Every Neighboring Power is Declaring War on Me Constantly

[soopermen5]

I'm playing as Poland, started with the Old Gods bookmark. Its currently 937 and every single King, High Chief, Chief, etc and their brother are declaring war on me one after another. I have no idea what caused this. I'm not threatening, ther isn't a defensive pact against me, I have not provoked any of them. At on point I was fighting SIX wars at once. I have been at constant war in-game for about a decade now with no end in sight. What on earth is going on.

Every time I end one war (typically in White Peace bc i just cant get to 100% warscore while having to fend off 3-6 enemies at once) one or two or three more declare war on me! This is ridiculous! I have made White Peace with every war so far but I don't want to exist in this perpetual state of war.

This all started at the same time, with multiple powers declaring war, and has not stopped. This seems way to condensed for it to be intentional, for no one ever declared war on me before this happened. It seems like it must be a bug at this point.

[domuka]

the whole pagan world is a war zone. you're going to have to get used to it and use it to your advantage by expanding. unlike the more peaceful muslim, catholic, or ERE controlled regions, the pagans all of valid cbs against anyone

[soopermen5]

I dont think i explained well enough. Im very much used to the war of the Pagan world. What is odd to me is that i have played for decades and decades with NO ONE declaring war on me and all of a sudden I have EVERYONE declaring war on me, both Pagan and Catholic, at the exact same time.

[Brother Frank]

The second neighboring powers see a chance, they will take it. Always make sure to have prestige & piety (if you're still tribal) to counter problems like that should they occur. Also prioritize reforming your religion asap for the holy order and if you're slavic/romuvan, to only fight on grounds that are of your faith as you get a ridiculously OP defense bonus.

[AsuraTheDrunk]

Yep sounds like the AI smelled weakness and is trying to exploit your situation

[Talezteller]

1. Are you christian?
2. Are you feudal?
3. The AI will more often than not declare war on you if you are engaged in other wars. I've had random satrapies with 0.5 my levy size declare war on me just because i'd just gone to war with someone else.
4. This could potentially have sprouted a chain reaction. A particularly disastrous one, but it seems entirely possible to me. By the time you are at war with 3 or more enemies, everyone and their wife, sons, brothers and dogs will swarm your kingdom, hoping to grab a share of what they think is a falling kingdom.
I've had this happen to me in many a shattered world. Everyone around you will sit until you declare a war, then, after the first guy with comparable strenght as yours makes the first move, every single one of my neighbours would march to war against me. The problem is particularly bad in pagan areas as they get Casus Bellis against basically everyone.

[Archer the Bowless]

Are you still pagan? As the years tack on it will get harder and harder to hold on to paganism, unless you reform. If your plan isn't to reform, the Chrsitians will eventually come knocking. If one is bold enough to attack it won't matter if they win because if they've done enough damage, other Christians rulers will declare on you because well, why not? You're a pagan, so it's easy land for Christians because no claims are needed, just a good ol' fashioned holy war.

If a crusade gets called early which sometimes happens, the Christians will get their holy orders and then your pagan life will really become a mess.

Have I told you about our lord and savior JC?