MODing province life ratings historically

[unmerged(99905)]

I recently purchased victoria and revolutions and gradually figured out the game mechanics playing the united states. However I was somewhat troubled by the distribution of province life ratings. After I got my surge of immigrants, nearly all of them ended up in California, New York, Boston and Pennsylvania. The midwest was nearly completely depoluated save from the preexisting high pops in Ohio and Indiana. While I understand the appeal of California, it didn't immediately turn into a gigantic population magnet. Therefore I'm thinking about decreasing the province life ratings in California save for San Francisco and Los Angles and increasing them in the midwest with the following breakdown.

Minnesota
Duluth +1
Minneapolis +3

Iowa (interestingly enough the 10th most populous state in 1900)
Sioux City +2
Davenport +2
Desmoines +3

Missouri
Jefferson city +2
St. Louis +4
Kansas city +3

Wisconsin
Green Bay +1
Eau Claire +1
Milwaukee +3

Illinois
Chicago +10
Springfield +2
Cairo +2

Indiana
Ft. Wayne +2
Indianapolis+3
Evansville+2

Michigan
Marquette +1
Lansing +2
Detroit +4

Ohio
Toledo +2
Cleveland +4
Columbus +2
Cincinnati +4

Do these changes seem historically accurate and balanced to you?

 

[unmerged(63310)]

maybe even more

might want to add louisiana, denver, and some texas areas...

 

[OHgamer]

it will help to a point, but it will not "solve" the problem, as Life Ratings in provinces are only one aspect of determining why an immigrant goes to a specific state, as noted in the immigration sticked thread at the top of the forum.

 

[clamp2004]

You basically need to change the midwest state setup completely.

In the Vicky MP mod that is in the works, Michigan state is removed. Detroit added to Ohio, Lansing to Indiana and Marquette is merged with the Wisonsin province of Green Bay. The remaining two Wisonsin provinces are merged with Illinois state.

Also you might want to divide California up into more states to decrease the immigration to there.