Playing the Grand Campaign scenario in EU-II, I've noticed that AI controlled countries, once they go bankrupt STAY bankrupt. In one case, Aragon, England and Scotland "went bankrupt" EVERY MONTH for 137 years. The result being that they were in chronic civil disorder and rebellion.
Also, while playing Castille/Spain, I advanced as far as 1594. Things were going great: I had +3 Stability, a very positive cash flow, over 1400 ducats in cash, and NO DEBT WHATSOEVER. Inflation, though still high, was essentially under control, and far lower than the norm for Spain at that time (especially considering that I'd not only annexed the Aztec, Inca & Maya, but had also annexed Portugal, half of France, Granada and almost all of west Africa, along with all the American Indian tribes east of the Missippi). Compared with that of England, France, and Turkey, my inflation rate was actually low.
Despite my great prosperity and financial good management, I was hit with the "random historical event" of State Bankruptcy, killing my Stability, my productivity (I lost all my manufacturies) and my cash-flow, as well as my available credit line (from 4000 to 600 ducats). I reloaded from the Autosave 3 times, and it happened each time. I then decided that, if I'm going to be forced into bankruptcy, I might as well have something to show for it, so I re-loaded to the autosave again, and immediately maxed-out my credit with 4000 ducats. As before, I still suffered the bankruptcy event, BUT IT DIDN'T VOID MY DEBT and I still had to pay it all back. I don't know whether or not this is a bug, but if it's not, it's certainly a really dumb design.
~Jack
Also, while playing Castille/Spain, I advanced as far as 1594. Things were going great: I had +3 Stability, a very positive cash flow, over 1400 ducats in cash, and NO DEBT WHATSOEVER. Inflation, though still high, was essentially under control, and far lower than the norm for Spain at that time (especially considering that I'd not only annexed the Aztec, Inca & Maya, but had also annexed Portugal, half of France, Granada and almost all of west Africa, along with all the American Indian tribes east of the Missippi). Compared with that of England, France, and Turkey, my inflation rate was actually low.
Despite my great prosperity and financial good management, I was hit with the "random historical event" of State Bankruptcy, killing my Stability, my productivity (I lost all my manufacturies) and my cash-flow, as well as my available credit line (from 4000 to 600 ducats). I reloaded from the Autosave 3 times, and it happened each time. I then decided that, if I'm going to be forced into bankruptcy, I might as well have something to show for it, so I re-loaded to the autosave again, and immediately maxed-out my credit with 4000 ducats. As before, I still suffered the bankruptcy event, BUT IT DIDN'T VOID MY DEBT and I still had to pay it all back. I don't know whether or not this is a bug, but if it's not, it's certainly a really dumb design.
~Jack
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