Nations mode

In Nations mode, each player plays a real country of the giant world map. The mode is played in multiplayer, up to 80 players.

#The principle

• The map is a giant world with 125 countries with real borders. The biggest countries are split into regions of similar size.
• You start with your whole country and its capital.
• Countries nobody picks are played by the AI.
• If you do not pick a country, the server gives you a random one.
• A continent filter helps you choose (Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania).
• Every game counts in the Nations statistics: most played countries, wins per country, player win rate, and countries played in your profile.

#Victory

50% of the land is enough to win. See also End of the game for the final phase and the coalition.

#Small-country bonuses

So that small countries are not crushed early:

• A country of fewer than 20,000 tiles gets a starting bonus, up to +400,000 gold and +75,000 troops: the smaller the country, the bigger the bonus.
• Troop floor: every country can keep at least as many maximum troops as a country of 20,000 tiles.

#The capital

• It sits on the country's real capital (its golden crown is visible on the map) and gives +10% gold and +10% troop growth.
• During the first minute, the land around each country's original capital (5 tiles) cannot be taken or bombed: no country is wiped out before it can react.
• If your capital falls: an announcement to everyone, and -10% defence for 60 seconds. A banner with a countdown is shown.
• You can proclaim a new capital after 2 minutes.
• The capital keeps its level and can never be upgraded.

#Regional alliances

An alliance with a neighbouring country lasts 50% longer (7 minutes 30 instead of 5).

#Peace treaty

Available as everywhere: see Alliances, peace and betrayal.

#Vassal surrender

When you only have a quarter of your country left (you lost three quarters), you can surrender to a player you are at war with and become their vassal:

• if the player accepts, no attacks between you for 10 minutes;
• the vassal pays 25% of its gold income to its overlord;
• breaking this agreement is perjury.

The action is in the player panel ("Surrender").

#Coalition of nations

When a player controls 30% of the land, the nations (AI) ally against them. It is only a matter of alliances: no stat bonuses for them.

#Difficulty and AI

Nations play like players. Their level is adjustable in solo and private games.

#Interface

• Names are shown as "Country | Username".
• A continent filter helps you choose your country at launch.
• An allies-only chat channel exists in Nations mode.