As title, I would like to see Vassal Limit replaced with Administrative Capacity simialr to Stellaris/EU4, but with a twist, to adresss Border Gore.
Issues to Solve:
1) WIth a much larger map and much more finely carved out kingdoms, I think the static 60 vassal limit at Emperor tier is an outdated model.
2) The egregious border gore and unrealisticness of expecting random territories scattered around the world to be administered in any coheisve fashion.
Suggestions:
1) Establish an Administrative Capacity mechanism that uses rank as base, but modified by stewardship, innovations, and legacies.
2) Administrative Costs determined by the following factors:
- "Continguous-ness" of the territory.
ANY sea travel is counted as NOT contiguous regardless of distance. Connected territories with no interrupted path eliminates the exponential multiplier component of the costs.
- Distance from from the capital
If the territory is not connected to the capital by land, for every distance of an average kingdom's length multiply the cost by 2^n. Sweden attempting to administer completely disconnected Caspian Steppes like in my game would incur 128-256x the costs.
- Crown Authority. Lower the authority, lower the costs.
- While delegating to vassals may technically circumvent your own administrative cost, that cost falls upon the vassal who may in turn exceed their capacity.
- Use a mechanic similar to Stress mechanics, offer several tiers of going past your administrative limit. Every 5 years it adds stress to your character while over capacity but at maximum teir it forces you to grant independence to some lands, starting with the unconnected exclaves.
3) War declaration
- Before declaring a war, show projected administrative costs.
- AI war preference should prioritize least administrative costs or at a significant weight against their claims.
4) Demesne/Inherited lands
If the Ruler is personally administering non-contiguous territories it increases their stress gain rate as well as an upfront amount of stress. This encourages the ruler to grant that land to a vassal, which intern converts to administrative costs, and if the costs becomes too much due to its distance it may lead to forced independence.
Issues to Solve:
1) WIth a much larger map and much more finely carved out kingdoms, I think the static 60 vassal limit at Emperor tier is an outdated model.
2) The egregious border gore and unrealisticness of expecting random territories scattered around the world to be administered in any coheisve fashion.
Suggestions:
1) Establish an Administrative Capacity mechanism that uses rank as base, but modified by stewardship, innovations, and legacies.
2) Administrative Costs determined by the following factors:
- "Continguous-ness" of the territory.
ANY sea travel is counted as NOT contiguous regardless of distance. Connected territories with no interrupted path eliminates the exponential multiplier component of the costs.
- Distance from from the capital
If the territory is not connected to the capital by land, for every distance of an average kingdom's length multiply the cost by 2^n. Sweden attempting to administer completely disconnected Caspian Steppes like in my game would incur 128-256x the costs.
- Crown Authority. Lower the authority, lower the costs.
- While delegating to vassals may technically circumvent your own administrative cost, that cost falls upon the vassal who may in turn exceed their capacity.
- Use a mechanic similar to Stress mechanics, offer several tiers of going past your administrative limit. Every 5 years it adds stress to your character while over capacity but at maximum teir it forces you to grant independence to some lands, starting with the unconnected exclaves.
3) War declaration
- Before declaring a war, show projected administrative costs.
- AI war preference should prioritize least administrative costs or at a significant weight against their claims.
4) Demesne/Inherited lands
If the Ruler is personally administering non-contiguous territories it increases their stress gain rate as well as an upfront amount of stress. This encourages the ruler to grant that land to a vassal, which intern converts to administrative costs, and if the costs becomes too much due to its distance it may lead to forced independence.
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