Quote Originally Posted by Kleitos View Post
FM (birth rate)/regions ratio - client rulers ..do they count as FM´s now or not?

in order to find information about what to do best to increase the chances for FM´s to have children i found some threads pointing out that the FM´s/regions ratio is the most dominant factor.
I am pretty confident that it is the only factor that counts in the end. Fertility definitly doesn't change anything here, at best defines which one of the FM will have the next child. The exact ratio is a myth hidden somewhere inside the code, but my observation is:

- unconnected generals, such as client rulers or recruited generals, do count, definitly.
- woman do not count, so it seems. Agents, such as diplomats, do not count, definitly.
- when the ratio is "extremly low" you are granted with adoptions (I would suggest to reject them unless you are in danger of your family tree dying out; see below why)
- when the ratio is "rather low" you have a lot of briths, mostly boys
- male children under age don't seem to count either. So in this situation the game keeps on bombarding you with sons even though the current number will already be much to much when they all come of age.
- When the ratio is about even or silghtly positive you still have a considerable ammount of births, but more girls than boys.
- When you have more (male and of age) FMs and generals than settlements you only have few births, and those are mostly grils.
- The ratio also affects the ammount of suitors or the frequency with which suitors re-appear when you had rejected one (that's why you rather get girls when already having a sufficient ammount of FMs). I also have the impression that the ratio affects the age of the suitors, insofar that you see more grandpas asking for your 12-years old daugthers when already having more FMs (per settlements). It does not affect the quality/traits of the suitors. That's entirly controlled by EDCT.
- It also does not affect how old generals become. Most die with exact 60 years, unless you play with the Alex.exe