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[For 1.8.x ONLY] Alternative Colonial Autonomy

NOTE: This mod was intended for V1.8, with the release of 1.9 and the changes to colonial autonomy, there is no need for this mod anymore. It will not be updated for any new versions.

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This mod offers an alternative system for colonial autonomy to balance same continent colonization with other forms of expansion without weakening overseas colonialism with colonial nations.

Instead of having an autonomy floor of 50% in same continent colonies, all colonies complete at 50% autonomy (75% if on a different continent), and can decrease it to 0 over time. A short term penalty and a long term penalty to local autonomy are applied to colonies to simulate them slowly being settled over time. NOTE: The intention of the mod here is that the reduce autonomy button be disabled so long as the "Sparsely populated" modfier remains on a province, but it is impossible to mod this.

Early government forms will have largely static local authority until these penalties go away over time. Later forms of government can overcome the autonomy penalty.

Colonial nations start with an inate reduction to local autonomy that is capable of overcoming these penalties right away, so overseas colonization is not reduced in effectiveness. If a colonial nation gains independence from their overlord, they'll follow the same rules as all other nations.

I've also added a small bonus to local autonomy reduction for minor nations of 4 provinces or less that helps them reduce autonomy more quickly. This should let the tiny New World tribes establish a small heartland of profitable provinces.

The changes here are specifically for the new autonomy mechanics in 1.8, and offer my suggested changes for the system.

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If you're unable to activate the mod, try opening the .mod file with a plain text editor (like Notepad, don't use Word) and add this line to the end of the doc if it isn't already there:

supported_version="1.8"

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