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ZuluMenace25 posted 08-11-99 03:57 PM ET
If the they could tinker with this a little one way to make this work is to make it harder for submissives to turn on you. Basically anything less than a PB attack wouldn't turn them on you.
Also anyone you declare war on should automatically have war declared on them by your submissive.
You should also be able to have more "direct" control over submissive factions manipulation.
You should have the ability to absorb a faction and make the former ruler (yang for example) one of your governors.
fromhell posted 08-12-99 12:59 PM ET
Well, there are indirect ways to get that submissive to be a force for you. One thing, usually submissive are sort of week, I mean you just got done pounding them and they usually won't ask for mercy untill they have one or two cities remaining (although I have seen it happen a lot sooner). So, you have to give them stuff. Give them your research, give them some cash if you have extra (yeah, you Morgan), give them cities that fall more into their area of influence then yours. Sure, this is a chancy thing to do if you think they might turn on you; but that's only happened to me when I deserved it.
And you can get them to attack your enemies, just ask them. They will always vote for what you want in elections (at least they do for me). Now, all that being said, submissives are never going to do your work for you. But they can make it a little easier.
Natguy posted 08-17-99 08:32 PM ET
I usually don't make mine contribute to my empire, but I do play Puppetmaster and pit them against each other. (Stops them from getting too powerful)
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Author	Topic: Way to make submissives work
ZuluMenace25	posted 08-11-99 03:57 PM ET If the they could tinker with this a little one way to make this work is to make it harder for submissives to turn on you. Basically anything less than a PB attack wouldn't turn them on you. Also anyone you declare war on should automatically have war declared on them by your submissive. You should also be able to have more "direct" control over submissive factions manipulation. You should have the ability to absorb a faction and make the former ruler (yang for example) one of your governors.
fromhell	posted 08-12-99 12:59 PM ET Well, there are indirect ways to get that submissive to be a force for you. One thing, usually submissive are sort of week, I mean you just got done pounding them and they usually won't ask for mercy untill they have one or two cities remaining (although I have seen it happen a lot sooner). So, you have to give them stuff. Give them your research, give them some cash if you have extra (yeah, you Morgan), give them cities that fall more into their area of influence then yours. Sure, this is a chancy thing to do if you think they might turn on you; but that's only happened to me when I deserved it. And you can get them to attack your enemies, just ask them. They will always vote for what you want in elections (at least they do for me). Now, all that being said, submissives are never going to do your work for you. But they can make it a little easier.
Natguy	posted 08-17-99 08:32 PM ET I usually don't make mine contribute to my empire, but I do play Puppetmaster and pit them against each other. (Stops them from getting too powerful)