Explain Client states.

[Old Churns]

Client states are relitivly new to me and I kinda don't understand them. I understand that they are kinda like vassels but other than that I am confused as too there function and purpose.

[Laladen]

Client states become available at Dip tech 23. They are created by selected the province you wish to be the capital city of the client state and pressing the button on the middle left of the province window.

Upon creation, the new Client state can be configured. You can choose the name, either Republic or Monarchy, map color, shield graphics etc. The Client state will always share the religion of the overlord not the religion of the province. The culture however will be the culture of the province select as the capital city.

Adjacent provinces to the new capital city, can be added by pressing the same client state button on the province window. Client states get -25% to Liberty Desire and as much easier than a subject or March to grow. You can ALSO turn a Client State into a March giving it a further -15% Liberty Desire; for a total of 40, and giving gthe standard bonuses a March receives and restriction on Annexation and the penalty to relations for switching back to a normal vassal that can be annexed.

Client states will always have the same idea groups as shown in this link: http://www.eu4wiki.com/Client_state

That link also contains all information concerning Client states.

I wish they were available sooner for Merchant Republics =)

[Yxklyx]

They are good for late game conquests of areas that are not of your culture or reducing large blobs like France. Often these large countries have sole cores in their provinces by that time so you can't get them to release nations. You create a client state and feed the provinces you take from the blob to it that way you don't have to core it yourself. The client state being the same culture as the provinces means fewer revolts and more money.

[Old Churns]

Ohhhh I see! That is actually really cool! Is there any dnger in aming a client state too big? And thanks for the info! [: