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Originally posted by PhilD:
If the section on morale is done, I want it ASAP, because there are a lot of details in there that I'd like to know.

The morale section is going to come Last. It will require some work from the devs to hunt through the code and get a definitive answer on how it works, so I guess the deal is that if I can put together a comprehensive guide to the rest of it, they will get an answer for me about morale so that it can be complete!

Originally posted by PhilD:
One point you might want to add: in the "i" window for a Province, you will see the name of any special dominion that applies there.

Good suggestion -- I'll add it.

One thing I really want to do in the guide is get across the fundamental concepts without necessarily burying the reader in detail, BUT having the detail in there for those who want it. For example, a pretender wih low dominion (3, for example) will see his dominion spread much faster initially than one with dominion 6, but once he starts meeting enemy dominions he will have a harder time reducing them, and will see high-dominion pretenders overwhelm his low-dominion provinces, since the chance of random spread to an enemy dominion depends in part on your maximum dominion. However, he can redress this by building a lot of temples. Thus, Man (for instance) can go with slightly lower dominion to start because temples are half the normal cost, and for all purposes, maximum dominion includes # of temples / 5.

None of this requires specific knowledge of the formulae involved. I'm still not sure how I want to end up writing it, but the further I get, the less likely it is to change because the more text would have to be completely re-written.

Originally posted by diamondspider:
Actually, building temples and preaching are pretty much, indeed, going from door to door and represents the "abstract mechanism" that need not be violent.

Good point. However, the fact remains that unless you have stealthy priests, you're going to have to conquer provinces to be able to preach and build temples, since any provincial defense will likely be able to defend against a solitary priest. Anyway, it was kind of meant as a joke.