Celestial State

"Fictional" adventurer Daring Do was taking down what she thought was just another band of mad Lunar cultists when the moon grew bloody and Nightmare Moon herself returned to Equestria. Now she is in for her biggest adventure yet as she desperately leads an impromptu army to stop the cultists from joining their Queen, while also having to deal with a communist uprising in Baltimare and her old nemesis, Doctor Caballeron. For Equestria!

Lore[]

Cults of the South[]

The jungles of Southern Equestria have long been infested with batpony Nightmare Moon cultists. The return of Luna convinced some to rejoin Equestria peacefully, but others doubled down in their zealotry, becoming obsessed with "freeing" Nightmare Moon.

Adventurer and explorer Daring Do would repeatedly clash with them in her adventures through the southern wilderness, foiling many of their plots and providing much material for her "fictional" adventure novels.

Return of Nightmare Moon[]

Spooked by strange omens and a stirring in the jungles among their twisted exiles, worried batponies sought the help of Daring Do to investigate. What she discovered shocked her. Convinced that Nightmare Moon's return was imminent, the cultists had prepared a large army of true believers, brainwashed followers, and naive batpony sympathisers to sweep across the cities of southern Equestria before marching north for Manehatten.

Hastily assembling a militia formed of local Equestrian garrisons and volunteers, Daring Do led an ambush against the cultists, taking them by surprise. Yet even as victory loomed, the moon grew blood red and the cultists fought with renewed strength - Nightmare Moon had indeed returned.

Rumble in the Jungle[]

A savage war is now fought across the Equestrian southern jungle. Rumours leak in from the north - Equestria is embroiled in a full-scale civil war. To make things worse, Daring Do's nemesis, the profit-obsessed "archaeologist" Dr. Cabelleron, has taken advantage of the chaos to establish the Aztlan Free State, an army of natives led by his thuggish mercenaries. In the north, Baltimare has also fallen to a communist uprising, who now turn their eyes south to unite the South-East.

Before the ponies of southern Equestria can help defeat Nightmare Moon, they must wash out the communists, send Cabelleron packing and defeat the southern cultists - Nightmare Moon's most fervent supporters cannot be allowed to link up with her armies in the north!

Starting Situation[]

The Celestial State will break away from the Lunar Empire around two months after the beginning of the Equestrian Civil War. It will find itself almost immediately at war with the Disciples of the Night, Baltimare Republic and the Aztlan Free State.

Celestial State starts with a military of 75k deployed ponies in 15 divisions.

National Focus[]

The focus tree is divided into small branches. The left branch, starting with Mobilisation of the Trade Fleet centers around building a small navy while the right branch, beginning with Defenses of Stableside allows to build a small industry, much needed to win the civil war.

However, the most important part of the tree is the middle one. Focuses add military units, notably:

Arms Trade will send out requests to a large variety of neighbouring nations, together they have a good chance of sending a significant amount of infantry equipment your way. This is a huge benefit as the other nations in the south have minimal ability to replace their weapon losses.
Look-out spawns 5 small border guard divisions.
Tractor-tanks gives you a small light tank division.
Mercenaries can only be taken if you control Saltmane, and will immediately bypass if you don't.
Night Guards gives you 3 elite pegasi divisions.
Infiltration of the Jungles spawns units behind enemy lines (note that it can only be completed if the Aztlan Free State exists).
Cropduster Volunteers will add a small air wing of fighters.

Additionally Military Government and Acclimatisation remove your various negative national spirits.

After the Civil War is won, a small tree will be unlocked. If fighting is still raging between Equestria and the Lunar Empire, you will be able to help your harmonist comrades. The very last focus of the entire tree The Future gives the player a decision to become a puppet of Equestria or get annexed by them. Becoming a puppet will put Quibble Pants in office as Daring Do steps down from wartime leadership.

Some interesting paths will be unlocked if Celestia turns into Daybreaker. The Celestial State will have the option to stick by the Solar Empire, or withdraw from any fighting (ends any war with NLR) and prepare for the worst. However, joining the Solar Empire has a chance over time of provoking a civil war led by Daring Do.

Technology[]

The technologies available at the beginning of the game are the same as Equestria.

Politics[]

National spirits []

Disrupted Communications	Can't join factions.
Hellish Conditions	Division Recovery Rate: -10.0% Supply Consumption: +20.0% Heat Attrition: +20.0% Division Speed: -10.0%
Disorganized Resistance	Daily Political Power Cost: +0.20 Stability: -15.00% Research Speed: -20.00%
Outdated Military Factory	Factory Output: -10.00%	The arms factory in Stableside has been in use for 20 years now, but the equipment has not been updated in lat decade.

Leaders[]

Leader	Party	Description	Traits
Daring Do	Harmony
Quibble Pants	Harmony
Furher Seaterror	Supremacy
King Dust	Non-Aligned
Addie Hoover	Communist

Staff and Designers[]

Political Advisors

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Mister Whooves	Well-known Pony		Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10 Stability: +15.00%	150
Tiger Eyes	War Industrialist		AI Modifier: Focus on War Production: +10.0% Military Factory construction speed: +10.00% Dockyard construction speed: +10.00% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10.00%	150
Swift Justice	Prince of Terror		Non-core Ponypower: +2.00% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: -30% Damage to Garrisons:-25.00%	150
Brindle Delicious	Illusive Gentlebeing	Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: -15.0%	150

Tank Designers

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
"White Hoof" Test Site Laboratories	Mobile Tank Designer	Baltimare: controlled by The Celestial State	Armor Research Speed: +12% Armor: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% By selecting this Design Company they will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Ship Designers

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Stableside Tradition Co	Raiding Fleet Designer Escort Fleet Designer Coastal Defense Fleet Designer	Has completed focus For Our Little Navy Stableside: controlled by The Celestial State	Naval Research Time: -10.0% Screen Range: +30.0% Screen Sub Detection: +10.0% Screen Speed: +10.0% Screen Build Cost IC: +10.0% Naval Research Time:-10.0% Carrier Deck Size: -25% Capital Armor: -20% Capital Attack: -20% All Ships Max Range: -50.0% Production Cost: -25.00% Naval Research Time: -10.0% Capital Ship Attack: -10.0% Carrier Deck Size: -10.0% All Ships Visibility: -10.0% Speed: +10.0%	150
Baltimare Designs	Celestial Sea Fleet Designer	Owns Baltimare	Naval Research Time: -10% Carrier: Armor: +50% Capital Ship: Armor: +10% Capital Ship: Naval Firepower: +10%	150
Seaward Shoals Dockyard	Lunar Ocean Fleet	Owns Vanhoover	Naval Research Speed: +10% Carrier: Armor: -15% Capital Ship: Max Range: +25% Screen: Max Range: +25% Submarine: +25%	150

Aircraft Designers

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Heavy Wings	Medium Aircraft Designer	Tenochtitlan: controlled by Celestial State	Air Research Time: -10.0% Heavy Fighter Reliability: +20% Tactical Bomber Reliability: +20%	150
Vanilla Clouds	Light Aircraft Designer	Baltimare: controlled by Celestial State	Air Research Time: -10.0% Fighter Agility: +10% Fighter Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Agility: +10% Carrier Fighter Max Speed: +10%	150

Materiel Designer

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Sturdy Stable Industries	Infantry Equipment Designer	Stableside: controlled by Celestial State	Weapons and Equipment Research Time: -10.0%	150
ASTIMARE	Artillery Designer	East Yucoltan: controlled by Celestial State	Artillery Research Time: -15.0%	150
Blue Mare Motors	Motorized Equipment Designer	Baltimare: controlled by Celestial State	Motorization Research Time: -10.0%	150

Industrial Concern

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services "Baltimare United"	Industrial Concern	Baltimare: controlled by Celestial State	Industrial Research Time: -13%	150
"Phantom" Machinery Works	Machine Tools Producer	Portland: controlled by Celestial State	Industrial Research Time: -5% Production Efficiency growth: +8%	150
Sierra Caballo Mining Company	Mining Company	Sierra Caballo: controlled by Celestial State	Industrial Research Time: -5% Resource Gain Efficiency: +10.00%	150
Tenochtitlan University	Electronics Concern	Tenochtitlan: controlled by Celestial State	Electronics Research Time: -10.0% Research Time: -5.0%	150
"Shooting Horn" Lab	Magical Concern	Saltmane Coast: controlled by Celestial State	Magic Research Time: -10.0% Research Time: -5.0%	150

Theorist

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Itzcoatl	Local Magician		Political Power Gain: +3% Magic Research Time: -7%	150
Permittivity	Military Theorist		Land Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily	150

Military Staff[]

Chief of Army

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Lesa Flare	Army Defense (Expert)		Division Defence: +10.0%	150

Chief of Airforce

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
Henry	Air Superiority (Expert)		Air Superiority attack: +3.00% Air Superiority defense: +3.00% Air Superiority agility: +3.00%	150

Military High Command

Name	Trait	Effects	Cost
Quibble Pants	Infantry (Expert)	Infantry Division Attack: +5.00% Infantry Division Defense: +10.00%	150
DiCapriyo	Jungle Warfare Expert	Division Recovery Rate: +2.5% Heat Attrition: -10.00% Out of Supply: -10.00%	150
Celery	Army Regrouping (Genius)	Division Recovery Rate: 12.0%	150

Military Leaders[]

Army Commanders

Name	Traits	Skills
Field Marshal Daring Do	Media Personality This general will go out of his way to talk to the media and will always try to be in the limelight. Army reassignment duration: +100.0% Jungle Girl Brave and adventures, often reackless. The Jungle adventurer spent most of their life in the jungle, either in pursuit of treasures or fighting the bandits, and they can share their experience with the ponies they lead. Chance to Get Sick: -10.00% Jungle Movement: +5.0% Attack: +5.0% Defence: +5.0%	Lv. 2: 1 : 2 : 4 : 3
General Quibble Pants	Promising Leader This leader has proven to be a quick learner Leader Experience Gain: +25.0%	Lv. 1: 1 : 1 : 1 : 2
General Di Caprio	Media Personality This general will go out of his way to talk to the media and will always try to be in the limelight. Army reassignment duration: +100.0% Swamp Fox While somewhat soggy, the Swamp Fox knows his way around Swamps and Marshes. Marsh Movement: +5.0% Attack: +10.0% Defence: +10.0%	Lv. 1: 1 : 1 : 2 : 2
General Lauriel Craft		Lv. 1: 2 : 2 : 2 : 2
General Dian Diamonds	Desert Fox Entirely at home when fighting in a Desert. Desert Movement: +5.0% Attack: +10.0% Defence: +10.0%	Lv. 1: 3 : 1 : 2 : 1
General Henry Diamonds	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Max Entrenchment: +1.0% Leader Experience Gain: -25.0%	Lv. 1: 1 : 2 : 2 : 1
General Van Drake	Commando Skilled in Amphibious operations, Air Assaults, and Cold weather conditions - the Commando is a man of many talents. Out of Supply: +25.0%	Lv. 1: 1 : 1 : 1 : 2

Economy[]

Laws and Development[]

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Volunteer Only Recruitable Population: 1.50%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Developed Science Base No penalties	Modern Society No penalties	Negligible Illiteracy No penalties
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Pony Uses Pony Racial Tree