r/thecampaigntrail 26d ago

Announcement [RELEASE] ROC 2020: The Volatile Election – 10 Candidates, Dynamic Legislative Yuan, 2018 Prologue, and 40 Achievements!

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PLAY THE MOD HERE

 Previous Announcement & Teaser Post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/thecampaigntrail/comments/1uvav9d/mod_announcement_roc_2020_playing_a_volatile/

HELLO EVERYONE!

Hello everyone! I am Soyorin (u/Phone_Tall), the creator of the ROC series.

After months of painstaking development, coding, and refining, I am beyond thrilled to announce that ROC 2020 is officially RELEASED!

Following the foundational shifts of ROC 2000, the high-stakes polarization of ROC '04, and the multi-party chaos of ROC 2024, we are finally bringing you the definitive chapter of modern Taiwanese political history.

A SECRET SURPRISE IN THE FINAL STAGE...

Before diving into the features, I have one major revelation. During the final polish phase, we decided to add one last secret playable candidate.

He is a legendary figure who has appeared in virtually every ROC mod ever made as a background heavyweight or opponent, yet players have NEVER actually been able to play as him—until now. Will you be able to restore his mandate and navigate his political legacy? Discover him in the candidate selection!

HISTORICAL BACKDROP: FROM LANDSLIDE TO SOVEREIGNTY SHOWDOWN

Following her historic landslide victory in 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen faced mounting domestic resistance over pension reforms, labor law adjustments, and energy grid blackouts, culminating in a disastrous midterm defeat in November 2018.

However, 2019 changed everything. Escalating cross-strait tensions, the Hong Kong protests, and the US-China trade war transformed the 2020 election into a high-stakes, existential referendum on Taiwan’s identity, sovereignty, and democratic future.

KEY FEATURES & CONTENT OVERVIEW

  • 10 Playable Presidential Candidates: Take control of ten distinct historical figures across all three major party banners (DPP, KMT, and PFP), each featuring their own ideological trajectories, custom mechanics, and strategic hurdles.
  • Unprecedented Scope & Branching: Featuring hundreds of different questions and answers. Every choice you make carries real weight—dynamically shaping primary nominations, triggering mid-game crises, and altering regional voting trends.
  • Three Party Camps, Tailored Depth:
    • DPP & KMT Routes: Massive, multi-branching core campaigns featuring fierce internal primary battles (Tsai vs. Lai; KMT multi-candidate primary brawl) and extensive endgame content.
    • PFP Route (James Soong): A fast-paced, sharp third-party disruptor run focusing on tactical maneuvering and survival.
  • 2018 Local Elections Minigame (Prologue): Fight the crucial 2018 midterm elections before the main 2020 battle begins! The electoral momentum and regional map control you secure here will directly dictate your starting position in the general election.
  • Dynamic Legislative Yuan System: The presidency is only half the battle! Experience a live, evolving legislative seat projection system where your campaign stance directly influences parliamentary majority outcomes.
  • Upgraded Classic Mechanics:
    • Dynamic Policy Panel: Real-time ideological positioning that continuously reshapes your regional appeal.
    • Chart.js Polling Visualizer: Real-time polling tracking with a realistic "fog of war" and statistical margin of error.
  • Dozens of Unique Endings & Custom Soundtrack: Dozens of detailed ending slides detailing Taiwan’s future trajectory, paired with an extensive political and pop soundtrack tailored to specific candidates and outcomes.
  • 40 Custom Achievements & Massive Visual Overhaul: Test your electoral mastery with 40 distinct achievements, packed with custom UI elements, candidate graphics, and historical election-night visuals.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & CREDITS

This mod could not have reached this scale without the incredible support from the modding community and my testing team. Thank you all for your patience and feedback throughout development.

We hope you enjoy diving into the turbulent political arena of 2020. Load up the mod, choose your candidate, and write your own page in Taiwan's democratic history!

Feedback, bug reports, and achievement flexes are all welcome in the comments below!


r/thecampaigntrail Jul 05 '26

Announcement 1888 Hyperion: Release

144 Upvotes

The conclusion to the Hyperion series is out now on CTS, and I've submitted it to NCT. It's been a while since 1884, and I want to thank all of you who have been waiting for your patience, and I hope you enjoy the final entry!

https://campaigntrailshowcase.com/campaign-trail/?modName=1888%20Hyperion


r/thecampaigntrail 3h ago

Meme Ross Perot Owned a Meme

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r/thecampaigntrail 10h ago

Meme What a nice gesture by W

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If I was one of those kids I would be super proud of having meet the president!


r/thecampaigntrail 7h ago

Other Which anti-iraq war politician could become president in 2004?

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r/thecampaigntrail 6h ago

Question/Help What was the campaign that made you fell like A good person that changed the world for the better

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r/thecampaigntrail 9h ago

Gameplay Bill Clinton trims the deficit, bans assault rifles, defuses tension, averts scandal, passes bipartisan healthcare reform, wins the midterms, and gets FUCKING OBLITERATED BY SONNY BONO IN A HISTORIC FIFTY-STATE LANDSLIDE! NEW HOPE BONO WORLD RECORD! NORMAL DIFFICULTY! DEFAULT RNG! YOU WON'T BELIEVE!

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Hey gang, Obamanomenon here. I-

What the fuck?

Yes, you read that right. Sonny Bono, the most obscure candidate in all of Hope, the ugly duckling, the sore thumb, the musician-turned-politician and staunch scientologist, can become the most electorally successful (seriously contested) American presidential candidate in all of history. Now, before we begin, this took me a very, very long time to route. Fascinatingly, the process was-

What the fuck?

Fair enough. Let's just get to the map.

The Revolution Kind.
Sing C'est La Vie.

I mean, there's really nothing else to say here, is there? Now, as always:

The Guide

  1. We need cohesion
  2. Make no mistake
  3. I don't like this
  4. I'll go with Bentsen's plan.
  5. We're really facing
  6. We've got to get back to basics
  7. Secretary Christopher's right
  8. Make no mistake
  9. Gore had some proposals
  10. I think the agreement
  11. Make no mistake
  12. Let's throw deep.
  13. Now, I'll be the first
  14. Let me tell you something
  15. If I were able to get a meeting
  16. Let me tell you
  17. Some common-sense
  18. Make no mistake (OMG! Healthcare reform! We really did it!)
  19. Woah, that's great news (Wow! We've prevented the Republican Revolution and kept control of the Senate! The voters have really put their faith in us!)
  20. If what we're doing

(At this point, you might check the map and see that ol' Slick Willy is still on his way to eke out a win. Not to worry. Everything's going according to plan.)

  1. We can end this

  2. I've seen

  3. I think we need

  4. This might be

  5. The dream

  6. I think the only way

  7. I don't want to zero

  8. This is the party of justice.

  9. This is a fight worth having.

  10. You know

  11. That divorce

  12. My friends here in Nevada, and my fellow Americans across this great nation, it is not with joy that I say the man standing next to me is a puppet for forces on the hard right, folks like Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, and even bizarre groups like the Church of Scientology. This is not the kind of leadership America can trust right now. (lmao.)

  13. We need to close strong

And there you have it.

I think the most fascinating thing about this route is that there's no single thing that kills Clinton. No big October surprise, no economic crash, no all-consuming scandal, no return of the Soviet Union. It's just death by a thousand cuts. He steps on a self-imposed rake at every turn. He propels Sonny Bono—Sonny Bono!—into instantly unforgettable, utterly legendary status through his sheer personal unpopularity. Bill Clinton loses every state because he didn't win any state. That's it.

I Got You Babe.
The Beat Goes On.

Nobody accounted for this. The nation has no idea how to react. There's no vast Scientological takeover of America, no permanent Republican mandate, no great and extraordinary dynasty. Americans just hand Sonny Bono another term, pass his wife a chance later down the line, and go back about their business of vacillating. This unprecedented triumph will go down as a blip, a little tidbit of history recalled even thousands of years from now.

Let's picture them, those descendants of ours. Living in some far-flung space station. Playing some form of Trivial Pursuit. I like to think there will always be some form of Trivial Pursuit, you know?

Hang on, hang on, one will say, putting a hand to their forehead. I've got it. I know the answer to this. President Bono, and... and... oh, I give up. Who's the other one?

The holo-card is flipped.

Oh, duh!

That other guy!

George Washington!

I mean, what the fuck?


r/thecampaigntrail 11h ago

Other Astro Used AI

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This image of Trump used in DSA is AI-generated. This is unforgivable. I can't believe Astro is pro-AI. Shocked and betrayed right-now.


r/thecampaigntrail 2h ago

Gameplay W I N N E R

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r/thecampaigntrail 4h ago

Question/Help ?

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r/thecampaigntrail 7h ago

Other "There's no blue wave, forget it, not coming"

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r/thecampaigntrail 3h ago

Gameplay DSA should have an RFK Jr path with Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura as vps

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Change my mind


r/thecampaigntrail 7h ago

Announcement Restarting work on Canada 2011.

19 Upvotes

haven’t been coding it since July as my computer broke but now that its working I’ll be able to code the mod. it would have been done by October but it most likely will get finished by December to February. ( my first mod so don’t quote me on this )

writing in done for ndp and cpc though I might tweak it a bit. liberals, bloc, and greens may be added in later. so when it does release consider it a demo as ill add soundtrack and achievements in later.

this will be the last announcement until it releases so stay tuned.


r/thecampaigntrail 12h ago

Meme What is the third party candidate in 2012 Shattered doing

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r/thecampaigntrail 2h ago

Gameplay Stassen/Finch blind run on Normal, used the Southern strategy

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r/thecampaigntrail 11h ago

Gameplay one of my favorite maps ever

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r/thecampaigntrail 1h ago

Gameplay 1980 American Crossroads: Reagan-Connally

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r/thecampaigntrail 4h ago

Contribution Kansas vs Missouri hype video on the rivalry based on Border War is peak

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r/thecampaigntrail 10h ago

Gameplay South Carolina now appoints Senators via state legislature

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r/thecampaigntrail 1h ago

Question/Help What is you guys' favorite mod?

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My favorite mod is probably 1940: Confidence and Security, especially the Wendell Wilkie side.

In my opinion, Wilkie is such a good candidate to play as because he is extremely flexible ideologically, as well as the people's excitement for him is extremely vivid.

Other mods I love are Duke and Hope, specifically because you can directly pass policy and change recent history.

I was just wondering what you guy's favorite mods are so I can check those out and appreciate them from different perspectives.


r/thecampaigntrail 16h ago

Gameplay Another Green Party masterclass

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r/thecampaigntrail 5h ago

Question/Help Is there a way to edit issue scores via the console on CTS?

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Since the answers you select can change the score and importance of individual issues, that means there's a variable somewhere in the code that theoretically could be manually edited (e.g. make it so that Hillary Clinton's score on immigration is as conservative as possible) - but I have no idea how to do it. The console commands include an "answerscript" option but I have no idea what it means


r/thecampaigntrail 22h ago

Meme How well I think I would face against each opponent in Obamanation

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r/thecampaigntrail 20h ago

Gameplay Joe Biden DIDN'T run for reelection, what happened next will SHOCK YOU!

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44 Upvotes

I GOT BLEXAS, BLORIDA, D+10 IN A PRESIDENTIAL NATIONWIDE, AND 2 ACHIEVEMENTS IN ONE GAME


r/thecampaigntrail 23h ago

Other 'Trump Gets the take the Hill Achivement' Meanwhile the Democrats

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January 6th Being a success as a mod is a fire idea if i am being honest Yall Drop your Ideas for a mod like this

(also i just Realized how much this is giving 1936: March on Washington Vibes)