The longer you can keep a character alive, the more personality traits they can gain. A first is granted after ten years in power, and a second after twenty-five years. Talking of rulers, they also get new personality traits the longer they’re in power. These lovers will be able to carry on your monarch’s legacy after they die, acting as a regent ruler until your legitimate offspring become old enough to reign over the kingdom. Quite literally, in fact, as the expansion will add consorts to the game. Huge power struggles aren’t the only focus in Rights of Man the monarchy is getting a little love, too.
“As a Great Power, you are a power broker,” says Andersson, summing up the role of the big eight. Similarly, if you as a Great Power feel an alliance between nations could be a threat to the natural order of things, you can force a break up. But Great Powers will have the ability to interfere in the wars of others to help “maintain the balance of power”. “That country will then like and trust you.”Īs any Europa player will know though, not every disagreement can be resolved with peaceful words. “If a country is heavily in debt, as a great power you can pay their debts for them,” says Andersson, offering an example of how the Great Powers system can improve relationships between nations.
