Preventing Rebellion

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 03-05-2005, 04:42

I like having that type of rebellion it is fun!

BTW I almost never get rebellions that take away provinces, due to my navy and stockpiled armies awaiting movement or armies already on the coast that can sacrifice a few troops due to the advantage of defending. I usually do not have more than a one unit garrison in a province and only use religious units in areas like the Byzantine Empire and Rome. I like making the Pope's flock muslim.....

**Quietus** · 03-05-2005, 08:31

Goofball put a great summary there. However, I disagree with the garrison. Aside from the problem-provinces and the newly conquered ones. You only need to put a governor in a provinces. (Also, I manually set my tax).

I usually put a depleted unit with high acumen or dread (if the province is really poor in the game). I would say a unit with ~10 soldiers (preferably the cheap units too).

The key is not moving your leader EVER and controlling all the sea regions.

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 03-06-2005, 04:23

I think the most important concept other than domination of the landmasses is to dominate the sea and build a port everywhere you can. You can then move troops from Egypt to Ireland in one turn, very handy.

**Deus Ex** · 03-06-2005, 07:38

*scratches head*

what is the reason for not moving your leader, ever??

thanks

DE

**Mouzafphaerre** · 03-06-2005, 08:46

Originally Posted by Deus Ex

*scratches head*

what is the reason for not moving your leader, ever??

thanks

DE

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Chess habit?

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**Mouzafphaerre** · 03-06-2005, 08:51

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Or you could be historical and keep him in the true capital. Ankara, amazing that they dragged that huge cannon to Constantinople from there.

Shh!

Ankara had never been a capital before 1923. The "huge cannon" was transported from Edrine (Hadrianpolis, pr. Edirne), the capital before Konstantinopolis. Before Edrine was Bursa (Prusas), occassionally -pr.- Eskişehir and in the times of the Saltanat of Rum Konya (Ikonion) and briefly İznik (Nikaia). Never Ankara! It's a modern invention.

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**Ironside** · 03-06-2005, 10:14

Originally Posted by Deus Ex

*scratches head*

what is the reason for not moving your leader, ever??

thanks

DE

Some kind of bug (or game-mecanism) makes the distance towards the king to the maximum when the king attacks something (and get a battle AFAIK). That got the same effect as your king trapped on Ireland with no port and that is mass rebellions. I think the bug is always active, but it's only relevant when your empire is large.

**Ash** · 03-06-2005, 12:38

Originally Posted by Deus Ex

*scratches head*

what is the reason for not moving your leader, ever??

DE

I once lost my English campaign because I didn't realize that I should never move my King once my empire got large.
I figured that medieval Kings went on crusades so naturally my King led one such crusade (I had launched others). Unfortunately it was an area without a port at the time.

My loyalty ratings were for the most part at 200% but when my King lost contact with a port it went down to 0% in some places...lol.

My whole empire revolted the next turn and since my King was part of a crusade he couldn't simply move back to a port area.

In conclusion, have your King sit in some nice slap of land with a port (and a good armourer). And have a fleet to support your massive empire of course.