BI: Conversion opens new parts of the techtree?

**Duke John** · 10-04-2005, 10:41

Here is a quote from the official list of features of BI:

Religion - is now an important factor. Christianity has become the dominant religion of the Empire, but it’s your choice whether or not to revert to paganism in the hope that this will bring victory. Barbarian factions can convert, opening up new parts of the technology tree in the process.

Has this feature made it in the final version? I cannot find any reference to it in the files or manual. Has anyone converted a Barbarian faction and found out that he is now able to build new buildings and which ones?

Cheers,
DJ

**Magraev** · 10-04-2005, 11:12

I'm not quite sure, but I think any barbarian faction can build shrines if they want.

I suspect you have to have a christian leader to change the state religion to christian, but I havent tried changing yet.

**Catiline** · 10-04-2005, 11:18

Couldn't you do this way back in STW?

**Magraev** · 10-04-2005, 11:39

If there is a button I haven't found it...

I considered going pagan as WRE, but figured I'd have to put a pagan heir on the throne to do it??!!

**Duke John** · 10-04-2005, 11:39

I thought if the official religion of a settlement was pagan you could only build pagan shrines and it needed to be converted to christian if you wished to build christian shrines. But apparently not so, since you can indeed build whatever shrine you want.

So my question remains, does conversion to another faith unlock a part of the techtree?

**Magraev** · 10-04-2005, 11:40

Maybe you can only build priests after you go christian?

In any case it is a very small "unlock" and rather unimportant.

**The_Doctor** · 10-04-2005, 12:32

When you build a christian chruch (3rd christian temple) you can build a hermitage which makes people happy (5%) and you can train priests/monks. This can be upgraded to provide more happiness and gives the priests experience upgrades.

**Productivity** · 10-04-2005, 11:40

Originally Posted by Catiline

Couldn't you do this way back in STW?

Ah from memory yes, buy building a portugese trading post. That allowed you to build the gunpowder units, but not the monks - the dutch post however allowed you to keep both from memory.

So yes it was in there, but not as dramatic.