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Originally Posted by son_pacho
*map info-what exactly is it? places I own or places I visit?
The enemy gets to see what you see at the moment that the map info was traded. That includes line-of-sight of armies and diplomats (not sure about spies), but no areas out of your line-of-sight at that moment. It essentially tells your enemy the location of cities and who owns them.
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*exactly who gets the points for spying/diplomacy/etc-I read that a General gets certain trait increases for using diplomacy/spying/despoiler/etc...does the diplomat/spy have to travel with a particular general?
Spies and assassins get points for succesfully carrying out missions, diplomats for engaging in diplomacy (whether succesful or not, it appears). Your governors get traits that give discounts on spies or assassins when they recruit them regularly. Your faction leader also gets these traits. In addition, regular use of spies gives your faction leader a chance on getting the spymaster retinue (discount on spies + command bonus) and can give him a political trait whose name I can't remember, but which increases influence.
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*how do you increase influence/management (i saw a post about this but I can't find it anymore)
Management is hard, but the retinues from an academy building often help. Same for influence, but success on the field of battle also helps sometimes.
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*what effect if any does having troops in your territory have? I read how troops in/around the city drain resources
No, though they still require upkeep. Better put them in the cities: they help keep population loyal. Enemy troops in your territory (or your troops in enemy territory) will start despoiling the landscape if they stay in the same location for one or two turns. This decreases farm income rather more than you would expect. They also intercept trade.
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*are there any hints/suggestions about army size? besides simply "having less soldiers will get you command points"...I know that much. Is that all it is to armies? I have seen sites with diagrams, etc...but me being a newbie and all the thought of trying to maneuver all those troops with that squirrly camera is...not good...I saw a site that simply gave instructions to turn the camera off...I did it...I didnt see a difference
Read Frogbeastegg's and Divinus Arma's guides. Also, the latests patches have made acquiring command stars much more difficult.
Battle is not just about numbers, but also about quality. Pay attention to the small red-green bar in the center of the pre-battle scroll: the more red it is, the more chance you have on getting good virtues and retinues (but the more difficult the battle will be). However, command stars do not have that much influence, so if you are not comfortable with the controls yet, I suggest you take as many troops as you think the enemy can muster, and a few more.
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do governors have to be in the capital to make babies, or will any city do?
Any city will do, in fact they can even - ahem - procreate in the field. It is just more likely to happen in a city. (Apparently the women in the game don't like army camps. Can't blame them.)
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do sewers/etc effect fertility?
No, though they do increase population growth.
Incidentally, the google search is not that good, but the forum also has an inbuilt-search function. You can find it at the top-right of each forum.
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