>>2211300
Abbasids imploded in decadence, their empire streched from North India to Morocco. I think I'll invade North Africa, I begin to have similar borders to the Western Roman Empire. Kinda bummed out desu, I was looking foward to fight 200k worth of levies. Italian commanders are just sweeping and clutching hard battles, my own ruler by his mere presence break the morale of pagans with his saintly bloodline and Great Helm for +150% damage against other religions.
So far this Rome restoration is more fun than the Hellenic Rome I tried to do, which was very boring to do while I was a secret hellenic trying to convert everyone to pray Zeus.
The further I am playing, the further I realise that forming the Roman culture seems out of place, even in a Roman Restoration. Italians and Greeks are clear culture divide from West and East, I dont see the possibility of unifying culture in Middle Age setting. Even with the Roman Empire back in place, it so bizarre. I will still try to do the Roman culture as a Renaissance thing and for the Stoic Intelligencia but still.
>>2211323
Fighting the Muslim is the bread and butter of a Christian playthrough. I am actually glad the Umayyad blobbed hard, its really the AI that fails to do something.
The Christian kingdoms kept on fighting each other. The pope is also a wimp too, this nigger wants to launch a crusade and fails miserably to garner support (I emptied my coffers for the crusade). I had to take it back myself by killing every single Muslim members for the throne of France. For some reason, half of Christendom hates me because I assassinate Muslims.
I am fighting more heretics and revolts, rather than fighting the actual enemy.
>>2211335
Unironically.