Map Features

During the course of your campaign playthroughs, you'll encounter certain conditions on the map you'll have to cope with called Map Features.

Major Map Features

Each campaign map can only have a single Major Map Feature. They tend to have the strongest effect on the gameplay.

	Advisory Role Reduces Coalition Soldier combat strength (-70%), but multiplies their combat support to National Soldiers by x4.
	Budget Deadline Reduces Annual Budget to $0 after 10 years of operation (720 turns, in April 2012) have passed. Other forms of income aren't affected.
	Coalition Surge All National Soldiers in the operation tab are replaced with Coalition Soldiers.
	Concrete Shortage Garrison Initiatives are unavailable. This does not block certain other sources of Garrisons, such as General's starting spawns and the Government Takeover player tactic.
	Crime Syndicate Multiplies value which Corruption reaches Corruption Risk by 1.4
	Defensive Mandate Coalition Soldiers are unable to enter or pass through Insurgent Controlled Zones. Coalition soldiers will still move if insurgents capture zones after the order was given. Does not affect instant deployment on Casual and Normal difficulty.
	Diplomatic Relations Foreign Relations Office, Universal Justice and Democratic Transitions are already funded. These pre-funded initiatives do not cost money or cause inflation/corruption.
	Fuel Shortage Increases Soldier travel times by +3 after a +60% logistics penalty. Removes instant deployment on Casual and Normal difficulty.
	Information Decay Multiplies Intel decay speed by x5. Has the side effect of enabling Insurgent Controlled Zones to reduce Intel in Adjacent Zones.
	Lawless Security Initiatives are unavailable. 75% chance of occurring relative to other major map features. Does not affect Warlord's pre-purchased Local Militia.
	Leaderless Insurgency Insurgents have combat strength reduced by 15%, but cannot negotiate peace.
	Nationalist Government Coalition Soldiers unable to move into or through stable zones. 75% chance of occurring relative to other major map features. Coalition soldiers will still move if zones stabilize after the order was given. Does not affect instant deployment on Casual and Normal difficulty.
	National Surge All Coalition Soldiers in the operation tab are replaced with National Soldiers. National Soldier training time not affected by lack of deployment of Coalition Soldiers. 50% chance of occurring relative to other major map features.
	No-Fly Zone Air Initiatives are unavailable. Affects both Drones and Airstrikes
	Oil Survey Coalition Soldiers never withdraw. Doesn't appear on Mega Brutal 0.5% chance of occurring relative to other major map features.
	Soft Targets Insurgents launch targeted attacks on priority structures when in neighboring zones. If far away, they ca launch long-range attacks across multiple Zones. Includes Garrisons, HQ and Embassies
	Soviet Bunkers Insurgent Camps take 60% less damage from Airstrikes. The in game description incorrectly states that Camps requires 2 airstrikes to be demolished. They actually require 3 airstrikes
	Subprime Exposure Income is increased for the first 5 years (324 turns, in October 2006) and significantly decreased thereafter.
	Vocal Population Locals in this region have additional concerns to be addressed, such as Road and Security Concerns. Doesn't appear on Mega Brutal.
	Weak Supply Chains Soldiers can only move through zones adjacent to other soldiers or government structures 50% chance of occurring relative to other major map features

Minor Map Features

Each campaign map has 3 Minor Map Features. They tend to have less significant impact on gameplay.

	Advance Development 2 random Civilian (non-Infrastructure) Initiatives already funded.
	Amphibious Support Soldiers can support across rivers.
	Armed Supporters Increases security in Zones that were Stabilized at least once by 80%.
	Black Market Gain $3 when Insurgent camps are destroyed.
	Casual Difficulty Playing on casual difficulty gives you +6.0 Global Support Level and +$10 Starting Budget. Does not occur outside of casual difficulty
	Catacombs Caves are located in some Urban Zones. Caves are more likely to be placed in Urban Zones, and up to 3 Caves can be located in them.
	Cave Excavation Up to 5 Insurgents can hide in a single Cave. Remains disabled and banned from Campaign mode.
	Charity Watchdog NGO charities will cause much less corruption when they fund an initiative. Remove corruption risk bonus from NGO funding initiatives when Full access by 5.0%, Limited Access by 1.0%
	Civil Illiteracy Government initiatives are significantly more expensive. Affects costs of Universal Justice, Democratic Transition, and Governor-specific initiatives in the Government tab.
	Corrupt Officials Corruption Risk will start at 50%. Doesn't appear on Mega Brutal.
	Creative Accountants Excess funds over $18 diminish over time. Becomes more noticeable when having more than $20.
	Crumbling Buildings Government structures are 70% less resilient against insurgent attacks.
	Dirt Road Potholes Dirt road initiatives become significantly more expensive.
	Economic Illiteracy Economic initiatives become significantly more expensive. Economic Initiatives include Vocational Training, Land Rights and Export Agencies.
	Engineers Striking Electrical initiatives are significantly more expensive.
	Extended Deployment Coalition deployment extended by +60%, but cannot be extended further. This does not stack with advisor Military Recruiter.
	Existing Operation HQ already established in a predetermined zone and 4 random Civilian (non-Infrastructure) Initiatives already funded. The HQ is placed on a main road or highway.
	Garrisons Striking Garrison initiatives becomes significantly more expensive.
	Hardliners Peace negotiations will be 75% slower.
	Highway Potholes Highway initiatives become significantly more expensive.
	Hydrological Illiteracy Water initiatives are significantly more expensive.
	Hyperinflation Inflation will rise +40% faster.
	Inaccessible Terrain Garrisons cannot be built in remote zones. The feature is overridden by Targeted Construction and Government Takeover.
	Informants Striking Intel Gathering initiatives are significantly more expensive. Affects costs of District Representatives, Regional Census and Drones.
	Judges Striking Anti-Corruption initiatives are significantly more expensive. All Anti-Corruption initiatives costs 10$ more. Doesn't appear on Mega Brutal.
	Main Road Potholes Main Roads initiatives are significantly more expensive.
	Military Illiteracy National soldiers costs significantly more to train. Costs of Warlord' National Soldiers are unaffected.
	Military Tradition National soldiers training duration reduced by 60% but their combat strength is reduced by 20%.
	Outreach Illiteracy Outreach initiatives are significantly more expensive.
	Pilots Striking Airstrikes are significantly more expensive.
	Policy Illiteracy International initiatives are significantly more expensive. Affects costs of Coalition soldiers, Foreign Relation Office, and International Assistance.
	PR Illiteracy PR initiatives are significantly more expensive.
	Priority Concern Locals in this region have a significant concern to be addressed. Concerns will mostly be the same for zones across the region.
	Production Breakdown Production initiatives become significantly more expensive. Affects costs of Development Bank, Commercial Support and Industrial Support.
	Pure Minds Funding education initiatives decreases corruption risk. Remains disabled and banned from Campaign mode.
	Regional Dialect Intel collection will be 50% slower.
	Regional Survey Start the game with full intel. Specialist and Tank Attachments cannot spawn in Zones with full Intel, meaning Regional Survey effectively prevents any Specialist and Tank Attachments from spawning at all. 50% chance of occurring relative to other minor map features
	Regional Watchdog Start with an anti-corruption team.
	Scouts Soldiers scout intel in neighboring zones. Scouts doesn't reveal Insurgent Camps on its own.
	Security Illiteracy Security Initiatives become significantly more expensive.
	Teachers Striking Education initiatives become significantly more expensive.
	Telecom Breakdown Telecoms are significantly more expensive
	Trade Illiteracy Trade initiatives are significantly more expensive. Affects Livestock Development, Crop Development and Agricultiral Logistics.
	Translators Striking Soldier outreach initiatives are significantly more expensive. Affects Soldier intel gathering and civil assisting Initiatives.
	Unreliable Funding Income will be significantly more inconsistent.
	Urban Warzone Suffer ongoing loss to reputation when insurgents control cities or towns. The feature activates when Insurgency is rumoured. 50% chance of occurring relative to other minor map features
	Vulnerable Embassy Places 1 embassy. Destruction of a critical structure in this region will result in an instant game over.

Trivia

• The National Surge map feature has a 50% chance of occurring relative to other major map features yet the Coalition Surge map feature has a 100% chance of occurring relative to other major map features. This is because National Soldiers still retain their primary issues of overall efficiency (extreme training times, additional corruption, long travel times, low combat strength) for the arguably marginal advantage of staying permanently, especially if the General isn't in play.
• Map features block conflicting tactics and features from occurring. For example, the Coalition Surge map feature prevents the Military Tradition map feature from occurring, as well as the Overwhelming Force insurgent tactic, Military Illiteracy map feature, and Advisory Role map features in Weekly Challenges.
• For Map features that increase cost, the base cost of initiatives increase follow by this formula: $NewBaseCost=BaseCost*1.4+5$