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The Western Connection

vid_the_western_connection

Positioned at the crossroads of cultures, the Tsars of Vidin have maintained closer ties with the Catholic West than any other Bulgarian rulers, often marrying into Hungarian and Wallachian nobility. This diplomatic flexibility allows Vidin to survive as an independent state, utilizing Western military technology and courtly traditions to distinguish itself from the rest of Bulgaria. By acting as a bridge between the Orthodox and Catholic worlds, Vidin becomes a center of trade and intellectual exchange that enriches the local treasury and the army.

RequiresDistant MarketsAdvancerequires

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Vidin

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Banking
2. Standardized Coins
3. Distant Markets
4. The Western Connection

Modifiers

• Institution Growth+20%
• Monthly Diplomats+0.05

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Distant MarketsRenaissanceRequires

Countries

• VidinPotential

Belongs to 1

• RenaissanceAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/country_bul.txt:137

age = age_2_renaissance

icon = diplomatic_influence

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = VID

}

global_institution_growth_modifier = 0.20

monthly_diplomats = 0.05

requires = trade_range_advance_age_2

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