Vassal States, Economy & Combat Power, Fortress System Update

Vassal State System

• Nations may become vassals after defeat in war
• Vassals must pay annual tribute (30% of yearly income) to their overlord in December
• Overlords have military access to vassal territories
• Vassals are forced to leave all alliances and end all wars
• Diplomatic Restrictions:
  1. Vassals have no independent diplomatic power
  2. Must follow all decisions made by their overlord
• Independence Mechanics:
  1. No independence seeking within first 5 years of vassalization
  2. More likely to seek independence when power grows close to overlord
  3. More likely during overlord's military setbacks
  4. More likely when overlord corruption is high
  5. Desire for independence increases with time
• Interface Improvements:
  1. New vassal controls added to nation panel
  2. Vassal borders shown in green
  3. Overlord borders shown in purple

Provincial Fortress System

• Added manual fortress/pass editing functionality
• Operation: Hold Shift + Left Click to open province panel
• Option to fortify or de-fortify provincial capitals

Treasury Impact on Combat Power

• Treasury status now affects national combat power
• Government Type Effects:
  1. Tribal systems least affected by treasury
  2. Imperial systems moderately affected
  3. Republican systems most affected
• Cultural Effects:
  1. Nomadic cultures least dependent on treasury
  2. Hunter-gatherer and agricultural cultures moderately dependent
  3. Maritime cultures more dependent
  4. Commercial cultures most dependent on treasury status

Note: Vassal independence probability is dynamically adjusted based on relative power comparison with the overlord.