Capitulation out of nowhere???

[PROMETHEUS]

SO I was winningin Africa , got all colonies of UK in N africa and East Africa, I had all of Italy plus part of Southern France and Dalmatian coasts, I did lose only Sardinia and Sicily to UK and Americans , and AI kept sending expeditions trying to take my lands on Italy , ( I was playing Italy ) , then I all of a sudden a message Italy has capitulated to Americans , They where not even in range !!!!
WTF Happened?

[gyzbug]

Did they cause you to flip factions? If they boost your influence to another faction you can switch causing you to lose. Even if they cause a coup you can auto lose depending on what points are given to the AI.

You also dont need to lose many points if you do not have alot of unity. With all the Islands you have you can lose so points there without even knowing. France has the same problem and can flip without taking the mainland if you control all their Islands.

Also if this is a multiplayer game you could have lost by paratrooper sniping.

[PROMETHEUS]

no I did even control the mediterranean with my fleet and airplanes, this crap mmakes no sensse is either a bug or a defect ingameplay planning!
It can't be that I own the Whole of Italy and all of a Sudden Italy is Capitulated to Americans that Where not even close to borders.

[Frenetic]

sounds like your national units was pretty low and maybe they did a naval invasion of rome in the end that put you over the victory point threshhold? something like that i guess

[Michaelus]

I could imagine with low unity they invade Rome and take it before you could reconquer.

I had some landings I didn't notice for a while being busy beating Soviets, so that might be it.

[Yaldabaoth]

Last time I did an invasion of UK as Germany, I suddenly had a newspaper pop up that Berlin has to British troops. Counterinvasion! Unfortunately for them I had reserves. Still, losing half of Germany and you only learn it from the newspaper...