AI cheats on forcelimits?

[FaceDancer]

I remember that in the prepatch version of the game AI was trying to not get its army over the forcelimits. Now there is something strange going on. I play Sweden and Muscovy almost whole the time is crossing their forcelimit with huge numbers. They got forcelimit 47 for land army and still they got over 70k troops. The Ottomans are doing something similar crossing their limits over 17k (with limit 35k and current army 52k). Am I missing something? I know that Russia got tradition Streltsy, but it only gave them bonus to the forcelimit and what is the point of those if they are much over it without even being at war?

 

[anomalacaris]

Since 1.2 AI has been using its previously unused bank account better and converting them into standing army.
Why would you call it cheating when you can also do it and in many cases it's recommended to do it?

 

[Wizzington]

Forcelimit is not a hard cap.

 

[apg]

I remember that in the prepatch version of the game AI was trying to not get its army over the forcelimits. Now there is something strange going on. I play Sweden and Muscovy almost whole the time is crossing their forcelimit with huge numbers. They got forcelimit 47 for land army and still they got over 70k troops. The Ottomans are doing something similar crossing their limits over 17k (with limit 35k and current army 52k). Am I missing something? I know that Russia got tradition Streltsy, but it only gave them bonus to the forcelimit and what is the point of those if they are much over it without even being at war?

its not cheating they are just putting more stress on there accounts.

 

[PanH]

They will do so if they can afford to do. The player can do the same. It's not a cheat.

 

[Stratagyfan101]

Considering asEngland, when I win the Hundred Years War, I go well over my forcelimits with mercenaries.

 

[FaceDancer]

Thanks for the info guys. I understand that they are using all their income to get as much troops they can afford.

 

[possumcorpse]

France didn't try to stay under before the patch at least. In my Burgundy game I saw them at about 30 regiments over it during a prolonged peacetime.

 

[somsedil]

You haven't played EU4 until you've formed the HRE and ended up with 750 regiments / 350 force limit.

There was only one solution to get rid of the excess regiments without going broke.. start a world war.

 

[unmerged(804580)]

You haven't played EU4 until you've formed the HRE and ended up with 750 regiments / 350 force limit.

There was only one solution to get rid of the excess regiments without going broke.. start a world war.

It was so sad losing all those soldiers who could have been fighting for me. I decided not to unite the HRE the next time.