Rebel/Brigand Trigger?

[Ldvs]

Has anyone been able to determine if there is a specific trigger (or triggers) for Rebels and Brigands? I've tried keeping public order at 100+% without seeming to have much effect.

I even seem to get these guys springing up in areas that I have held for a long time that are now happy interior provinces. I admit I've gotten very bored fighting two or three of these guys every turn (can't use autoresolve, because they often survive and I get coward vices.) This is on VH/VH so other settings might have different effects.

In my current germanic campaign, all my settlements are above 150%, so I can tell you for sure that there's no link between happiness and bandits, when I have enough money I generally bribe them...

[Oaty]

They are more frequent in the barbarian lands and newly conquered territories. Its from my observation that anything north of Patavium seem to be frequented by them more often. Playing as Brutii and not owning any of the barbarian lands I rarely see rebels and on avaerage get them every 3- 5 years.

Also I believe unrest is another trigger for them.

[motorhead]

i generally agree with what oaty said. In my last julii campaign and current carthage campaign, the most rebels appear in gaul/german lands. The iberian peninsula sees a small group of rebels perhaps every 5-8 years. Gaul/german lands see them much more frequently. It may be like MTW, and certain provs are just naturally rebellious.

I think there may also be a connection between enslaving lots of towns and seeing slave rebellions in those towns that import alot of slaves. I saw many slave rebellions in my julii campaign (especially around my core cities which were importing alot of slaves), where i used enslavement quite a bit. Only enslaved one town in my carthage campaign and haven't seen a single slave rebellion.

[Oaty]

I enslaved half of Turkey and did not get but maybe 1 or 2 slave rebels there.