1926 AD, the Siamese have embarked on a campaign of aggression against the Chinese, and various city-states in an effort to expand their own dominion. In a few short years, they control much of what had once been China and it's surrounding land. The military power of the Siamese hadn't been unnoticed by any means in the years prior, for the English had succumb to them and were no more a few centuries earlier.
Seeing this aggression leading to a frightening situation of Siamese control over a majority of Asia and Europe, the Greeks (yours truly) devise a plan to combat the might Siamese. Gaining support from both the Japanese and Ottomans, a counter-attack is launched and withing a few short years, much of the territory lost by the Chinese is regained and given back to China.
1946, the war goes well for the Ottoman/Greek/Japanese/Chinese forces and almost all of China's territory is regained. Suddenly without warning, China and Japan both turn on their heals and attack both the Greeks and the Ottomans. Still at war with the Siamese, the Chinese and Japanese now fight a war on two fronts with no hope of victory as both Greek/Ottoman forces now close on one side and Siamese forces on the other.
Despite fighting for their best interests, I seem to have had a bit of turnabout happen here. Either some other player bought off the Japanese and Chinese to turn on me when I'm clearly fighting for their best interests, or the AI can't properly differentiate between good war and bad war.
I truly did want to restore Chinese authority and presence in the area as I had awesome trade relations with them. Japan seemed to be a likely ally since they'd been in scuffles with Siam on and off for centuries. The war proceeds pretty well from there, the Japanese and Ottomans actually hitting cities that I was hitting, me managing to get in there and take the city and then give it back to the Chinese.
None of this is a complaint that I'm now at war with now three different countries. Japan and China are easily going to fold since they way behind in tech. I'm more curious as to know what mechanics caused two allies in a war against a much larger power than the three of us put together make them turn on me.
It makes me wonder how far behind the Turks are in comparison.
Seeing this aggression leading to a frightening situation of Siamese control over a majority of Asia and Europe, the Greeks (yours truly) devise a plan to combat the might Siamese. Gaining support from both the Japanese and Ottomans, a counter-attack is launched and withing a few short years, much of the territory lost by the Chinese is regained and given back to China.
1946, the war goes well for the Ottoman/Greek/Japanese/Chinese forces and almost all of China's territory is regained. Suddenly without warning, China and Japan both turn on their heals and attack both the Greeks and the Ottomans. Still at war with the Siamese, the Chinese and Japanese now fight a war on two fronts with no hope of victory as both Greek/Ottoman forces now close on one side and Siamese forces on the other.
Despite fighting for their best interests, I seem to have had a bit of turnabout happen here. Either some other player bought off the Japanese and Chinese to turn on me when I'm clearly fighting for their best interests, or the AI can't properly differentiate between good war and bad war.
I truly did want to restore Chinese authority and presence in the area as I had awesome trade relations with them. Japan seemed to be a likely ally since they'd been in scuffles with Siam on and off for centuries. The war proceeds pretty well from there, the Japanese and Ottomans actually hitting cities that I was hitting, me managing to get in there and take the city and then give it back to the Chinese.
None of this is a complaint that I'm now at war with now three different countries. Japan and China are easily going to fold since they way behind in tech. I'm more curious as to know what mechanics caused two allies in a war against a much larger power than the three of us put together make them turn on me.
It makes me wonder how far behind the Turks are in comparison.
