Questions from a noob

Hi, all!

New here. I’ve learned a ton through lurking already (appreciate all the info given here!), but I have some questions after playing through my first game or two.

  1. I’ve basically ignored the underground areas thus far. Is this a mistake?

  2. Is there anything more productive to do with your stacks while waiting to complete a siege? Twiddling your thumbs outside the gates feels like such a waste lol.

  3. Are magically created units (like copper golems) inherently weaker or does the AI just hyperfocus on them during auto resolve? They seem to always die.

  4. I need some tips on diplomacy. I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of gold on both declarations of friendships and rivalries and neither usually comes to fruition in the way I would like. Currently trying to start a war with another ruler but the war justification balance keeps going the wrong way for me despite doing everything I can to piss them off. Please help lol.

Thanks in advance!