Family member allocation

**Somebody Else** · 10-22-2004, 00:09

Recently tried something, and it worked.

In extended empires, one tends to find a scarcity of family members in certain areas, and a lack of them to bribe as well.

One way to help alleviate this is, when that message pops up about a possible adoption, or marriage into your faction, before clicking yes, relocate the capital - then click yes, before moving the capital back. One could also do this with normal heirs, but that would require making a note of who's coming of age in the next turn, plus it means a turn with the capital in a non-safe position - leading to possible revolts etc.

**The Tuffen** · 10-22-2004, 00:25

I was thinking of doing the same thing cos i desperatly need some generals in eygpt and arabia. Might have to do that as the amount of generals i have running round italy is stupid (prob around 10 maybe more - know i should move them but I don't have a navy and can't be bothered to march them)

**andrewt** · 10-22-2004, 01:58

I just got my first adoption today. The guy popped up in the army he was leading, which is really far from my capital.

**solypsist** · 10-22-2004, 02:09

I love the "man of the hour" adoption option

**Somebody Else** · 10-22-2004, 08:50

Mmm.... the other good thing about the adoptions is that the adoptees tend to have a few rather good traits right off the bat, both the garrison commanders and men-of-the hour. Although, occasionally, they are a tad old.