
Naval battles can be somewhat minimized depending on playstyle. I always use my mod to remove forts, so that fixes the first problem.
diplomacy is completely broken, especially on hard+ - everyone will declare war on you and never peace out - including your allies and countries on the other side of the world.
naval battles are painfully boring beyond belief. fort sieges will go 0 fps if you use artillery to make breaches, and 10 turns into campaign, every province has a fort. I last played Empire total war two years ago ( post 1, post 2).Įmpire Total War has 3 game breaking issues: