Question/oddity while integrating PU

[Fiddler6291]

Hi All,
in my current Norway game with a soft aim to get the Norwegian wood achievement I got a lucky PU over Austria.
After 50 years I started to integrate them and when the progress reached ~94% it was reset to ~60ish%. I have no clue why this happened really. Austria was around 180-190 opinion during the whole time (and still hostile ofc). Only thing I can think of, my ruler died a few months before that and the (strong claim) heir replaced him. Other than that I don't think anything happened.
Doe the AI get some decision that approx. halves the integration process (like the idiot monarch modifier thingie) or is it normal that progress on integration takes a huge hit if your current ruler dies?

Cheers

 

[yerm]

Did they inherit land?

 

[AurochsAway]

Depending on how big they are, they could also have gotten a base tax boost. I find it hard to imagine it being that great though.

 

[Mztr44]

Ruler death should have nothing to do with it. The only thing I can think of is losing a diplo annexation bonus, but the only one of those I can think of comes from influence idea that you would have to cancel. There might be a policy or two that affects it as well. Only other possibility is if they gained more cores.Losing diplo reputation would slow the process down but not affect the percentage integrated.

 

[Fiddler6291]

Thanks for the replies.
Ok, so my ruler didn't affect it. After some more thought I think I figuered it out.
I think my sneaky subject passed the "diplomatic defense act" policy at the 94ish% mark, which gave them +50% core creation cost, the bastard.

 

[AurochsAway]

Thanks for the replies.
Ok, so my ruler didn't affect it. After some more thought I think I figuered it out.
I think my sneaky subject passed the "diplomatic defense act" policy at the 94ish% mark, which gave them +50% core creation cost, the bastard.

...Yeah that'd do it.