Gilded Destiny: New developer video shows how uprisings start and how you can prevent them

Aquila Interactive and publisher Hooded Horse provide insights into the mechanisms behind unrest, revolutions, and public sentiment in a new developer video for Gilded Destiny. The 16-minute clip explains how governments respond to growing discontent and what levers you can use to keep your country stable.

First, the mood changes, then the first riots break out, followed by revolutions—if the population of your country is dissatisfied over a longer period of time. The new developer video for the upcoming grand strategy game Gilded Destiny focuses on the unrest system, which rates each province on a scale from 0 to 100. If this value rises to the maximum, the tension erupts into open rebellion, including insurgent armies. The developers of Gilded Destiny emphasize that revolutions in the game do not arise randomly, but from clearly understandable causes.

Two factors are crucial: support for the government and the satisfaction of the population. Unpopular decisions such as losses due to wars or political scandals cause support to decline nationwide. This naturally has a negative effect on the unrest value. At the same time, unhappy population groups contribute to local destabilization, depending on their size and influence.

Compromise or crack down?

In Gilded Destiny, players are given various tools to counteract this. Depending on the form of government, they can introduce reforms, make concessions, or crack down harder. Those who meet social needs, create economic security, or expand political participation increase the happiness of the inhabitants and reduce the risk of uprisings in the long term.

Gilded Destiny clearly aims to reflect the complexity of historical upheavals. Revolutions are not fixed events, but dynamic reactions to the state of the country and the decisions made by players. Learn more in this video.