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Quote Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
I would suggest putting client rulers in places where you want to role-play that you have a client kingdom, and not simply for the reason of getting a free governor. Remember that with a Type4 you can't get most of the high end buildings.
That's what I do. I'm using them in regions that I don't aim to expand into but for some reason have to occupy in order to save whose people from their evil WMD-owning oppressors.

If the target town has different culture, it will eventually revolt (mid/late game), always killing the -no movement point- client ruler. Then I take it as they have exploited my favour of granting them their own government, massacre the population fight off the insurgents and annex the province (Type III government).

I never build gov3/4 where I can build a gov2 and never a gov2 where I can a gov1 as house rules.
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