Protectorates

**orwell** · 05-02-2006, 00:53

They pay you and the game counts their territories as yours. I find they make great Iron Curtains.

**Avicenna** · 05-02-2006, 08:17

Save you time, soldiers and money (no need to conquer them). Count towards faction objectives. Give you money every turn.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-02-2006, 12:33

At least in 1.2 it's much easier to obtain a Protectorate. The 1.5 diplomacy sucks completely.

**Byzantine Mercenary** · 05-02-2006, 14:37

i know, its hard to give provinces away let alone get protectorates

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 05-02-2006, 16:20

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

At least in 1.2 it's much easier to obtain a Protectorate. The 1.5 diplomacy sucks completely.

Is there any summary of the problems with diplomacy in 1.5?

**The_White_Knight** · 05-02-2006, 16:21

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

At least in 1.2 it's much easier to obtain a Protectorate. The 1.5 diplomacy sucks completely.

I was under the illusion that the 1.2 diplomacy-ai was completely bugged and 1.5 fixed that.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-02-2006, 16:36

It was practically impossible to gain a protectorate in 1.5...
And after 1 try of ceasefire or ally thing, when you want to offer them something else to accept, they closed it without looking.

Call that good diplomacy?

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 05-02-2006, 16:41

I've never gotten a protectorate anyway, so it probably won't affect me there.

As for not accepting cities or gifts at times, if the situation is right, I am fine with that - I had the KH refuse to take a city, but I sorta understood since they were peeved at me. I just gave a few small gifts of money and then in a couple of turns they took it. Didn't seem weird to me there.