Decadence is not balanced!

[İhsan Akbel]

Decadence has its irresistible cons. The game doesn't feel like that at all. I think it's unbalanced. What should I do to prevent them?

 

[Maxxie42]

It's kind of too late now that you're at 100 decadence. What you're supposed to do is get absolutism high quickly when the Age of Absolutism begins, because it counters the decadence buildup. At 100 absolutism you have -0.5 monthly decadence, which should be enough to keep it at 0.

 

[İhsan Akbel]

I've probably played the game for more than 1000 hours, but I still don't know exactly. How can I increase the absolute and where can I check how many?

And do I have a chance to recover this save or is it garbage now?

 

[İhsan Akbel]

 

[Maxxie42]

On the Government tab of the menu, you can see your current absolutism and your maximum absolutism. There are several ways to increase absolutism. Having high crownland gives passive absolutism buildup, as does one of the Age abilities. Aristocratic ideas also gives +0.5 yearly absolutism. Finally, I think one of the government reforms also does the same thing.

To gain absolutism directly, you can decrease local autonomy, use harsh treatment, and increase stability. Conversely, increasing local autonomy or accepting rebel demands makes you lose absolutism.

Finally, most estate privileges reduce your maximum autonomy, so it's a good idea to start removing estate privileges when the Age of Absolutism begins. (But from your screenshot, you already have 95 maximum absolutism, so you shouldn't need much more.)

If you need more detailed information, this wiki page is very exhaustive. Good luck !