Re: MEPBM question...

From: Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <4djtrl$j55@lucy.swin.edu.au>,
CHRISTOPHER DAVID WHITFIELD <p8dx014@stan.swin.edu.au> wrote:
>Just a small query - what exactly does happen to all the other pop
>centers of a nation (ie Rhudaur) when you destroy their capital and any
>backups? Basically, do they become piss easy to capture?
>
>
>cerebus@swin.edu.au/p8dx014@stan.xx.swin.oz.au

Every time you capture a major popcenter of a nation, all other popcenters
have a small downward adjustment made to their loyalty.  It is random, so
not all popcenters are equally effected.  If you capture all the MTowns and
Citys of a nation, the cumulative effect will vary widely.  Generally, your
emissaries will need fewer Influence Others to take the popcenter, but
Towers and Forts will still be obstacles.

I understand that destorying a popcenter has less effect on loyalty than
capturing it.

Recall that the defensive strength of a popcenter is adjusted by loyalty,
but has a base value in any case.  For example, take a Town without any
fortifications.  It has a defense of 1000 * (1+ loyalty)
If loyalty is 50%, then 1000 * (1+.50) = 1500.
If loyalty is 20%, then 1000 * (1+.20) = 1200.
You can see that dropping the loyalty helps some, but not dramatically.

I believe Threaten is also affected by loyalty, so those will be easier as
well.

- Patrick McGehearty
patrick@convex.com

References

MEPBM question...
p8dx014@stan.swin.edu.au (CHRISTOPHER DAVID WHITFIELD)
Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000