Greetings everyone! And to anyone in the United States celebrating we wish you a happy 4th of July! (Shoutout to Canada day as well) For this USA themed spotlight we will be joined by the well-known Chewy/Chewyshoot who in addition to his content creation, has also dabbled in modding. With no further ado, we'll let Chewy take it away!

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Hey yall, Chewy here. Today I am happy to share my labor of love for the modding community, Land of the Free, a mod that completely overhauls the USA. Ryagi was kind enough to reach out and ask me to tell you a bit about my beloved mod on the Independence Day of my beloved country! So, to all my fellow Americans, happy 4th! The mod adds a massive amount of content in North America, and a bit to England. The new world content includes (but is not limited to): The USA with brand new national ideas, government reform, and unique mission tree including content up to and following a Civil War disaster. The aforementioned American Civil War disaster, complete with Confederate separation and war. A playable Confederate States with their own unique mission tree that addresses their history, culture, as well as the controversial topic of slavery within the nation. Of course, its hard to depict a nation such as this without addressing slavery, and I feel that it is presented in the most respectful, yet historically accurate way possible. Alternate history paths for the USA as well as the CSA, allowing for post secession abolition and subsequent industrialization of post-bellum south. Brand new religions that are mostly unique to North America including Methodism, Southern Baptist, and Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons. New cultures as a part of a new culture group that covers the entirety of the continental USA. Multiple bookmarks that allow you to start as early as 1444 to form the USA as England, or later starts in the game that allow you to play as a newly independent USA or an even later bookmark that allows you to play as the USA or CSA right as the Civil War has kicked off.
The mod requires the Domination DLC, and tweaks the English colonial mission tree a bit to allow for a natural formation of the Thirteen Colonies while following the flow of the mission tree. The goal is for someone playing to not know it was modded content unless they previously had played England and knew what to expect. The final mission of the branch, Reorganize the Colonies is the mission that transfers you to play as your colony on the American East Coast.
something something no taxation without representation And upon finishing a small mission tree designated for the Thirteen Colonies, its time to go to war! As it happened historically, various European nations will offer their help in the form of military leaders, ships, and manpower.

Once independent from the British there is plenty of flavorful events and missions that will lead you through the historical expansion and rise of the United States of America.
Of course, the institution of slavery that existed in the USA up until the 1860s must be addressed, and this is what will lead to the inevitable Civil War.
However, upon finishing the disaster, the USA will unlock a VERY powerful portion of their mission tree. Without spoiling too much, you will be able to choose to make some major reformations within your government.
And the USA also has a government mechanic that was added alongside its 1.35 update to patch it for the Domination DLC. The mechanic is called Government Trust and just seems to fit.
Theres MUCH more content but I dont want to spoil too much for you, and I encourage you to check out the mod yourself and give it a try. A lot of time and effort went into this project over about a years time, so I hope you enjoy!

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We hope you enjoyed this quick look into Land of the Free. If you are feeling extra enthused to start spilling some tea into Boston the harbor, we encourage you to check out the mod on the steam workshop. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2677462796 In addition, if you want to hear more from Chewy you can check him out on youtube at both Chewyshoot and [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Chewbert/videos]Chewbert Until next time!