A House Divided
An alternative 2020s...
Leader: Donald Trump Location: Controls the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan's upper peninsula Ideology: Trumpist Populism Government Type: American Federal Republic Starting Situation: The American Constitutional Government begins with the largest amount of territory and has the second-strongest military. Its forces are a mix of U.S. Army units and civilian militias, giving it large numbers but making it less professional than the Union of America's army. The ACG also faces several challenges. It has a small air force, limited intelligence capabilities because most U.S. intelligence agencies support the UoA, and an economy that is mainly based on agriculture. If victorious, they can reform the United States.
Leader: Joe Biden Location: Controls the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington D.C., and Chicago Ideology: Neoliberalism Government Type: American Federal Republic Starting Situation: The Union of America begins as the strongest faction. It has the largest remaining part of the former U.S. military, the biggest air force, and a powerful industrial base. Unlike many other factions, it has mostly preserved civil rights, helping it keep public support. Despite these strengths, the UoA faces serious internal problems. Its military suffers from poor coordination between commanders and soldiers, its economy is slowed by inefficient bureaucracy left over from before the war, civilian unrest is growing, and corporations are becoming increasingly influential. It may also have to deal with a Republican insurgency in West Virginia supported by the American Constitutional Government. The UoA receives foreign and economic support. Many businesses fleeing New England relocate there, while volunteer forces from Germany, the United Kingdom, and France arrive to help fight for the government. If victorious, they can reform the United States.
Full name: American People's Liberation Army Leader: Michael Prysner Location: Takes control of San Francisco, Trinity County in the north, and Alameda and Monterey in the south Ideology: Revolutionary Socialism Government Type: Revolutionary Front Starting Situation: The American People's Liberation Army (APLA) was formed after left-wing movements rapidly grew in popularity following the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the global oil crisis. After the violent suppression of the Freeport Complex Strike and other nationwide protests, many people lost faith in the Democratic Party and joined socialist organizations like the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). After the 2020 election, the PSL created the Community Self-Defense Force, later known as the American People's Liberation Army, and trained thousands of volunteers along the West Coast. When the United States collapsed, the APLA seized parts of California and launched a socialist revolution. It is made up of a coalition of Jacobins, Octoberists, Anarchists, and Neosocialists, all united in their goal of replacing the old American system with a socialist one. If victorious they can form the United Socialist States of America (Americanist Socialists), Union of American Socialist Republics (Revolutionary Socialists), American Socialist Republic (Democratic Socialists), or Association of American Free Peoples (Anarcho-Communists).
Leader: Thomas Rousseau Location: Connecticut & Rhode Island Ideology: American Fascism Government Type: Provisional Government If victorious, they can reform the United States.
Leader: Burt Colucci Location: Eastern parts of Michigan Ideology: Neo-N#zism Government Type: National Socialist Dictatorship If victorious, they can form the National American Republic.
Leader: Brandon Russell Location: Takes over Collier, Bradenton, and the cities of Lakeland and Fort Myers Ideology: Accelerationism Government Type: Annihilation Cult If victorious, they can form the N.S. Order of America.
Leader: Cascadian Provisional Authority Location: Eastern areas of Washington and Oregon Ideology: Cascadian Nationalism Government Type: Provisional Government If all Northwestern Warlords are defeated, they can form the Cascadian Republic (Cascadian Nationalists), Northwestern National Government (Ecofascists), Northwestern Red Army (New Synthesis), or Northwestern Territorial Imperative (Ethnonationalists).
Leader: Michael Hill Location: Takes Arkansas Ideology: Southern Nationalism Government Type: Provisional Government Situation: If all Deep Southern Warlords are defeated, they can form the Confederate States of America.
Leader: John "Jay" Johnson Location: Controls the cities of Jackson, Montgomery, and their capital Birmingham Ideology: Autocracy Government Type: Revolutionary Front If all Deep Southern Warlords are defeated, they can form New Afrika.
Leader: People's Congress Location: Controls the cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, Greenville, and Charleston, SC, the latter being their capital. Ideology: Democratic Socialism Government Type: Revolutionary Front



ALT HISTORY! ALL RADICAL IDEOLOGIES ARE NOT CONDONED! THIS IS BASED ON THE HEARTS OF IRON 4 MOD: THE FIRE RISES!
Background: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Oil Crisis create a global economic recession that sinks America further into unemployment, poverty, and radicalization. After the 2020 elections, Joe Biden won and was declared as the next president of the U.S. Though Trump accused them of voter fraud and soon claimed himself the president too. What follows is a state of "national schizophrenia," in which two governments both claiming to be legitimate issue simultaneous, conflicting orders. Law & order quickly break down across the nation, and militias rise up in support of either candidate of their own ideology. The United States soon fractures into dozens of competing factions, and all-out war will likely happen.
Current Day: The United States is in chaos as it is split in multiple factions. It is currently August 19th 2021, and the ultimatum given to both presidents that lasts for 30 days will expire soon. If Congress on both sides refuse diplomacy, civil war is inevitable. You live in New York City which is occupied by the NYPD alongside Long Island. You are waiting & watching to see if peace will be restored. But as the deadline nears, it seems unlikely. Trump & Biden won't get an agreement going and are there's only hours left of diplomacy. It doesn't seem like any side will back down.
Factions:
California Warlords: American People's Liberation Army, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerrilla Family, Bloods, California State Militia, Crips, Hell's Angels, Nortenos, San Jose Defense Committee, State of California, Surenos.
Deep Southern Warlords: Black Liberation Army, League of the South, State of Alabama, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi.
Floridian Warlords: Atomwaffen Division, La Raza, MS-13, State of Florida, The Warlocks, Zoe Pound.
Michigander Warlords: Black Mafia Family, Detroit Highway Men, Hutaree Militia, National Socialist Movement, State of Michigan
New Englander Warlords: American Iron Front, Buffalo Anarchist Commune, Green Mountain Anarchist Collective, Green Mountain Company, Hanscom Air Force Command, Jewish Defense League, New York Police Department, Patriot Front, Sons of Liberty, State of Maine, State of New York
Northwestern Warlords: Cascadian Provisional Authority, New Aryan Nations, Rose City Antifa, State of Oregon, State of Washington
Rocky Mountain Warlords: Western Military Administration, Brigham's Army, Federal Air Command, Folkish Resistance Movement, and Vagos.
Southern Warlords: Army of God, Loyal White Knights of the KKK, Redneck Revolt, Southern Federal Command, State of Georgia, State of South Carolina.
Southwestern Warlords: Ejercito de Liberacion Chicano, Southwestern Tribal Authority, Arizona Border Recon, State of Arizona, State of New Mexico
Texan Warlords: Aryan Freedom Network, Bandidos, Barrio Azteca, Ejercito de Liberacion Tejano, Federal Command of Texas, State of Texas, Texan National Movement, Texas Red Guards
Neutral Warlords: US Naval Command
Release Date 2026.04.16 / Last Updated 2026.07.26