I just found out the AI Ryukyu (still an OPM) has become an ... empire.
How is that possible?
How is that possible?
How to become an empire?
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What happened is that certain cultures (such as Manchu and Japanese) localize "king" to "emperor" and "kingdom" to "empire", much like how Muslims localize "king" to "sultan".
They still have a normal government, unlike Byzantium and Ming, but they call themselves empires.
They still have a normal government, unlike Byzantium and Ming, but they call themselves empires.
"Empire" government is availible to Byzantium only in EU4 and is equivalent to "Absolute Monarchy", unlocked at Adm-20 level.
No it isn't. It's not even close. Absolute monarchy is +5% discipline, -1 national unrest, and -0.2 LA/mo. Empire (which is much worse) is +20% income from vassals, +5% land morale, and -0.1 LA/mo.
Yeah, empire is significantly worse than AM, but still desirable as it's a day 0 -LA government, and there aren't that many of those in the game. It's not amazing, but as far as monarchies go you could do worse too, especially once vassal income modifiers actually work.
Eh, it's barely a sidegrade from a crappy feudal monarchy other than the LA reduction, even with working vassal income modifiers.
Would I rather have an iqta? Yes, I would...maybe? Maybe not. Those are easier to just switch when convenient so I think so.
However, I'd rather have an empire than a standard monarchy. Admin monarchy has arguably better stuff, arguably not, but you get it at ADM 12 rather than 3 and it's arguably comparable. Feudal and despotic are worse due to the lack of -LA and not having super amazing bonuses otherwise.
The next earliest monarchy? Absolute, at tech 20, roughly the mid-1600's. Sure, at that point you can get significantly better monarchies. However, at that point, you already have a stable core of 0 LA provinces and likely a massive income regardless. Empire > standard monarchy (with exceptions for stuff like France going Absolute early) for around half of the game, and it's the half that carries the most weight.
Aaahhh ... EMPIRE ... is always better - whatever feature it offers because it just has the special "look & feel". Those little things keep me motivated to stay with any campaign longer ... 