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Cicero: Link the detailed Invasion Initiative guide from Opening battles.

2026-10-25T21:45:20Z

Link the detailed Invasion Initiative guide from Opening battles.

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	If '''attacker initiative''' is enabled, the declaring country has first-battle priority for up to '''24 hours after approval'''. That restriction ends once the first battle starts; afterwards either side may launch eligible invasions. Check initiative and battle availability when planning the first attack.		If '''attacker initiative''' is enabled, the declaring country has first-battle priority for up to '''24 hours after approval'''. That restriction ends once the first battle starts; afterwards either side may launch eligible invasions. Check initiative and battle availability when planning the first attack.

			For the full rules on first-battle priority, loss delays and simultaneous attacks on occupied regions, see '''[[Invasion Initiative]]'''.

	== Gold cost and duration ==		== Gold cost and duration ==

Cicero: Count owned territory for conquest quotas; correct six-region common-enemy example

2026-10-12T14:47:19Z

Count owned territory for conquest quotas; correct six-region common-enemy example

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	'''Before submitting:'''		'''Before submitting:'''
	* The target must ~~have~~ contestable land. Your own country may ~~be landless~~.		* The target must own contestable land, even if other countries temporarily occupy all of it. Your own country may own no land.
	* An active alliance, existing war or NAP between the countries can prevent a new declaration.		* An active alliance, existing war or NAP between the countries can prevent a new declaration.
	* Named goals must be distinct, visible, contestable regions owned by the target. A third country may temporarily occupy them; regions already controlled by your own country cannot be selected as new goals.		* Named goals must be distinct, visible, contestable regions owned by the target. A third country may temporarily occupy them; regions already controlled by your own country cannot be selected as new goals.
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	'''Goals''' are the regions your Congress names as possible permanent prizes. The '''conquest requirement''' is how many qualifying regions your side must capture and still hold to win.		'''Goals''' are the regions your Congress names as possible permanent prizes. The '''conquest requirement''' is how many qualifying regions your side must capture and still hold to win.

	The normal requirement is the '''smaller''' of the opponent's contestable region count when the declaration is enacted and the cap below. That starting count is frozen; it is not recalculated after every battle.		The normal requirement is the '''smaller''' of the opponent's contestable '''owned''' region count when the declaration is enacted and the cap below. '''Temporarily occupied regions still count as the owner's land''', including regions held by other countries. That starting count is frozen; it is not recalculated after every battle. Permanent ownership is separate from a region's original geographic country.

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	'''Examples'''		'''Examples'''
	* Against a country ~~with~~ 10 contestable regions, naming 1 ordinary goal normally requires '''3''' qualifying captures, including the goal. Only the named goal is a permanent prize.		* Against a country owning 10 contestable regions, naming 1 ordinary goal normally requires '''3''' qualifying captures, including the goal. Only the named goal is a permanent prize.
	* Against a country ~~with~~ 4 contestable regions, naming 2 goals normally requires '''4''' qualifying captures, including both goals.		* Against a country owning 4 contestable regions, naming 2 goals normally requires '''4''' qualifying captures, including both goals.
	* Naming only your own rightful capital can make recovering and holding that capital sufficient for victory.		* Naming only your own rightful capital can make recovering and holding that capital sufficient for victory.

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	'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.		'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.

	'''Example: ~~five~~ regions ~~held by you~~, ~~one held by a third country~~.'''		'''Example: six owned regions, five temporarily occupied.'''
	~~Suppose your enemy ruled~~ six regions ~~when your declaration started~~, ~~your normal requirement is six, and you capture five including all your goals~~. If ~~the third country~~'~~s declaration is enacted~~ '''~~after~~''' ~~those five~~ captures, ~~the enemy now rules only one region, so that new declaration~~'~~s conquest requirement can be one. If the third country names that last region as its goal and~~ captures it, ~~it can win its own war and receive the region permanently. Your enemy then owns only the five regions you hold, allowing your declaration to finish through the wipe rule~~.		Country B owns six contestable regions. Country A temporarily occupies five of them, while B directly controls the last one. If Country C declares war on B now, '''B still owns all six'''. Country C therefore needs '''3 qualifying captures for 1 ordinary goal''', or '''6 qualifying captures for 2 goals''', including every named goal.

	~~If the third country only temporarily occupies that~~ last region ~~without meeting~~ its ~~own victory conditions~~, ~~that capture~~ does not ~~unlock your wipe victory~~. ~~If its settlement returns the~~ region ~~instead of awarding it permanently, the~~ region ~~still prevents this route~~.		Capturing B's last directly controlled region gives C only one capture. To meet its requirement, C must also take B-owned regions from A and hold them, including C's goals. C does not need a separate declaration against A to contest B's land; normal invasion requirements still apply. A and C temporarily occupying all six regions between them does not automatically win either declaration.

			Only a '''permanent award''' changes who owns a region. A third country's temporary occupation cannot reduce B's owned-region baseline for a new declaration.

	== Defending and buying offensive goals ==		== Defending and buying offensive goals ==
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	* Select '''1 or 2''' eligible regions of the attacking country.		* Select '''1 or 2''' eligible regions of the attacking country.
	* The objective uses the '''existing declaration deadline'''. It does not restart or extend the war.		* The objective uses the '''existing declaration deadline'''. It does not restart or extend the war.
	* There must be enough time remaining for a complete battle. An objective cannot be bought against a declarer that ~~began landless~~.		* There must be enough time remaining for a complete battle. An objective cannot be bought against a declarer that owned no contestable regions when the declaration was enacted.
	* Its cost uses the same population formula and the declaration's '''original duration''', rather than only the remaining days, with applicable ideology adjustments or exemptions.		* Its cost uses the same population formula and the declaration's '''original duration''', rather than only the remaining days, with applicable ideology adjustments or exemptions.
	* Once enacted, the defender must satisfy its own conquest requirement and hold its named goals within the remaining window.		* Once enacted, the defender must satisfy its own conquest requirement and hold its named goals within the remaining window.

Cicero: Remove older war behavior note

2026-10-12T14:37:27Z

Remove older war behavior note

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	'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.		'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.

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	'''Older war behavior:''' Earlier game code automatically ended all war relations when a country lost its last controlled region. Current strategic-declaration code defers that global cleanup while any declaration remains active. Each declaration is resolved separately; a shared temporary wipe does not waive uncaptured goals.
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	'''Example: five regions held by you, one held by a third country.'''		'''Example: five regions held by you, one held by a third country.'''

Cicero: Remove rollout note; state occupied-goal rule directly

2026-10-12T14:36:41Z

Remove rollout note; state occupied-goal rule directly

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	'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.		'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.

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	'''Goal selection update:''' The rule allowing new goals on third-country occupations is prepared for the game update of 12 October 2026 and requires server and client deployment. Until rollout, the in-game picker may still exclude occupied regions.
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Cicero: Document target-owned goals under third-country occupation, common-enemy example, and rollout note

2026-10-12T14:35:33Z

Document target-owned goals under third-country occupation, common-enemy example, and rollout note

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	* The target must have contestable land. Your own country may be landless.		* The target must have contestable land. Your own country may be landless.
	* An active alliance, existing war or NAP between the countries can prevent a new declaration.		* An active alliance, existing war or NAP between the countries can prevent a new declaration.
	* Named goals must be distinct, visible, contestable regions ~~ruled~~ by the target. ~~Temporarily occupied~~ regions cannot be selected as new goals.		* Named goals must be distinct, visible, contestable regions owned by the target. A third country may temporarily occupy them; regions already controlled by your own country cannot be selected as new goals.
	* Eligibility is checked again when the vote resolves. If the proposed goals become invalid before enactment, the bill can be denied and its fee refunded.		* Eligibility is checked again when the vote resolves. If the proposed goals become invalid before enactment, the bill can be denied and its fee refunded.

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	* If a third country wins its own declaration and '''permanently receives''' a region, the opponent no longer owns that region. Your side can then win by holding all the opponent's remaining contestable land, even below your original conquest quota, provided you hold all your own named goals. Wars can therefore finish '''one after another'''.		* If a third country wins its own declaration and '''permanently receives''' a region, the opponent no longer owns that region. Your side can then win by holding all the opponent's remaining contestable land, even below your original conquest quota, provided you hold all your own named goals. Wars can therefore finish '''one after another'''.

	'''Selecting goals on occupied land:''' ~~A later declarer cannot~~ name ~~regions~~ that another country already temporarily occupies as ~~new~~ goals, ~~even though the target remains their owner~~. ~~New goals~~ must ~~be currently ruled by the target~~ and ~~must~~ not be temporarily ~~occupied. Enemy-owned occupied land may~~ still ~~be attackable~~ under ~~a valid war against~~ its ~~owner~~; ~~permission to attack it does not make it eligible as a~~ new ~~goal~~.		'''Selecting goals on occupied land:''' You may name a region that a third country temporarily occupies, provided the country you are declaring war on still owns it. You do not need a separate war against the occupier to contest your common enemy's territory, although normal invasion requirements still apply. The target cannot offer land it only temporarily occupies from another owner. Regions your own country already controls are not eligible as new goals. The same ownership rule applies to purchased defender objectives.

			'''Example: competing for a common enemy's regions.''' Country A temporarily occupies five of Country B's six regions. Country C may declare war on B and name two of those occupied regions as goals, because they still belong to B. Country C must capture and hold both goals itself; A's captures do not complete C's objectives. If A and C temporarily occupy all six regions between them, each declaration still resolves under its own victory conditions.

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			'''Goal selection update:''' The rule allowing new goals on third-country occupations is prepared for the game update of 12 October 2026 and requires server and client deployment. Until rollout, the in-game picker may still exclude occupied regions.
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Cicero: /* Which captures count? */ Explain occupied-region goal restrictions and distinguish older global wipe cleanup from current strategic declarations.

2026-10-12T14:22:35Z

Which captures count?: Explain occupied-region goal restrictions and distinguish older global wipe cleanup from current strategic declarations.

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	* If several countries temporarily occupy all the opponent's regions between them, the opponent still owns that land. Having no regions left under its direct control does '''not, by itself, end every declaration'''.		* If several countries temporarily occupy all the opponent's regions between them, the opponent still owns that land. Having no regions left under its direct control does '''not, by itself, end every declaration'''.
	* If a third country wins its own declaration and '''permanently receives''' a region, the opponent no longer owns that region. Your side can then win by holding all the opponent's remaining contestable land, even below your original conquest quota, provided you hold all your own named goals. Wars can therefore finish '''one after another'''.		* If a third country wins its own declaration and '''permanently receives''' a region, the opponent no longer owns that region. Your side can then win by holding all the opponent's remaining contestable land, even below your original conquest quota, provided you hold all your own named goals. Wars can therefore finish '''one after another'''.

			'''Selecting goals on occupied land:''' A later declarer cannot name regions that another country already temporarily occupies as new goals, even though the target remains their owner. New goals must be currently ruled by the target and must not be temporarily occupied. Enemy-owned occupied land may still be attackable under a valid war against its owner; permission to attack it does not make it eligible as a new goal.

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			'''Older war behavior:''' Earlier game code automatically ended all war relations when a country lost its last controlled region. Current strategic-declaration code defers that global cleanup while any declaration remains active. Each declaration is resolved separately; a shared temporary wipe does not waive uncaptured goals.
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	'''Example: five regions held by you, one held by a third country.'''		'''Example: five regions held by you, one held by a third country.'''

Cicero: /* Which captures count? */ Clarify shared occupation versus permanent conquest, with the six-region sequential settlement example.

2026-10-12T14:15:45Z

Which captures count?: Clarify shared occupation versus permanent conquest, with the six-region sequential settlement example.

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	* A third country's captures do not contribute to your country's progress. Capturing unrelated third-country land does not automatically count against this opponent.		* A third country's captures do not contribute to your country's progress. Capturing unrelated third-country land does not automatically count against this opponent.

	There is also a limited '''wipe''' route: a side eligible for offensive victory can complete the count requirement if it holds all contestable land the opponent still owns, with at least one qualifying retained conquest. '''All named goals remain mandatory.''' ~~Another~~ country ~~merely occupying~~ the opponent's remaining land does not ~~give you~~ this ~~victory~~.		There is also a limited '''wipe''' route: a side eligible for offensive victory can complete the count requirement if it holds all contestable land the opponent still owns, with at least one qualifying retained conquest. '''All named goals remain mandatory.'''

			'''Temporary occupation and permanent conquest have different effects:'''
			* If several countries temporarily occupy all the opponent's regions between them, the opponent still owns that land. Having no regions left under its direct control does '''not, by itself, end every declaration'''.
			* If a third country wins its own declaration and '''permanently receives''' a region, the opponent no longer owns that region. Your side can then win by holding all the opponent's remaining contestable land, even below your original conquest quota, provided you hold all your own named goals. Wars can therefore finish '''one after another'''.

			'''Example: five regions held by you, one held by a third country.'''
			Suppose your enemy ruled six regions when your declaration started, your normal requirement is six, and you capture five including all your goals. If the third country's declaration is enacted '''after''' those five captures, the enemy now rules only one region, so that new declaration's conquest requirement can be one. If the third country names that last region as its goal and captures it, it can win its own war and receive the region permanently. Your enemy then owns only the five regions you hold, allowing your declaration to finish through the wipe rule.

			If the third country only temporarily occupies that last region without meeting its own victory conditions, that capture does not unlock your wipe victory. If its settlement returns the region instead of awarding it permanently, the region still prevents this route.

	== Defending and buying offensive goals ==		== Defending and buying offensive goals ==

Cicero: Reorganize guide; explain current goals, conquest quotas, defender objectives, costs, occupation and settlement; add original blue themed artwork.

2026-10-12T13:47:41Z

Reorganize guide; explain current goals, conquest quotas, defender objectives, costs, occupation and settlement; add original blue themed artwork.

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Luc: added a summary of new war mechanisms

2026-09-12T13:46:33Z

added a summary of new war mechanisms

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	Are you looking for actions? Do you want to expand your country? Something else? You are on the right page. Here, you'll know how to declare war on another country.		Are you looking for actions? Do you want to expand your country? Something else? You are on the right page. Here, you'll know how to declare war on another country.

	[[File:Declaration of war.~~JPG~~]]		[[File:Declaration of war 26-9.png \| 600px]]

	You must be part of the [[Congress \| congress]] to enact a war declaration. The proposal is simply called "~~Start~~ War" and will cost golds to your country~~. This law~~ requires 24 hours to pass even with 100% votes ~~and~~ '''~~your ennemy~~ will be aware of your political move'''.		You must be part of the [[Congress \| congress]] to enact a war declaration. The proposal is simply called "Declare War" and can be find in the "congress" section of your "country" page. The law will cost golds to your country and requires 24 hours to pass even with 100% of positive votes. '''Your enemy will be aware of your political move'''. You can choose the targeted country, the duration and the goal of the war. Your country can conquer from 0 to 2 regions (the regions you keep at the end of the war).

	The following day, your government can open a battle. Choose wisely the battlefront; plains are harder to defend than mountains for the defender sides. If you are too slow, your ennemy will attack first and you will have to defend your territory.

			The following day, your government can open a battle. Choose wisely the battlefront; plains are harder to defend than mountains for the defender sides. If you are too slow, your enemy will attack first and you will have to defend your territory. To win you must have every region you named as a goal among those conquests, except if these regions are no longer owned by your ennemy. During the war, work tax from an occupied region splits between the occupier (80%) and the country it was taken from (20%). No buildings are damaged by occupation so holding ground no longer wrecks it.

			''Note: Revolutionary war (war for independence) are now disabled but a region-less country can still declare war by enacting a "Declare War" law. Cores are recovered by naming them as a war goal.''
	'''Declaring war is a risky move.''' Even the stronger can fall. Good luck and have fun!		'''Declaring war is a risky move.''' Even the stronger can fall. Good luck and have fun!

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Luc at 17:49, 24 April 2026

2026-04-24T17:49:06Z

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	Are you looking for actions? Do you want to expand your country? Something else? You are on the right page. Here, you'll know how to declare war on another country.		Are you looking for actions? Do you want to expand your country? Something else? You are on the right page. Here, you'll know how to declare war on another country.

	~~You must be part of the~~ [[~~Congress \| congress~~]] to enact a war declaration. The proposal is simply called "Start War" and will cost 10 golds to your country. This law requires 24 hours to pass even with 100% votes and your ennemy will be aware of your political move.		[[File:Declaration of war.JPG]]

	The ~~following day,~~ your ~~government can open a battle~~. ~~If you are two slow,~~ your ennemy will ~~attack first and you will have to defend~~ your ~~territory~~.		You must be part of the [[Congress \| congress]] to enact a war declaration. The proposal is simply called "Start War" and will cost golds to your country. This law requires 24 hours to pass even with 100% votes and '''your ennemy will be aware of your political move'''.

	Declaring war is a risky move. Even the stronger can fall. Good luck and have fun!		The following day, your government can open a battle. Choose wisely the battlefront; plains are harder to defend than mountains for the defender sides. If you are too slow, your ennemy will attack first and you will have to defend your territory.

			'''Declaring war is a risky move.''' Even the stronger can fall. Good luck and have fun!

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