I'm deep into my first Rome game playing as the Seleucid Empire. After defeating my neighbours in the east, annexing Illyria to the north, colonizing in the south and absorbing territories from Pontus to the north west. Sparta offered an alliance. Figuring they might help during a planned takeover of Greece in the future, I accepted.
A few years later I decided I wanted Cyprus for increased ship building. So war with Egypt insured. It took one month for the war to stalemate around Syria. Cyprus was captured but it wasn't enough.
I hadn't called Sparta to war b/c I thought they wouldn't join or be useless (one province minor) With few options left (white peace was not an option) I called them up. I was EXTREMELY surprised when Sparta invaded Egypt in the west within the month and started to grab the 4 territories there. In EU3 allies usually did either nothing or only advanced one province deep. So with the help of Sparta we won the war with me gaining Syria and Cyprus and Sparta gaining their 4 territories in the west.
So that was the smart AI during wars. Now here's the Stupid AI:
A few years later Sparta either decided to increase their gains or Egypt was pissed that a one province minor took so many territories. I don't really know who started the war. All I know that the Spartain armies in North Africa were overwhelmed by Egypt's 80 000 or so troops in 6 months and lost all their freshly captured territories as part of the peace settlement.
This was confusing for me: Sparta had once called me to arms against Epirus (a one province minor who was defeated in 2 months) but never called Macedonia, the Achaean League or myself to help against Egypt even though it was obvious they were losing.
I like being able to choose when to ask for help and not having to get involved with all the wars of my allies just for the sake of keeping the alliance but I don't get why Sparta never asked for help. This seems to be a pretty bad error in either the logic of the AI or the programming itself. Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
A few years later I decided I wanted Cyprus for increased ship building. So war with Egypt insured. It took one month for the war to stalemate around Syria. Cyprus was captured but it wasn't enough.
I hadn't called Sparta to war b/c I thought they wouldn't join or be useless (one province minor) With few options left (white peace was not an option) I called them up. I was EXTREMELY surprised when Sparta invaded Egypt in the west within the month and started to grab the 4 territories there. In EU3 allies usually did either nothing or only advanced one province deep. So with the help of Sparta we won the war with me gaining Syria and Cyprus and Sparta gaining their 4 territories in the west.
So that was the smart AI during wars. Now here's the Stupid AI:
A few years later Sparta either decided to increase their gains or Egypt was pissed that a one province minor took so many territories. I don't really know who started the war. All I know that the Spartain armies in North Africa were overwhelmed by Egypt's 80 000 or so troops in 6 months and lost all their freshly captured territories as part of the peace settlement.
This was confusing for me: Sparta had once called me to arms against Epirus (a one province minor who was defeated in 2 months) but never called Macedonia, the Achaean League or myself to help against Egypt even though it was obvious they were losing.
I like being able to choose when to ask for help and not having to get involved with all the wars of my allies just for the sake of keeping the alliance but I don't get why Sparta never asked for help. This seems to be a pretty bad error in either the logic of the AI or the programming itself. Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
