Balance of Power
A grounded balance overhaul focused on stability, logistics, and the cost of empire.
This mod rebalances base game values to create a more strategic and immersive experience—without adding new mechanics or unnecessary complexity.
Expansion is no longer the challenge—holding your empire together is.
Core Changes
• Slower assimilation and conversion across the board
• Active policies can now increase rebel growth while in use
• War exhaustion causes stability decay and legitimacy loss
War & Logistics
• Occupation damages food supply, not just prosperity
• Winter significantly impacts food production and supply
• Starving provinces are much easier to conquer
Tribes & Control
• Tribes/hordes: stronger early military, weaker development
• Low control is less crippling—but adds separatism
What This Means
• You can expand—but holding it is the real challenge
• Cultural and religious unity is slow and dangerous
• Wars can destabilize your entire state, not just your borders
• Logistics, control, and internal politics matter as much as armies
No new systems. No bloat. Just better balance.
