Posted this elsewhere and forgot to post on this forum thread:

To give an example with the maps and discussions that have been ongoing inside EB boards on where type1 and type2 governments can be placed, I'll put one up now. This is definitely a work in progress still.

Keep in mind also that some peoples had an easier time with expansion than others historically. This will be reflected to a degree in where you can place type1 and type2 governments. It won't cripple a faction's expansion, but some factions like Pontos surely won't be able to have their type1 homeland governments or even their type2 governments spread out across the whole map. They will have to rely on more loosely holding or even allying with provinces that we have no reason to suspect they would have been able to 'export' their 'culture' to.

We've been talking about the Getai locations, so I'll use that as an example:



The orange color shows the extent of possible placement of type1 governments. For the Getai, type1 is this:
Getike Phyle - Getic Tribe\n\nDue to the imposibility of depicting the Getian tribal society accurately, the government covers technically the Getian inhabited territories. However, one should not consider this to be a mere compromise: Getian royalty behaved much more despotic than its Gallic or Germanic counterparts; influeces of the southern Thracians and of the East made sure of that. There existed, of course, tribes more loyal than others, but there are indications that, once in power, Getian basileos would occupy the main dava with powerfull and loyal garrisons, along with which they would "export" faithfull communities, placing them around these strategic points. Thus it became apparent a tendency to disolve these "own tribes" into one society - nevertheless, we can't consider it to be a consistent policy.
These are the lands the Getai lived within. For type2, we have this description:

Phyle Symmiche - Getic Allied Tribe\n\nRefering mostly to Thracian tribes. The differencies between Getai and southern Thracians were not insurmontable, but significant enough to allow a feeling of separate identities. The basileos' garrisons in these regions would be seen as Getai, and not merely royal ones. However, the occupied tribes would also have had a greater degree of autonomy in their economical and military relations - the last aspect refers to the long thracian tradition of serving as mercenaries.
While this refers "mostly" to Thraikian tribes, it also can be applied to other nearby peoples who are somewhat similar, or maybe at least who the Getai have ties of trade or treaty. They are the darker brown provinces on the above map.

Outside of these areas, the Getai would not be expected to closely control other areas. Their type3 government is this:

Phyle Xenike Pelatike - Getic Foreign Client Tribe\n\nRefering to the directly-governed foreign populations. Conquered tribes or states placed under the authority of Getai loyal Tarabostes. Although their status grants them a relatively large independence on economical and military policies, the fact that their affairs are constantly brought in front of a foreign noble for the final decision causes resentments.
They do control them and can recruit middle-range units and buildings there, but not their best. Type4 is:

Nomos Symmachos Autonomos - Getic Allied Free Region\n\nRefering to autonomous foreign populations. Conquered tribes or states of different ethnicity placed under the authority of indigenous nobles trying to mantain the semblance of autonomy; however, their military obligations to the Getai would be strictly enforced. Their so-called autonomy would allow engagement into local conflicts or hiring as mercenaries, and an independent trading policy with tribes not engaged in conflicts with the Getai. With the tribute they have to pay for their priviledges being higher, this reflects negatively in their level of loyalty and attitude towards the central-government though, a consequence of their feeling of separate identity also.
Type3 and type4 are able to be built anywhere (even in the orange and brown provinces). So, the question would seem to be - do we allow for a larger range of provinces that a type2 government can be constructed in? To understand a little better, the Romans, who we know were incredibly effecient at exporting (as well as importing) their own culture to other places, would be able to build a type2 government all over the map - except for the steppes, desert regions, and possibly extremely northern forested areas.

So there's a bit of a rundown on some questions still facing us. Don't worry about how we can make the game do this for each faction (part of the mystery of scripts and precursor buildings! :woot: ), but just the effects that it would have on where these governments can be constructed.