Is there a way out? Unable to get peace

[Callous_Hades]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is a well covered question, I did try and search.

I was trying the Luck of the Irish achievement and took out the 3 other Irish minors and Scotland. England then attacked which called in my allies France and Castile, and France naturally becomes warleader. Is it as designed that I cannot make peace with England on my own? Due to destroying their armies landing on Ireland I would actually have favorable terms but it says I cannot make peace with the target of the war goal. I have been on the other side of this message many many times and like the principle of it, but I guess I have never been the minor partner in a defensive war before. My war exhaustion is now skyrocketing and France despite having occupied all of the English provinces on the mainland is not signing a peace.I just assumed a human player would be able to override that rule when attacked. It is especially annoying with all the condescending malus event messages popping up for me not making peace.

Do I just ramp the speed up and endure it?

 

[Strangedane]

Yup, You pretty much just weather the storm.

France being warleader however, should insure at least a white peace.

 

[unmerged(88013)]

Yes I've been in that situation in 1.5. It can be quite annoying because the AI can let wars drag on for years.

 

[Strangedane]

Yes I've been in that situation in 1.5. It can be quite annoying because the AI can let wars drag on for years.

Decades even.

My last HRE minor game ended, when after 25 years, Austria and France was still at ~5% with both sides on high war enthusiasm and low exhaustion.
Restarted as Tuscany.

 

[eugene171]

Decades even.

My last HRE minor game ended, when after 25 years, Austria and France was still at ~5% with both sides on high war enthusiasm and low exhaustion.
Restarted as Tuscany.

Being trapped in a 30-year losing war with the Ottomans was what led me to never, ever join a coalition ever again

 

[Sairoh]

Yep, endure it. But it looks like you're winning so at least it'll be worth it. If you managed to occupy some English provinces you could check the "War leader can negotiate for me" box and hope France gives them to you in the peace deal. Also you could help get it to 100% which semi forces the war leader to get a peace deal going.