefire!!! so what am i supposed to do now? the brutti have already taken 2 of my major cities near the capital, without ANY resistance coz im forced to back off. so now got have no choice but to let the brutti (who are my "allies") kick my ass no matter how strong my own army is??? and meanwhile the scippi is flanking me from the other side anyway. and before anyone suggests this, all attempts to bribe the brutti or the spqr has failed so that option isnt there. basically the reason im thinking this is a bug is that how come the brutti can attack me without breaking the alliance while i cant do the same. secondly the brutti arent even allied with the spqr. they are enemies of the senate. so why do i need the "support of the people" to attack them????