Faction Zeal

[Crni_ika]

I'm playing early era Byzantines and my faction zeal is abysmal can someone tell how can I improve it ?

[Beowulf1990]

I'd like to know where i can see it in the first place....

[Crni_ika]

Check your faction leaders traits you can find it there.

[Beowulf1990]

Check your faction leaders traits you can find it there.

Thanks, on a side note...i'm actually not at all sure what it does.

[bɑne]

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[bɑne]

I'm playing early era Byzantines and my faction zeal is abysmal can someone tell how can I improve it ?

Following quotes should hopefully help out a bit ( I recommend the topic nonetheless)

Zeal loss is inevitable as your faction expands and your original zealous population is watered down with less zealous coquered subjects and citizens in general become more affluent, corrupt, less dedicated, less unified. The only way it will increase is if you get beaten back to what you were, or sell conquered settlements.

Can zeal rise the longer your faction has been at its current power? Because over time, for example, the people of Anatolia started to consider themselves Romans.

No, I don't think people maintain zeal in large empires which is why they always fall apart eventually. And in any case I don't want it to rise because then the game would get easier as you progress, which is hard enough to stop as it is. It's one of the main functions of the mod in fact.

[Crni_ika]

Ok thx

[Stario]

FACTION ZEAL

As your faction grows geographically, your people are exposed to new ideas, beliefs, financial rewards and associated corruption. They become less insular, more cosmopolitan, more self-serving and less united.

Zeal levels decrease as your faction grows at a maximum rate of one level per turn.

This has a factionwide effect on loyalty and religious & military zeal: faction zeal. Usually your War Council Members are immune to the effects of Zeal because they are the system.

The religious support % requirement for each region in order to recruit decent units will increase as zeal diminishes. You can determine this % by clicking on a priest then hovering the mouse over the region you wish to check.

High Zeal

Your default level at game start or when a new leader comes to power, the people being boosted by the inaugural pomp and ceremony. Expectations are high.
Good loyalty, command and piety are widespread.

Moderate Zeal

You would be wise to favour your most loyal generals and your War Council generals.

Low Zeal
As with moderate zeal, but with more pronounced effects

Very Low Zeal
As with low zeal,but with more pronounced effects

Abysmal Zeal

You are now either the greatest existing faction or in close contest for that position.
Your leader would be extremely unwise to entrust a large army to any general outside of his own, elite war council.