Manehattan Protectorate

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Manehattan Protectorate
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Ideology	Autocracy
Leader	Protectress Lilac
Population	15M (Varies based on year of formation.)
Race	Changeling
Stability
War support
Factories
Capital	Manehattan
Demonym	Manehattanite
Tag	MAN
Color	#3C4056

Equestria has fallen. Queen Chrysalis's victorious army has divided the nation into protectorates with one goal - extraction of Love for the  Changeling Lands. Formerly a bureaucrat in Chrysalis's general staff, the newly appointed Lady Protectress Lilac finds herself in charge of Equestria's prosperous, populated east coast - the Manehattan Protectorate. Already, resistance grows as war becomes insurgency.

Can Lilac meet the dictates of the Queen? Can she build up her own power base in a nation that hates her? Can the resistance be crushed, or will the protectorate be immersed in chaos? Only time will tell...

Lore

The Occupation

During the Great War, Manehattan and its satellites, Hayston and Bronclyn, constituted a quarter of Equestria's industrial capacity. Today, as Equestria lies beneath the Changeling jackboot, and as their new Protectorates rise from the ashes, the Lady Protectress watches over her demesne with a hawk's eye.

Manehattan was brought low by the War, but Queen Chrysalis has no doubt that the city will soon reclaim what had been lost, rise again, and be remade into a glittering metropolis of the Hegemony - and more importantly an efficient industrial source of Love.

The Resistance

However, the ponies of the east coast have their own desires. Encompassing not only Fillydelphia and Albion, but also a stretch of inland territory reaching Hollow Shades in the west and bordering  Severyana in the north, the Changeling garrison is woefully understrength for the task of pacifying the entirety of the East Coast.

All over the Protectorate, the Harmonic Resistance plots to overthrow the Changeling occupiers, to restore the ideals of freedom and liberty to the ponies. The Princesses and Mane Six may be gone, but even absent, the Magic of Friendship continues to be felt, as talented unicorns and former comrades of Twilight Sparkle, Starlight Glimmer and Trixie Lulamoon, take up the fight.

Starting Situation

Starting borders of the Manehattan Protectorate.

Starting borders of the Manehattan Protectorate if the Changeling Lands had capitulated  Stalliongrad and decided to form the Severyana Protectorate before the Manehattan Protectorate.

The Manehattan Protectorate can be formed once Manehattan and some of its states are occupied by the Changeling Lands. Its territory and industry will vary depending on what year it is formed and its development during the great war.

Military

The protectorate starts with 22 divisions. However, there are only 48k changelings deployed, with none in reserve. Most divisions are extremely weak garrisons consisting of just 1 batallion each, with only three of them being standard infantry divisions, and two of them motorized.

Fortunately, these divisions should be more than enough if the resistance is properly handled.

Threats and Opportunities

As a mid-game country and a puppet, the Manehattan Protectorate is under the protection of the  Changeling Lands, but is expected to pay taxes in return.

Typically, the Changeling Lands will have completely or nearly conquered Equus with no serious threats remaining. The only threat to the Manehattan Protectorate is its own domestic policy failure, leading to the emergence of the  Equestrian Liberation Front with the possible support of  New Mareland. In the late game, the Protectorate may be called upon to support a war with a consolidated power in Griffonia such as the  Griffonian Empire or a united River Federation.

Gameplay Mechanics

Establishing the Protectorate

To form the Protectorate, a decision will need to be taken as the  Changeling Lands.

To activate it, they must have capitulated Equestria, control Canterlot, and at least one state on Equestria's east coast (this includes the strategic air regions Celestial Coast, North Celestial Coast, Saint Petershoof, and Starswirl Valley). The  Equestrian Liberation Front cannot have been formed yet.

The decision costs 22k ponypower and 50 PP, and takes 70 days. The player will then be given a choice between switching, to take control of the Protectorate themselves, or remain as the Changeling Lands. Manually tag switching is ill-advised, as certain essential mechanics will not be enabled this way.

The Love Tax

The collection, provision and usage of love is essential to the Protectorate. Tax is collected from pacified states by divisions. To do this states must be kept pacified and a group of low ponypower divisions should be kept available.

After collection, Love is measured in Erots. Before they are taxed, Erots can also be spent on the local changeling population

Love Tax mechanics begin after taking the Negotiate the Love Tax focus.

The mechanics are mostly controlled through decisions:

Spoilers below, we recommend these are best experienced in game before reading

The Love Tax mechanics after Negotiate the Love Tax focus:

• Fulfill Love Tax Quotas - can be paid every 200 days to the Queen. This decision will give some boosts, and avoid making Chrysalis angry (which will result in debuffs). Paying taxes will use approximately 2/3 of Love production.
• Love Rations - By spending Love, the Protectorate can boost a variety of stats, which will be added later while going through the focus tree. This decision is repeatable.

And Military Love Requisition is available after All's Fair in Love & War focus:

• One-time decision to hire the Griffon Accountants - makes taxes a bit more effective (example: it is possible to gather 2.53 erots of Love - without this decision gains only 2.5, meaning increased efficiency)
• Love Requisition Operations - Temporary stability, political power and command power decrease for Love gain - repeatable.
• Punitive Harvesting Operations - base stability and Love in exchange for a large temporary stability decrease and a small ponypower decrease - repeatable.

After completing the Pursue Urban Renewal focus, the following Special Project decisions become available:

• Urban developments at: Fillidelphya, Albion, Bridlepolis, Stratusburg, Detrot and Prance. This decisions give some ponypower to provinces and the most important - upgrades the state region's category.
• Further Urban Development in Bridlepolis, Stratusburg, Detrot and Prance.

State of Affairs decisions - shows (they are mostly affected by focuses and choices made in events):

• 3 and final - phases of Strengthen Changeling Rules - Reduces the Garrison Shortcomings National Spirit effects, if final stage completed - removes it. Shows that the changelings can control the situation with army forces.
• 2 - phases of Expand Collaborationist Presence - Reduces the Public Hostility National Spirit effects. Shows that, for one reason or another, the locals are willing to work with their changeling occupiers.
• 3 and final - phases of Suppress the Resistance - Reduces the Resistance Subversion National Spirit effects, if final stage completed - removes it. Shows how big the Resistance influence on day-to-day operations.
• Also contains decisions for completing the Resistance Suppression and Consolidation of Changeling Power phases (unlocked by events)
• In the late game contains an option to reintegrate the "rebellious states" to get the cores on them back

Officers of the Ost-Kommando decisions (are unlocked after The New Blood focus):

• Makes it possible to get five good generals: Kevin, Schaelli, Alyx, Forctis and Scile;
• As Manehattan gains more generals, it can begin to promote them into government positions and later recruit them as politics advisors, theorists, chiefs of army, etc;
• Unlocks unique technology.

Some additional Military Actions category decisions after completing the focus:

• Pegasus Upgrade I - unlocks technology Pegasus division II
• Pegasus Upgrade II - unlocks technology Pegasus division III
• Pegasus Upgrade III - unlocks technology Pegasus division IV
• Hegemony military training

Non-decision mechanic expansion - Unique unit leader ability - Tear Gas Bombardment after completing Weaponised Lachrymation focus.

Gain some more Prospect for Resourses category decisions.

Sometimes there will be Uprising events happening - Protectorate needs to suppress them or get a big debuffs.

If Lilac's politics fails - she can start the  Equestrian Liberation Front rise for itself - by decision:

• Lilac's Gamble - unlocks the dire way to deal up with the resistance - additional focus tree to get some buffs and debuffs, build some forts, finish small war preparations and rise the ELF rebellion.
• Secure The Regime - when the rebellion rises, needed to remove the negative National Spirit.

The Eastern Bulwark coastal defensive decisions:

• Construct the Northern Stretch - coastal defences at the north, from Mirazh to Prance

• "Construct the Southern Stretch - coastal defences at the south, from Phillydelpia to Manehattan

After completing the An Economic Miracle? focus, the following decision will be available:

It allows MAN to get an offmap Civilian Factories with some prerequisites

Ost-Equestrian Expansionism decisions are available after An Ost-Equestrian Identity focus:

• "Operations" - to attack the Dragon Isles, Haukland, Stalliongrad, New Mareland, Township Fezera, Penguins and Kingdom of Vedina;
• Mandatory - to puppet countries, conquered during "Operations".

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National Focus

Continuous Focuses

Manehattan Protectorate has its uniqual continuous focuses, based on its mechanics:

• The Love Harvest - Gives Erots of Love in cost of Factories usage, as longer this focus activated - as more erots it gives;

• Free Love For All - Adds Political Power and Stability in cost of Love, more erots in stockpile -> more Politics Power and Stability gain.

Main Focus Tree

Starting and "Main" MAN Focus Tree

The Main tree of Protectorate that is starts from. It contains 5 Branches:

• Middle - The main focus branch - attaches to Left-Middle and Right-Middle branches to get more bonuses and contains most of the country mechanics and politics. The whole tree starts here - from 84 Crystal Avenue focus; ++ also contains A Free Ost-Kommando and New Collaborationism tree;
• Left Small - Very important garrison army focuses with uniqual bonuses, this branch starts from The Eastern Garrison focus;
• Right Small - Architectural, construction focuses, mostly - some rare Collaborationists Presence points. This branch starts from Building Bridges? focus and is important to finish the whole tree without problems with  Equestrian Liberation Front, but is not necessary if no care of their uprising;
• Left-Middle - Resistance Suppression focuses, starts from Smash the Resistance focus;
• Right-Middle - Collaborationists-based focuses - second place in list of good bonuses. Branch starts from Confer with the Collaborationists focus and is important to finish the whole tree without problems with  Equestrian Liberation Front, but is not necessary if the player does not care about their uprising.

The table below contains only bonuses shown on the Main focus tree and not contains event bonuses information: they are mostly mutually exclusive or have complex event chains.

Focus Tree Effects

Tree Bonus	Middle++	Left-Middle	Right-Middle	Right Small	Left Small
Rush Time (d)	... Research Slot (117) Full "++" Tree (260) Lilac's Gamble tree available (332) Full Tree without ++ (397) Late-Game Focus Tree available (1362)	Full Tree (135 (212 if nothing done in the Middle branch))	Full Tree (155 (242 if nothing done in the Middle branch))	Full Tree (200)	Full Tree (200)
Political
Stability	+18% +10% for 60 days -10% for 270 days	+17,5%	+2.5%	+2.5%
Political Power (Flat)	+270		+150	+130	+70
Political Power Gain	-10% for 60 days +5% for 270 days -5%
Military
War support		+2.5%
Recruitable Pop	weekly: +300 for 300 days Factor: +2% Factor: +5% for 270 days		+15k one time	+80k one time	+15k one time
Air experience
Army experience			+30		+30
Navy experience
Command Power	+30 Maximum: +50				+60
Construction
Construction Speed	Civilian<->Military Factory Conversion Cost: -15% -5% for 120 days Bonuses with 150 days time limit: Civilian<->Military Factory Conversion Cost: -25% Civilian<->Military Factory Conversion Speed: +25% Military Factory: +25% Dockyard: +25% Naval Base: +25%			+5% for 400 days Naval Base: +10% (250 days) Dockyard: +10% (250 days)
Production Efficiency Growth				+5% for 400 days
Production Efficiency Cap	+5%			+5% for 400 days
Naval base				2 in Manehattan 2 in Fillydelphia
Consumer Goods	+5%			+5% for 250 days
Military factory	3
Naval dockyard	2
Building slot	5			4
Output	Dockyard: +25% for 150 days Military Factory: +25% for 150 days
Combat
Training Time	-15% for 300 days +15% for 150 days
Experience Gain	Army: +15% for 300 days Army: -15% for 150 days
Reinforce Rate	-15% for 150 days
Special Forces Capacity Multiplier	+15% for 300 days +15%
Attack					Jaegers: +5%
Defense					Jaegers: +5%
Speed					Jaegers: +5%
Science
Research Time	Industrial: -10% for 120 days
One-off reductions (300%)		2x Encryption methods and Decryption methods	1x Support Technology 1x Industry	1x Construction Technology	1x Infantry Weapons 1x Land Doctrine (+ 1.5 year research penalty decrease)
Other Notes / Bonuses
	Most of Manehattan Mechanics and events Unlocks Electronics Industrial Concern 1 Research Slot Control and Core on Griffish Isles region General Ocellus Available Allows to recruit new Generals Military Leader Cost multiplier: +50% Autonomy Points: +600 Resourses to Market: -2.5% for 150 days Political Advisor Cost: -10% Laws and Military Staff Cost: -15% Daily Supremacy Support: +0.05 Encryption: +2.5% Decryption: +2.5% Ideology Drift Defense: +5% Ideology Drift Defense: +5% for 270 days	Ideology Drift Defense: +15% General Vesper Available Resistance Growth: -100% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: -10%	Unlocks Industrial Concern and Design Company Forms 7 Auxiliary divisions Forms 5 Incognito divisions Forms 3 Parachutist Regiment divisions Unlocks the Political Advisor Adds 1.5k units of Infantry Equipment Resourse units in Freeside: +12 Steel General Soryn 'Inkognito' Available General Wind Rider Available	Special Manehattan Region Buff Uniqual "Merchant Cruisers" technology Unlocks the Political Advisor	4 infantry divisions 2 jaeger divisions 300 units of light tank equipment Uniqual Land Unit Leader ability Uniqual "Chemical Warfare Units" technology 1 General 500 units of support equipment 2.50k units of infantry equipment

Lilac's Gamble Focus Tree

Spoilers below, we recommend these are best experienced in game before reading

Lilac's Gamble Focus Tree

This Focus Tree will only be available if Lilac failed her politics and can't continue doing the main focus tree branches. This focuses are the last thing to do, because if they are finished - the Equestrian Liberation Front will rise on Protectorate territory, and perspectively even beat the whole Hegemony.

However, this tree allows the Protectorate to prepare for future war and destroy the resistance forces really quickly, that will be followed with removing of negative national spirits and rebelion unrest mechanics, and will let Protectorate get the so-called below "Late-Game Focus Tree" if it was not possible to continue the Main one.

Focus Tree Effects

Tree Bonus	Effects on Protectorate (MAN)	Effects on Equestrian Liberation Front (ELF)
Rush Time (d)	Full Focus Tree (172)	Rise up (172)
Political
Stability	-42.5% +0.2 weekly	-25%
Political Power (Flat)	-500
Political Power (Daily)	+20%
Military
War support	-25%	-25%
Recruitable Pop	+3950 one time Factor: +40%
Command Power	+120
Construction
Construction Speed	+20%
Production Efficiency Cap	-5%	-25%
Combat
Recovery Rate	+5% (500 days)
Reinforce Rate		-25%
Training Time	-20%
Experience Gain	Army: +5% (500 days)
Attack	+5% (500 days) +20% +10% on core territories
Defense	+5% (500 days) +20% +10% on core territories
Organization	+5% (500 days) +20%
Science
Research Time	-20%
Other Notes / Bonuses
	Mobilization Speed: -25% Deploys 5 Garrison Brigades Effect of Partizans on Us: +25% Surrender Limit: -25% Resourse Gain Efficiency: +20% 3 Land Forts in Manehattan Ideology drift Defense: +20% Removes Cloud Strafer - Chief of Airforces	Mobilization Speed: -25% Out Of Supply: +25% Rise up of ELF forces

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Late-game Focus Tree

Spoilers below, we recommend these are best experienced in game before reading

Manehattan's Late-game Focus Tree

If Lilac chose the way of independence at the end of "Main Focus Tree" - she will get this one.

This focuses allow the Protectorate to become a De Jure Puppet and later - even an independent ally of Changeling Lands.

Focus Tree Effects

Tree Bonus	Value
Rush Time (d)	Research Slot (192) Independence (352) Full tree (1212)
Political
Stability	+25.5%
Political Power (Flat)	+730
Military
War support	+15%
Recruitable Pop	Factor: +15% Monthly Population: +40% Weekly Population (in regions): +8000 Weekly Population (in Urban/Dense Urban/Metropolis/Megalopolis regions): +10000/+15000/+20000/+25000 +66k one time + Factor: +2% OR Weekly Ponypower: +200
Air experience	+30 Gain: +5%
Army experience	+50 Gain: +15% (270 days)
Navy experience	+50 Gain: +10%
Command Power	+55 Gain: +15% (270 days)
Construction
Construction Speed	Naval Base: +15% (300 days) Coastal Fort: +15% (300 days) Dockyard: +10%
Production Efficiency Base	+10%
Production Efficiency Retention	+10%
Radar Stations	4
Infrastructure	+1 in every core state
Production cost	Light Tanks: -15% Jet Fighters: -15%
Output	Factory: +10% Dockyard: +20%
Combat
Attack	+5% on Core territory Magical Infantry: +5%
Soft Attack	Motorized Artillery: +5%Support Artillery: +5% Artillery: +5%
Defense	+5% on Core territory Magical Infantry: +5%
Speed	Armor: +5% Magical Infantry: +5% All tanks and armor variants Movement (Jungle, Forest, Hills, Mountains): +10% All tanks and armor variants Movement (Plains, Marsh): +5%
Organization	+5%
Planning speed	+5%
Naval	Spotting chance: +10% Max Range factor: +10%
Air	Air superiority: +5% Air superiority Attack: +2.5% Air superiority Defense: +2.5% Air superiority Agility: +2%
Science
Research Time	Everything: -7.5% Naval Doctrine: -10% Naval: -10% Air Doctrine: -10% Air: -10%
One-off reductions (300%)	1x RADAR Technology 1x Nuclear Researches and Atomic Technologies 1x Mechanized models 1x Jet Technology 1x Jet Technology (+ 1.5 year research penalty decrease) 1x Rocketry Technology 1x Magical Technology (+ 1.5 year research penalty decrease) 2x Race-Specific Technology 1x Industry (75%) 1x Infantry Weapons 1x Support Artillery 1x Jager Technology 2x Armor Technology (200%) 1x Land Doctrine (+ 1 year research penalty decrease) (200%)
Other Notes / Bonuses
	Unique Free Trade Law - blocks the Trade Laws(!) Unique Decisions, including expansion Encryption: +2.5% Decryption: +2.5% 3 mechanized divisions and 1 powerful medium tank division Creates two battleships: one is finished, second is almost finished +1 Flying Ace, General, and Field Marshal Love: +4.6 Erots Removes Negative National Spirits Adds Politic Advisors Supremacy Popularity: +10% Unique Mechanics Changes: lowers some debuffs Resources to Market: -5% Max Volunteer Force divisions: +6 + 500 Fighter and 150 Tactic Bomber Aircrafts Two bonus variations: 4 Pegasi divisions Pegasus Politics Advisor OR 5 Magic Infantry divisions Unicorn Politics Advisor Two bonus variations = { 1 Variation = { Political Power: +150 Mobilization Speed: +5% Recruitable Population Factor: +2% Reinforce Rate: +5% Max Planning: +10% Stability: +5% } 2 Variation = { Political Power Gain: +5% Surrender Limit: +2.5% War Support: +2.5% Production Efficiency Cap: +5% Production Efficiency Growth: +2.5% Production Efficiency Base: +2.5% Trade deal opinion factor: +10% Stability: +5% }} Gets 1 Griffons Race-Tech Independence

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Technology

The technologies available at the establishment of the protectorate are the same as the Changelings. See Changeling Lands#Technology.

Can get unique Merchant Cruisers, Closed-circuit Television Surveillance Network, Chemical Warfare Units, Urban Warfare and some more technologies from focus tree and decisions.

Can get Pegasi Divisions I and Mage Companies.

Politics

National Spirits

The Love Tax	Resource Gain Efficiency: +25.00%   Resources to Market: +5.00% Daily Autonomy Progress Gain: +0.1  (The Changeling Lands) Civilian Industry to target country: +25.00%  (The Changeling Lands) Extra Trade to Overlord: -50.00%  (The Changeling Lands) Target Country Trade Cost: -50.00%
Public Hostility - Critical	Resource Gain Efficiency: -50.00%   Recruitable Population Factor: -50%   Construction Speed: -50.00%   Production Efficiency Cap: -50.00%   Research Speed: -50.00%   Ideology Drift Defense: -50.0%   Stage 1 of 3. There is no denying that Lilac's Changeling soldiers are an unwelcome host of foreign occupiers. The ponies of Manehattan and the eastern cities, cosmopolitan as they may be, bear a great deal of resentment towards our regime. Their lack of cooperation means that vital organs of government and industry are crippled without their willing collaboration.
Resistance Subversion - Critical	Recruitable Population Factor: -50%   Stability: -50.00%   Surrender Limit: -25.00%   Division Attack on Core Territory: -25.00%   Division Defense on Core Territory: -25.00%   Stage 1 of 5. As can be expected from a population of vengeful ponies, the Harmonic Resistance is a constant, throbbing thorn in the side of the Changeling regime. Their partisans fill the cracks where our control is loose, and their sympathisers proliferate in every level of society. At every turn, they sabotage our rule and undermine the legitimacy of our regime. We must not leave this menace unchecked, lest the ponies find it in themselves to rise up in open rebellion against us.
Garrison Shortcomings - Critical	Political Power Gain: -50%   Division Organization: -50.0%   Division Attack: -50.0%   Division Defense: -50.0%   Training Time: +50.00%   Stage 1 of 5. The Changeling military, fearsome as it is, has become severely overextended following the Queen's conquest of Equestria. Spread out over the territory of the eastern Equestrian seaboard, the Garrison of the Manehattan Protectorate is crippled with a myriad of shortcomings; of personnel, equipment, resources, expertise - you name it.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Protectress Lilac		Autocracy Supremacy Changeling AdministrationChangeling Administration for Manehattan and Eastern Equestria	The Lady Protector Daily Political Power Gain: +0.25 Stability: +5%	Trained at the prestigious Vesalipolis Military Academy, Lilac was nevertheless relegated to administrative duties working on the Queen's General Staff during the Great War against Equestria. Whilst her classmates achieved glory for the Changeling Lands on the battlefield, she was stuck in Vesalipolis kowtowing to Chrysalis. Her service to the Queen seemed to have paid off, though, as she was bestowed the title of Protectress over the exalted metropolis of Manehattan following its conquest.
Water Lily		Harmonic Socialism Harmony Equestrian Liberation Front	None	None
Starry Sky		Marksism Communism Communist	None	None
Purple Radish		Oligarchy Non-Aligned Collaborationist EstablishmentBusiness and Professionals' Front for the Progress and Betterment of Manehattan	None	None

Staff and Designers

Manehattan Protectorate starts off with “Tantalus” Political Advisor and cannot be removed until completing focus “A Free Ost-Kommando”

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Vesper	Prince of Terror	Vesper is a General.	Non-Core Ponypower: +2% Foreign subversive activities efficiency: −30% Damage to Garrisons: −25% See description: Formerly a slightly-deranged and reckless agent of the Changeling secret service, now a general serving in the Ost-Kommando. Since his grand entrance back into the world after going incognito, Vesper has terrorized all of Manehattan with his reprisals, and Lilac is forced to keep him on a tight leash... lest he go too far.	150
Soryn 'Inkognito'	Inkognito	Soryn is a General.	Encryption: +2.5% Decryption: +2.5% Infiltrator Company Attack: +10% Infiltrator Company Defense: +10%	150
Pedicel	Military Pioneer	Pedicel is a General. Has completed national focus “Trappings of a Stratocracy”	Daily Political Power Gain: −0.15 Division Recovery Rate: +5% Stability: +5%	150  20
Tantalus	Queen's Guard	Is a subject of  Changeling Lands	Non-Core Ponypower: +5% Daily autonomy progress gain: −0.5 ( Changeling Lands)Civilian industry to target country: +10% ( Changeling Lands)Extra trade to overlord: +10% ( Changeling Lands)Target country trade cost: −10% Advisor can't be fired See description: An officer of the Queen's Guard, loyal only to her majesty Chrysalis. Sent to Manehattan to oversee the administration of the Protectorate, he is tasked with ensuring Lilac's loyalty to her monarch.	150
Tyrian	War Industrialist	None	AI Modifier: Focus on War Production: +10% Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Venture Capital	Captain of Industry	At least one of the following is true: At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10% See description: The allure of cash and capital knows no bounds.	150
Suri Polomare	Uniform Designer	None	Winter Attrition: −5% Heat Attrition: −3.5% Division Recovery Rate: +2.5% See description: A consummate socialite and self-proclaimed opportunist, Suri Polomare was one of the first ponies to pledge their services to the new regime. Her opulent dinner parties are now attended by the Changeling top brass, and she takes afternoon tea with the Lady Protectress of Manehattan - Lilac herself - from time to time.	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
KLA Arsenal	Medium Tank Designer	Is in the same faction as  Changeling Lands	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5%	150
Lancel Mechanics	Heavy Tank Designer	None	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Hard attack: +5% Armor: +5% Armored Car: Hard attack: +5% Armor: +5%	150
Scarab Ironclad	Main Battle Tank Designer	Scarab Ironclad has been unlocked. (?) Is in the same faction as  Changeling Lands	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Hard attack: +5% Max Speed: +5% Armor: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Hard attack: +5% Max Speed: +5% Armor: +5% Reliability: +5%	150
Detrot Motors	Mobile Tank Designer	Has full control of state Tricorn (349) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Naxta Nautical	Raiding Fleet Designer	Naxta Nautical has been unlocked. (?) Is in the same faction as  Changeling Lands	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Capital Ships: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Heavy Attack: −10% Screens: Surface Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10% Submarine: Surface Visibility: −10% Sub Visibility: −10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Albion Dockyard	Escort Fleet Designer	Has full control of state Albion (525) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Naval Research Speed: +15% Screens: Sub detection: +10% Production Cost: +10% Max Speed: +10% Max Range: +30%	150
Seaward Shoals Dockyard	Celestial Sea Fleet Designer	Has full control of state Mirage (662) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: HP: +10% Armor: +50% Capital Ships: Armor: +10% Heavy Attack: +10%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
BurY Limited	Medium Aircraft Designer	BurY Limited has been unlocked. (?)	Air Research Speed: +12% Air Accidents Chance: −2% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150
Stratus Company	CAS Designer	Has full control of state Kemono Fields (226) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Air Research Speed: +15% Close Air Support Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10% Carrier CAS Airframe: Ground Attack: +10% Reliability: +10%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Nidhogg Industries	Infantry Equipment Designer	Nidhogg Industries has been unlocked. (?) Is in the same faction as  Changeling Lands	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15% Jäger Technology Research Speed: +8%	150
Fillydelphia Motors	Motorized Equipment Designer	Fillydelphia Motors has been unlocked. (?) Has full control of state Fillydelphia (12)	Motorization Research Speed: +15% Motorized Rocket Artillery Research Speed: +50%	150
Manehattan Arsenal	Infantry Equipment Designer	Has full control of state Manehattan (75) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
HoVa Corporation	Industrial Concern	The HoVa Corporation has been unlocked. (?)	Industrial Research Speed: +15% Factory Output: +2.5% See description: An industrial titan of the Manehattanite military-industrial complex, formed out of a merger of six lesser Equestrian companies under Changeling management.	150
Prench Institute	Research Centre	Has full control of state Prance (231) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Research Speed: +2.5%	150
Manehattan Polytechnic	Electronics Concern	Has full control of state Manehattan (75) The Manehattan Polytechnic has been unlocked. (?) At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Dairyn	Blitzkrieg Theorist	Dairyn is a General.	Mobile Warfare Doctrine Cost: −15% Armor technology: Max Speed: +10%	150
Tarsic	Military Theorist	Tarsic is a General.	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Thysbe	Naval Theorist	None	Naval Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Coccyx	Air Warfare Theorist	None	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Schaelli	Army Drill (Genius)	Schaelli is a General.	Army Experience Gain: +0.40 Division training time: −15%	200  10
Forctis	Army Defense (Expert)	Forctis is a General.	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Defense: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	100  20
Scile	Old Guard	Scile is a General.	Maximum Command Power Increase: +50 Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Maximum Command Power Increase: +10	50
Carpais	Army Organization (Specialist)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.20 Division Organization: +4%	50  30

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Sea Salt	Commerce Raiding (Expert)	At least one of the following is true: At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15%	100  20
Clavicus	Fleet Logistics (Expert)	None	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Naval max range factor: +10%	100  20

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Wind Rider	Ground Support (Genius)	Wind Rider is a General.	Air Experience Gain: +0.40 Air Superiority: +15%	200  10
Cloud Strafer	Air Superiority (Specialist)	At least one of the following is true: At least one of the following is true: Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Has the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable” All of the following must be true: Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Critical” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Serious” Does not have the National Spirit “Public Hostility - Manageable”	Air Experience Gain: +0.20 Air superiority attack: +2% Air superiority defense: +2% Air superiority agility: +2%	50  30
Coracoid	Night Operations (Expert)	None	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Night Operations Penalty: −20%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Jaspy	Commando (Expert)	Jaspy is a General.	Special forces Attack: +15% Special forces Defense: +15%	100  20
Kevin	Army Logistics (Expert)	Kevin is a General.	Division Attrition: −8%	100  20
Alyx	Army Regrouping (Genius)	Alyx is a General.	Division Recovery Rate: +12%	200  10
Tiber	Army Regrouping (Genius)	None	Artillery Attack: +10% Artillery Defense: +5%	50  30
Cercus	Infantry (Expert)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	100  20

Post-formation Advisors

Name	Trait	Prereqs	Effects	Cost
File:East Coast Chamber of Commerce.png East Coast Chamber of Commerce	State Investor	Is available (unlocks during A Changeling Tax Haven focus)	Research Speed: +2.50% Consumer Goods Factories: -2% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +5.00% License Purchase Cost: -5%	150
Michael Zubenko	Deal Broker	Is available (unlocks during Horse Tranquilizers focus)	Economy Laws Cost: -25% Trade Laws Cost: -25% Conscription Laws Cost: -25%	150
Hartman Bridlemark	Collaborating Police Chief	Is available (unlocks during Institutionalise the Constabulary focus)	Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10 Effect of Partisans on us: -25.00%	150
Svengallop	Backroom Backstabber	Is available (unlocks during Formalise the State focus)	Political Power Gain: +5% Ideology Drift Defence: +15.0%	150
Noble Finesse	Silent Workpony	Is available (unlocks during Formalise the State focus)	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Highfalutin de Prance	Landed Noblepony	Is available (unlocks during Noble Compradors focus)	Resource Gain Efficiency: +15.00% Factory Output: +5.00% Dockyard Output: +5.00%	150
File:Cumulonimbus Storm.png Cumulonimbus Storm	Pegasi Aerosupremacist	Is available (unlocks during Elevate the Pegasi focus)	Pegasi Attack: +5.00% Pegasi Deffense: +5.00% Pegasi Speed: +5.00%

Military Leaders

The Manehattan Protectorate starts with only two generals. More will become available as you progress down the focus tree.

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Protectress Lilac	Ost-Kommando Officer This Changeling is an officer of the Manehattanite Ost-Kommando, adapt to fighting within the concrete jungle of the metropolis. Far from the stifling oversight of Vesalipolis, they embody the Ost-Kommando's ethos of autonomy, ingenuity, and self-reliance. Leader Experience Gain: +15% Promotion Cost: −25% Urban: Movement: +5% Attack: +5% Defense: +5% Skilled Staffer Surrounded by some of the best staff, this leader is able to organize and manage a larger number of units. General Max Army Size: +6 Engineer Adept in the arts of crossing rivers and constructing field fortifications. River: Attack: +5% Fort: Attack: +10%	See description: Trained at the prestigious Vesalipolis Military Academy, Lilac served on the Queen's General Staff during the Great War against Equestria. As the Protectress of Manehattan, Lilac finally has the chance to command her own army on the field in the absence of a native officer corps. Her officer's uniform may not be as glamourous as the ceremonial evening gowns befitting her rank of Protectress, but on campaign with her troops is where Lilac feels most at home. Portrait By: Drake Drachenlicht Redrawn By: Rich May	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 3 Logistics: 3	Changeling
General Ernst Burx	Ost-Kommando Officer This Changeling is an officer of the Manehattanite Ost-Kommando, adapt to fighting within the concrete jungle of the metropolis. Far from the stifling oversight of Vesalipolis, they embody the Ost-Kommando's ethos of autonomy, ingenuity, and self-reliance. Leader Experience Gain: +15% Promotion Cost: −25% Urban: Movement: +5% Attack: +5% Defense: +5% Organizer Able to plan and organize the movement of large armies. Planning Speed: +10% Infantry Leader Skilled at leading infantry in combat. Infantry Defense: +13%	None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Changeling

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Manehattan Protectorate  Changeling vassal
	Manehattan Autonomous Protectorate  Changeling vassal (autonomous)
	Dominion of Eastern Equestria Gained independence from  Changelings
	Conglomerate of the East Coast / Mayoralty of Manehattan / Land of the Rising Sun / /
	Socialist Union of Eastern Equestria

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Changeling Garrison Recruitable Population: 2.50% Infiltrator Company Attack: +2.50% Infiltrator Company Defense: +2.50%	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	Changeling Uses Changeling Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories*

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
6	3	11	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
5	0	0	0	26	0	0

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

• Note: Values used are taken from the full extent of the Protectorate's core lands at beginning of the game in 1007 and will differ greatly by the time the Protectorate is established and the politics situation in the World (e.g. "Is Stalliongrad annexed during the Great war").