Turn 50 so far, no crushes. *knocks on wood not to jinx it* The game's effort to set all odds against me is pissing me off from time to time though. I am too old to be grinding any games and it gets tid bit tedious if my generals always gets sick, or just turn the coat or die in first charge, or having heavy rains when fighting with horse archers and other similar handicaps. I guess mod is intended to be difficult but some random events, such as ill generals should remain "random". Getting characters killed/sick, bad weather every battle I have bigger army or being attacked by powerful neirghbour just because I am finally killing Serbians drains a bit of joy from game imho. Guess I am too old for difficult games.
Anyway, no idea if AI was touched upon in new version but I recognize difference in Polish attitude. Before, they never bothered with Bohemia or Moravia, now they actually do. But I was faster in Moravia. Byzantines look a bit more chill this time. Serbians are acting like dicks as they did in previous versions and once again they are down to single settlement so I wonder If I will get attacked by Byzantines or HRE again just to save their ass. This happened a lot in last version. In current campaign I am keeping alliance with Sicily and neutral with Byzzies, HRE and Pechenegs. Poles are neutral so far and so are Venitians but I am expecting some surprise.