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[Tarran]

While I am not too aware as to how much the AI actually cheats, for the sieges, it is fully possible that the AI isn't cheating. For one, sieges are somewhat randomized (far more than you'd think), the number of infantry or cavalry troops (but not cannon troops) don't matter much or at all for besieging (but not assaulting) as far as I know, and leaders with siege skill increase the speed of besieging, so if that is a good "level 6" general, he might have siege skill, and they might have him leading that unit.

The only case where it would possibly be blatant cheating would be if they are besieging cities with more garrison than they have troops and winning. Are they besieging cities with more than 1K men?

[Digital Hellhound]

Sweden could be a Lucky Nation (it usually is). Can't say if that's what's happening, but Lucky gives a variety of nasty bonuses.

[snelg]

The bonuses from being lucky does include defending fortresses. If I recall correctly it was added in DW. You might want to check their advisers and ideas too. If their leader is good he's probably got a point or two in siege, which helps them out as well.

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luck = {
merchant_compete_chance = 0.1
colonist_placement_chance = 0.1
missionary_placement_chance = 0.015
leader_fire = 1
leader_shock = 1
land_tech_cost_modifier = -0.02
trade_tech_cost_modifier = -0.02
naval_tech_cost_modifier = -0.02
government_tech_cost_modifier = -0.02
production_tech_cost_modifier = -0.02
spy_efficiency = 0.05
stability_cost_modifier = -0.50
officials = 0.25
defensiveness = 0.25
land_attrition = -0.25
}

[Twiggie]

Sorry to post this here, but I wanted to make sure I get all interested parties even if they haven't looked at the EU4 thread:

EU4 MP game

Ontopic-yes its most likely lucky, and Here is how you can turn it off

[Digital Hellhound]

Or just... don't use Lucky Nations in the first place. Even as Random they tend to go for the same big nations that in most cases will do just fine without it.

[Twiggie]

Well it is nice to set up some big blobs for you to fight in the later game. But then fighting those blobs is ridiculously hard unless you turn it off.  And I wouldn't be surprised if turning it off made them pretty much auto-collapse anyway.

So its kinda a silly mechanic.

[Inarius]

Big countries are usually growing to their limit point, when they meet another big blog, or when their internal cultures are very different. Hence the fact that turning the "luck" off will surely made them collapse because of internal forces.

[MrWiggles]

Has anyone else been checkin out quill18's video on EU4?

[Micro102]

OK. I'm watching Genoa's relations with me drop randomly by 20 as I keep giving them money and try to vassalize them. Needless to say its costing me quite a few ducats, and I can't figure out why. Anyone have ideas?

[Descan]

Perhaps they're insulting you and you're not getting a pop-up message about it?

[Tarran]

How are you going to vassal Genoa in the first place? They're a merchant republic last time I checked. Diplovassal requires royal marriages last time I checked.

[Micro102]

Nope. I get other insult messages and they take away 50, not 20 relation. I also didn't see Amy related messages in that little message list above the map.

And I meant annex not vassalize. They were vassalized through war.

[ibot66]

If you try to annex a nation and they refuse it lowers your relations.

[Tarran]

If you try to annex a nation and they refuse it lowers your relations.

That is not Micro's problem at all and it does not decrease by 20, it decreases by 50.

[Micro102]

Yes I can just sit there and watch it drop by 20 without any type of indication that it is happening.