Hegemony [BETA 0.8.1]

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Author: Misadventurer

Last revision: 26 Apr, 2025 at 03:31 UTC (6)

File size: 1.47 GB

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Description:

Hegemony is a total conversion mod set in 431 BCE at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War between Athênai (Athens) and Lakedaímon (Sparta). It features 407 playable countries, overhauled gameplay, and an uncompromising commitment to historical accuracy.

Hegemony Discord: https://discord.gg/2cKHX3kcva
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@Misadventurer
Paradox Plaza: https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/91264/Any

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPATIBILITY
Hegemony requires the Magna Graecia Content Pack and the Heirs of Alexander Content Pack.
Hegemony is definitely incompatible with any other overhaul or total conversion mod, including Imperator: Invictus, Imperators’ Navigable Rivers, Terra Indomita, The Bronze Age, Bronze Age Reborn, Classical Rework, and or other mods which changes the map or any game mechanics.
Hegemony is probably incompatible with mods that alter the in-game interface.
Hegemony is compatible with mods that alter the in-game camera, add music, or add, remove, or change map modes.

Begin your campaign as one of 407 playable countries, all with historically accurate names, mechanics, and starting situations, including the most famous nations of Classical Hellas:

• Athênai, the world’s first democracy, whose ambitions of empire have facilitated her meteoric rise to power, while her rivals and ‘allies’ alike scheme to unmake her.
• Lakedaímon, the Peloponnesian Diarchy and traditional hegemon of Hellas, stirred once more to war as Athênaian hubris disrupts and corrupts the old ways of Hellas.
• Kórinthos, the city-state of splendor fighting to preserve her colonial empire as Athênaian-backed democratic revolutions subvert her fading influence.
• Kórkyra, once the foremost Kórinthian colony, now a great naval power, whose new Athênaian alliance brings her opportunity and danger in equal measure.
• Thêbai, the ambitious leader of the Boiotían League, who hopes to leverage her alliance with the Peloponnesian League to secure herself a path to greatness.
• Árgos, once Lakedaímon’s regional rival, now diminished and weakened but defiant in refusing the Peloponnesian League and remaining unaligned and neutral… for now.
• Makedon, the last great Hellenic Kingdom of a bygone age, harried by barbarians and Athênaian settlers alike, watching the war unfold with growing ambition.

All playable countries use overhauled and historically accurate governments. The southern Hellenes are largely split between Democracies and Oligarchies. The northern Hellenes, disavowed by their southern cousins as Barbaroi, maintain Chiefdoms and Tribal Kingdoms, while in the east, Parsan Satrapies rule vast swaths of Asia Minor.

– The complexity of the Peloponnesian War is realized with overhauled geopolitics mechanics:

• With the Alignment system, every city-state, community, and character supports Athênai’s Delian League, Lakedaímon’s Peloponnesian League, or remains unaligned.
• City-states enact Policies to guide their Military, Economic, Cultural, and Religious affairs, but every act carries a consequence. Strengthening your population’s alignment to your faction aids you in lessening these negative effects through Justifying your actions.
• Political Influence has been reworked into Authority, required for diplomatic and internal actions alike, and to keep the ever-growing Cult Influence under control.
• Define your city-state’s Pantheon by favoring one God of War, God of Plenty, God of Culture, and God of Wisdom at a time out of dozens of deities.

– The material world of Classical Hellas is simulated through overhauled population systems:

• Polites (Citizens) form the backbone of your economy, your military, and your politics.
• Aristoi (Nobles) consider themselves more virtuous and important than other citizens.
• Metoikoi (Foreigners) offer opportunities for foreign trade deals and commercial gain.
• Thêtes (Workers) offer their creativity and productivity to power your industry.
• Douloi (Slaves) produce most of your food and strengthen local economies.
• Manage and shape your demographics with Edicts, province-level commandments that encourage planning and specializing the individual provinces of your city-state.
• Hold Festivals to invigorate the province, at the cost of Cult Influence.
• Invest in your territories using 20 custom, historically-accurate Buildings.
• Develop the Grandeur of your territories over the course of your campaign.

– Overhauled character mechanics drive new and improved political gameplay:

• Balance your internal factions as a Democracy or Oligarchy between the militaristic Stratocrats, the mercantile Plutocrats, the ideological Democrats or Aristocrats, and the zealous Theocrats.
• Character Attributes have been redesigned to inspire Conviction in these factions, leading characters to develop their politics in line with their personalities.
• Corruption has been reworked into Ambition, which improves a character’s capabilities while making them harder and more expensive to control.

– The warfare of Classical Hellas is more grounded and realistic than ever:

• Unit types and compositions are completely reworked, with an emphasis on Hoplîtai citizen-soldiers supported by light skirmishing units.
• Naval warfare is reworked around massive fleets of Trieres.
• Naval logistics have newfound importance as punishing naval attrition endangers every maneuver, and prevents holding position out of port for long without great risk.

… And much, much more!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
– The Hegemony Discord Server
– The Imperator Mod Coop Discord Server
– Svanley (Creator of "The Bronze Age" mod and the original version of the custom map)
– Snowlet (Creator of the "Bronze Age Reborn" mod and the updated custom map)
– Zorgoball ("Terra Indomita" developer whose coding advice helped make Hegemony possible)
– LePugilisteDesThermes (Classical Archaeologist and invaluable historical consultant)