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Diplomacy and ProtectoratesDiplomacy in ETW in a crucial element,

depending on which diffuculty you are playing as, it will change how easily theAI factions will accept deals, in vh, for instance, they will usually decline almost all offers unless there is 5000+ in coinage attached to it.

but either way, i recommend making allies, and preferably those which wont attack each other (for instance as france, don't ally yourself with austria, since eventually the inbred king Carlos II will die, hence making a war of succession) for example, some allies i try to get on my side regardless on which faction i am:

the 'buffer nations' as a call them, which includes westphalia, hanover, bavaria, and wurttemburg, having them as allies will create a buffer zone, also, thesenations, seem to be the least likely to attack you.

Maratha is also a good one, the orange-fever that spreads from southern india will destroy anything in it's path (once as GB, i focused mainly americas - maratha controlled all russia, ottoman and austrian lands before i noticed), so, allying yourself is a good idea, they probably will backstab you eventually,

Ottomans, the only major nations that doesn't get the 'territorial expansion' other nation will get, so, if your conquer quickly, they might be the only nation

left that still is friendly to you.

great britain (unless as france or spain), mainly because having an overpowered,filthy rich and powerfull ally is usefull. xD

Also, you will use diplomacy for trade and peace, and gaining territories, mostof these depend on you gameplay and campaign.

the threaten button, will sometimes force the nation to accept the terms, if they don't, they will dislike you (since you threatened to attack if they refused),if you fail to attack them, then the next time you try to threaten somebody, the chances of success will decrease, if not, then it is a good reason to declarewar on them. this tool is usefull for getting protectorate or peace when they ha

ve only 1-2 regions left (especially when both are besieged)

-------- Making Protectorates

Personally, i love protectorate, as france, i like to get wurttemburg, bavaria,hanover and westphalia as my protectorate.

Protectorate will be loyal to you in most cases, they will enter war with you (not to be confused with against you), if they refuse to do so, it will automatically declare war on their parent nation. you also get 50% of their income, this is shown in the "other" section in your economy report.

you are also granted military access in their lands. the regions they own will be counted as your own in the victory conditions.

they are hard to get, as, unline ntw, you cannot create a new protectorate the moment you capture a town.

this is a step by step guide (not so quick), on how to get one, it should usually work most times:

1) conquer specific region where faction will emerge (you can to this to faction

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that have not emerged, if you not location, capture and make region revolt.

2) make region revolt, other buildings that give happiness bonus, infact, probably best to just destroy everything (not main government building, this will allow a longer time before settlement surrenders).

3) once region rebelled and new faction emerged, (declare way if not already atwar) at besiege city, (don't attack, just besiege them), with a force that is strong enough to win, but not too strong so they won't attack

4), wait patiently until they attack, when they do, fight the battle yourself, and try to kill as many units of that new faction as possible (chase them down ifnecessary after battle is won - you will be ask on a menu if you want to continue battle or end - choose continue, so you can chase down the remainder), but DONOT destroy army completely!

5) when out of the battle and back on campaign map, go in diplomacy and ask themto become protectorate (go for peace then new tabs will appear, one of which isprotectorate). you may have to throught a bit of money in, and perhaps trade rights.

if they refuse, you may want to break the siege, then besiege town again (this is to renew the surrender cycle)

repeate process 4-5 until faction is your protectorate