Solon70
Warlord
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2008
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I think this is a very basic question for anyone who understands the religion system, but that person is not me, and I am sort of confused. Hopefully someone can help me.
Here is my game situation. I chose a Pantheon early on, and haven't done anything else with religion since. The only religion in the game, Catholicism, was founded by my neighbor Montezuma. While he was building shrines I was building swordsmen and now I am the new owner of his capital/holy city.
Right after annexing his capital, a Great Prophet pops up for me (I guess the timing was coincidental?) Now I am confused about whether I want to found a religion of my own or whether there is something else I would rather be doing.
Now that I control the holy city of Catholicism, has the religion become "mine" in any meaningful sense? Do I have any control over it, can I use it to help me win the game? (Does the answer to these questions change if I eliminate Montezuma entirely, which I haven't done yet?) Or do I want to just found my own religion and convert all these cities away from the scourge of Catholicism?
Any explanation would be very helpful, thanks.
Here is my game situation. I chose a Pantheon early on, and haven't done anything else with religion since. The only religion in the game, Catholicism, was founded by my neighbor Montezuma. While he was building shrines I was building swordsmen and now I am the new owner of his capital/holy city.
Right after annexing his capital, a Great Prophet pops up for me (I guess the timing was coincidental?) Now I am confused about whether I want to found a religion of my own or whether there is something else I would rather be doing.
Now that I control the holy city of Catholicism, has the religion become "mine" in any meaningful sense? Do I have any control over it, can I use it to help me win the game? (Does the answer to these questions change if I eliminate Montezuma entirely, which I haven't done yet?) Or do I want to just found my own religion and convert all these cities away from the scourge of Catholicism?
Any explanation would be very helpful, thanks.