Played it a bit and guess what happened: I'm a red faction in the top right corner, I conquer all the surrounding towns and get to the purple one who is my ally.......i think to myself: "I won't provoke war with allies when I have a blue faction with thousands of armies just to the south, I'll deal with them first". I go to deal with the blue guy while the purple scum attacks my towns from behind and breaks our alliance. Lesson of the day: always strike the first blow when you have the chance, even if its striking your ally. Be a treacherous scum yourself rather than getting your ass backstabbed. Either I haven't played Total War games for too long or this Barbarorum AI is better than vanilla.
