Vanua Levu

Primary culture

Melanesian (Pacific)

Capital province

Vanua Levu (4938)

Government

Polynesian Tribe

State religion

Animist

Technology group

Polynesian

Fijian ideas

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Notes:

For Lau, Viti Levu, Viti and Vanua Levu.

Traditions:

+10% Light ship combat ability

−10% Naval attrition

Crossroad of Cultures

+2 Max promoted cultures

Lutunasobasoba and Degel

+10% Colonial range

+10% Ship trade power

Conjoined Society

+2% Missionary strength

Waqa Drua

+100% Prestige from naval battles

+50% Naval tradition from battles

Fijian Warlords

+10% Morale of armies

+0.5 Yearly army tradition

Kai Colo

−25% Land attrition

Confederacy of Kingdoms

+5% National tax modifier

+5% Production efficiency

Ambition:

−20% Aggressive expansion impact

Vanua Levu is a one-province Fijian island chiefdom in Oceania, north of New Zealand. It shares strait crossings with the other Fijian chiefdoms Lau and Viti Levu; by conquering them it can form Viti.

Events[edit | edit source]

Main article: Polynesian events

Vanua Levu experiences both generic Polynesian events and Fijian events.

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Fijian missions

Vanua Levu, like its neighbours, uses the Fijian mission tree, a combination of generic Polynesian missions and Fiji-specific missions focussing on uniting the islands.

Decisions[edit | edit source]

id

Unite Fiji

The clans are one once more and we can claim the title of ruler of Fiji.

Potential requirements

The country:

is not Viti, the Holy Roman Empire or The Papal State
has Melanesian as primary culture.
has its Capital as core province in Fiji area
owns any province in Fiji area

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

has at least 2 cities

Allow

Viti does not exists
The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
has its Capital as core province in Fiji area
owns at least 3 provinces in Fiji area

Effects

The country:

becomes Viti.
gains 25 prestige.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom or Fijian ideas.
increases rank to kingdom, if it is a duchy
gains a permanent claim on Fiji area
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

AI will always take this decision.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Vanua Levu. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Main article: Viti#Strategy

Vanua Levu starts as one of the Fijian minors, and has more development than Lau but less than Viti Levu. Forming Viti as soon as possible is a priority to secure the Fijian islands and set up for further expansion in Polynesia and beyond. Therefore, the strategies for Viti are most relevant.

The three Fijian minors always start with one of the three rivalled by the other two, which will typically ally with one another. Rival allocation is random; if starting as Vanua Levu and rivalled by the two neighbours it will be very difficult to unite Viti (without saving up cash and developing for several decades at least), and is probably worth restarting. It may just be possible to spend years developing the player's province and saving up to build a dominant navy (replace all ships with galleons) to secure naval dominance over Fiji's solitary sea tile; this would enable the player to build up a large enough army to overpower its neighbours one at a time in a war. The other plausible alternative would be to form an alliance with Tainui and invade Ngapuhi before expanding in Fiji; however this would be extremely difficult and it would be a nightmare trying to keep the rebellious vassal under control (every province outside Fiji is beyond Vanua Levu's coring range).