Dominions: Total War

[rdonj]

Originally Posted by Agema

Funnily enough, part of what I'd like to see in TW in a more modern era is actually more restrictions on conquering. Some provinces should be virtually ungovernable due to nationalist sentiment, and there should be a system to make trying to control them essentially impossible, either by inducing everyone else to put diplomatic pressure on you and eventually declaring war, or by there being so much dissent, hatred of your rule and rebellions that it becomes more trouble than it's worth, and there's virtually nothing you can do to ever reduce it.

I'm not sure how much I agree with that sentiment. It was bad enough dealing with the pope in MTW, where eventually you WILL rub the pope the wrong way, and then you have to spend the rest of the game dealing with endless papal state rebellions. I wouldn't want to have to deal with more than that honestly. Maybe if those provinces were staunchly neutral unless you tried to invade them it wouldn't be too bad.

[PsiSoldier]

Originally Posted by rdonj

I'm not sure how much I agree with that sentiment. It was bad enough dealing with the pope in MTW, where eventually you WILL rub the pope the wrong way, and then you have to spend the rest of the game dealing with endless papal state rebellions. I wouldn't want to have to deal with more than that honestly. Maybe if those provinces were staunchly neutral unless you tried to invade them it wouldn't be too bad.

Bah. Its called Genocide. Put enough of the pesky deviants to the end of a sword and you can get anything under control. At least that would be my way of dealing with it. I really wouldnt mind seeing all of that in the game so long as I can be a really bad guy and rule through fear and if I have to slaughter half the population to get them to see things my way so be it. Or even slaughter All the population and rely on colonists from your own lands repopulating your empty territories. You can be pretty certain that an extinct people are not going to be causing you much trouble. It may amount to less tax income for you in the short run but if it can be brought completely under your rule you might be better off in the long run.

And I'd say that engaging in that sort of thing may cause some distrust from your neighbors but It should also install a bit of fear in them too. So it might balance out at least unless they know they are powerful enough to take you out, But if their military isn't as powerful as your own than their fear would probably outweigh any negative sentiment towards your actions.

That was one thing that Empire Total war seemed to lack. I dont recall seeing any option to exterminate populace to get them to fall in line. Although they come under control pretty easily actually so there is really no need at all for that. In 50 years I think i only had one province rebel before I could demolish the buildings that were making them unhappy.