How to Form a Protectorate?

[tgb]

What must the relationship between a minor and your country be before they offer to beocme a protectorate? As Turkey, I've subsidized and charmed Cyenaipa to the point that their attitude towards me is approx. +1200, but still no deal. Am I just throwing my money away?

[Ralegh]

It depends - if they have a lot of fear about somebody, then you don't even need that much. If they are pretty placid, you might need 1500. I think. (I don't really monitor this anymore)

[msin]

I seem to be on a roll today with stupid questions so here is another one... Where do I see the actual relationship value that a minor country has towards me (i.e. +1500, +1200).

[Ralegh]

You are fine - ask and it shall be explained to you.
Click on a country - press the 'relationship details' button (or something like that) - near where the province development button would be if it was one of your provinces. You might need to have a diplomat nearby to see values.

[tgb]

You do have to have a diplomat either in the province or right next door.

[jstransue]

I knew if I searched down I'd find a question relating to this. That part cleared it up some for me.

Do they have to offer to become a protectorate to you? Does it just have a pop-up box one month?

I'm playing a game as Britain now and finally had the insurrectionists cause France to surrender to me. As part of the surrender package, I made France liberate some of her protectorates and now I want them to see the beauty of joining me.

Great game.

[Mynok]

Sometimes it will show up in the right-click menu where you declare war and subsidize if you have bribed them enough. Select it and they will become a protectorate when the turn runs (without them having to ask).

I've had them ask for protection because I invaded a neighbor (Tripolitania seems inclined to become a protectorate if you invade Cyrenaica--which I always do as Turkey).

BTW, a protectorate has some advantages but for empire status, I prefer conquered provinces. That is why I always conquer Cyrenaica and Sicily if I can. Tripolitania, Tunisia and Algiers have corps (very helpful for defending North Africa), so I make them protectorates if possible.

[Ralegh]

I normally dump all my diplomats into one set to charm, and let them do their thing.
\Note that rating points are each roughly equal to one gold, so you can use bulk cash to move them forward. [At high game levels the AI gets so much more cash than you do that this is not even worth trying: I am bullying eric into changing this.]