In my latest game, as the King of Scotland, I am playing on Hard. Does anyone else play on anything other than Normal. So far, I can't tell any difference.
To elaborate.... for example I sometimes get events saying that AI characters have fabricated claims against me, but not once have I experienced the AI actually declare war on me, except for a couple of times muslims fight religious defence wars, and of course rebelling vassals... but never an external AI war.
I haven't noticed much of a difference in difficulty either, but I have to disagree with you on the fabricated claims thing... the AI is always fabricating claims on me and pushing those claims against me. Atleast in France, and the HRE. I've never been bothered in Iberia or Ireland, or Scotland.... and I haven't really played anywhere else.
Interesting... so do AI vassals of players get the same penalties as the player?
The greatest change in difficulty comes from AI nations building up their counties much, much, quicker than your own due to the +50% tax on very hard. This leads to significant differences in the amount of manpower available on a per province basis for much of the game, but is particularly noticeable in the middle game when the AI nations will have ramped up most or all of the income buildings and many of the army buildings in their provinces [at the tech level they are at], while your own vassals are likely to only have a few income buildings and army buildings in their provinces.I haven't noticed much of a difference in difficulty either, but I have to disagree with you on the fabricated claims thing... the AI is always fabricating claims on me and pushing those claims against me. Atleast in France, and the HRE. I've never been bothered in Iberia or Ireland, or Scotland.... and I haven't really played anywhere else.
Options/Gameplay.Where is the option to adjust difficulty?
This topic induced me to respond. I play on hard, and have had multiple claims fabricated on me yet never pushed.
To be fair I was strong at these times, and the fabricators were way too little to be screwing with me. (land and militarily)
So I am assuming the AI takes into account how bad you can thrash them?