Nov 9, 2020

Albin Clavin’s Push for Constitutional Reforms

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The USP’s progressive posterboy, Albin Clavin, is making noise for constitutional reforms with the election of Anton Rayne.

Clavin briefly tried to run for the next candidate of the USP with a self nomination, but did not get the support in the congress, leading to the candidacy of Rayne.

He rose to significance during the Alphonso administration and was instrumental in the passing of the free market reforms, which ultimately resulted in the recession of ‘51. Clavin’s controversial speeches in the Grand National Assembly labelled him the face of “a new generation” of the USP.

While the USP is in desperate need of a new generation - among countless other things, we are happy to see at least one USP member call for much needed constitutional reforms.

Will Rayne endanger his own presidency by heeding Clavin’s call for reforms?

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Nov 6, 2020

Is Sordland Prepared for War?

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While neighbouring countries have been sending their congratulations to President-elect Anton Rayne, many can’t help but question the preparedness of the upcoming government for the ideological threats looming in the distance.

The world’s superpowers, Arcasia and United Contana are locked in a fierce global ideological battle Sordland is not ready for; but may not be able to sit on the sidelines either. Arcasia pushes towards an excessive capitalism, burgeoning the financial centre of the world. While United Contana and the blight that is Malenyevism is determined to keep spreading.

Both countries are responsible for revolutions around the globe, contributing to what our contemporaries are calling the Century of Revolutions, and there’s no reason to believe they won’t stop until Sordland has joined them. They continue to support smaller nations: United Contana with funds, and Arcasia with their industry.

If this threat wasn’t enough, it’s believed that Rumburg is contending to become the third global power. The constitutional monarchy sits on Sordland’s border, the threat of aggression too close for comfort.

We can only hope Anton Rayne is up for the challenge.

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Nov 5, 2020

October Broadcast

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The votes have been counted and Anton Rayne has been elected president! His term will begin on December 4th. Watch our release announcement trailer here:

The development journey of Suzerain that began many years ago is coming to an end. We are very excited to share what we have worked on for so long. It is an emotional journey for the team who have put their heart and soul to this and managed to get it across the finish line. A special thanks to Fellow Traveller and everyone who has supported us every step of the way.

Let’s talk about what we have accomplished in October. This month saw the game near scene completion all the way up to Turn 11 (the last game turn) with one of the ending scenes and the different epilogues being actively worked on moving into November. Our design implementations are complete. Special shoutout to Tung who has led the effort and brought it to the finish line.

Chief Justice Orso Hawker is preparing the inauguration ceremony for Anton Rayne.

A final effort is being made on finishing the news, reports and some misc narrative support content for the later turns. This helps ensure the player experience has the narrative feedback on their choices that make the game feel alive. This work will end soon, marking the game fully content complete!

Meanwhile, we have also begun testing the game with voluntary testers to make sure the most critical bugs are taken care of for release. Our special thanks to the more than dozen people who dedicated their time to help us find issues so we can increase the quality of the game at launch. Our development team has already made nearly a hundred fixes and many more improvements are still to come.

Our Original Soundtrack Composed by James Spence has also made its way to Steam!

So what is next in November? More testing, more bug fixes and the final implementations of narrative support. There will also be the final balancing passes after collecting data from the testing runs. We are ensuring that all the numbers that are being calculated in the background add up to meaningful content changes. The last ticket item will be the Steam achievements design and supporting our marketing campaign for the release.

Want to see the latest version of the game? We are going to be a part of the upcoming Escapist Indie Games Showcase! There will be a livestream on November 12th at 8pm CET / 11am PT, where you can directly ask questions to the developers. You'll be able to watch the livestream on their Twitch or YouTube channel. The Suzerain demo will also be available throughout the festival so if you never had a chance to check it out this will be a perfect time to do so.

This is our big moment and if Suzerain appeals to you in any shape or form we would love it if you shared the game with your friends and wishlist it on Steam. See you next time at the launch of the game! The Maroon Palace is waiting for you on December 4th.

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Thank you and see you next time citizen, Glory to Sordland!

Nov 2, 2020

President Anton Rayne’s Term Begins December 4!

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The votes have been counted, and today Anton Rayne has been elected the fourth President of Sordland. His four year term in office will commence on December 4.

President Rayne must decide where his priorities lie. The tasks ahead include stimulating the economy to pull Sordland out of the two year recession, advance foreign relations and heeding the cries to reform the constitution.

Tune in to the following announcement on the Sordish Broadcasting Corporation as they cover the presidential election:

As the presidential race was called, Anton Rayne had this to say: “My fellow Sords! Sordland is struggling to recover from a difficult past: bloody coups, a civil war, and a decade of tyranny has left our country in a delicate state. I will do everything in my power to lead Sordland to repair.”

President Rayne’s party, the United Sordland Party, won the election, earning a total of 130 seats in the Grand National Assembly. The People’s Freedom and Justice Party won 70 seats, making them this term's opposition. Led by Frens Ricter, The PFJP have been steadily increasing in popularity among the Sordish population, advocating for a more democratic constitution.

The National Front Party led by Kesaro Kibener won 40 seats in the Assembly, the best results in their history, becoming the third biggest party in Sordland. Finally, the Independents represent 10 seats in the National Assembly, led by Mansoun Leke, a Bludish politician and previously the leader of the Workers Party of Bludia.

Our new President is faced with many challenges ahead, and the choices he will make will impact our great nation forever.

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Oct 29, 2020

Red Youth & Young Sords Clash During Early Voting

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Early voting for the 1953 presidential election is in full swing, causing Sordland’s two primary political youth organizations to clash as the election is gearing up.

The Red Youth, Sordland’s socialist youth organization is pushing for a reformist president. It was founded in 1923 by revolutionaries who were inspired by the communist revolution in United Contana. The group has alleged connections to a number of insurgent attacks against the Sordish government, as they aim to spread their malenyevist ideas into our republic.

After a fight broke out between the two groups outside the Maroon Palace, a Red Youth member had this to say: “We have not yet recovered from the damage caused by President Soll’s time in office. We need a president who can instill change in Sordland, and push our nation towards a brighter future! Vote!”

Opposing them is the Young Sords, the Sordish right-wing nationalist youth organization. The party has close ties to the National Front Party, and is considered by some to be their militant wing. “The Red Youth and malenyevism are a plague on Sordland. We cannot be silenced and demand a president who can bring order to our broken nation.” A spokesperson for the Young Sords said.

The group rose to prominence during the late Sordish Civil War, when its members engaged in urban guerrilla warfare with left-wing activists and the Red Youth. The Young Sords are considered to be responsible for most of the violence and killings in this period. These days, the members reject its violent past and claim it to only be a cultural and education foundation.

There’s also rumors that the Presidential candidate Anton Rayne was a member of one of these youth organizations during his time at university, though we have yet to confirm if this is true.

There’s still plenty of time to cast your vote for the candidates in the 1953 election. The USP are once again the front runners, with Rayne leading by 16.5 points in the national polls. It’s predicted that the Workers Party of Bludia and the Communist Party of Sordland will not earn enough votes to cross the 10% threshold into the National Assembly.

Anton Rayne - United Sordland Party
Frens Ricter - People’s Freedom and Justice Party
Kesaro Kibener - National Front Party
Fetih Ejall - Workers Party of Bludia
Denis Stahler - Communist Party of Sordland

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Oct 27, 2020

Lucian Galade: Out of the Shadows

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Well respected Sordish politician Lucian Galade has been selected as Anton Rayne’s chief strategist should Rayne be voted in as President of Sordland in the upcoming election.

Prior to this promotion, Galade worked as an advisor to the Interior Minister during Tarquin Soll’s last term as president. As a member of the USP since 1937, Galade is one of the most experienced members of Rayne’s cabinet. He is well respected as a successful strategist, and is regarded to be an expert on law and media.

Galade is already a core member of Rayne’s cabinet, working closely with the presidential nominee as Rayne was voted in as chairman of the USP. He was one of the first supporters of Anton Rayne’s candidacy, so it’s not surprising that Rayne has chosen to reward Galade with such an important position.

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Oct 23, 2020

Out with the Old Guard

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Dictator Tarquin Soll has been out of the Maroon Palace for four years, and yet we must continue to hear about his inane ideology of Sollism in our politics today.

As the founding ideology of the Republic of Sordland, President Soll pushed his three fundamental pillars of Sollism: Republicanism, Nationalism and Statism. After the 1950’s, the connotation changed as Sollists were seen for what they truly were: puppets of Tarquin Soll with no real ideology beyond greed for power.

This fascism persecuted the Bludish minority as ordered by Soll himself. Old Guard politicians and judges who were appointed by Dictator Soll continue to uphold and preserve his autocratic values. The Old Guard make up a large majority of the current USP, though they continue to deny the term and its existence as an urban myth.

How much longer must we be forced to deal with totalitarian leadership?

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Oct 21, 2020

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There has been a surge in popularity for Malenyevism among the Sordish youth. Malenyevism is the communist theory as advocated by neighbouring country’s United Contana revolutionary Leon Malenyev.

This dangerous ideology is responsible for causing socialist revolutions in countries like Valgsland during the Century of Revolutions. Whilst Sordland's own revolution was able to topple a brutal monarchy, Contana was splintered apart and suffered from dozens of regional wars, allowing Leon Malenyev’s communist ideas to tear through the country and take hold.

Now, almost 50 years later, we still cannot be freed of the sickly plague that is Malenyevism, as it continues to plant the seeds of communism in nearby countries. We can only hope that the new leadership in the USP can condemn this malignant ideology.

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Oct 19, 2020

Media Tycoon Konrath Koronti Rushed to Hospital

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Influential media tycoon Konrath Koronti has been rushed to hospital today, and been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. The Sordland Today sends its thoughts and prayers to Konrath Koronti and his family.

Konrath Koronti is the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of the Heart of Sordland Conglomerate, the multi-industry corporation that owns the Sordland Today and the Sordish Broadcasting Corporation.

Marcel Koronti, Konrath’s eldest son and board member of the HOS Conglomerate, made the following statement. “My father is a strong man, and we have complete faith he will make a full recovery from his illness. He believes in victory, no matter the cost in all aspects of his life and business, and his own health is no different. We thank you for your support. A Morgna wes core.”

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Oct 16, 2020

Walter Tusk: Million Ren Birthday

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It’s an exciting day for businessman Walter Tusk, as he has just become the eighth richest person in the country whilst celebrating his 65th birthday.

Tusk is the spokesperson of the Lotherberg Group, publishing the well-known newspaper, the Ekonomists, and he is a major shareholder of Sordish steel company, Bergia Steel.

Tusk began his career as an engineer. He established several small businesses with his friends from college, including restaurants, a car wash, and a cigarette importation enterprise. He went on to form a lucrative production company specializing in machinery and electrical wiring, earning millions of Sordish Ren.

He is credited for his contributions into the Sordish energy industry, and is considered to be the most important businessman in Sordland.

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