What are the conditions for getting the 2nd and 3rd founder belief for your religion?

[iammaxhailme]

I'm on my (approximately) 15th game and I just, for the first time, got a second founder belief. I usually go pretty heavy into religion each game, too. No idea what I did. I looked around this board and reddit briefly but I just see a lot of sepculation. Has anyone dug into the game files and figured it out?

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

One of these may be bugged but:

Convert a single civilization on Distant Lands to your religion while maintaining a majority yourself (I believe this is the bugged one)

The other one is I believe having majority religion in your Home Lands across all those players.

 

[stealth_nsk]

You need to convert a lot of settlements to your religion. I believe to get the last belief you need to convert something like 90% of them.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

You need to convert a lot of settlements to your religion. I believe to get the last belief you need to convert something like 90% of them.

This isn't true, someone thought that iwas just a percentage thing but looking inside the files the 2nd and 3rd founder beliefs have specific unlock requirements.

 

[Yzman]

They are totally not worth it. At best, you will get an option of whatever beliefs are left close to the end of the age and then if you do the cultural golden age...you can keep one. I am not sure why you would ever keep your 2nd choice.