Germans

“A powerhouse both of industry and of political philosophy! Though I hear it was a challenge to keep both the factories running and the workers happy.„~ When entering new Era with this culture

“Clever on many levels, these Germans. Their industrial plants and artillery are famous. But it's the invisible U-boats that are the real concern.„~ When meeting this culture

The Germans are one of the cultures available in the Industrial Era, with the Militarist culture focus.

"Industrialization is at the forefront of German culture, whose ambition is to bring the fruits of progress and enlightenment to the rest of the world -- by any means necessary."

Culture orientation[]

Militarist cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on waging and inciting wars.

These cultures earn extra Fame from Militarist Era Stars for defeating enemy Military Units.

Affinity Action: Iron Reserves[]

Can periodically call upon able bodied patriots to take up arms in defense of the mother land.

Instantly raise Militia Armies in your Cities, these militia behave like regular armies, cost no maintenance and upgrade automatically when a better version is unlocked in the tech tree.
The Militias only cost Population to raise, limited to your maximum army size. In the Industrial Era and Contemporary Era militia costs 2Population each.
Militia Units can be upgraded into professional Units in the Anti-Cavalry branch starting from Spearmen up to Rifles.
The ability can be used once per turn and may be used to rapidly resettle population if needed.

Affinity Bonus: Vigilance[]

+30War Support equilibrium value on Relations.

That is, Militarist Empires can declare Formal War without Grievances or Demands, and forcing a Militarist culture to surrender in a war is significantly harder than most of other cultures.

Transcendence Bonus: Bond Among Warriors[]

-5% Army upkeep on Army and Squadron.

Trait: Iron Ordnance[]

Emblematic quarter: Coking Works[]

“A vast crucible of heat and fire and smoke, many industries benefit in turn from the availability of high-quality coking coal.”

Emblematic unit: Uboat[]

“Lurking in the depths and armed with deadly torpedoes, Germans U-Boats strike fear into enemy seafarers.”

Torpedo Vessel: Cheap glass cannon meant to destroy Capital Ships. Cannot attack when adjacent to enemy Screening Ships.

Stealth: Able to enter any foreign Territory and remain Concealed as long as they have any Stealth. In Battle, they are invisible until attacking or adjacent to enemy Units.

Torpedo Attack: Receives a very high Combat Strength bonus when attacking Capital Ships.

City names[]

The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.

Berlin, Hamburg, München, Köln, Leipzig, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Hannover

The first new city found by this culture will use the first name on the city list.

Trivia[]

The in-game appearance of the German City Center is based on the original design of Reichstag, the parliament building of German Empire, Weimar Germany, and unified Germany.
- The in-game Reichstag features a squared dome, the original dome/cupola of the Imperial Era Reichstag. It indicates that the concept of the in-game Germans is based on German Empire (1871-1918).