Permanent claims given by formation decisions give valuable bonuses such as −25% core creation cost and casus belli over a large area. This also applies inversely if Burgundy form France, they will become historical rivals with Austria. For example, if Christian Ottomans form Roman Empire, they will no longer be historical rivals with Austria. Note that custom nations do not get the event this way. An event triggered by the formation decision gives a choice between switching ideas or keeping the existing set. Around half of these nations don't have unique ideas or events, so the formation decisions are mostly cosmetic, although they usually provide prestige and permanent claims on their respective regions.Įffects of formation A country can only form one of these nations during a scenario. Unlike other formable nations, these can be formed in games using the random setup.
The following nations can only be formed by former colonial nations who have achieved independence.