Support for Parties

The support for the party by an estate determines what percentage of the estate will stand for it in the elections or during a revolution. When calculating the total support for parties by the entire population, the size and political power of each estate are taken into account.

To calculate the degree of support for the ruling party, the estate compares the total difference between the current and desired level of value. To calculate support for an opposition party, the current level of the estate value is compared with the desired level of the opposition party value.

When estimating the current or desired level of the value, modifiers from various sources are added to the base level. For example, the ruling party always has a bonus for loyalty. All accumulated support points based on the values are divided proportionally between the existing political parties in the country.

Gameplay Tips

 * People tend to join those who already rule. The ruling party always has the advantage over other political forces: it has power. However, if it lost, the party will immediately forfeit all the support of the thoughtless loyalists.
 * The more the desired state of the values of the estate is not met, the more dissatisfied the estate will be. And the way dissatisfaction affects the support is non-linear. If you want to spark unrest, it is better to push one estate into a frenzy than upset several estates.