Thera - Emergent Minifactions file

Some of the main corrections and changes:

MAP
-changed climate
-changed rivers
-changed water
-changed names for many landmasses, provinces and cities
-new provinces and cities added
-customizable maps made for the players who want strategy and planning
-all the old factions are re-positioned on the map

FACTIONS
-all factions have new names for their leaders, heirs, generals, fleets, castles, etc
-all factions start with significant armies

-15 old factions with minor modifications
-Faustian Reich, Sycorax Nation, Warriors of Kukulcan, Paynál Empire, Lao Khanate and The League of Privateers remain almost the same, with minor modifications
-Men of Valhalla changed to the Pact of Iron, with some new units and a few changes
-Gaelic Nation changed to Clans of Brewall, with a few changes
-Royaume des Bons Chevaliers changed to the Covenant of the Good Knights, with some new units and a few changes
-Teutonic Order changed to the Holy Sword Brethren, with a few changes
-Uruk Dominion changed to the Freehold of Demosia, with a few changes
-Romuli Empire changed to Romuli Republic, with some new units and a few changes
-Men of Wotan remodeled and changed to Men of Ysmirr
-Grand Duchy of Dracule remodeled and changed to Sovereign Order of the Dragon
-Tahar Caliphate remodeled and changed to The Assabiyah of the Taharids

-7 old factions remodeled significantly or totally
-The Inquisition significantly remodeled
-Vashta Sultanate significantly remodeled and changed to Vashta Guilds
-Ducado de Sangre Valiente significantly remodeled and changed to The Money States
-Barka Sultanate significantly remodeled and changed to The Twin Malekates of Araz and Padmea
-Kingdom of Avalon totally changed to The Heretic Houses
-The Order of the Pale Knights totaly changed to the Constant Imperium
-Povos da Hispania totally changed to Hadean Magocracy

-8 new factions added
-Blessed Armada of Deliverance
-Noble Varia Seats
-Most Splendid State of Trantos
-Celestial Dynasty
-Xenatan Regime
-Phobosian Tyranny
-The Triarchy
-Klingon Authority

DIPLOMACY
-changed starting diplomatic situation, the Inquisition has a more tight control over the Chivalric Orders
-change faction opinions, factions with the same or similar religions have more friendly relations, while factions with a history of conflict have bad relations or start the campaign at war with each other

REBELS
-rebels can be divided in 38 sub-factions, each one with its own different units and lore
-rebels are more aggressive

UNITS
-Noble Varia Seats, Blessed Armada of Deliverance, Xenatan Regime, The Triarchy and the Phobosian Tyranny have a mix of old and new units
-Most Splendid State of Trantos, Celestial Dynasty, and Klingon Authority have only new units
-new battle flags for 12 factions
-units have changed stats based on their class:
###Irregulars – average quality, high morale, average recruitment price, average upkeep on campaigns, one turn to train
###Tribal/Feudal Elites – high quality, high morale, low recruitment price, high upkeep on campaigns, one turn to train
###Tribal/Feudal levies – average quality, average morale, average recruitment price, average upkeep on campaigns, one turn to train
###Urban militia – average quality, low morale, average recruitment price, average upkeep on campaigns, one turn to train
###Religious zealots – average quality, high morale, low recruitment price, low upkeep on campaigns
###Free Professionals – high quality, high morale, high recruitment price, high upkeep on campaigns, two turns to train
###Slave Professionals – high quality, average morale, high recruitment price, average upkeep on campaign, two turns to train
###Mercenaries – average quality, average morale, high recruitment price, high upkeep when garrisoned in settlements or on campaign

RELIGIONS
-all religions have minor or major changes
-Christianity changed to Gnostic Faith and crusades changed to Great Purges
-Islam changed to Death Cults with and jihad changed to Retributions
-The Privateers, Vashta assassins and corsairs and Hadean Mages can launch Retributions in the name of their underworld gods
-two new religions added, the cult of pleasure for Trantos and some rebels, and the gods of war for Pact of Jarls, Xenata and the Triarchy
-the paganism is redefined as ancestor worship, better fitting the stories of Brewall, Klingons and Lao Khanate

PORTRAITS
-all factional characters and many important rebels, at the start of the campaign, have unique portraits
-all rebel or factional characters have new portraits
-unique factional portraits for Heretic Houses
-unique factional portraits for Most Splendid State of Trantos
-unique factional portraits for League of Privateers
-unique factional portraits for Vashta Guilds
-unique factional portraits for Assabiyah of the Taharids
-unique factional portraits for Twin Malekates of Araz and Padmea
-unique factional portraits for Xenatan Regime
-unique factional portraits for Lao Khanate
-unique factional portraits for Celestial Dynasty
-unique factional portraits for Hadean Magocracy
-unique factional portraits for Klingon Remote Authority

BUILDINGS
-the majority of buildings are remodeled
-added many unique buildings
-new images for buildings

STORIES
-except for the mesocalan factions, all the others have modified or completely new stories

TRAITS & ANCILLARIES
-all ancillaries are new
-a few new traits
-4 political parties in the Senate of Romuli Republic
-new ancillary system with regional and factional ancillaries

SCRIPT
-all new factions introduced to the script