Are the Steam links the same mods you've got listed at the end? I can't read what "add_working_directory "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/214950/1652124058"" is :s

However, I'm almost certain the issue is with Politics Reforged as I believe that mod fiddles with Imperium effects and EM, among with many, many things. Could you check if disabling that mod solves the issue?

@CEMN Following is the content of my used_mods.txt file (from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II). Is this the correct information? This does match the mods I have activated in the launchers mod manager.

add_working_directory "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/214950/2957070132";
add_working_directory "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/214950/2877253443";
add_working_directory "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/214950/1652124058";
mod "@@@@@CEMN_Hardcore_Submod.pack";
mod "@@@politics_reforged.pack";
mod "nocampaignclouds_updated.pack";
mod "_divide_et_impera_release_12_Part1.pack";
mod "_divide_et_impera_release_12_Part2.pack";

Thank you for the late game feedback!
I'm pretty sure I intentionally left the late game Imperium penalties alone, since my main focus was slowing down the the early-mid game -- thereby affecting how the player reaches the late game.

Would you please list your full load order please? So that I can rule out any other submod interference.

But also the traits and toadies cards you can assign to characters, over time when you collect the good ones this provides a MASSIVE boost in all kinds of areas compared to when you have just started out the game.

I think that the higher imperium levels therefore should be significantly more unforgiving than they are now. Maybe even have it become much more penalizing even from imperium level 5.

From playing to this point in the game, and ignoring the mentioned apparant bug with maintenance % resetting, I think that from level 6 and up each new level should be even more negative than it is now. I have been flooded with money and high public order (due to tech research and developed governors and characters) at least since imperium level 6, and all of the characters getting born and married in my family adds a ton of positive modifiers, like wives progression gives nice commulative percentage bonus to cultural income and some reduction in empire maintenance (note that my many family wives is NOT the cause of the low 3.6% maintenance value by the as it went from around 40% to 3.6% in the turn following my imperium level increasing from 6 to 7).

When I reached Imperium level 7 my empire maintenance went from around 40% to 3.6%. I don't know if this is due to this mod, or the other mod im using called Politics Reforged. Im using DEI version downloaded from DEI website on 31 July 2024.

@bofan It's not balanced for it, but it should probably work.

@mordrak two months late, sorry I completely forgot about this -- I'll look into it, I appreciate the report!

Is this compatible with the official HC Submod?

I think Nisean cav is missing from Parthava. Can't recruit them at any main building level nor with city quarter. I was able to recruit them until i converted the main buildings(I'm playing Seleukidai, don't know if that helps).

Apart from that i love your mod, having every single IA aggressive/treacherous with the official hardcore mod was a bit much for me.

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It works well with the latest version, including the 134 beta.

up to which version this is tested?