An Overview Understanding the role of your kingdom and its relations is vital for a Monarch. For others, this is a useful reference, but understanding all the details is not essential. It is important to work within your kingdom to get the most out of Utopia. Different relations will affect your choices, and listening to the Monarch is vital here. For Monarchs, it is vital that you understand your role in this system - managing diplomacy with other kingdoms is one of your primary tasks. At any time, you may view your kingdom's relations with other kingdoms through the Relations page. You can see another kingdom's relations with your kingdom through the Kingdom page.
Two kingdoms' Monarchs may also agree to a mutual Ceasefire at any time. Ceasefires can be cancelled at any time but can serve to cease hostilities between kingdoms. Each of these four relations types has various benefits and drawbacks as follows:
MUTUAL PEACE - This option requires consent by both parties and simply settles the war with no winner. This is an excellent option when both kingdoms simply lose interest in the war or find it more beneficial to simply move on. WITHDRAWAL - Once the minimum time limit is reached, either kingdom can unilaterally withdraw from war - an admission that victory is not likely to be achieved. Withdrawal will cost the losing kingdom 3% of their total honor, distributed evenly amongst the provinces of the winning kingdom. Withdrawals can only occur if the declaring kingdom has not committed any attacks within the past two Utopian Days. Once any of these scenarios takes effect, the kingdoms will enter a 24 hour ceasefire, where neither party can undertake actions against the other. However, both kingdoms will remain in war relations during this time, continuing the protections from outside interference while the war concludes and each party rebuilds. Each side will also receive +50% birth rates during this postwar babyboom. During war, a temporary War Forum will be created in which both kingdoms' members can interact in a single forum. Monarchs and pages from each kingdom will have the ability to moderate the forums, and it is expected that provinces interact respectfully, or the Utopian Lords may look to take appropriate action. |