The Daily Update at the Com

**al Roumi** · 06-02-2009, 16:33

Why am I always so snide and negative? Dunno, but i wish they'd put the people testing the multiplayer campaign into testing v1.3...

**Fisherking** · 06-03-2009, 18:15

June 3rd:

I've changed the effects of government types in order to balance the game a bit more. We felt that Absolute Monarchy was too strong (due to your ability to perfectly choose and balance your ministers) and Republic too weak (because you can't change your ministers freely). Here are the new government type effects:

Government Type Effects
Government Effect Value
Absolute Monarchy Active Lower Class Happiness
-2
Absolute Monarchy Active Upper Class Happiness
+2
Absolute Monarchy Land Unit Recruitment Cost
-5%
Absolute Monarchy Repression +5
Absolute Monarchy Research Rate Modifier
-10%
Absolute Monarchy Town Wealth Growth
-5
Constitutional Monarchy Clamour for Reform Modifier
-25%
Constitutional Monarchy Active Lower Class Happiness
+1
Constitutional Monarchy Active Upper Class Happiness
+1
Constitutional Monarchy Repression +3
Constitutional Monarchy Town Wealth Growth
+5
Republic Clamour for Reform Modifier -80%
Republic Active Lower Class Happiness +3
Republic Active Upper Class Happiness +1
Republic Repression +2
Republic Research Rate Modifier +5
Republic Town Wealth Growth +12

We're currently testing these values and they are unlikely to make it into the next patch.

Jan van der Crabben

more changes...well let us hope the undo a few too... More unit costs??? AM should have the cheapest...

**SMZ** · 06-03-2009, 18:47

it does have the cheapest... it says they are 5% less expensive under AM

**Vlad Tzepes** · 06-03-2009, 19:18

...and there's another unit coming for the UP:

Hi guys,

Today we'd like to reveal the second of the free units that we will shortly be releasing. The Holland Guards from the United Provinces are superior line infantry units. Carrying smoothbore muskets, they were traditionally chosen to protect the royal family and have an incredibly high morale, often making them the last troops to break in a fight.

Thanks,

Mark O'Connell
(aka SenseiTW)

**Phog_of_War** · 06-03-2009, 22:53

I have to say, those character models look really good.

**antisocialmunky** · 06-04-2009, 00:36

If you ignore the fact that we still have only 1 face on all of them.

**anweRU** · 06-04-2009, 00:37

I suppose the proposed changes will make the republic more attractive, instead of just as a stepping stone to CM... It would certainly make it more interesting to give the republics more advantages.

**al Roumi** · 06-04-2009, 10:07

Originally Posted by anweRU

I suppose the proposed changes will make the republic more attractive, instead of just as a stepping stone to CM... It would certainly make it more interesting to give the republics more advantages.

Yep, but when they refer to lower "clamour for reform" I assume this is the discontent generated by higher enlightenment & schools (universities).

What about the CM's complete lack of industrial discontent?

What were the luddites and swing rioters if not large expressions of industrialy-motivated discontent within the political system of a CM?

The current superiority of a CM over other govt systems is arguably consistent with the fact that it was adopted by the greatest number of European states towards the end of the game period. But, that paradigm is wholely dependant on the assumption that the most widespread adoption of a system implies its greatest potential effectiveness and efficiency. There are plenty of counter-arguments to such a view of a CM though too!