Best way to convert others to your religion?

[Greek Plunder]

In my latest game, with lots, lots, and LOTS of islands, I find one of the best ways to convert towns is to simply have coastal cities with open trade routes to other civilizations own coastal cities. I can convert towns on the other side of the world this way.

 

[Azragaul]

One thing I tried my last game was to found as many religions as possible. I ended up founding 6 out of the 7. I then worked toward getting as many great prophets as possible so I could build the shrines for each religion in the founding cities. You get one gold for each city that has a religion in it if the founding city of that religion has its shrine built in a city you control. It dosent matter if either your or the other civs state religion is the same. I just stay with the civic "organized religion" as long as possible and send out as many missionaries to put as many different religions in as many different cities as possible. At one point I had over 200 gold excess per turn with 90 percent research and 10 percent civic. The one mistake I made though was not allowing open borders right away. I should have worked to get open borders with as many civs as possible. I also used the multiple monasteries and temples avaiable in each city as an early research and culture boost. I played India with Ghandi so I could have temples at half cost.

I will say this the addition of religion is imho very well done and adds a whole new twist to an already fantastic game.

 

[Ruffin]

Helpful, thanks.... trying to convert my neighbor now.
Anyone happen to know how you "unconvert" one of your cities? Is exterminating the heathen scum possible?

 

[FinrodFelagund]

Is it possible to see how many percent of people in a city are followers of which religion? I tried to find it but couldn't.

 

[Khaim]

It not only isn't possible, it isn't relevant either. Nothing in the game cares about how many followers there are in a city, just that there are "some".

 

[Ruffin]

It not only isn't possible, it isn't relevant either. Nothing in the game cares about how many followers there are in a city, just that there are "some".

Point taken. Any way to "unconvert" though?

 

[KrikkitTwo]

Point taken. Any way to "unconvert" though?

No (except razing the city...in Civ IV people hold onto their beliefs until they die)

 

[Ruffin]

No (except razing the city...in Civ IV people hold onto their beliefs until they die)

Shame... should be able to convert by the sword. Or bring in the Inquisition to find moriscos.

 

[Alistic]

You get one gold for each city that has a religion in it if the founding city of that religion has its shrine built in a city you control. It dosent matter if either your or the other civs state religion is the same.

I belive this is correct too. State religion is not a factor for collecting the gold per city.

 

[finalhistorian]

i think its easier 2 spread ur religion if u have open borders with a neighbor