Micromanaging peacetimes, or what to do when not fighting?

[Foot]

Just a small note, M2TW does offer a lot of peacetime variety, compared to RTW at least. Missions can concentrate (in times of peace) on building infrastructure or roleplaying characters. Scripted rebellions can keep small armies busy, particularly in newly conquered provinces, or regions under going political change. Some factions, if not all, will have an internal political situation that will make diplomacy within a faction as well as between factions a necessary area to concentrate on, sometimes at the expense of expansion.

Foot

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

Sounds great!

That would add a whole new dimension to the roleplaying-aspect of the game, and make it feel even more like a real time-machine than it already does.

[General Appo]

Some factions, if not all, will have an internal political situation that will make diplomacy within a faction as well as between factions a necessary area to concentrate on, sometimes at the expense of expansion.

I refuse to believe this. Not because I consider you to be untrustworthy or anything along those lines, but because if this was true I would most likely suffer from an immediate heartattack. Therefore my survival instincts makes it impossible for me to believe this. I apologise.

[Foot]

Thats okay, the truth will out.

Foot

[Hax]

This is excellent news. Scripting rebellions might help indeed in the long-term expansion thing, especially when you've conquered everything up to India, and you can crush tiny nations with a flick of your finger.

Edit: While I'm at it, speaking of long-term expansion, what can be done to counter the EVIL ways of corruption? If you haven't read my thread in the betatesting forums, I came up with an idea for decreasing corruption.

[QuintusSertorius]

I have quite lengthy peace periods in EB I and find plenty to do, what with fomenting rebellions, bribing armies out of existence and such.

[Foot]

Edit: While I'm at it, speaking of long-term expansion, what can be done to counter the EVIL ways of corruption? If you haven't read my thread in the betatesting forums, I came up with an idea for decreasing corruption.

I have designs on that.

Foot

[Hax]

Then I leave it all to you

[DeathEmperor]

I personally enjoy being able to sit on my laurels and then consolidating my empire. A 'Pax (insert faction name' if you will is enjoyable, with the occasion border conflict with whatever other superpower exists.

This talk of scripted rebellions, and potential ways to counter corruption is most encouraging and to be honest getting me into the EB mood *starts up EB and loads Romani campaign*