The fan content love for Valkyria Chronicles continues with a mod of the PC strategy game Civlization V. The Civilization games are complex games where the player is tasked with a leading a civilization to growth and promoting its survival by managing many facets of its development, while keeping in mind such factors as the resources needed to sustain your civilization and your environment, besides the other civilizations you interact with (maybe in a not-so-friendly manner.)
The mod “Principality of Gallia” adds Gallia as a civilization choice besides the preset choices given with the base Civilization V game. As you many know, Gallia is a small, humble country with access to the ocean and rivers adding to its lushness. It’s also rich in the all-purpose mineral Ragnite, which invites The Empire’s invasion in the first Valkyria Chronicles game. In Civilization one typically manages resources and this mod adds Ragnite as a resource. Civilization games are conveyed to the player through the vantage point of a civilization leader, and the leader for Principality of Gallia is Welkin Gunther.
You will need the second expansion pack (Brave New World) of Civilization V in order for Principality of Gallia to function. Some may note that certain visuals are familiar. There are no artists or modelers on the team – some of the visuals for in-game dialog include anime (VC3 OVA) and game (VC1) screen captures. In my opinion, the VC3 OVA is the best Welkin has looked since he debuted in VC1.
Please check out this Steam Workshop page for Principality of Gallia! Fan content such as this is appreciated as it serves as an expression of creativity and love for a franchise. And besides that, it does help keep franchises going in its own way, if at least in the minds of fans. According to the Workshop page, added feedback in the comments section may prompt the team to consider adding more content.
Credit to this Siliconera article for additional details (with a little more to read in their writeup!) on Principality of Gallia, and to the above-linked Principality of Gallia Workshop page (and those who contributed to the mod itself to make it happen!) for the featured image.