Aztlan Free State

Aztlan Free State
Ideology	Despotism
Leader	Doctor Caballeron
Ruling party	Caballeron's Supporters (80%)
Population	1,296,280
Ponypower	16,868
Race	Pony
Stability	67%
War support	59%
Factories	0
Capital	Tenochtitlan
Continent	Southern Equus
Diplomacy	At war with  Baltimare Republic At war with  Celestial State At war with  Disciples of the Night
Demonym	Aztlanian
Tag	JUN
Color	#4B7234

Dr. Cabelleron, dubious archaeologist, finds himself caught in the middle of a savage jungle civil war, equipped only with bands of well armed mercenaries and a native population at best suspicious of his actions. But where some see trash, others see treasure... and Cabelleron is determined to use that treasure to his greatest advantage.

Lore

Dr. Caballeron used to care about two things - profit and his studies into the Equestrian Southeast. He has spent his life as an "archaeologist", raiding ancient temples and making shady trades in ancient artifacts for a quick bit to fund both his studies into the natives and his degree, despite Daring Do continuously attempting to intervene and rescue the artifacts.

Caballeron was deep in the jungle, leading armed mercenaries when the War of the Two Sisters broke out in  Equestria, and suddenly the jungles are filled with  Nightmare Moon cultists,  Celestial loyalists led by old enemy Daring Do, and a communist insurrection in the  Baltimare Republic.

Trapped in the middle, Caballeron used his mercenary teams to drive out the lunarist forces around Tenochtitlan and declared himself an independent nation. His self-proclaimed mission: protect the natives and their culture from those who would seek to destroy it. Making a profit in the process is just a welcome bonus.

National Focus

The pre-unification Aztlan tree.

The Aztlan Free State begins with a general wartime focus tree. The left path mostly gives infantry equipment, the central gives infrastructure, forts and factories, and the right gives free divisions. The final focus, Fight for Aztlan, gives a substantial army buff for 180 days.

After winning the War in the South, the Aztlan Free State will load its actual focus tree. The tree is divided into five parts; a political tree, an industry tree, and the army, navy, and air force trees.

The Federation

The political tree is a rather simple one, having one path for the Aztlan Free State to follow. Dr. Caballeron will proclaim the Aztlan Federation, gaining cores on all the conquered territories (this takes 124 days), and work to unite the new Federation by trying to accommodate the leftists, the natives, and the thestrals.

The post-war Aztlan Free State starts with two negative political national spirits, "Lunar Remnants" and "Discontent in the Cities", which reduces political power gain, stability, recruitable population, factory output, and gives daily support to the Supremacy, Harmonic, and Communist parties. Finishing the left and right sides of the political tree (each taking 155 days total) will remove these two negative national spirits, while adding some stability in the process.

The political tree also grants one extra research slot in the middle. The final focus, The Southern Beacon grants additional stability, political power gain, war support, surrender limit and daily Unaligned support.

The Three Economic Regions

Their industry tree focuses on building up industry in Stableside, Tenochtitlan, and Baltimare, as well as getting rid of the national spirit "Economic Underdevelopment".

• The Stableside part of the tree grants steel, aluminum, and oil production, as well as some factories and infrastructure.
• The Tenochtitlan part of the tree grants rubber production, infrastructure, one research slot, and a national spirit that gives extra political power gain and improving relations.
• The Baltimare part of the tree grants many factories, two 100% industry research bonuses, steel production, and a +5% research speed national spirit.

By the end of the tree, the player can choose one of the three cities to be the primary economic city (Stableside, Tenochtitlan or Baltimare Primacy). Stableside grants production efficiency growth, conversion speed and military factory construction speed. Tenochtitlan grants resource gain efficiency, monthly population and -5% consumer goods. Baltimare grants more max factories in a state, construction speed and factory output.

The final focus in the tree, unlocked after choosing a Primacy focus, removes the negative national spirit "Economic Undevelopment".

The Milchimalli

The army part of the focus tree unlocks once the Aztlan Federation is formed, starting with The Milchimalli. After choosing either the Equestrian Grand Battleplan or Aztlan Mass Assault doctrines, the tree begins in earnest. Notable focuses include Scour the Jungles for Talent, which grants three new generals, Put Them Through Tartarus and Born Out of the Jungle, two mutually exclusive focuses which grant leader stats and buffs to jungle warfare respectively, and Integrate the Tzinacatl Divisions which can only be taken once "Lunar Remnants" has been removed and grants three pegasi divisions. The final focus, The Protectors of Aztlan grants recruitable population, division organization, attack and defense.

The Aztlan Navy and Air Force

Both the navy and air force focus paths are small, granting dockyards or air bases respectively. They also give decent research bonuses to aircraft and ships. The final focuses for each tree grant a national spirit related to their respective path.

Gameplay and Strategy

The Aztlan Free State declares independence one or two months into the Equestrian Civil War, and is immediately thrust into the War in the South: an isolated sub-civil war in the Southeastern jungle regions of Equestria, fought between the Aztlan Free State,  Disciples of the Night, the  Celestial State, and the  Baltimare Republic.

Even should the Aztlan Free State triumph, maintaining its independence will be a challenge for it.

War in the South

The Aztlan Free State starts with no industry and no resources. Although this disadvantage can be offset by building factories in the area as Equestria before the civil war, excellent micromanagement and opportunistic play is the name of the game.

The four-way War in the South begins soon after the player starts playing as the Aztlan Free State. This triggers an event where 18 divisions spawn in the capital, each having a division template of 4 infantry battalions.

Once you organize your new divisions, set up a front line along the border with the Disciples. Take free territory when you can, and make sure to focus on encirclements. Don't bother trying to push into Baltimare when you gain a border with them; they have enough units to fully cover their borders along with Stalliongrad volunteers. Remember to always raise native militia units when you can to fill in the gaps. The decisions to raise militia units only cost 5 political power and consist of two to three infantry battalions, making them excellent at pulling off encirclements and defending territory. However in order to raise them you need to control 100% of a state.

Once the Disciples are defeated, your next opponents will be the Celestial State and the Baltimare Republic. The Celestial State is easier to defeat, as its army is overstretched and vulnerable to encirclements. Baltimare is usually harder because they don't get a lot or any provinces from defeating the Disciples and thus their army isn't as badly stretched. Plus, they've got the help of Staliongrad's volunteers which also help them negate the dangers of an overstretched army and their tanks can be a hassle to handle if encountered. Once you find a safe opening, you can attempt to rush down their three Victory Points, capitulating them.

Be careful about the Celestial State's focus, Infiltration of the Jungles which will spawn 6 units near your capital. They can easily capitulate you if not dealt with quickly, so make sure to keep an eye out on when they do that focus.

The Great Powers

The  Lunar Empire will always choose to declare war on you when they're ready to reconquer their claimed territories, or intervene in favor of the Disciples if the war is still raging. If  Equestria turns into the  Solar Empire, they will declare war on you too. However, both countries will have to wait until after they win the civil war, and sooner or later the  Changeling Lands will declare war on whichever country wins the civil war, or both if it's still raging, as well as on you. Use the time they take fighting each other to prepare a defense.

You will get a decision both after winning the South-East war and after Equestria wins the War of the Two Sisters on whether you want to join their alliance and side with them in the Civil War if it is still raging. While this allows you to directly intervene between the two nations, remember that Equestria can still gain a war goal if you refuse to become their puppet after they take the United Equestria focus.

The  Confederation of Southern States to the west may either gain a war goal on you or offer you to join their alliance. Refusing will also give them a war goal on you.

Technology

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Lavender Rifle Jackalope AS-3 Basic Armored Car Support Equipment Engineer Company I Recon Company I Military Police I Breezie Model 8 (Model 8 70mm Howitzer) Anti-Air (Towed Anti-Air) Anti-Tank (Towed Anti-Tank)	1007 Destroyer Passive Sonar Smoke Generators Basic Depth Charges 1007 Cruiser Early Heavy Ship Deck Conversions Early Submarine Basic Torpedo Basic Light Battery Basic Medium Battery Basic Heavy Battery Turreted Secondary Battery Transport Ship Contact Mine Minelaying Submarine	Early Fighter NAV I (Naval Bomber I) Early Bomber	Basic Fire Control System Fuel Storage
Doctrine			Racial
Trench Warfare	None	None	Pegasus Division

Politics

National Spirits

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• Political Power Gain: -10%
• Mobilization speed: +10.00%
• Division training time: -10.0%
• Stability: -20.00%
• War Support: -15.00%
• Construction Speed: -10.00%
• Can not declare wars
• Can not join factions

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Doctor Caballeron		Despotism Non-Aligned Caballeron's Supporters		Born in Puerto Caballo, Caballeron has long been a student of archeology, fascinated by the cultures, languages and history of southeastern Equestria. To fund his studies, he sold artifacts he found, sometimes to rather questionable individuals. This proved to be worth it as he eventually graduated with a Doctor's degree, despite Daring Do, his arch-nemesis, often trying to intervene and rescue the relics before he could sell them. After the Equestrian Civil War began, Caballeron used the wealth he had acquired from the sale of artifacts to hire mercenaries and drove out the Lunarist forces from the region around Tenochtitlan. He claims to be defending the natives, though some doubt if his motives are truly honest.
Mayor Goldwin		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony Celestial Loyalists		None
Addie Hoover		Equestrian Socialism Communism Urban Socialists		None
Fuhrer Seaterror		Fascism Supremacy Lunar Loyalists		None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Caballeron's Supporters			Despotism Non-Aligned	Doctor Caballeron	80%
Celestial Loyalists			Harmonic Republicanism Harmony	Mayor Goldwin	2%
Urban Socialists			Equestrian Socialism Communism	Addie Hoover	13%
Lunar Loyalists			Fascism Supremacy	Fuhrer Seaterror	5%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Mazel Tov	Captain of Industry Hedonist	None	Stability: −5% Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Velvet Glow	Bookworm	None	Research Speed: +5%	150
Lily Valley	Sociopathic Bureaucrat	None	Political Power Gain: −10% Consumer Goods Factories factor: −10%	150
Teuicolt	Prince of Terror	None	Non-Core Ponypower: +2% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: −30% Damage to Garrisons: −25%	150
Ixtilal	Chief of the Xiopili	None	Division Recovery Rate: +10% Infantry Division Attack: +5%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
"White Hoof" Test Site Laboratories	Mobile Tank Designer	Baltimare: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Armor Research Speed: +18% Armor technology: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% Armored Car: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Baltimare Designs	Celestial Sea Fleet Designer	Owns Baltimare	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: HP: +10% Armor: +50% Capital Ships: Armor: +10% Heavy Attack: +10%	150
Seaward Shoals Dockyard	Lunar Ocean Fleet Designer	Owns Tall Tale	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Max Range: +25% Armor: −15% Deck size: +100% Capital Ships: Max Range: +25% Screens: Max Range: +25% Submarine: Max Range: +25%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Heavy Wings	Medium Aircraft Designer	Tenochtitlan: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150
Vanilla Clouds	Light Aircraft Designer	Baltimare: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Sturdy Stable Industries	Infantry Equipment Designer	Stableside: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
ASTIMARE	Artillery Designer	East Yucoltan: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Artillery Research Speed: +20%	150
Blue Mare Motors	Motorized Equipment Designer	Baltimare: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Motorization Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services "Baltimare United"	Industrial Concern	Baltimare: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Industrial Research Speed: +18%	150
"Phantom" Machinery Works	Machine Tools Producer	Portland: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Industrial Research Speed: +8% Production Efficiency Growth: +8.00%	150
Sierra Caballo Mining Company	Mining Company	Ayacachtli: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Industrial Research Speed: +8% Resource Gain Efficiency: +10.00%	150
Tenochtitlan University	Electronics Concern	Tenochtitlan: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Electronics Research Speed: +15% Research Speed: +5.00%	150
"Shooting Horn" Lab	Magical Concern	Itzomitl Coast: Controlled by  Aztlan Free State	Magic Research Speed: +15% Research Speed: +5.00%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Fancy Hooves	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Nimbus	Army Organization (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Organization: +8%	100  20
Zambezi	Army Defense (Genius)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.40 Division Defense: +15% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	200  10
Midnight Dasher	Army Maneuver (Expert)	None	Division Speed: +10% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Silver Song	Anti-Submarine (Genius)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Submarine Detection: +20%	200  10
Pearl Swirl	Submarines (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Submarine Attack: +15% Submarine Defense: +10%	100  20

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Star Dash	All-Weather (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Bad Weather Penalty: −20%	100  20
Wild Star	Air Superiority (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air superiority attack: +3% Air superiority defense: +3% Air superiority agility: +3%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Ivory Tail	Commando (Specialist)	None	Special forces Attack: +5% Special Forces Cap: 3	50  30
Blue Heart	Army Morale (Expert)	None	Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −6%	100  20
Ruby Bolt	Infantry (Expert)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	100  20

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Doctor Caballeron	Charismatic A natural leader. Soldiers will face their worst fears when backed by a powerful leader. Division Recovery Rate: +10%	See description: Born in Puerto Caballo, Caballeron has long been a student of archeology, fascinated by the cultures, languages and history of southeastern Equestria. To fund his studies, he sold artifacts he found, sometimes to rather questionable individuals. This proved to be worth it as he eventually graduated with a Doctor's degree, despite Daring Do, his arch-nemesis, often trying to intervene and rescue the relics before he could sell them. After the Equestrian Civil War began, Caballeron used the wealth he had acquired from the sale of artifacts to hire mercenaries and drove out the Lunarist forces from the region around Tenochtitlan. He claims to be defending the natives, though some doubt if his motives are truly honest.	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 4 Planning: 2 Logistics: 2	Pony

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Jungle Trek	Inflexible Strategist Skilled but stubborn. A good enough plan can survive contact with the enemy. Defense: +1 Logistics: +1 Jungle Rat Undeterred by rodents of unusual size, and skilled in Jungle warfare. Jungle: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10% Heat Specialist Possesses an intuitive understanding of the difficulties of fighting in Hot conditions. Heat Attrition: −50% Adaptable A natural understanding of how to fight in various terrains and adapt to different environments. Cold acclimatization gain factor: +10% Hot acclimatization gain factor: +10% Terrain Penalty Reduction: +30%	See description: Born: December 22nd, 984, Tonaltzintli Biography: Born in the jungles away from the populated coastal cities of the South-East, Jungle Trek did not have the typical foalhood of an Equestrian. Far away from any schools or places of education, his father did his best to teach Jungle, and while he quickly learned basic subjects such as math, science and history, he was more interested in exploring the world and jungles around him. Seeing what more was out there was always one of his deepest desires, but so was there a deep appreciation for the untamed environment that surrounded him. Once he reached adulthood, Jungle set off to find his own path in life, having a brief stint serving as a henchpony for Doctor Caballeron's schemes before finally settling in with a traveling mercenary band. Working for bits in Equestria and beyond, his charisma and his natural skill in combat earned him the admiration and respect of many of his peers, with one in-joke within the group being that he could have convinced Princess Celestia herself to marry him had he been given the chance. When the previous captain eventually died in battle, Jungle was agreed upon by the majority to become his successor, and their new leader. After becoming captain, Jungle did not have long before he was contacted by his former employer in his homeland, with an offer for employment in fighting for a newly declared Aztlan. He quickly accepted, not just for the money or out of loyalty for the Doctor, but also to return to the one place he always felt closest to. With a strong moral compass only occasionally blinded by bits and the loyalty of the ponies under him, Jungle Trek is ready to fight for a new flag, and perhaps a nation he can soon truly call home. Portrait By: Rari	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Planning: 1 Logistics: 3	Pony
General Nimbus	Jungle Rat Undeterred by rodents of unusual size, and skilled in Jungle warfare. Jungle: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Pony
General Serene Storm	Jungle Rat Undeterred by rodents of unusual size, and skilled in Jungle warfare. Jungle: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Thestral
General Sweet Water	Swamp Fox While somewhat soggy, the Swamp Fox knows his way around Swamps and Marshes. Marsh: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10% Jungle Rat Undeterred by rodents of unusual size, and skilled in Jungle warfare. Jungle: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	See description: A filly full of adventure and exploration, Sweet Water grew up without much of any supervision, going about at her heart's content. Be it swamp, jungle, desert, no climate was out of her reach growing up and volunteering in any situation or company or explorer's guild to get down and dirty. At the appropriate age, enlisting in the Lunar Guard auxiliary and serving a short term doing essentially, nothing of significance walking tiled floor and great halls, she quickly became bored and as soon as her enlistment was to expire, she rucked it South to continue her exploring. Getting approached one day, with the opportunity to be highly paid and lead ponies and militias through the jungles by the infamous Caballeron, she quickly accepted. The little swamp fox, the jungle rat as it were, would train her ponies and take them through thick and dirty and make them a feared jungle fighting force. All the while, getting to get very dirty and muddy in the process.	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Tailcoatl	Jungle Rat Undeterred by rodents of unusual size, and skilled in Jungle warfare. Jungle: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 3	Pony
General Zambezi	Commando Skilled in Amphibious operations, Air Assaults, and Cold weather conditions - the Commando is a man of many talents. Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −25%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 2	Zebra

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Aztlan Free State / Equestrian South-East Federation / Nightmare Moon Loyalists
	Equestrian South-East Federation

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

Industry and Resources

Factories*

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
0	0	0	0	0

Numbers in red indicate the number of civilian factories required to produce consumer goods, based on economy laws and the total number of military and civilian factories, rounded up.

Resources

Oil	Aluminum	Rubber	Tungsten	Steel	Chromium	Crystal
0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Numbers in red indicate how many resources are reserved for export due to trade laws.