protectorates: ?????

**Marquis of Roland** · 04-21-2005, 18:56

What the hell are protectorates for and give me one good reason why I shouldn't liquidate or enslave the people instead. I don't know if someone dealt with this topic before...haven't checked.

**lars573** · 04-21-2005, 23:24

Originally Posted by Marquis of Roland

What the hell are protectorates for and give me one good reason why I shouldn't liquidate or enslave the people instead. I don't know if someone dealt with this topic before...haven't checked.

1.All the money in the targets coffers when you secure protected status
2.Large tribute each turn that they are your protectorate

**Marquis of Roland** · 04-22-2005, 01:06

I suppose the level of tribute is directly related to how much money that province is making?

**lars573** · 04-22-2005, 04:35

I'm trying to think of who i had under my "benevolent protection" the longest. But even with 1 or 2 provinces that are only built up to a medium level, the amount was still in the 4 or 5 figure range.

**Productivity** · 04-22-2005, 06:40

They contribute to your total number of regions controlled. Good for far away regions, which requrie to much effort to keep happy.

**Craterus** · 04-22-2005, 15:32

I thought they were a pointless, buggy "feature" of the game.

**LegolasII** · 04-30-2005, 16:01

i myself have like 5 protectorates or so who barely asked for nething, maybe a couple thousand denarii but that is it. I recive like 30k a turn just from tributes. Im the selucids and have counquered most of the middle east and headin on to greece and africa.

**Craterus** · 04-30-2005, 18:07

Don't worry, I attacked Dacia and Germania stopped being my protectorate. I don't think it means anything but it gave me the chance to regain my position for their next attack. I'm thankful I didn't pull that army back down to Scythii.