conquering without attacking??

**kilman74** · 09-01-2005, 10:51

there's something I still cannot figure out. Sometimes I seem to conquer new countries without even attacking. This especially happens with Eastern countries (i.e.: Lithuania) or Scandinavian.
How is that possible? Without even considering certain countries all of a sudden they belong to me, with units I never trained. Can u help me understand this??

**Dutch_guy** · 09-01-2005, 10:58

Maybe a rebellion started in that province , which- the rebellion - was loyal to you.

EDIT : welcome to the .org

**kilman74** · 09-01-2005, 11:12

thank you for the welcoming message!

no, in those situations they were countries I never owned before... they formerly belonged to the Prince of Novgorod or to the Mongols...

**bretwalda** · 09-01-2005, 11:23

Originally Posted by kilman74

thank you for the welcoming message!

no, in those situations they were countries I never owned before... they formerly belonged to the Prince of Novgorod or to the Mongols...

Welcome!

I suppose you'd know if you bribed the rebels there...?
Or you married a princess of their (in that case only Novgorod is possible) their line died out and you inherited the lands?

Lucky you, I envy you... I never had this happen! I had to fight for my land with blood and iron (well actually mosly wooden bows but thats not the point

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Maybe I should be more peaceful and do as the Habsburgs (probably a bad translation but anyway) "Let others war, Thou happy Austria marry".

**yesdachi** · 09-01-2005, 13:59

I have had similar happen on a few occasions. One was due to an allied king dying w/o heirs and his land being divided up among allies, it was kind of weird because it was nowhere near my land. And the other was having 2 boarder territories go from almo to rebel to mine although I never owned them either but I did have a great king.

**bretwalda** · 09-01-2005, 14:40

Originally Posted by yesdachi

(...) And the other was having 2 boarder territories go from almo to rebel to mine although I never owned them either but I did have a great king.

Sounds like a civ3 culture flip

Why no province ever flips to me?

By the way, what level do you play on?

**Martok** · 09-02-2005, 05:34

Originally Posted by yesdachi

I have had similar happen on a few occasions. One was due to an allied king dying w/o heirs and his land being divided up among allies, it was kind of weird because it was nowhere near my land. And the other was having 2 boarder territories go from almo to rebel to mine although I never owned them either but I did have a great king.

The same thing happened to me just last week: I was playing as the Spanish, allied with the English, and we were both at war with France. The English king and his only prince were killed in an ill-advised invasion of Flanders, and suddenly I inherited Mercia, Wessex, and Ireland (Wales and Scotland went rebel). It was pretty sweet.