Missionaries to other nations

[Kurblius]

Ok here's another tentative religious idea: It seems strange how in EU3 we're only able to convert territories we own. At the very least we should be able to send missionaries to our vassals. Historically, Russia and Bulgaria were converted to Orthodox by Byzantium despite not being directly ruled by Byzantium.

 

[unmerged(271387)]

Well,this happened before the game's timeline
But if this exists,i want to get the ability to choose not to accept them and of course not get spammed by these requests

 

[Straigthtsilver]

I agree that a 'foreign mission' sort of diplomatic option would be nice to have, but the recipient nation should be able to refuse or outright persecute any new converts if they see fit to do so. Just look at Japan's response to the spread of Catholicism. This would stop the frankly absurd, Total War-esque scenario where your entire nation can be converted without you being able to do anything to stop them.

 

[fenwayb]

I agree that a 'foreign mission' sort of diplomatic option would be nice to have, but the recipient nation should be able to refuse or outright persecute any new converts if they see fit to do so. Just look at Japan's response to the spread of Catholicism. This would stop the frankly absurd, Total War-esque scenario where your entire nation can be converted without you being able to do anything to stop them.

counter convert? I.E., what everybody who didn't flat out evict the foreign missionaries did?

 

[Don_Quigleone]

If you don't harass the missionaries, you should be able to convert to the foreign religion.

 

[Straigthtsilver]

counter convert? I.E., what everybody who didn't flat out evict the foreign missionaries did?

You've clearly never played Empire, where Russia and the Ottoman Empire are sundered by the Papal States unstoppable priest doomstacks.

 

[fenwayb]

You've clearly never played Empire, where Russia and the Ottoman Empire are sundered by the Papal States unstoppable priest doomstacks.

I have about 900 hours logged in for Empire if Steam is correct, even if I hate that game. What the AI does and what is possible are two entirely different things, especially for a CA game. Actually, I originally found out about PI during Johan's little "I wasn't aware ETW had AI" debacle (it was Johan, right?).

 

[Straigthtsilver]

I have about 900 hours logged in for Empire if Steam is correct, even if I hate that game. What the AI does and what is possible are two entirely different things, especially for a CA game. Actually, I originally found out about PI during Johan's little "I wasn't aware ETW had AI" debacle (it was Johan, right?).

900 hours in a game you hate? I've barely gotten to 200 hours in games I love, so I don't even want to imagine how you pulled that off.

 

[fenwayb]

900 hours in a game you hate? I've barely gotten to 200 hours in games I love, so I don't even want to imagine how you pulled that off.

I loved the idea, but hated the execution

 

[CaptRobau]

I have about 900 hours logged in for Empire if Steam is correct, even if I hate that game. What the AI does and what is possible are two entirely different things, especially for a CA game. Actually, I originally found out about PI during Johan's little "I wasn't aware ETW had AI" debacle (it was Johan, right?).

That can't be right. It would mean that if you got it on release day, you would have to play it for roughly 45 minutes each day to get that many hours.

 

[fenwayb]

That can't be right. It would mean that if you got it on release day, you would have to play it for roughly 45 minutes each day to get that many hours.

you did out that math? And yeah, it is right; remember, 45 min isn't a particularly large portion of the day, and that can be compressed down quite heavily with "extremely extended play sessions". Most of that 900 was done in about a year and a half.


edit: I just checked; it's 868 hours on my main steam account, and 169 hours on my dad's account, which I might have played a bit of as well.

 

[CaptRobau]

Still it's a lot