Becoming A Protectorate

[Maltz]

I just became a protectorate of Egypt as Numidia for about 3 turns.

It was very early in the VH/VH campaign and I just occupied the Egyptian city of Thebe with whatever I had in Siwa (sorry maybe spell city names wrong). I then tried to sell my map for 3k, but the Egyptian captain thought he could bring back a big favor for his country. So he asked:

- Map info.
- Give me 7000+
- Become protectorate

I was going to agree since I was in such a tight finance that I cannot even afford to train peasants. Yet I still countered with the same condition with 12000 instead. The Egyptian captain gladly agreed only to be bribed immediately and returned home.

While becoming a protectorate I gained mutual military access plus an alliance with Egypt.

I didn't receive any bugged money over the entire period (of about 3 turns). I COULD attack Egypt.

After bribing all the smaller captains nearby I used my diplomat to declare the "cancellation of alliance" and continued my expansion. I then took the city with the big lighthouse. It looked like I could directly attack the "ally" but I suspected doing this would lower my international reputation (oh well )

This protectorate was mean!



I do notice something strange that I cannot ally with the Romans when I first meet them. However, I could ally with the Greeks. I don't remember whether I allied with the Greeks before becoming a protectorate or after. However, even after dumping Pharaoh I still couldn't ally with the Roman.