Click here to discuss on the Fourm Hello everybody and welcome back to another EUIV dev diary and it has been a while for me! Shortly before EUIV moved over to sunny Barcelona, I devoted some of my time to reworking Australia as I felt the current map of the continent was a bit lacking and very annoying to own what with all these little unconnected islands amidst the wasteland. On top of that, the continent being an entirely uncolonized block of nothing before colonialism seems a little inaccurate, given how lively the continent actually was before the Europeans arrived. So, first thing to note is that Australia is now entirely connected through colonisable provinces, with the great Pilbara now connecting the north and west of Australia.
Another important rework comes in the form of the new states Australia now enjoys. What I wanted out of this is I wanted Australia to be on par with the other colonial regions in the game in terms of province count and strategic importance.
When shaping the states and provinces, I wanted to hit a nice balance between pre and post colonial Australian borders, so state borders are largely determined by colonial Australian state boundaries, while provinces are more determined by the distribution of Aboriginal peoples. All provinces also have both their Aboriginal and colonial names depending on who owns the province.
The Australian Gold Rush can now be yours, with Australian provinces enjoying a high chance of gold and some provinces in the south having a chance for gems, and a few key provinces able to produce coal.
Next, Ill highlight some of the playable nations down under. Up north we have the Larrakia Federation composed of all of the top-end nations you see here, with Larrakia and Tiwi enjoying a unique set of national ideas. The Larrakia federation was responsible for much of pre-colonial Australias wealth through trade with the Makassarians. This trade also brought with it some Islamic influences, though the Aboriginal people of Australia never fully converted.
Larrakia Ideas LAR_ideas = { start = { global_trade_power = 0.1 trade_efficiency = 0.1 } bonus = { global_ship_trade_power = 0.2 } trigger = { tag = LAR } free = yes #will be added at load. LAR_makassar_trade = { merchants = 1 global_foreign_trade_power = 0.1 } LAR_federation = { diplomatic_upkeep = 2 } LAR_dreaming = { global_autonomy = -0.05 } LAR_dowed = { legitimacy = 1 republican_tradition = 0.2 global_unrest = -1 } LAR_ceremonial_scarring = { shock_damage = 0.1 } LAR_hospitality = { diplomatic_reputation = 2 } LAR_kenbi_land_claim = { core_creation = -0.15 } } Tiwi Ideas TIW_ideas = { start = { female_advisor_chance = 0.75 shock_damage_received = -0.2 } bonus = { leader_land_shock = 1 } trigger = { tag = TIW } free = yes TIW_yiminga = { may_recruit_female_generals = yes global_manpower_modifier = 0.2 } TIW_dreaming_totem = { tolerance_own = 2 } TIW_kulama = { production_efficiency = 0.1 } TIW_purrukapali = { naval_tradition_from_battle = 0.5 } TIW_marriage = { heir_chance = 0.5 global_unrest = -1 } TIW_isolationism = { land_morale = 0.1 } TIW_one_people = { culture_conversion_cost = -0.25 } } Moving along down south we have the Eora people, the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. Eora Ideas EOR_ideas = { start = { diplomatic_reputation = 1 light_ship_power = 0.15 } bonus = { num_accepted_cultures = 2 } trigger = { tag = EOR } free = yes EOR_lifestyle = { naval_morale = 0.15 } EOR_bands = { state_maintenance_modifier = -0.25 } EOR_enduring = { religious_unity = 0.25 tolerance_heathen = 1 } EOR_protect = { manpower_recovery_speed = 0.1 global_sailors_modifier = 0.1 } EOR_sacred = { own_coast_naval_combat_bonus = 1 } EOR_pemulwuy = { land_morale = 0.15 } EOR_berewaldal = { merchants = 1 global_foreign_trade_power = 0.1 } } The Kaurna people, first inhabitants of Adelaide. Kaurna Ideas KAU_ideas = { start = { female_advisor_chance = 0.75 global_tax_modifier = 0.3 } bonus = { development_cost = -0.1 } trigger = { tag = KAU } free = yes KAU_totemic_matriarchy = { may_recruit_female_generals = yes tolerance_own = 2 } KAU_pangkarra = { governing_capacity_modifier = 0.1 } KAU_coastal_pangkarra = { global_ship_trade_power = 0.2 } KAU_redgum_shelters = { build_cost = -0.15 } KAU_communal_ownership = { global_unrest = -2 } KAU_old_tjilbruke = { stability_cost_modifier = -0.1 reform_progress_growth = 0.15 } KAU_south_australia_act = { core_creation = -0.2 } } Palawa, first people of Tasmania. Palawa Ideas PLW_ideas = { start = { stability_cost_modifier = -0.1 land_morale = 0.1 } bonus = { monarch_military_power = 1 } trigger = { tag = PLW } free = yes #will be added at load. PLW_oyster = { production_efficiency = 0.1 } PLW_dual_identity = { legitimacy = 1 num_accepted_cultures = 1 } PLW_darwin = { shock_damage = 0.2 } PLW_parlevar = { ae_impact = -0.15 } PLW_writers = { technology_cost = -0.1 } PLW_survivors = { fire_damage = 0.1 } PLW_enduring = { manpower_recovery_speed = 0.25 } } Kamilaroi, one of the most populated collective of Australian nations. Kamilaroi Ideas GMI_ideas = { start = { land_morale = 0.1 shock_damage = 0.1 } bonus = { land_forcelimit_modifier = 0.33 } trigger = { tag = GMI } free = yes #will be added at load. GMI_sacred_caves = { core_creation = -0.15 } GMI_land_of_languages = { num_accepted_cultures = 2 } GMI_fertile_soils = { development_cost = -0.1 } GMI_dhulu = { diplomats = 1 envoy_travel_time = -0.25 } GMI_matrilineal_lineage = { legitimacy = 1 republican_tradition = 0.2 female_advisor_chance = 0.5 } GMI_familial_law = { global_autonomy = -0.05 } GMI_red_kangaroo = { global_unrest = -2 } } I would have loved to have made ideas for all nations in Australia, but alas time was not on my side there so if you do not have unique ideas, you will get the shared Aboriginal Ideas. Generic Australian Ideas generic_aboriginal_ideas = { start = { tolerance_own = 1 stability_cost_modifier = -0.1 } bonus = { shock_damage = 0.1 } trigger = { culture_group = aboriginal_australian } free = yes aborig_art = { prestige = 1 } aborig_fire_stick_farming = { development_cost = -0.1 } aborig_walkabout = { movement_speed = 0.1 } aborig_outback = { land_attrition = -0.1 } aborig_sacred = { global_tax_modifier = 0.1 } aborig_dreamtime = { religious_unity = 0.2 } aborig_music = { improve_relation_modifier = 0.2 } } But Aboriginal culture is not a single monolithic entity, so it has been divided into its own group. If we were being entirely accurate about this, almost all provinces in Australia would be their own culture, so some generalization has been done for gameplay purposes.
On top of all these new nations, the Aboriginal Australians also have access to the new Alcheringa religion! Most commonly known to colonizers as Dreamtime, Alcheringa refers to the vast distinct religions found among the Australian population. Though each people usually have their own distinct faith, most Australian faiths have a concept of Dreamtime or The Dreaming, a time of myth and legend that simultaneously occurred in the distant past and continues to occur around us every day.
Every Aboriginal people has their own pantheon of gods and Dreaming Stories. Alcheringa uses a system similar to the Fetishist cult system, with new stories becoming unlocked via missions. These missions vary in what you must do, from defeating enemies in battle, to building an oceangoing vessel for the first time, to turning the Makassar trade on its head and dominating trade in the Moluccas. The Aboriginals also enjoy all new unit models.
Thats all for this week, hope you all enjoy my last hurrah of EUIV content.