I haven't played Imperator: Rome too much prior to 2.0, and while I'm definitely enjoying this update I've started to encounter a problem I don't know how to counter: a lot of my country's new inhabitants just aren't happy.
In the context of my current game: I've been playing as Lysimachus' Thrace for about 5 in-game years now. During the first two I've mostly stayed out of the renewed Wars of the Diadochi aimed against Antigonus as I was content staying in Thrace proper and going through the Paper Kingdom mission tree by outright annexing Odrysia as well as on my way to conquering Byzantium and then sending expeditions to the tribes south of the Danube.
Eventually the Diadochi event happens (relatively late) for me. As I was mopping up the war with Byzantium already I decided to click the option demanding territory in return for a truce, trying my chances instead of outright joining first. I either got very lucky or I'm seemingly an event genius, as Antigonus gave up his lands:
Now, while I'm happy I was able to secure the territories Lysimachus got in Asia Minor historically without any bloodshed, I didn't really expect to expand into a new area with unaccepted cultures. The situation wasn't necessarily dire, but I started having some trouble with province loyalty starting to drop, as well as my stability very slowly trickling down as I had to deal with a population not overly happy with my presence.
I've been able to stabilize the happiness situation enough that I won't start plunging into rebellions, but I haven't found any long-term solution to the culture problem besides spending a few years on technology.
Is there a good tactic in 2.0 to keep large swathes of the population atleast docile, or do I have to wing it until I've researched technology that makes managing it relatively easy?
(some spelling and grammar edits as I've been writing this in the middle of the night)
In the context of my current game: I've been playing as Lysimachus' Thrace for about 5 in-game years now. During the first two I've mostly stayed out of the renewed Wars of the Diadochi aimed against Antigonus as I was content staying in Thrace proper and going through the Paper Kingdom mission tree by outright annexing Odrysia as well as on my way to conquering Byzantium and then sending expeditions to the tribes south of the Danube.
Eventually the Diadochi event happens (relatively late) for me. As I was mopping up the war with Byzantium already I decided to click the option demanding territory in return for a truce, trying my chances instead of outright joining first. I either got very lucky or I'm seemingly an event genius, as Antigonus gave up his lands:
Now, while I'm happy I was able to secure the territories Lysimachus got in Asia Minor historically without any bloodshed, I didn't really expect to expand into a new area with unaccepted cultures. The situation wasn't necessarily dire, but I started having some trouble with province loyalty starting to drop, as well as my stability very slowly trickling down as I had to deal with a population not overly happy with my presence.
I've been able to stabilize the happiness situation enough that I won't start plunging into rebellions, but I haven't found any long-term solution to the culture problem besides spending a few years on technology.
Is there a good tactic in 2.0 to keep large swathes of the population atleast docile, or do I have to wing it until I've researched technology that makes managing it relatively easy?
(some spelling and grammar edits as I've been writing this in the middle of the night)
