Quote Originally Posted by TruePraetorian View Post
Anyway, as for you godsakes, I would listen to Maion with the RP idea. Besides that, are you using client rulers in those cities? I know that a client ruler gives huge bonuses to public order with his influence. With a Type IV i am sure you can recruit some leves or velites (cheap) as regional garrison troops, as well as reduce the population in some cities when you recruit them. I've never played as the Lusos long enough to Italy (EB 1.2 came out) so I am not sure what they can recruit and where.
some are client rulers think i have about 3-4 in italy in cities which i plan to use as production centres if i decide to expand to greece - i'll certainly consider the RP idea the only time i've 'cheated' is to force a peace on an enemy that was clearly beaten, moving populations around might be a step too far but i could certainly force a peace with what remains of cathage (it would be handy to have a thin buffer between me and the Ptolemaios)

incidentially i've gone ahead with the rebelling idea, it seems to work - the italian cites seem to spawn better troops compared to the former cathage cities. but nothing a decent stack can't handle. it's had freed up a stack of troops which i can use to take the 2 remaining netural cities in scilly (cathage has done very little in this campaign).