BI: Conversion opens new parts of the techtree?

**magnum** · 10-04-2005, 15:39

Yea, the reality isn't near as good as it looked in the advertisments.

Haven't looked through the building file yet, but the only thing I've found so far is that the everyone who can build christian shrines can make priests/monks. Some of them can also build monastaries (sp?) which give 5% happiness per level. And the Franks can build Paladins (just another heavy cav unit. Decent, but nothing special.)

**Craterus** · 10-04-2005, 16:11

Can barbarians convert to Zoarastrianism (sp?)?

And also, do I need a specific leader/governor?? to convert to a certain religion?

**lars573** · 10-04-2005, 16:27

No, the regligious buildings in BI work just like in regular RTW. Just that now if you build a Christian shrine in a city that is 75% Zoroastrian is will cause problems. Essentially a factions has 3 or more temples a couple Pagan, Christian, and/or Zoroastrian. Building one precludes the other, in that one specific city.

**Bob the Insane** · 10-04-2005, 17:24

It is pretty straight forward. Each settlement has an official religion. The percentage of the population that is of a different religion to the offical one acts as a penalty to public order.

The official religion is determined in this order.

1. If a shrine is built for a particular religion that is then the official religion.
2. If there is no shrine then the governor's religion is the official religion.
3. If the is no shrine and no governor then the faction leader's religion is the official religion.

Additionally if the governor and/or the faction leader's religion differs from the settlement's official religion you get additional penalties to public order...

Thus if you have a 90% pagan community and suddenly knock down their shrine and build a christian one, well you can see what will happen...

**Craterus** · 10-04-2005, 17:32

Is the official religion of the faction the faction leaders' religion? That's all I need to know.

**Bob the Insane** · 10-04-2005, 17:35

Yes I believe so, in fact I don't think the manual even mentions an official faction religion, but simply makes use of the faction leader's religion...

**Craterus** · 10-04-2005, 17:40

Oh, ok. Final question: With barbarian factions, how often do you actually get Christian generals? So far, i've only had Pagans, but I'm only 3 turns in, and I get the CTD before every battle.