AI has problem with annexing

[ForVictory]

I noticed in my game that Castille was unable to annex Granada who was reduced to just a single province and since they were allied to the Mamluks and Tunis, Castille could not get enough warscore to annex them and instead dow'd them several times and each time ended up forcing them to pay a 10 year tribute. I also seen this with the Ottomans against Candar, who also has powerful allies.
Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[CaesarVincens]

Did you note whether the AI was pillaging the capital also? I know this has been an issue, where the AI was prioritizing pillaging over annexing too much.

 

[Nostalgium]

Sniped by Caesar as I was writing. Pillaging is the culprit I think - the desire for pillage might be greater than the desire to simply wait out the clock to acquire 100% Warscore without fighting the powerful allies.

 

[ForVictory]

Did you note whether the AI was pillaging the capital also? I know this has been an issue, where the AI was prioritizing pillaging over annexing too much.

No they did not pillage. Just dow'd them with a conquest CB, occupied them that resulted in a war reparations each time. Same with the Ottomans against Candar. Problem was they could not take on the Mammluks and there other enemies, so they needed more warscore in order to annex them but they couldn't.

 

[Jespoke]

My latest game had this with France vs Alencion that England had been forced to release by Burgundy: It was only allied to a Irish minor, but France just peaced out for money and not even pillaging.

I have seen it while helping out an AI ally too, and my guess to what is going on is: If the AI reaches 99% individual warscore on the defensive warleader, it will try to peace out, even if it can't get any of the things it wants yet because allies count towards the actual warscore of the warleader.

 

[AvengedK1ng]

I noticed in my game that Castille was unable to annex Granada who was reduced to just a single province and since they were allied to the Mamluks and Tunis, Castille could not get enough warscore to annex them and instead dow'd them several times and each time ended up forcing them to pay a 10 year tribute. I also seen this with the Ottomans against Candar, who also has powerful allies.
Has anyone else experienced this?

In my first French game of this patch, ai ottos was able to full annex byz in 1 war, which i haven't see them do for ages