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Opinions are one of the most important things in Knights of Honor 2. Cultural power, trading income, mercenary hiring prices, and most other things depend on opinions. There are 5 social groups to consider the opinions of:
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Nobility |
Crown authority increase cost (from +100 to -50) Cost of bribing your knights for enemies (from -50 to +100) Espionage defense (from -15 to +15) Influence (from -20 to +20) Stability (from -10 to 0) |
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Army |
Army morale (from -5 to +5) Strength of “army revolt” plots (from +20 to -20) Cost for hiring squads (from +50 to -25) Hiring cost and upkeep for mercenaries (from +50 to -20) Stability (from -10 to 0) |
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Merchants |
Merchant trade income (from -50 to +20) Profit from colonies (from -50 to +20) Corruption (from +20 to 0) Espionage defense (from -5 to +5) Influence (from -20 to +10) |
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Clergy |
Religion points income (from 0 to +10) Book income (from 0 to +10 per cleric) Cultural power (from -25 to +25) Army morale (from -3 to +3) Chance for heresy to spread (from +100 to -50) Cost for autocephaly (from +100 to -50) Stability (from -15 to 0) |
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Peasantry |
Stability (from -10 to +5) Food income in all provinces (from -25 to +25) Morale of peasant and militia squads (from -5 to +5) Population growth in all provinces (from -20 to +20) |
The opinion of each social group can range from -10 to +10 points. If you don’t deserve positive opinions, the kingdom will be weak; its incomes will be low; its armies will be demoralized; and so on. There are different ways to increase the opinions of each social group, and that’s what this small guide is about.
How to improve Nobility opinion
- Assign to a diplomat task “Improve opinions“. This will facilitate opinion growth depending on your actions.
- Don’t make political decisions that can hurt the kingdom. For example, not to declare wars without good reasons.
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Celebrate the births of royal children. When you receive a message about a baby’s birth, select the “Hold a feast” option. This will cost gold, but the nobility’s and the peasantry’s opinions will increase.
- Keep the kingdom’s treasury full and the kingdom’s gold income positive.
- Release the captured lords. If your kingdom is at peace with the kingdom of those lords, Nobility opinion will be improved.
How to improve Army opinion
- Provide force defense for your kingdom by building and developing military infrastructure. Maintain a high level of kingdom military power.
- Win in wars and on the battlegrounds.
- Maintain enough squads’ supplies and a positive food income. If the army is starving, its opinion will be deteriorating.
How to improve Merchants opinion
- Build the infrastructure for the production of goods.
- Maintain a high level of kingdom stability.
- Develop external trade relations. You can assign a merchant to trade with certain kingdoms. With time, gold income from this trade will be growing. Do not break such a relationship! Otherwise, the opinion of Merchants will be significantly reduced (sometimes by as much as -5 points).
How to improve Clergy opinion
- Use a cleric to spread your religion throughout your lands. Do not allow the spreading of foreign religions in your kingdom.
- Assign to a cleric the appropriate mission called “Appease Clergy” (or a similar one for other religions). Thus, you will have a chance to improve the clergy’s opinion.
- Build religious infrastructure.
- Fight against enemies of your religion (Christ’s enemies, for example).
How to improve Peasantry opinion
- Ensure the protection of your villages and towns from enemy armies.
- If rebels appear on your territory, fight against them to prevent their attack on your settlements.
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Celebrate the births of royal children. When you receive a message about a baby’s birth, select the “Hold a feast” option. This will cost gold, but the nobility’s and the peasantry’s opinions will increase.
If you know some other methods to improve opinions in Knights of Honor 2: Sovereign, please inform us about them in the comments, and they will be added to the article. Thanks for reading! 😎