Imperialism era

Citoyens et citoyennes Bonjour We are proud to finally release the new expansion of Orbi Universo, the Age of Imperialism! [previewyoutube=6PyI6sdH4wQ;full][/previewyoutube] (Trailer made by a fan, yes the same) As I said before the expansion is focused on the beginning of the modern era but it's not the only new features, first we will explore the novelties on the previous era [h2]Overhaul of previous era[/h2] [h3]The allies[/h3] The allies can be acquired thanks to diplomacy and they participate in wars to help you win, they will damage enemy forces and push the balance in your favour, but beware they can be unreliable. [h3]Two new social classes[/h3] [b]The Bourgeoisie[/b] Appear when the player unlocks the guilds in the Middle Ages, they will give a huge boost at your empire trades. The more your civilization is urbanized the more they will increase in number and influence. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/26c34cda8109682c89d41fa932bc57253d285d8f.png[/img] [b]The Peasantry[/b] Appear when around the middle ages when the player unlocks mill They will increase the output of agriculture. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/7d420bdf34bed59a36468f6a90fe099e139661ca.png[/img] [b]Colonial interactions[/b] The time where the colony were a separated world, now you can assist their development at the cost of monthly cash and political power, this will accelerate their growth and lower their autonomy desire On the other end when the risqué of a revolt in the colonies is too high you also can use your mighty fleet to crush the revolution by your colonial Iron fist [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/b559a1a62a04431e2c440c617efc8cba4dc22e17.png[/img] [b]Barbarian Threat[/b] This Node will indicate how close you are to have Barbarian at the gate and so to the late antiquity. It helps to be better prepared for this era [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/8820607eb334aebd6c2c84746ee98ed67922e25f.png[/img] [h2]The Imperialist era[/h2] Of course, you are here for the new era the imperialist era, this era is full of changes that can be considered a break with the feudal ways. The revolutions and mostly the consideration that the people have something to say. The imperialist era is unlocked with the apparition of [b]Coalition or Hostile Coalition[/b], both will spawn if the player got advanced technology like [b]Musket[/b], [b]ManOfWar[/b], or a hight[b] School of thought[/b]. The [b]Coalition[/b] spawn if you are a small state (less than 150 of state size and with a neighborhood rise is high As long as this node is present both the neighborhood bellicism and the allies nodes get a very high boost. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/36e0c7bb26ca4c7d0429d881c87167a2fa23eacc.png[/img] The [b]Hostile coalition[/b] represents a group of smaller countries that band together put you down. It spawns if you are a large state, more than 150 or more than 300 ColonialState. As long as this node is present the neighborhood bellicism get a very high boost [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/5a7aaec0b5959617543ede767aa1a5cc1eee3fc7.png[/img] This situation gives a long period of the game where you will be in a state of war, brace yourself. [h3]The Revolution[/h3] The Revolution and how to deal with or against it is of course one of the main focus of this era How the Revolution -> It can happen if you have been in the imperialist era and there is no coalition going one -> If you tax to munch your population they will revolt and possibly fire the ideal of the revolution -> If the neighborhood is agitated it can spread the revolution ideal and maybe fire a revolution in your country [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/045755eb54740fcf884a1deba3e56bc4d05379e4.png[/img] [b]Welcome to the beginning of modern politics![/b] In this era, you have two factions that oppose themselves The [b]Revolution Ideal[/b] is the representation of the attachment of the ideal of the revolution by your people. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/6fa18a448d0ecb03e0a2031f7574d700045a05b4.png[/img] [b]Reactionnairsm[/b] is the opposition to the revolution and the defense of the old regime They are mostly growing by your clergymen and in the reaction to the revolutionary reforms [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/434b789c8bb60e9141c66f8c0ff652295591ce56.png[/img] Both organize revolt and seek to size powers if they are influential enough and without the appropriate regime, [b]Monarchy[/b], and derivated for the [b]Reactionary [/b] or a [b]Republic [/b] for the [b]Revolutionary[/b] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/7ff7a3b4bf448e58f05bec9a238d62631585f186.png[/img] [h3]Republican reform[/h3] [b]Abolition of slavery[/b] Free all the slaves of your civilization [b]Abolition of serfdom[/b] They have only one value, this will boost the agricultural output but lower your capacity to tax them. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/406e2eb8ac2de106299f1854fa6c74d77801490b.png[/img] [b]Revocation of the privileges[/b] Will slowly decay the nobility and increase the numbers of bourgeois It will also make the number of reactionaries explode [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/387c0c5764f3905051fb1840da3da275d0be5271.png[/img] [b]Dealing with the old world[/b] To have a perennial republic you will have to deal with the reaction: By sapping their main source of growing the clergy, [b]Secularization [/b]of the society will lower the growth of the reactionaries by the priest and lowering the religiosity of your civilization [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/063f17802d34da681c62958396996a335bae5113.png[/img] By promoting the [b]politic of terror[/b], it will kill part of your people and make sure nobody will ever trouble the republic any more [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/8645c34225608c399020743e586157d9fec9b71e.png[/img] It will violently decrease your stability and damage your population but ... [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/77337af1ccbf51c25feebde87b80eb2e97e8e956.png[/img] ...worth it [h3]General Politics[/h3] [b]Constitution[/b] Available with you have writing and a high school of thought, it increases by a lot the max of political power you can accumulate [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/dd5064cdd60b7838b17b54dc3cbc4d41a6a2e526.png[/img] [h2]Bookmarks[/h2] In addition to all these new nodes, we are proud to present a new feature the bookmarks. They present themselves as advanced starting positions that put you in charge of a historical situation and a set of challenges to complete. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/f73021633fd49ce01d2d7f7b4e8c7fe38cbab512.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35390550/7bb6380da95e47e641da142a22dbf4de4bc95468.png[/img] There are 16 Bookmarks can you achieve them all? Thanks for your patience with you want to talk to us please feel free to join our discord: https://discord.gg/xybj94J