Baltic Universalis 1.0
Baltic expansion and small rework.
Main changes:
– English Channel is no longer an end node, it instead has had it’s flow from Lubeck reversed so that it now feeds into Lubeck.
– Four new provinces for Sweden; Öland, Södermanland, Ångermanland and Norrbotten.
– New estuaries for the rivers Göta Älv and Glomma, estuaries in northern Germany removed to compensate.
– 2 new centers of trade in the Baltic Sea trade node and 1 new in Lubeck, as well as a unique modifier for Stockholm "Svenskt Stål".
Reasoning and observed gameplay changes:
– The main intention of this mod is to shift some of the incredible wealth of the English channel to Lubeck and the Baltic Sea. The reason for this change is that I wanted all three end nodes to be represented by merchant republics, Genoa for the Genoa node, Venice for the Venice node, and the Hansa for the Lubeck node. Since the changes to remove Bordeaux and Sevilla as end nodes England has stood uncontested in the competition of best trade node. It should be noted that while the English channel is nerfed it will still become one of the richest trade nodes in the world without player intervention.
Intent:
– Providing a more fun economical standpoint for players who wish the play any of the nordic countries, with a focus on Sweden as they’ve been struggling as of late.
