[HoD request] GP status calculating

Manifestant said:

Please, append the bonus of population (non-overseas) in status calculation (GP, secondary power, etc.).

Just the population (also industrial power) determined status of GP, because the population is main resource of state. Great population is great labour force;
Great population is great army.

Until the game is coming, listen to my request.

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Population not in arms means little for the army, though, and population not working means little for the nation. Industry and Army already depend on this - failing to industrialize or arm China should not be meaningless.

Population is already the primary basis for Ind and Mil scores. If you somehow make Brazil have 100 million people, you should have to show the world you can use it. Japan had to beat Russia in a war before they had the prestige to make it into the GP list.

Being a GP is not about having millions and millions of pesants working their land the way thier ansestors used to do.

GP calculation already includes military, a sum of existing military units, fleet and technology. Obviously, you can have a large army, but that is not a sole inicator of strengt, both IRL and in game(Opium wars, and such).

Industrial score, is a measure of how much urbanisation happeded in your country, and technoligical development, making labour more efficent. Obviosly, bigger state would have better industry score if it is equally diveloped, compared to smaller one, which is not nececerely the case.

Prestige, is more or less an indicator of development and independence. Prestige doesn`t scale with size, but size allows you to gain prestige in wars(and not loose it), big states can spend more money on some things that give prestiege.

Also, the major giver of Prestige is scientific lead and colonies, again, much easier for big state, than small one.

TLR population is already, indirectly, and IMO, properly factored in score.