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It's the Ludovico Technique. It actually has some really potent synergies.

This episode was everything that I hoped it would be.

That was one of the common criticisms, and why I was a little leery of trying it at first. Visually it's very similar, but it's a very different sort of sim. Its premise is very close to DF-9's, only on a planet instead of a space station. Build your colony and try to survive; though Rimworld at this point has more depth, to my mind.

I'm thinking of doing this. Sounds like a lot of fun.

I wish that I had gone with Rimworld when I made the initial dip into early access. I'm enjoying that a lot more than the 'finished' version of DF-9. It's weird that I made my choice to go with DF-9 back then because I worried about the Rimworld crew's ability to deliver on it, but they ultimately look to be the next ones to do so - aside from Prison Architect. Oh well, you live and you learn, and I've had a lot of good experiences with EA, at least.

It's not just Napoleonic conquest that it's simulating. It's the period that was set off with the 30 Years War. I'm really intrigued by the idea that you can go to war on behalf of rebel factions in other nations, which gives the protestant reformation a much needed boost that it was missing. The wars of religion don't really materialize in the current game.

The COIN series, by GMT Games, gives a pretty good look at the internal politics of an unstable nation(Cuba, Columbia, Vietnam, Afghanistan).

Has diplomacy been implemented, yet?

I think that I may be the only person that likes the changes that came in with the Wealth Of Nations and Res Publica patches. I felt it made it less Risk-like.

I'm hoping that trend doesn't hold for Wealth Of Nations, but I'll be waiting before I purchase that one.

My take on this DLC is that it isn't as thin as Sons Of Abraham, but it still seems a bit light for the price tag. Maybe I'm missing out based on the starts that I've chosen.