Occupied territory

An occupied territory is an automatic territorial status that is assigned whenever hostile forces take control of any territory from another character during a war. One cannot manually change the status of a territory to "occupied territory".

This status puts the territory in limbo: while its original owner is no longer in control of it, the occupying force owns it but cannot effectively control anything in the territory. It is not possible to build or access its resources. However, occupied territories cost no State power maintenance, and have no incomes nor expenses, making them free for the occupant. Invading a foreign territory in a war and taking it as an occupied territory does not generate any initial resistance, but generates it with time, making it unstable in long term. Changing the status of an occupied territory is possible, such as changing it to a city and effectively claiming the territory for your state, but doing this will generate resistance.