Boshin Factions Vitality
Major Factions: Startpos & Income Fix.
It always annoyed me when playing FOTS that major clans die, leaving only huge blobs of minor clans on the map. I always wanted to see a real war between the Imperial and Shogun supporters and their unique units.
I used various mods for "smart" AI and added money mods for major clans, but this did not solve the problem.
And then the thought occurred to me that the starting buildings of these factions were to blame. The developers thought it was a good joke to add police stations in home provinces to the main engines of the Boshin War, when neighboring minors have barracks or dojos.
What is doubly funny, since the bot does not have problems with order like a player does, especially in the home province. The bot never demolishes these police stations, it spends money on their improvement and sits with them until the last breath. The player demolishes them on the first turn. So it is just a dead occupied slot.
What does this mod do?
I went into the Startpos and gave dojos to the major clans that have police stations from the start. These are Aizu, Obama, Satsuma and Choshu.
Why a dojo? In usefulness it stands somewhere near a police station, but gives the bot one extra recruitment slot and one extra unit in the garrison, which is critically important for survival on the first turn.
Also I added income of 1600 koku to the major factions, from vanilla 1200.
Important. According to my observations, the AI bot set for modernization, in my game it is Choshu and Obama, demolishes the dojo on the second or third turn and puts either a market or a barracks there. Just warning that the retrogradeness I imposed makes the AI gray matter move, and if you play near these factions, better not delay their killing.
Who is this for?
For vanilla lovers and those who hold the historical spirit dear. This is a small fix that finally makes the great clans show signs of life.
Compatibility.
The mod will not be compatible with any mod that changes Startpos. Fixes of base income for majors will also work in vanilla Shogun 2.
My other mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3716531332
Required DLC:
These DLC should be installed in order to use this item.
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