Protectorate? .. best protect your wallet.

**oblivious maximus** · 10-09-2004, 20:45

A barbaric identity theft.
This must be a bug or this is not explained. Got Gemania to agree to be a protectorate after surrounding the animals, having them down to one little town,then offering them some map. They accepted and the next turn my pot went from over 300k+ to 72k with no trace in my treasury report.
News came the next turn that Germania was now the richest faction with a laugh in the background. I got jacked!!!

Money was missing when i made Carthage a protectorate also.

.."whats in your wallet?"

**Akka** · 10-09-2004, 20:49

It's a bug that has striken many people, including me.

**Colovion** · 10-09-2004, 21:07

Yeah I put Thrace in Protectorate status and somehow lost 15k and their economy is skyrocketting. I think I make a bit more through trade with them but I don't make anymore from Tributes or Taxes from them - if I do it's very small compared to the amount I lost that turn.

**Tamur** · 10-09-2004, 21:47

I wonder if the game expects that you'll levy a demand of Regular Tribute the entire time that you've got a state under Protectorate status??? It seems like this is a consistent problem, we need some clarification.

**Husar** · 10-09-2004, 22:38

I wonder what a protectorate is good for.
So far they never agreeg to become one, I once besieged the two last cities of the Thracians and asked one of their family members who was not in a city to become a protectorate, they disaggreed, I killed their leader, they were crushed and that was it. I recognized that the enemies always feel superiour(at least from what they say) and that they often demand a lot of money from me even if they are not in a position to do so, they are way too aggressive. The only constant ally I have in my current greek campaign are the scythians, but they are at war with noone since years, all the others break alliances as soon as they have the opportunity, even if that´s completely stupid. And i play on medium/medium, I wonder if it´s possible to be just neutral to any faction on hard?