Few questions on client states

[FrosT37]

I haven't experimented with client states at all and since I'm playing in Ironman I don't want to screw up my game.

1. What idea groups do client states take?

2. Do they fabricate claims on bordering nations?

3. Is the mechanic the same as vassals for selling them lands or giving them lands in peace deals?

4. Does the capital province determine the primary nation and the national religion of the client state?

Thanks!

 

[TheMeInTeam]

1. Administrative, Quantity, Economic, Defensive, Diplomatic, not sure on the others. Notably they do not have religious or humanist.

2. Same rules as vassals, only for rivals right now AFAIK.

3. Yes wrt province sale, but if you have AoW you can transfer occupation to them. Also, you can "add province to client state" on adjacent provinces that are not considered distant overseas to you, so they're a bit easier to give land to in that way.

4. They have your religion, I'm not sure about culture but I think they also have your culture, though it might be the culture of the province (hard to tell, since they'll get some things accepted on merit of having not much initially).

Note that #1 and #4 combined mean that they have problems with rebels.

 

[Ricox]

#4 - they have the culture of the first province you assign to them (that also becomes the capital). That allows them to more effectively use provinces that would be wrong culture to you.