Developer Diary 13 – Upper House and Reform

[Orinsul]

whats elephants got to do with america?
surely thats more an india and/or africa thing?
i mean asses i can understand cos of how the yanks have a different meaning for the word which is applicable, but elephants?

 

[emperorcharlesV]

whats elephants got to do with america?
surely thats more an india and/or africa thing?
i mean asses i can understand cos of how the yanks have a different meaning for the word which is applicable, but elephants?

You're joking, right?

 

[Orinsul]

no? if it was a joke it would have been funny. thats how you know theyre jokes.
the clues in the name. What does it mean in america then? seems youre american so you ought to know in an expanable way.

But in terms of parties, surely a multi-party and not a two party system would be the one to be taking the imagery from

 

[emperorcharlesV]

The two animals represent the Democratic and Republican Parties, thus fitting for the Political Parties reform in the screenshot.

 

[Orinsul]

oh okay thanks

 

[Dark Knight]

whats elephants got to do with america?
surely thats more an india and/or africa thing?
i mean asses i can understand cos of how the yanks have a different meaning for the word which is applicable, but elephants?

In the 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast began using the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party and the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party. Not coincidentally, Nast was a Republican. He also invented the now-common depiction of Santa Claus as a jolly fat man.

 

[shakaka36]

If some upper house members will break rank under the right conditions, how exactly does that work? Will they flip ideology suddenly, or will the game tell us that say X conservatives are willing to support reform?

 

[unmerged(197473)]

If some upper house members will break rank under the right conditions, how exactly does that work? Will they flip ideology suddenly, or will the game tell us that say X conservatives are willing to support reform?

A percentage of them will begin to support reforms. I think it shows what percentage of each ideology supports a reform when you hover your mouse over it on the politics screen.

 

[telesien]

If some upper house members will break rank under the right conditions, how exactly does that work? Will they flip ideology suddenly, or will the game tell us that say X conservatives are willing to support reform?

I guess that second one. Whe the MIL will get high enough, conservatives will simply start to behave in different way.

 

[shakaka36]

If so, I wonder if the game will tell us that this has occurred (and that therefore we can pass reforms) or if we will just have to keep checking.

 

[unmerged(197473)]

If so, I wonder if the game will tell us that this has occurred (and that therefore we can pass reforms) or if we will just have to keep checking.

I think the game tells you when you can enact reforms
Just start checking when militancy gets high otherwise.

 

[safferli]

I think the game tells you when you can enact reforms

Indeed, there is a notifier.