harder?

[naisel]

Speaking of which, I've seen Hungary ally France at practically game start, get called into the 100 years war and England sending guys to wreck Hungary's armies and siege their coastal provinces. Instead of sending them to fight the french, which would be smarter.

In two different games I have also seen England sieging down Pisa, after Tuscany allied with France. Now playing as an Italian minor I wait for the end of the HYW before allying France because I fear England..

 

[sumo0]

The A.I got better at transporting troops in my opinion so yes a little bit harder. For example England sent big armies to their ally Poland when I fought them as Russia. However it is easier to give provinces to your vassals which made the game a bit easier, also it's easier to avoid rebels (and the rebels are easier to squish as well).

I'm not sure sure about the ai's ability to transport troops. In my current muscovy game Sweden failed to sail troops from skåne to bornholm to siege the last danish province. The danish fleet was destroyed and the danish army was gone aswell. But that could have been a 1 time thing, idk.

 

[yerm]

All other things aside, England sacking a tiny isolated French ally (and, being ai, probably getting war reparations in the separate peace) is probably a better strategic move for them than trying to fight France directly.