Military alliances and coalitions

Countries enter into military alliances in order to increase their military capabilities. During battles, the combat power of countries belonging to the same military alliance is summed up, and combat losses are divided in a proportion to the total number of each participating army of the alliance. A coalition is a type of military alliance in which three or more countries are each allied to each other.

Gameplay Tips

 * Deserters are outlawed and often take the path of robbery. These robbers are not interested in diplomatic relations when they attack a trade caravan. Regular robbery incidents can upset even the most loyal allies.
 * Relations between countries affect the conclusion and termination of trade agreements and military alliances between them. But the very action of concluding or breaking agreements affects relations.
 * If yet another battle ends in a defeat and the combat power of the army leaves much to be desired, a country can only hope to conclude a successful Alliance.
 * If the enemy is too strong, you can try to break their military alliances or induce the country, whose victory is desirable, to conclude new alliances.
 * For small countries, it is not the size of their own active army that matters but who their allies are. Even tiny countries can win major victories if they fight along another. But we must remember that falling out with a powerful ally during a war can be disastrous.
 * Creating or breaking a coalition is harder and longer than a conventional military alliance. And in war, time can be the deciding factor.
 * Use every possible way to improve the relation of selected countries towards one another, and the countries will make a military alliance.
 * Use every possible method to worsen the relation of at least one ally to another, and the countries will break their military alliance.