Quote Originally Posted by Ironsword
^^I've had the message "Your crusade is disbanded as the lands are now back into the hands of the Catholics etc.etc." This doesn't count as a failed crusade does it?
Yes it does (unfortunately).

As Jxrc has already found out, such "Crusade races" always end badly for the human player: If the other faction's Crusade reaches the target province first, then your Crusade automatically fails, with all the consequences (loss of Influence, possible civil war, etc.) that go with it. If *your* Crusade gets there first, however, then you're faced with the unpalatable choice of having to give the province to the 2nd Crusade, or be ex-commed and fight a massive battle.



Quote Originally Posted by MJF
i thought only orthodox factions got the "hand the province over" message.
I wish! But no, Catholic factions get them too.