The Right To Bear Arms

Welcome to "The Right to Bear Arms V2" for patch 1.5.10, a mod for Victoria 3 that introduces new systems for security needs. This mod augments the existing gameplay experience by diving into gun rights and it’s impact on society.

• New "Security" pop needs
• New luxury good "Civilian Arms" ($60 base price) (fulfill 80% of Security Needs)
• New staple good "Law Enforcement" ($35 base price) (fulfill 100% of Security Needs)
• Small Arms renamed to Military Arms
• New "Security Needs" demand curve (Active for wealth levels 10 – 99)
  
  • Starts around 1% of total pop spend at wealth level 10
  • Increases to around 7% of total pop spend at wealth level 50
  • Equalizes down to ~5% of total pop spend at wealth level 80-99

• New Human Rights law group "Gun Rights"
• New Law "Unrestricted Firearms"
  
  • Every country starts with this unrestricted firearm law
  • Allows Civilian Arms
  • Supported by
    
    • Capitalist Pops
    • Farmer Pops
  • Activates Military Industrial Complex Effects
    
    • Industrialists Political Strength +5% per level
    • Revolution Progress +10% per level
    • Secession Progress +10% per level
    • Colony growth speed +5% per level
    • Mortality per Turmoil +0.2% per level
    • Conscription Rate +1% per level
• New Law "Licensed Firearms" (Unlocked via Identification Documents Technology)
  
  • Allows Civilian Arms
  • Supported by
    
    • Academic Pops
  • Activates Military Industrial Complex Effects
    
    • Intelligentsia Political Strength +5% per level
    • Mortality per Turmoil +0.1% per level
• New Law "Banned Firearms" (Unlocked via Political Agitation Technology)
  
  • Completely Bans Civilian Arms Production & Trade (Including Subject countries)
  • Supported by
    
    • Bureaucrat Pops
    • Officer Pops
  • Activates Military Industrial Complex Effects
    
    • Industrialists Political Strength +5% per level
    • Industrialists Political Strength +5% per level
    • Revolution Progress -15% per level
    • Secession Progress -15% per level
    • Conscription Rate -2% per level

• Added new Military Industrial Complex Institution
• Changes for each Gun Law enacted

• Modified Paternalistic Ideology
  
  • Approve of Unrestricted Firearms
  • Neutral on Licensed Firearms
  • Disapprove of Banned Firearms
• Modified Individualist Ideology
  
  • Approve of Unrestricted Firearms
  • Neutral on Licensed Firearms
  • Strongly Disapprove of Banned Firearms
• Modified Agrarian Ideology
  
  • Strongly Approve of Unrestricted Firearms
  • Disapprove of Licensed Firearms
  • Strongly Disapprove of Banned Firearms
• Modified Patriotic Ideology
  
  • Disapprove of Unrestricted Firearms
  • Neutral on Licensed Firearms
  • Approve of Banned Firearms
• Modified Liberal Ideology
  
  • Strongly Disapprove of Unrestricted Firearms
  • Approve of Licensed Firearms
  • Approve of Banned Firearms
• Modified Pro Slaver Ideology
  
  • Neutral on Unrestricted Firearms
  • Approve of Licensed Firearms
  • Strongly Disapprove of Banned Firearms

• Modified Arms Industry Building
  
  • Split production between Military Arms and Civilian Arms
  • Civilian Arms production levels I – VIII (Unlocked via Musket, Rifle, Repeater, and Bolt Action Rifle Production)
  • Levels V – VIII disabled with Licensed Arms Law in place
  • Levels I – VIII disabled with Banned Arms Law in place
• New Government Building "Police Department"
  
  • Provides increasing levels of law enforcement based on policing law
    
    • No Police (Building Disabled)
    • Local Police (5 Law Enforcement per level)
    • Dedicated Police (15 Law Enforcement per level)
    • Militarized Police (35 Law Enforcement per level)
  • Mechanized Police Force (Additional 10 Law Enforcement Produced)
    
    • Unlocked via Automobiles
    • Available to Dedicated and Militarized Police Departments

• Minors and above prioritize Civilian Arms Supply if unregulated laws are in place
• Minors and above prioritize Law Enforcement if laws are set to licensed or banned
• Properly weighted investments into the Military Industrial Complex institution depending on AI political strategy
• Prioritized construction of arms industries

• Irregular Infantry now utilize civilian arms and require 1 per unit
• Line infantry now utilize 1 less unit of military arms and 1 unit of Civiilan arms
• Dragoons now utilize civilian arms and require 1 per unit

• Yankee and Dixie cultures obsessed with Civilian Arms
• (Open to more suggestions for cultures that were historically obsessed)

• The Right to Bear Arms Logo
• Military Industrial Complex Institution background
• Custom Building and Goods art (Still in Progress)
• New loading screen unique for RTBA (keep an eye out for it!)
• Steam Workshop pictures / mod info pics

• Currently only support English Localization (Reach out if you can help provide additional languages!)

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This is the second version of “The Right to Bear Arms”. I still have plans for more flavorful content. Please report any bugs, suggestions, or feedback so that I can continue to improve this mod.

Please link and credit this mod in your own works if utilized in any way

Thank you for your support, and I really hope you enjoy the mod!