how to give city to eleutheroi?

[pavillon]

As Romani, Im curretly occupying some cities in central Europe. Initially I did this to eliminate the Sweboz, and also because I have to raid (but no need to hold forever) some of them to fulfill the Romani victory condition (like Swebotrautastanoz). Now that the Sweboz has been competely eliminated, I want to get rid of the cities but I dont want to give/sell them to any other factions except the eleutheroi. I want them to become rebels.

However, when I let the cities happiness rating to become very low and they finally revolted, I got CTDs at the end of turn.

So... is there any safe way to make those cities belong to the rebels/eleutheroi? Thanks in advance.

[konny]

However, when I let the cities happiness rating to become very low and they finally revolted, I got CTDs at the end of turn.

Are you playing EB 1.1 including all fixes? I thought the rebell city CTD was no more.

[QuintusSertorius]

Are you playing EB 1.1 including all fixes? I thought the rebell city CTD was no more.

Still happens.

You can't give a city directly to the Rebels. What you can do, assuming it's owned by the "faction owner" is cause it to rebel, with a good spy and lots of assassins.

[pavillon]

What you can do, assuming it's owned by the "faction owner" is cause it to rebel, with a good spy and lots of assassins.

I can easily make the cities rebel (no governor, no troops, VH taxes, etc.), but the CTD which follows the rebellion is the main problem here...

[Che Roriniho]

I can easily make the cities rebel (no governor, no troops, VH taxes, etc.), but the CTD which follows the rebellion is the main problem here...

What I think he means is to give it to another faction, then leave a ton of Spies in there, and eventually they SHOULD Rebel.

[pavillon]

Oh! Well that's an idea there... but would it not also cause a CTD once the city rebel against the "other faction"?

[pavillon]

Thanks for responding, Konny. Yes, I'm playing v. 1.1 with all the fixes. It was clearly a CTD caused by a rebellion because right before the end of the turn I deliberately let Vindelicoppidos to be in a very low level of happiness, and I got CTD when I end that particular turn.

I tried the second time, using cheat to reduce the city population and add some troops so that Vindelicoppidos' happiness went back to 80%, and there was no CTD, I sucessfully had another turn. So its clearly rebelion-related CTD.

But the main problem persists: how can I make those unwanted cities rebel safely and be taken by the eleutheroi? Any idea, anyone?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

But the main problem persists: how can I make those unwanted cities rebel safely and be taken by the eleutheroi? Any idea, anyone?

Just don't load the script before hitting end turn. Perhaps this will help. It definitely won't deprive your campaign of the EB-flavor to play one turn without the script.

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

Why don't you just hold them instead? If you can conquer all these guys by then you're already powerful enough.

[Megas Methuselah]

It looks ackward on the mini-map.

[pavillon]

Why don't you just hold them instead? If you can conquer all these guys by then you're already powerful enough.

Well I'm trying to recreate the boundary of the real roman empire... EB provides good opportunity to do that and also for roleplaying (my faction leader is currently Caivs Ivlivs Caesar )

My plan now is to corner the Makedonian to only a province (wih the faction leader and heir trapped inside) and just before I conquer them I will give all the unwanted provinces to them. I think later when I conquer them completely all of the provinces will be given to the eleutheroi. Hope it will work...