u/Poro_the_CV

Made a mod, figure I'd share it for those who might want it. It does require Invictus due to how they civilize tribes.

Mod link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3735826897

Mod name: Tribal Allies

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I always like different types of gameplay. Allows for more freedom of narrative for a campaign, however a diplomatic one is kind of lacking in Imperator. As a nation such as the various Greek colonies in Iberia/Gaul, or Carthaginian/Phoenicians in Africa/Iberia, it's rather hard or extremely slow. You rely on missions to civilize tribes, or feed/hope you get a large enough tribal vassal to civilize (AI tribes are required to be a regional power to civilize).

No more!

My mod lets you get tribal vassals easier slightly, and allows you to upgrade them to tribal allies! Gonna copy+paste some of this from the mod description here....

Features of a Tribal Ally:

• Cost a diplo slot
• Fight in your wars
• When they civilize, they become a client state instead of tributary
• Allowed to civilize without the regional power size requirement
• Revert back to tribal vassal upon either leader's death if overlord if monarchy, or tribal ally's leader's death if overlord if a republic. If you cancel the tribal alliance, they become fully independent. Assassinating the tribal leader is the best way to get your diplo slot back while keeping the subject.

How to make a Tribal Ally:

• Overlord must be civilized, and either Hellenic or West Levantine culture groups (Carthagians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Nabatean + Greeks)
• Subject has to be tribal vassal
• Subject opinion must be 150 or more of overlord
• Overlord and subject ruler's must be friends
• If the offer of becoming a tribal ally is rejected by the overlord, it won't be offered again while the tribal ruler is alive.

I will note, the check to offer to upgrade to a Tribal Ally fires once every fix months, so be mindful of that when attempting this. Elections and ruler deaths can screw you over and start the process over, and the check doesn't always align with them.

Criticisms and critiques are welcome! Actually typing all of this out now makes me question if I shouldn't allow barbarians who civilize to also go this route....... I'll let all you persuade me if I should or shouldn't do that.