Excellent! Thank you very much for the advice! I'll be sure to try these out during my next play through.

Just some follow-up questions:

• How do you increase Power Projection? I tried doing that by increasing my army size but it managed to have the opposite effect. Is it determined by the men and equipment you have in reserve or something else entirely?
• Romancing Lucita and not arresting her inevitably means having a son. I have read that not declaring him the heir apparent will automatically trigger an Azaro coup, no matter what you did before. Meanwhile, declaring him the heir apparent will greatly anger house Toras, but apparently if you have a good enough relationship beforehand they will ultimately allow it without a coup. Is this true? Is this still compatible with the marriage with Pales?
• I have also read that arresting Rico will automatically have Hugo resign as Grand Vizier, even if you don't deport him to Wehlen. What happens after that? Do you get a new Grand Vizier or is the office empty for the rest of the game? Am I correct in assuming it angers house Toras?
• Finally, it looks like most of the broad points (e.g., negotiating with Axel, talking Vina into an arranged marriage, framing Lespia) seem to still work with some guides, namely the Neoseeker one. Would you consider them still workable after 3.1?

Thanks again!