Thanks, Guys, for this information! Especially for you, @Denethor!
@Macaras, why not to make a short report on those 300 turns i
n the AAR section? (a hint: use imgur.com for uploading pics, then "get Share Code -> BBCode" to get a link, and then hide those pics in spoilers [spoiler] here.
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I would like to draft an information pop-out (in-game) window:
Why to go on a Crusade or Jihad?
Cons:
- it may be very expensive:
-- you have to spend money on religious mercenaries that will be disbanded after the crusade.
-- you have to make a 3000 florin donation to general(s) leading the armies.
- your generals may be more valuable doing their business at home (eg. they have essential traits to make a crucial city upgraded).
- you simply do not have enough troops to care for all: internal order, defending your lands, and participating in a crusade.
- you're distracted from your business at home (you may be just about conquering another settlement?).
- it my turn the good fortunes of the kingdom (eg if the kings dies on that crusade, there may always a civil war erupt).
- you may worsen relations with the factions owning the lands your armies travel across (on the way forth but also on the way back).
Pros:
- if you don't, the pope will lose opinion on you and you're likely.
- if you don't, your own aristocrats will lower their loyalty.
- you don't pay for a crusading army (what, at times, may ease your budgetary woes).
- your Faction Leader will get a boost for his Authority if you get to the target province.
- the trait could enable getting a Crown for you leader.
- all generals taking part will get good traits for participation.
- if you reach the province and, especially, if you take the Holy War target, the benefits will multiply.
- after a crusade some of your units will get additional experience (without taking casualties!).
- you will get a negligible amount of money afterwards.
- if your Crusading army takes the Crusade target, all settlements in your realm will get a +15% public order bonus from "Triumph". It will go down by 5% every turn until it is gone.
- the very ownership of Jerusalem (that is a frequent target in the Crusades) provide a constant +15% public order bonus from "Glory".
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Any more hints I should include?