Byzantium 1.9

[Cossack_PL]

Patch notes state that Purple Phoenix missions and Basileus achievement were fixed to match the new map. I see that chance for Purple Phoenix missions is still 2000, are these missions showing up now or still not?
Are there any important gameplay changes compared to the 1.8 strategy, i.e. spam galleys and attack Ottomans when their army is in Asia?

 

[Draecesstra]

didnt play with ere in 1.9 but i played as ottos and crushed venice fleet, same AI behaviour like in 1.8. they dont merge fleet but still had more than me but never attacked my fleet, because 8 galleys cant sink my 24. but they had 4x8 galleys not combined at the same sea node. they could have won but wont consider it, because of non merged fleets. so as byzi, you should still block the strait with less galleys than the ottomans.

 

[Carmilla]

I don't know if the AI is any different as such, but in my case the ottoman turks decided to jump on the genoans instead of me which ended up dragging in a ton of european nations to kick their ass. So I jumped on the situation and declared war. They've been spamming me with peace requests ever since, but I'm waiting for the other war to finish so I can get ahold of the wargoal(it got occupied by the others fighting them).

Oh and a third party attacked them or the ottomans attacked them first. Seems the AI decided it hates their guts this round. Can't say I complain since it makes this part easier to survive.

 

[Lapsed Pacifist]

I think Sugla has been changed to Turkish culture.

 

[Cossack_PL]

I think Sugla has been changed to Turkish culture.

Yes, but it doesn't make a big gameplay change. It's Ottoman so surely you won't own it before you kick the Ottomans out of Europe (bar Edirne) and then Turkish will quickly become an accepted culture.