Questions about religion

[El Caballerion]

Since the official website is vague as hell, tengo preguntas....

• 1. Is it possible to wipe a religion off the map (either through conquest, or using missionaries)? or will they always remain?
  
• 2. In maps with 2 players, will only 1 religion be founded? or possibly, all 11!?
  
• 3. Does the number of total religions change according to the NUMBER of players or the MAP SIZE?
  
• 4. Can one civ create more than 1 religion?
  
• 5. If you hold the Holy City or found a religion can you change the religion's name several turns AFTER?
  
• 6. Will there be an option to play the game with no religion, or limit the total amount of religions regardless of players involved?
  

Any official answers or even speculations would be helpful!

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

1) Yes, I think so. You can make a Holy City switch to your religion, so I would think it is possible (but difficult) to convert all the followers of a religion.
2)3)4) Yes, one religion. There will only be as many religions as half the number of civs. Also, you can't found more than one.
5)Don't know, but probably
6)don't know

 

[D712]

I want to know about state religion. How is that gonna work? Are we going to get a chance to select which one our nation is? Or is it just which religion you control? I don't see how someone being of a different religion could affect relations without such an option.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I want to know about state religion. How is that gonna work? Are we going to get a chance to select which one our nation is? Or is it just which religion you control? I don't see how someone being of a different religion could affect relations without such an option.

I agree. There must be the capacity to choose a state religion in order for the religion-diplomacy to work. I suspect that the religion that you found is automatically your state religion, but if you haven't founded one and another spreads to your lands, you can adopt it. If it is still possible for a new religion to be formed and you get a Great Prophet, then you could form a new one and cast off the old one that was founded elsewhere.

 

[cakes]

Yes, one religion. There will only be as many religions as half the number of civs.

where does this information come from? i always assumed it was speculation after realising that there were 11 religions and 22 maximum civs allowed in any game. i don't remember reading anything that says it scales down like 5 religions in a 10-civ game

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I believe it was confirmed in a video demo or interview.

 

[MantaRevan]

I would like to be able to play without religion, but also I was thinking that it would fade out with rationalism?