Western Influences modifier

[Comradebot]

Simple question: does this bloody thing ever go away? (Divine Wind)

 

[Mods]

it goes away after military modernization afaik

 

[brifbates]

Yes.

Either when you cave in to an event (goes away for 10 years) or when you modernize your military (permanently removes it).

In general you want to give in to an event, regain your stab, centralise fully (if needed) and then modernise when the remove western influences expires. Ideally you do this after westernising all the way to Latin so you only have to take the -6 stab and other penalties for modernization once but you can do it at each stage of westernising.

 

[Comradebot]

Yes.

Either when you cave in to an event (goes away for 10 years) or when you modernize your military (permanently removes it).

In general you want to give in to an event, regain your stab, centralise fully (if needed) and then modernise when the remove western influences expires. Ideally you do this after westernising all the way to Latin so you only have to take the -6 stab and other penalties for modernization once but you can do it at each stage of westernising.

Well, that's what I was trying to do... but my ruler with 7 ADM died for no good reason (wasn't leading troops) literally a month before I hit +3 STAB needed for modernizing the military. At least I'm in the Western Tech tree, but I"m getting sick of the constant hits to stab and rebellions. Oh well, maybe I'll switch to Noble Republic and hope to get a ruler that isn't a tool for a change.

 

[Ramidel]

Going republican when Westernizing is a pretty good idea.

 

[Comradebot]

Going republican when Westernizing is a pretty good idea.

Aye... I was hoping to do it THEN turn Republic... bah, I just waited sooo many years. :-/

EDIT: Yaaaay, passed the Militia Act to get back to -5 Centralization, switched to Noble Republic... and the first guy I elected has 8 ADM. Finally, Mutapa will be modernized! Though, amusingly, it looks like the current Horn and Chest Infantry is a step above any of the Western ones. Oh well, get the stab up, get rid of the stupid modifier, and the I can get real troops once my land catches up.