Despite the OP getting a whole bunch of dislikes, you gotta wonder why Mughals is the only country in the game to derive a bunch of bonuses from cultures (literally all of what's below, if conquering the world). At least granting access (for owners of Dharma maybe?) to one of these bonuses for unifying your culture group would be a nice reward for something that can be moderately challenging for many starts, with many of the bonuses appropriate for the cultures in question (like a minor settler increase for the Iberian culture group for example). It would also provide some incentive for unifying your culture beyond the Age of Reformation goal and roleplay.
The argument against that is that min-maxing folks will feel the need to culture change to this and that culture, but let's be honest here: They already do that for tag switching, and likewise with religions. And that's without mentioning monuments, which are literally just collectible bonuses scattered around the world. As far as being controversial goes, we already, again, have religions granting bonuses in the game, and I don't see a lot of Calvinists complaining that their religion is really poor compared to Catholicism in-game.
Assimilation bonus table below:
Altaic: −10% Artillery cost
Baltic: +5% Naval force limit modifier
British: +5% Ship durability
Burman: +1 Leader without upkeep
Byzantine: +0.25 Yearly legitimacy
Carpathian: −10% Mercenary cost
Caucasian: +5% Mercenary discipline
Celtic: +5% Shock damage
Central Indian: −10% Land attrition
Chinese: −20% State maintenance
Congo: +50% Chance of new heir
Cushitic: +1 Missionary
Dravidian: +5% Goods produced modifier
East Bantu: +10 Yearly tax income
East Slavic: +10% Land force limit modifier
Eastern Aryan: +5% Production efficiency
Evenki: +20% Cavalry flanking ability
French: +1 Diplomat
Germanic: +15% Institution spread
Great Lakes: +50% Looting speed
Hindustani: −10% Core-creation cost
Iberian: +10 Global settler increase
Iranian: −10% Advisor costs
Japanese: +10% Morale of armies
Kamchatkan: +1 Attrition for enemies
Korean: −5% Idea cost
Latin: −10% Institution embracement cost
Levantine: +10% Cavalry combat ability
Lost Cultures: +5% Discipline
Maghrebi: +25% Privateer efficiency
Malay: +1 Merchant
Mande: +1 Tolerance of heretics
Mon-Khmer: −5% Development cost
Nordic: −10% Military advisor cost
Pacific: +10% National sailors modifier
Sahelian: +10% Movement speed
South Slavic: −10% War score cost vs other religions
Southern African: +0.05 Yearly inflation reduction
Sudanese: +10% Caravan power
Tai:−5% Construction cost
Tatar:−15% Cavalry cost
Tibetan: +0.5 Prestige per development from missionary
Ugric: −1% Prestige decay
West African: −0.01 Monthly autonomy change
West Slavic: +1 Land leader fire
Western Aryan: +5% Trade efficiency
The argument against that is that min-maxing folks will feel the need to culture change to this and that culture, but let's be honest here: They already do that for tag switching, and likewise with religions. And that's without mentioning monuments, which are literally just collectible bonuses scattered around the world. As far as being controversial goes, we already, again, have religions granting bonuses in the game, and I don't see a lot of Calvinists complaining that their religion is really poor compared to Catholicism in-game.
Assimilation bonus table below:
Altaic: −10% Artillery cost
Baltic: +5% Naval force limit modifier
British: +5% Ship durability
Burman: +1 Leader without upkeep
Byzantine: +0.25 Yearly legitimacy
Carpathian: −10% Mercenary cost
Caucasian: +5% Mercenary discipline
Celtic: +5% Shock damage
Central Indian: −10% Land attrition
Chinese: −20% State maintenance
Congo: +50% Chance of new heir
Cushitic: +1 Missionary
Dravidian: +5% Goods produced modifier
East Bantu: +10 Yearly tax income
East Slavic: +10% Land force limit modifier
Eastern Aryan: +5% Production efficiency
Evenki: +20% Cavalry flanking ability
French: +1 Diplomat
Germanic: +15% Institution spread
Great Lakes: +50% Looting speed
Hindustani: −10% Core-creation cost
Iberian: +10 Global settler increase
Iranian: −10% Advisor costs
Japanese: +10% Morale of armies
Kamchatkan: +1 Attrition for enemies
Korean: −5% Idea cost
Latin: −10% Institution embracement cost
Levantine: +10% Cavalry combat ability
Lost Cultures: +5% Discipline
Maghrebi: +25% Privateer efficiency
Malay: +1 Merchant
Mande: +1 Tolerance of heretics
Mon-Khmer: −5% Development cost
Nordic: −10% Military advisor cost
Pacific: +10% National sailors modifier
Sahelian: +10% Movement speed
South Slavic: −10% War score cost vs other religions
Southern African: +0.05 Yearly inflation reduction
Sudanese: +10% Caravan power
Tai:−5% Construction cost
Tatar:−15% Cavalry cost
Tibetan: +0.5 Prestige per development from missionary
Ugric: −1% Prestige decay
West African: −0.01 Monthly autonomy change
West Slavic: +1 Land leader fire
Western Aryan: +5% Trade efficiency
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