Strategic resources mapД«oth during the trade and conquest you'll need to gather sufficient strategic resources which are required to build your most powerful constructions. This will allow you to take advantage of the productivity of that region to its fullest, and often, you will also recaive a few experienced generals. Although both conquest and the forced confederacy requires of you that you destroy the army of your neighbor, the latter provides you with an advantage: you will not have to worry about the increase with dissatisfaction in the newly-conquered province.

Declaring a war to a former ally, destroying his armies and besieging his cities will often be a sufficient stimulus for the faction to join up. Not only do protectorates pay tribute, but they also allow you to recruit in the area, which diversifies the units available to you and replenish your losses.Д¬onvincing a given tribe to join your confederacy is similar, but you can sometimes speed this process up. Most often, factions that are at the brink of extinction that ask for your help - their armies are weak, they have one region and they are besieged by the enemy. Not only should you make sure that diplomatic relations with that nations are on a sufficiently high level: a prosperous neighbor will usually see no reasons to become your protГѓВ©gГѓВ©. It is not always easy to convince another faction to join up with your empire. In such case there is Athens, being a protectorate for Macedonia from the beginning of the game. In extreme cases it is you who can be a protectorate - you'll have to pay tribute regularly but your country will be able to develop to sooner or later return to the international arena. The stronger your army is, the greater impact you have on your neighbors - you can even convince your fiercest enemies to sign a trade agreement or make them into protectorate. In case of loyal factions you can regularly send them gifts in order to slowly win over them.Д«ut you should remember that regardless of relations between factions, the most important is the one, who is the strongest. For this reason I do not recommend negotiating with uncertain neighbors - you can be sure that they will break previous pacts or attack you when you least expect it. The higher it is, the bigger the chance that given faction will act honorably and won't stab you on your back. When choosing allies, you should first pay attention to their loyalty. Due to lack of such a path, some countries are not able to establish trade relations in early turns of the game. In order to start trade with another faction, there must be a connection to it by land or sea. Profits depend mainly on raw materials you have - if you do not have enough marble for example to build V level temple, trade agreement with appropriate country will allow you to import this material. Trade agreement - it starts trading with given faction. This option is often available only in case of tribe which is much weaker than yours. You can join your forces with another tribe with common past - its land and army will become yours. Protectorates are a good way to conquer the land without the need to monitor its expansion.ДЇorm confederation - this option is available for barbarian tribes. If the treasure is empty, you won't get any money. Satrapies & Client States - a faction which becomes a protectorate pays a tribute every turn and is connected with you by a defensive alliance. After declaring the war you can ask your ally to join the war.Дeclaration of war - as the name suggests it starts the war between factions. Military alliance - it allows you to attack another faction together with your ally.

This is the first step for future alliances.Дefensive alliance - it guarantees support from a faction when you gets attacked. Non-aggression pact - it improves relations between factions. This option is useful when you want to attack distant enemy. Military access - it allows your troops to enter another faction's territory without any repercussions. It is good to use this option from time to time, so that the target faction will have more respect for you, which will make future negotiations easier. Payments & State Gifts - gifts improve diplomatic relations between factions and make your offer more favorable.

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