Impact of unrest in rebel size?

[Gnostek]

I've found that decreasing unrest when a rebel type (nationalists or zealots) is about to revolt (90% progress) actually decreases their troop count, BIG time, and I'm wondering how much I can control this situation.


The wiki simply says that a a province contributes with its level of development, but it's not the only factor.
If a province loses unrest (say, it goes from 3 to 1 unrest) right before the rebels appear, this impacts the army size.

 

[bly08]

I've tried to figure it out but can't find the equation, it's probably a bunch of complicated multivariable equations that's not worth knowing.

 

[erneiz_hyde]

Honestly never noticed different unrest level gives different size. The only thing I noticed is when a province goes to negative unrest, it completely stops contributing to rebel size. If I can't make it below zero with increasing autonomy I just eat the rebels instead. Increasing autonomy and then having to deal with rebels is like shooting yourself in the foot and then stomping on it with your other foot.

 

[LeSingeAffame]

I think the rebel army size takes the number of provinces with that type of unrest. So if you decrease unrest enough so some provinces won't be impacting the revolt anymore, then the rebel will get a weaker army

 

[Aepdneds]

Actually the size of the upcoming rebels is shown in the stability menu. Would be worth to look into it in more detail.

 

[Gnostek]

Actually the size of the upcoming rebels is shown in the stability menu. Would be worth to look into it in more detail.

it does not show how it changes tho. I just see changes of 5 units that I can't really factor in

 

[Vetgirig]

Rebels change size compared to development. Rebel size is a fixed number times the development of all provinces with any unrest of that type.

 

[bashar Leto]

The rebel army size doesn't seem to depend on the unrest level but only from the development and technology:

REVOLT_SIZE_DEVELOPMENT_MULTIPLIER = 0.3,       -- Multiplied with the province's development
   REVOLT_SIZE_BASE = 4,
   REVOLT_TECH_IMPACT = 0.03,            -- % each tech increases size of rebels by this percent.
   REVOLT_TECH_MORALE = 0.01,           -- 1% per tech level

   REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_1_TECH = 11,       -- Tech level at which REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_1_SIZE is applied
   REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_1_SIZE = 0.1,   -- The increase in artillery as fraction of total troops given to rebels
   REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_2_TECH = 16,       -- Tech level at which REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_2_SIZE is applied
   REBEL_ARTILLERY_INCREASE_LEVEL_2_SIZE = 0.15,   -- The increase in artillery as fraction of total troops given to rebels (does not stack with level 1)

except if a province pass below 0 unret it will not provide any more troops.

 

[DanubianCossak]

6 provinces with unrest over 0 show (for example) rebel faction 20
Lower unrest below 0 in 4 provinces, it will now show 15 (for example)

The difference comes from the amount of development which is supporting a faction.

Roughly every 3 (.something) development a rebel faction gets +4 size.
Every faction gets +10 basic size.

    FACTION_BOOST_SIZE = 10,