Summary: I'm currently a mercenary for Sturgia. Three factions (Vlandia, Battania, and Northern Empire) declared war on Sturgia. Obviously as a mercenary I cannot propose peace. However, I looked in the Kingdom tab and there is 100% support for peace with Vlandia and Northern Empire, but only 3% support for peace with Battania. These wars didn't just start; they have been ongoing for quite awhile. Sturgia has been at war with Vlandia for almost my entire play through. Northern Empire declared war on Sturgia second (or Sturgia declared on them, I'm not sure which), and Battania went to war with Sturgia third (again, not sure who declared). But it's been a fairly long while since Battania went to war, Sturgia has been getting dogpiled for some time. Sturgia has lost a few castles so far. So, given the fact that there is 100% support for peace with two of those kingdoms, I would think Sturgia would make peace with at least one of those kingdoms so they can better defend their land. I don't know. Also, those three kingdoms are not at war with anybody else. Western Empire was briefly at war with Vlandia at one point and just as Western Empire was about to take Sargot, they declared peace. Literally I was hovering my cursor over Sargot and they only had to kill like 40 more garrison troops to take Sargot and peace broke out. I feel like this was balanced fairly well in 1.5.3. Sturgia even made some gains in my 1.5.3 playthroughs. But in 1.5.4, Sturgia has resumed the mantle of whipping boy. They're getting trounced. Good for me. I have a lot of enemies to fight as a mercenary, but I wonder if I'll face the same issue when I finally create my own kingdom. Now, I will say that when you go into the encyclopedia you will see that Vlandia, Battania, and Northern Empire are considered at war with some minor factions. Does that count towards the AIs calculations of going to war against kingdoms? I don't the effect war with minor factions has on war with kingdoms, but I guess something to look into.
How to Reproduce: I don't know. Save game is at the upload site. Just open it and you'll see how Sturgia is getting dogpiled. This is only my first legit playthrough on 1.5.4, so I don't know if this is just a chance deal or if it's a legitimate balance issue. One other poster talked about this in a thread entitled 1.5.4 Issues. He had the same issue with Vlandia. Three kingdoms declared war on Vlandia and none of them were at war with anyone else.
Quest/Settlement Name (if related):
Media (Screenshots & Video): uploaded save file at upload site
Version: 1.5.4
Installed community-made modifications: None
Computer Specs:
OS: Windows 10 Home
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
CPU: Intel (R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60 GHz 2.59 GHz
RAM: 16 MB (15.9 usable)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. G731GU Version 1.0
Storage Device (HDD/SSD): SSD
How to Reproduce: I don't know. Save game is at the upload site. Just open it and you'll see how Sturgia is getting dogpiled. This is only my first legit playthrough on 1.5.4, so I don't know if this is just a chance deal or if it's a legitimate balance issue. One other poster talked about this in a thread entitled 1.5.4 Issues. He had the same issue with Vlandia. Three kingdoms declared war on Vlandia and none of them were at war with anyone else.
Quest/Settlement Name (if related):
Media (Screenshots & Video): uploaded save file at upload site
Version: 1.5.4
Installed community-made modifications: None
Computer Specs:
OS: Windows 10 Home
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
CPU: Intel (R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60 GHz 2.59 GHz
RAM: 16 MB (15.9 usable)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. G731GU Version 1.0
Storage Device (HDD/SSD): SSD