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Edited Imperium Effects for Divide et Impera (DeI) 1.3.4

This mod is now updated for version 1.3.4 of Divide et Impera!

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This mod changes the following for all Imperium levels in all campaigns:

1. It removes the military upkeep and recruitment cost penalties for both armies and fleets.
I don't agree that every army and fleet should suddenly be more expensive because you captured a settlement somewhere or got a client state, which pushed you to the next Imperium level.

2. It changes public order penalties due to the local presence of foreign cultures to always be at 5% instead of going from 2% to 50%.
Why would the people in your entire faction become more angered by foreign cultures just because you grew larger? I understand that different cultures anger people, so I put it at a static value instead.

3. It removes the political action cost increase from Imperium I, and changes the increase to start at 10% from Imperium II and stop at 70% at Imperium VIII instead of going from 4% to 192%.
Again, why? Why does it cost more for someone to get married, send a child away for tutoring, or do something else that is done pretty much locally? Some actions could cost more, such as sending away a diplomat from your capital since they have to travel a larger distance. This is why I decided to lower the cost instead of removing it completely.

4. It removes empire maintenance/corruption.
Corruption, or empire maintenance as it's called in Divide et Impera, already increases as you grow, so why should it also artificially increase for no apparent reason when you increase in Imperium level?

5. I am considering if I should remove or edit the expansionism penalty, I haven't decided this yet.

Let me know what you think about this. If you have any thoughts about anything else, and if I made a mistake or missed something.

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If you like this mod, then maybe you would like my other mods as well:

Vanilla Rome:

If you want the full version with more edits:
Reduced Imperium Effects (Full version)

If you only want to get rid of expansionism and the military upkeep penalties:
Reduced Imperium Effects (Light version)

If you only want to get rid of expansionism:
No More Expansionism

Divide et Impera submods:

This mod: Edited Imperium Effects for Divide et Impera (DeI) 1.3.4
(Working on an update) Reduced Squalor And Other Edits for Divide et Impera (DeI) 1.3.1
No More Expansionism For Divide et Impera (DeI) 1.3.4
I am also working on a new mod to reduce upkeep and recruitment costs.