Originally Posted by
Kurisu Paifuaa
Likewise. Just getting back to playing again.
I guess you mean looting? When you loot a province, you're basically extracting all of it's accumulated town wealth, along with some additional amount that depends upon the buildings present (which suffer heavy damage). It's situationally worthwhile... you have to inspect the province details before you attack.
The options panel that pops up after you conquer doesn't really do a good job at describing the target and consequences of looting . "Town wealth" is the portion of a province's wealth that shrinks and grows per turn... it's separate from other sources. Provinces will start the game with some pre-set amount of town wealth, so it varies as to whether or not looting is worthwhile. Early in the game, if you can sack a wealthy province that will yield you many turns of income, I'd say it's worth considering. Otherwise, 'occupy' is better as it doesn't dent your honor, damage buildings, or cause extra unrest. Remember that wiping out town wealth will lower tax income from the province proportionally, and will take time to replenish. I generally do it if it's a region I don't think I can hold... it's a quick return and it hurts the next owner. Of course, that may be you again at some point.