>>502939727
I started writing a really long post to try and explain this but there are so many mechanics that the best thing you can do is play, learn, and try to understand it from the ground up. A couple general points I can give:
>More food = more population growth = more annexed provinces = more resources
>Look at your Empire Development Tree (big green button) and figure out which upgrades you plan on taking
>*Extra Imperium can be spent on pumping your cities population and schmoozing Free Cities, which gives more annexed provinces and resource tributes (eventually) respectively
>Certain affinities help your cities grow in different ways; committing to one, or at most two, is a good rule of thumb
>Generally speaking, it's smart to pick spellbooks that match your affinity, unless there's a specific book that you really want and/or could make good use of
>Not all cultures are created equally
I guess this is kind of a long post anyways but... whatever.

>>502945105
The diplomacy feels really forced across the board. Like you can meet an NPC faction and all of the sudden they're
>"HELLO SIRS! DIPLOMACY SIRS?? PEACE SIRS? TRADE SIRS?? GIVE ME YOUR MAPS NOW BITCH SIRS PLEASE?????"
Still, the worldbuilding is cool as fuck. I just hate how limited the research tree is.
Also Fallen Soldier is fucking busted. Literally Necrons all over again.

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