Revolution

Revolution

Decades of feudal oppression, economic difficulties, and religious intolerance have taken their toll on our nation and the population's desire for liberty is posing a serious threat to our Monarchy.

“Revolution” is a disaster that may occur during the Age of Revolutions. Only one country can experience this disaster at a time; the one that does is designated the revolution target and gets several bonuses. Only one revolutionary country can exist at a time. Many events cannot happen, CB's cannot be used etc. if the country is the revolution target.

Prerequisites[edit]

It is currently the ‘Age of Revolutions’ and the country:

did not have this disaster before.
is not the Papal State.
is not France (they get the French Revolution disaster instead).
is not a celestial empire.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
has its capital in Europe.
has at least 30 cities.
does not have doom.

The revolution target does not exist.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress starts if

Monthly progress halts if

the country:

does not have an ongoing disaster.
has stability of less than 0.

Monthly progress	The country:
+2.0%	is bankrupt.
+1.0%	has war exhaustion of at least 5.
+1.0%	has prestige of less than 0.
+1.0%	has at least 25 loans.
+0.5%	has at least 10 but fewer than 25 loans.
+1.0%	has at least 80 absolutism.
+0.5%	has at least 70 absolutism.

at least one of the following is true for the country:

has an ongoing disaster.
has stability of 3.
capital is not in Europe

Start[edit]

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

id

Revolution in $COUNTRY$

Decades of feudal oppression, religious intolerance and unjust taxation have all contributed to the revolutionary movements beginning to surface across our lands. $MONARCH$ has desperately been seeking resolutions to the ever increasing problems as our country finds itself on the verge of financial ruin. The populations' incessant strive for liberty will probably prove too much of a challenge if not handled properly.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the start of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Immediate effects The country: loses 3 stability Revolutionaries (size 3) rise up in revolt and occupy a random province of the country with a development of at least 8. They get +10% progress until next uprising.
Dire times are ahead of us The country loses 10 prestige.

While the disaster is ongoing the country gets:

+10 national unrest.
+10% stability cost modifier.

Also the following events are triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly events[edit]

During the Revolution disaster, there is a chance each month that one of the following events occurs.^[1]

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The Revolution is here

The growing revolutionary activity in our country has caused the collapse of the regime. The revolutionary masses stormed a major prison in our capital and this sent shockwaves throughout the government. The offer to form a new, slightly more constitutional, monarchy was initially accepted, but then our old corrupt monarch just couldn't quite resist the urge to try and bring the good old days back. We were left with no choice but to limit the old King's ability to influence the government by removing his head. Although diehard monarchists were convinced that the King would soon grow another one, this was not the case. Now a purely temporary committee of public safety has been appointed, which includes the leaders of the initial revolution and an over-ambitious general. Our regime's future of liberty and equality at home would be bright but we seem to have annoyed every crowned head of Europe. Even now we hear reports that they are preparing for war against us, so we must now ...

Trigger conditions

The country:

has its capital, controlled by rebels, in Europe.
has at least 10 cities.
has not enacted ‘Revolutionary Republic’ or ‘Revolutionary Empire’ government reform.

The revolution target does not exist.
At least 1 of the following is true:

A revolution has happened in the world.
The ‘Art of War’ DLC is enabled.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Vive la Revolution

All revolutionaries in the country will be disbanded.

If the country has a stability of less than +3,

then it gains 1 stability,
else it gains 50 administrative power.

The country:

will be the revolution target.
gains 5% mercantilism.
gets the event “$COUNTRY$ is more stable!”.

If the country is not a republic

then it becomes a republic.

The country:

enacts the ‘Revolutionary Republic’ government reform.
abolishes ‘Parliamentarism’ and ‘States General’ government reform.

The current ruler of the country dies.

Random events[edit]

The weight that no event is triggered is 1000 and for each monthly event it is 100.

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Religious Intolerance

As the Reformation is beginning to take a hold of Europe, drastic measures have been taken to try to stem the tide of its spread. The religious policies of the non-Roman Catholics are despised by the state and the oppression towards the Protestants/Reformed will probably lead to religious revolution within a short period of time if not handled properly.

Trigger conditions

The country:

has a religious unity of less than 100%.
did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

One nation, one belief

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Religious Intolerance” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effects:
- +1% missionary strength vs heretics,
- −2 tolerance of heretics,
- −2 tolerance of heathens.

The AI chooses this option in 75% of cases.

Tolerate all beliefs

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Religious Tolerance” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effects:
- +1 tolerance of heretics,
- +1 tolerance of heathens,
- −2 tolerance of the true faith,
- −10% stability cost modifier.

If the country is Catholic then:

The Papal State opinion towards the country is changed by “Tolerates other Faiths” for 10 years, worth:
- −100 opinion with a yearly decay of +2.

The AI chooses this option in 25% of cases.

id

Serfdom

Unrest is brewing among the lower class of our society due to the heavy burden placed on their shoulders. Their dissent of manorialism, high taxes and the food shortage has resulted in several revolts erupting all over the nation.

Trigger conditions

The country did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Restrict serfdom

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Restrict Serfdom” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effects:
- −1 national unrest,
- −25% national manpower modifier.

The AI chooses this option in 30% of cases.

Keep the masses in chains

Revolutionaries (size 1) rise up in revolt in a random province of the country.

If the country has a stability of less than +3,

then it gains 1 stability,
else it gains 50 administrative power.

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Enforce Serfdom” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effects:
- +1 national unrest,
- +25% national manpower modifier.

The AI chooses this option in 70% of cases.

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Social Reform

Vivid discussions among our philosophers, about social reforms and the virtues of reason have had a great impact on a large part of our population. $MONARCH$ is beginning to fear that some of them will be too easily influenced and that their rebellious actions will further increase our country's instability.

Trigger conditions

The country did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Suppress the free thinkers

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Suppress Free Thinkers” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effect:
- +1 national unrest.

The AI chooses this option in 60% of cases.

They hardly pose a threat

Revolutionaries (size 1) rise up in revolt in 3 random provinces of the country.
The AI chooses this option in 40% of cases.

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Royal Bureaucracy

The centralized government of our nation has become very corrupt and bloated. Many of the revolutionaries are hoping that they will be able to decentralize the authority and weaken the bureaucracy.

Trigger conditions

The country did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Reduce the royal bureaucracy

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Bureaucratic Reduction” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effect:
- −15% national tax modifier.

The AI chooses this option in 65% of cases.

Expand the royal bureaucracy

The country:

gains 0.5 corruption.

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Bureaucratic Expansion” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effect:
- +1 national unrest.

The AI chooses this option in 35% of cases.

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Deplorable Reign

$MONARCH$'s indecisiveness and poor administration has made many of our people turn against their ruler. The opposition is growing stronger by the day and it is becoming apparent that $MONARCH$ probably isn't the best suited to lead our nation in such revolutionary times.

Trigger conditions

The country:

has a ruler with at least 1 skill of less than 2.
did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Support $MONARCH$

The country:

loses 25 administrative power.
loses 25 diplomatic power.
loses 25 military power.

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Support our Monarch” until the end of the disater, giving the following effect:
- +0.5 yearly legitimacy.

The AI chooses this option in 60% of cases.

Oppose $MONARCH$

Revolutionaries (size 2) rise up in revolt in a random province of the country.
If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Oppose our Monarch” until the end of the disater, giving the following effects:
- −1 national unrest.

The AI chooses this option in 40% of cases.

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The Road to Bankruptcy

The war, extensive crop-failures and our mismanaged economy overall has slowly paved the way for an economic crisis. The prospect of a bankruptcy is looming over our nation as money is rapidly losing its value and the monetary purchasing power is becoming more limited by the day.

Trigger conditions

The country:

has at least 10 loans.
did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Mint more money

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Mint Money” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effects:
- +10% infantry cost,
- +10% construction cost.

The AI chooses this option in 30% of cases.

We must strengthen our currency

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Fight Inflation” until the end of the disaster, giving the following effect:
- +3 interest per annum.

The AI chooses this option in 70% of cases.

id

Financial Crisis

Our mismanaged economy has emptied our financial reserves. If we are to recover from this, we must improve our financial planning immediately.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is at war.
is bankrupt.
did not have this event before.

Is triggered only by

the monthly pulse of the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Cut back on war expenditures

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Disarmament” until the end of the disater, giving the following effects:
- −25% national manpower modifier,
- −25% morale of armies.

The AI chooses this option in 70% of cases.

The war has its purpose

If the country has the ‘Revolution’ disaster then it:

gets the modifier “Financial Disaster” until the end of the disater, giving the following effects:
- +2 national unrest,
- +0.02 monthly autonomy change,
- +2 interest per annum.

The AI chooses this option in 30% of cases.

End[edit]

The country:

has a stability of at least 1.
has no active revolts.

then it loses the above-mentioned effects and the following event is triggered:

id

The End of the Revolution

The instability of the past years now finally seems to be over!

Trigger conditions

None

Is triggered only by

the end of the ‘Revolution’ disaster

Restore order

The country:

gains 2 stability.
gets the event “$COUNTRY$ is more stable!”.

Related events[edit]

id

$COUNTRY$ is more stable!

The worst drawbacks of the revolutionary period are now just a memory.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the events “The End of the Revolution” or “The Revolution is here”.
Good News! The ‘Revolution’ disaster ends. The country loses all modifiers and flags set during the ‘Revolution’ disaster.

Further events[edit]

id

The revolution is over

Reactionary forces have deposed the government of the people, replacing our godless revolutionary government with a divinely ordained King. People are dusting off all the old monarchist symbols.

Trigger conditions

The ‘Art of War’ DLC is not enabled.
The country:

is the revolution target.
is not France.

The capital of the country:

is not controlled by its owner.
is not controlled by rebels.

Mean time to happen

1 month

All good things...

The country:

loses 50 prestige.
gains 3 war exhaustion.
becomes a monarchy.
enacts the ‘Parliamentarism’ government reform.

The current ruler of the country dies.
The revolution will end.
The controller of the capital province gets the event “Order has triumphed!”.

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The restoration

The forces of order have finally emerged triumphant, the ancien regime has been restored and France is back to normal.

Trigger conditions

The ‘Art of War’ DLC is not enabled.
The country:

is France.
is the revolution target.

The capital of the country:

is not controlled by its owner.
is not controlled by rebels.

Mean time to happen

1 month

Let most Frenchmen rejoice

France

loses 50 prestige.
gains 3 war exhaustion.
becomes a monarchy.
enacts the ‘Parliamentarism’ government reform.
(hidden) gets the event “The exile of the revolutionaries”.

The revolution will end.
The controller of the capital province gets the event “Order has triumphed!”.

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Order has triumphed!

Our victorious armies have managed to depose the foul revolutionary government and a proper God-anointed monarch has been put in power. All we need do now is agree to a just peace.

Trigger conditions

None

Is triggered only by

the event “The revolution is over”.
the event “The restoration”.

Rejoice!

The country:

gains 200 prestige.
gains 6 stability.

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The exile of the revolutionaries

With the fall of the revolutionary government the leaders of the revolution have gone into exile, giving France back its proper king.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the event “The restoration”.
Vive Le Roi The current ruler dies.

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The Revolution Advances

With the end of Royal Absolutism, a new government based on liberal principals emerged. However, continuing instability and attempts by the monarchy to reassert absolutism have radicalized the situation. The government has now switched to being outright revolutionary and the Bourbon monarch has been beheaded. The rest of Europe is shocked.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is France.
is the revolution target.
has not enacted ‘Revolutionary Republic’ or ‘Revolutionary Empire’ government reform.

Mean time to happen

36 months

Vive la France.

France:

becomes a republic.
enacts ‘Revolutionary Republic’ government reform.
abolishes ‘Parliamentarism’ and ‘States General’ government reform.

The current ruler of France dies.

If

France has a stability of less than +3,

then it gains 1 stability,
else it gains 50 administrative power.

Strategy[edit]

Becoming the revolution target[edit]

The easiest way to trigger the revolution in order to become the revolution target is to trucebreak and take 25 loans at the start of the Age of Revolution while also dropping your prestige to negative. You will need sufficient administrative points to increase stability back up to 0 in the likely scenario where internal conflicts disaster has not triggered yet and you do not have 100% religious unity. Otherwise, your empire may fall prey to internal conflicts instead of becoming the birthplace of the revolution. It is recommended that you have the theologian adviser to limit the spawning of rebels during this period. It is also helpful to ensure your armies are spread out across your empire to handle rebels wherever they may spawn.

The revolution will begin 50 months later if you managed to keep your war exhaustion above 5. Keep in mind that the revolution will end if there are no active rebellions If you have opted to boost stability to 1. You should never boost stability over 2 as the final event will grant you 1 stability. Your empire will switch to a revolutionary republic as soon as rebels control the capital. Thankfully, the rebels occupying your capital are not required to be of the revolutionary variant. The easiest way of getting your capital sieged by rebels is to exploit a disloyal estate. Grant all provinces neighboring your capital to a disloyal estate one year before the revolution begins. By simply revoking the provinces from the estates you will spawn a number of rebels near your capital. In addition, you should scrap any surrounding forts and reduce the fort in your capital to a level 3 fort. Consequently, the rebels will be compelled to siege your capital after having occupied the province in which they spawned. Religious rebels may not try to siege your capital. As such, it's advised not to try this with religious estates, as revoking provinces from them will spawn religious rebels. This process should take less than a year. Congratulations,you are now the revolutionary target and a revolutionary republic.

Being the revolution target[edit]

Being the revolutionary target grants the following static bonuses:

	+10%	National manpower modifier
	+10%	Morale of armies
	−0.15	Monthly war exhaustion
	−50%	Unjustified demands
	−15%	Land maintenance modifier
	−15%	Naval maintenance modifier
	+40%	Land force limit modifier
	+40%	Naval force limit modifier
	−100	Yearly papal influence

In addition it unlocks the ‘Spread the Revolution’ casus belli (also disabling most other CBs, including Imperialism) against any country, which reduces warscore acquisition cost by 50% and reduces diplomatic acquisition cost to 0. It also allows you to convert enemies to your religion even if it is considered heathen.

Thirdly, being a revolutionary republic allows you to pass the ‘Cult of Reason’ decision which will decrease technology cost by 15% for an average of 12 months. This decision can be used to spike up your technology, especially if stacked with neighbor bonuses, diplomatic investments modifier and abolish slavery modifier. If done properly, you can propel your diplomatic technology forward by 10 years or more. Therefore, if you are planning to go revolutionary, you can feel free to either invest your diplomatic points into development or culture conversion. However you need to be at stability -1 to be eligible to pass the decision. Remember that stability hits are significantly more costly as a republic. Likewise, keep in mind that the 12-months MTTH event that removes the cult of reason modifier gives 1 stability when assessing whether or not a disaster might trigger.

Finally, the revolutionary target cannot be the defender of the faith of any religion. Thus, it is a great way of losing the modifier in a situation where you probably have no longer need of it.

Becoming a revolutionary empire[edit]

To get the revolutionary empire government, you need to bring your republican tradition to 0 with the Revolutionary Republic government type by means other than re-electing your current ruler. Re-electing your current ruler while your republican tradition is below 20 will change your government to a republican dictatorship. Concretely, you should select all event options that reduce your republican tradition while being careful not to re-elect under 20 republican tradition. Eventually, you will become a revolutionary empire. This government gives you 10% land morale and 25% global manpower modifier.

Alternatively, if the Imperials faction is in power, the Revolutionary Empire is enacted when the Republican Tradition is lower than 41. To get the Imperials in power you can simply spend 10 diplomatic points for a 10% increase of the Imperials' influence each time. Then the Republican Tradition can be lowered by re-electing the President.

Flags[edit]

Revolutionary flags replace a country's regular flag when they are the revolution target.

They are always tricolors, and the coloring for each nation is decided by the revolutionary_colors defined in their countries\xxx.txt file. If a country does not have any defined, then they will be randomly chosen. This is a list of nations with specified revolutionary flags.

Country	Rev. flag	Colors
Andalusia Granada		1 0 10
Aragon		4 8 4
Austria		5 0 5
Aztec Matlatzinca Teotitlan		10 0 5 (Mexico)
Bahmanis		16 9 16
Bavaria		0 14 0
Bharat Hindustan		6 0 10 (India)
Bohemia		0 4 15
Brandenburg Prussia		1 0 4 (North German Confederation, 1867–1870; German Empire, 1871–1918)
Burgundy		1 8 5 (Belgium)
Castile Spain		5 8 5 (Modern Spain)
Denmark		5 0 5
Egypt		5 0 1 (Modern Egypt)
England Great Britain		5 13 0
Ethiopia		9 8 5
France		15 0 16 (Modern France)
Germany		1 5 8 (Modern Germany)
Hamburg		5 0 5
Hungary		5 0 10 (Modern Hungary)
Ireland		10 0 6 (Modern Ireland)
Italy Sicily		10 0 5 (Modern Italy)
Kurland		10 13 0 (Russian Courland Governorate, 1721–1918)
Lithuania		9 0 5 (Modern Lithuania Minor region)
Livonian Order		5 9 0 (Russian Livonian Governorate, 1721–1918)
Mamluks		10 8 10
Mantua Modena		5 13 5
Mecklenburg		13 8 5
Milan		9 0 5 (Cisalpine Republic, 1797–1802)
Ming		5 8 1 (Inspired by the Five Color Flag)
Morocco Marrakesh		8 0 5
Mughals		9 8 9
Muscovy Russia		0 13 5 (Modern Russia)
Naples		15 6 16 (Parthenopean Republic, 1799)
Netherlands		6 0 14
Novgorod		8 13 0
Ottomans		5 9 5 (Ottoman civil ensign)
The Papal State		1 0 5 (Roman Republic, 1798–1799)
Persia		10 0 5 (Iran)
Poland		5 0 5 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1569-1795)
Qing		5 8 13 (Inspired by the Five Color Flag)
Savoy		5 13 6 (Piedmontese Republic, 1798–1799; Subalpine Republic, 1800–1802)
Scandinavia		8 14 5
Switzerland		9 5 8 (Helvetic Republic, 1798–1803)
Serbia		13 0 5 (Yugoslavia, 1918–1992; Serbia & Montenegro, 1992–2006)
Sweden		13 8 13
Timurids Transoxiana		1 5 1
Tunisia		8 5 9 (Matching field colors to the Beylik of Tunis, 1705–1881)
Urbino		13 8 5 (Anconine Republic, 1797–1798)
Venice		8 14 8
Wurzburg		5 13 8 (Grand Duchy of Würzburg, 1805-1814)