Protectorate Advantages?

**The Stranger** · 03-11-2005, 19:00

to be honest YOU GAIN A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY

**Vlad Tzepes** · 03-11-2005, 19:44

Grrrrrr... getting a protectorate is my new obsession in RTW - I envy you guys that managed to do it without giving them back all their lost territories or freights of cash...

**Quillan** · 03-11-2005, 21:03

When I got Germania as a protectorate, I had 3 full 20-unit armies marching into their territory (two of which were sieging German cities), Germania was involved in a long war with Britania (and losing), and I gave the the "Accept or we will attack" ultimatum. Without that ultimatum, they turned me down flat.

**mfberg** · 03-11-2005, 22:15

If the AI gets an economic bonus at the higher difficulty settings then you will get more money from protectorates. (sounds like a "feature" to me)

mfberg

**Nelson** · 03-12-2005, 00:32

I got my first protectorate when playing as the Suleucids. Having driven Thrace out of Greece I offered them protectorate status. They refused so I took yet another city and offered again, this time adding “Accept or we will attack.” They replied with something along the lines of “We don’t seem to have much choice so we accept. But we’re not thanking any of the gods for this situation!”

They went on to pay regular tribute that gradually went up and down between as much as 12,000 and as little as 200 per turn. I think they had three or four regions left so they were still viable. In fact my Thracian thralls continued to field several large armies.

**GABS** · 03-12-2005, 01:17

There's no problem with giving a faction a huge amount of cash for becoming a protectorate. You'll get 90% of it back at the end of their turn anyway.. huge exploit. You can buy cities off them that way, too.

**Lochar** · 03-12-2005, 01:32

I either missed it or havent seen, I understand yoyu get money after they pay city expenses, BUT if for some reason they field a huge army and are losing moeny, do you get the bill?

I think they should of added a AI assist so can steer your protectorate towards same goals as cites. This way you could have them go for trade production items and thus make more moeny to give to you.