Shadow Empire: Republica Released

[Pete Dero]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3645760/Shadow_Empire_Republica/
https://www.matrixgames.com/game/shadow-empire-republica

Republica DLC expands the political systems in Shadow Empire, marking a big milestone for the franchise, and adding new layers of complexity and immersion. The introduction of Virtus significantly changes the game balance.

Virtus represents the spirit and will of society, where democracy can decay into a spoiled democracy, meritocracy into an oligarchy, or autocracy into a tyranny. Rallying the people will require careful strategy, cunning, or even extreme measures like revolution and radical forms of government, including: handing power over to the Syndic Computer, adopting a Feudal Code and becoming a Fanatical Autocracy.

With Republica, political bodies like parliaments, senates, and politburos now vote on new laws, influencing the trajectory of the player's rule. While laws can provide advantages, they come with significant costs. Adapting to the vote may be necessary, or drastic measures might be required to maintain control. At some point, the temptation to install an autocracy may arise, but even that comes at a price...

Features :

    9 Political Systems

    50+ Laws

    Syndic Computer is ready to be installed. Beware: Possibly paranoid.

    200+ new Stratagems, including 50+ new Regime Feats

    Some Regime Feats enable new mechanics like: Counter-espionage and Propaganda

    Advanced Election mechanics including Voterblocks and Populism

    Feudal Code allows Dynasties to claim Zones as their Fiefs and raise Household Militias.

    Fanatical Autocracy will assure sacrifice and loyalty at all cost.

    Virtus mechanics

    Apparatchik mechanics

    More in depth Leaders with Social Standing Stats, Value Types & Society Types.

    Advanced Wealth mechanics for Leaders

    Social Standing Feats & Assets for Leaders

    Military Coups

    Popular Revolts

    Palace Revolutions

    Upheaval Events

    9 new soundtracks, one for each political system

    And much more...

[undercovergeek]

I would be the biggest champion of this game if the supply mechanism wasn't a thing of magic and guesswork