Let Italy Stay A Republic

[Yashichi]

Why is Italy not allowed to stay a republic when formed by one? It's the only major nation formation decision that forces a government change, other than the Teutonic/Livonian orders becoming monarchies and tribes/hordes reforming their government by forming a new nation. Italy can be formed by 5 different republics that exist at the start of the game and it seems strange that they're specifically disallowed from remaining that way. If you form Italy as the Knights you stay a theocracy, so why not let Italy remain a republic?

e: Or at least fix the decision to seem less arbitrary and broken. When you form Italy, your current doge just decides to stay on as king, gains a second last name for some reason and plummets to 0 legitimacy. There's nothing in the description about why a king is necessary or appears and the whole process is unique in the game, in a bad way.

 

[zodium]

I support this. LO actually doesn't even change their government when forming Prussia. :v

 

[ErikHeinrichs]

In a perfect world the player should be able to choose if he wants to stay republic or turn into monarchy.

 

[Yashichi]

In a perfect world the player should be able to choose if he wants to stay republic or turn into monarchy.

Well you can do that to some extent by using the (excessively restricted) republic formation decisions, but there's no other decision in the game that reverts you from a republic to a monarchy and the decision should really be changed to keep your government form. Why would the people of Venice or whatever just suddenly install a king after centuries of republican governance? There isn't even anything in the flavor text about it.

 

[WeissRaben]

Honestly I would just split the decision into medieval Kingdom of Italy (flag of the KoI, gives only claims north of the Pope, changes into a Monarchy) and modern Italy (flag of Napoleonic Italy, gives claims on the whole Peninsula, keeps your government form, requires Adm 20). With the upcoming feature to change flags without changing tag it would work better than the mishmash we have now.

 

[ErikHeinrichs]

Well you can do that to some extent by using the (excessively restricted) republic formation decisions, but there's no other decision in the game that reverts you from a republic to a monarchy and the decision should really be changed to keep your government form. Why would the people of Venice or whatever just suddenly install a king after centuries of republican governance? There isn't even anything in the flavor text about it.

I meant when you click "form Italy" there would be a pop-up asking "Do you want to stay as republic or turn into monarchy".

 

[Truronian]

I think if you form Italy while you are a republican dictatorship the game won't change you to a kingdom. I may be wrong on that point however...

 

[Yashichi]

I think if you form Italy while you are a republican dictatorship the game won't change you to a kingdom. I may be wrong on that point however...

After looking at the game files it looks like you're right, but that's exactly the opposite of how it should work!