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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

NIR89 focuses

The situation in 2000

Northern Ireland does not exist on 1 January 2000: it has to be created in game.

Ideologies and leaders

Democratic

David Trimble

David Trimble

Conservatism

Communist

Martin McGuinness

Martin McGuinness

Marxism

Fascist

Ian Paisley

Ian Paisley

Fascism

Non-Aligned

David Ford

David Ford

Moderatism

Naomi Long

Naomi Long

Moderatism

The focus tree

Northern Ireland's own tree has 89 focuses. It opens with A Province Alone, Rebuild Belfast, The Home Service Battalions, The Lough Patrol, Aldergrove, The Property Crash. By kind: political (43), industry (29), historical (26), army xp (17). Taking every focus, one after another, would take about 9 years - the roads are exclusive, so a playthrough sees only part of it.

Drag to pan, Ctrl + scroll to zoom, click a focus for its description and rewards. Focus names in the guides below jump to it.

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