Surrendering cities

[Maleficus]

Has anybody been able to make a city surrender because I haven’t even with an overwhelming force nobody surrenders I’m playing on medium at the mo

Not me. I've also never been able to convince anyone to become my protectorate.....

[seireikhaan]

No surrenders for me either, despite a couple of occasions where it made absolute sense to give up.

Not me. I've also never been able to convince anyone to become my protectorate.....

I had Mysore offer to become my protectorate after I utterly shattered their standing army in a field battle. However, I had other designs on their territory.

[Beskar]

It's quite easy, for the one-state nations, offer 2000-10000 and they always say yes. Major factions never do though.

Only exception is once where I conquered Prussia except for Berlin and they wanted West Prussia inturn, they became my protectorate. I said yes initially, but then they attacked Hanover, which was another protectorate, so I just killed them.

[miniwally]

lets keep it on topic plz that's being discussed in a different toppic bout protectorates and i'm really interested in this surrendering situation

[knoddy]

never even when i had a full elite army vs 2 units of pesants.

as for protectorates i got mughals to be my protectorate after dropping them to 1 region and smashing their armies and besiging their city. but i killed them the turn after the accepted cos i was only getting like 100g a turn from them.

Nope, and unlock Rome they always seem to attack on their last turn under seige. Kinda ruins that whole part.

not sure if im reading this properly but the game FORCES besiged forces to sally on the last turn, thats the idea, if u dont force the siege the game forces a battle. and if u then beat the sallying enemy the town is yours next turn. its not the AI deciding to attack :) its the game forcing the besieged to sally b4 surrendering

Cheers Knoddy

[A Very Super Market]

I think it has more to do with relations. I've had a Russian city surrender, I think because my relations with them were friendly. Even in war. It was weird.