You can check it by clicking on any settlement in a given province - a window showing all of the settlements available in it will appear on the screen, together with the ones that are controlled by you, by enemy, or the ones that you haven't yet discovered. The amount of settlements in a province ranges from 2 to 4. The main difference between a settlement and a capital city is the maximum level of the main building.Įach province consists of a varying number of settlements. Fortunately, surplus points aren't shared between provinces - each province generates its own surplus points. It means, that you won't be able to upgrade main buildings of all of the settlements in a province at the same time, as generating those points requires time.

What is more, Population Surplus points are shared between all of the settlements in a province - aside from those that are controlled by the enemy.

Bigger garrison - army protecting the settlement / capital city.

Increased income in the province and in the whole kingdom - available only to the main building of the first province you start with.

Access to new and higher-level buildings.

Upgrading them will give you a number of benefits, such as:

Random events - those can increase or decrease the time needed for a population surplus point to be complete.Īs it was mentioned earlier, Population Surplus points are used to upgrade main buildings in settlements and in capital cities of provinces.

Buildings constructed in settlements of a province.

Commandment in a province - available only when you have the whole province under your control.

Abilities of Lords and Heroes that are located in the province.

The time needed for a Population Surplus point to be created can be influenced by a number of factors, such as:

You can check the amount of points available for a province, as well as the time needed for the next one to be ready on the province screen.Įvery higher level of the main building will require more Population Surplus points - 3rd level requires 2, 4th requires 4 and the 5th requires 5 points.

Those points can accumulate up to 5 (more for Warriors of Chaos). Population Surplus is produced each turn for each province in which you have settlements - after a certain amount of turns have passed you will be given a Population Surplus point. The second 'resource', Population Surplus is used to upgrade main buildings of settlements and capitals (and to a number of other things when it comes to Warriors of Chaos, but you can read it in the chapter about that faction). The first resource doesn't need an explanation - you will use it to recruit units, construct buildings, in diplomacy, or (in some cases) to research new technologies. You need two things in order to develop a province - gold and population surplus. Population surplus can be checked by hovering your mouse over the marked on the province screen.

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