I've noticed throughout many games that the bots don't really seem to know what to do with the HRE. Even basic things like appointing electors doesn't happen. I would like to see a patch upgrade the AI of the HRE so that it is actually playing. It would be an interesting challenge to play against a bot HRE that is actually getting some of the reforms done. Maybe even have the shadow kingdom event get prevented once in a blue moon.
Bots and the HRE
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I always figured preventing the Shadow Kingdom and HRE reforms were player things myself, considering historically neither of those things came close to happening. Almost like insisting that AI England should be able to win the Hundred Years War or an AI altaic nation forms Yuan.
Though I will agree the AI needs to be more on top of keeping the max elector count. Also think the Peace of Westphalia should be the norm, not the rare exception that only reliably occurs with the player joining the Protestants and then deliberately sabotaging any chance of total victory.
Though I will agree the AI needs to be more on top of keeping the max elector count. Also think the Peace of Westphalia should be the norm, not the rare exception that only reliably occurs with the player joining the Protestants and then deliberately sabotaging any chance of total victory.
I regularly see the Emperor appoint electors as needed. I often see them get the first two reforms done.
It feels about right to me other than that Peace of Westphalia never happens. That treaty is actually a cornerstone of our whole system of international relations. It's an important piece of history and I'd like to see it happen occasionally in the game.
It feels about right to me other than that Peace of Westphalia never happens. That treaty is actually a cornerstone of our whole system of international relations. It's an important piece of history and I'd like to see it happen occasionally in the game.
to cause peace ofwestphalia there must be total balance for so long... would be possible if war goal demanded %75 warscore or maybe %100 
(even at %100 you may still get a result as a player but maybe AI may decide its not worth it)
(even at %100 you may still get a result as a player but maybe AI may decide its not worth it)
I'd still like it to be possible. Once in a blue moon England does win the hundred years war for instance. Why not let Italy stay in the empire in 1/100 games or let the reforms complete in 1/1000.
Speaking of the peace of Westphalia, my last several games in a row have seen Protestant league fizzle. I can't remember the last time I saw anything other than a Catholic victory, and most the time it doesn't even require a war.
In my last game the Protestants won while I was busy elsewhere. I actually have no idea how it happened, I just got the event popup for it while I was busy turning India into French TCs. It was a shame to not get the Catholic Empire bonuses (though I suppose I could have converted easily enough but then LD issues with my 547885978978952 subjects) but it made the decision to dismantle that garbage easier later on.