The base idea cost is modified by the following: Unlocking an idea has a base idea cost of 400 monarch power (the type of power depending on the idea group). Please help with verifying or updating this section. There is no restriction on policy composition and a nation can activate up to 9 policies at a time, 3 per type. Once picked, a policy cannot be canceled for a duration of 10 years. Picking a policy provides a bonus to the nation at the monthly cost of 1 monarch power per policy (type of monarch power used depends on policy affiliation) if the limit is overwhelmed (base: 1 policy of each type can be picked for free). Policies become enabled when a pair of 2 idea groups are fully unlocked. Innovativeness gain īeing the first nation to unlock an idea or unlocking an idea within 365 days after it is first unlocked gives a nation a base of +2 innovativeness. The type of the reduction depends on the affiliation of the idea group for example, the Diplomatic idea group grants Diplomatic tech cost reduction. The reduction can result in up to −14% for a fully unlocked idea group (without accounting for further reductions that may be applied from the ideas themselves). Technology cost reduction Įach unlocked idea grants a −2% Technology cost reduction. They could even opt out of colonization altogether after getting the border they needed. Some would benefit more from the Expansion idea group but Expansion doesn't allow Explorers or long-range island-hopping. Primitives can take only the first 3-4 Exploration ideas, get a colonial border with a western power, then drop Exploration for something else.

However, this option should not be disregarded either as it is extremely useful in the right circumstances. Discarding idea groups will also impact the number of Ideas a nation has towards unlocking National Ideas and Ambitions.ĭue to the low refund rate and the importance of monarch power points, picking an idea group should be done with its future usefulness to the nation in mind. It is important to note, however, that doing so will result in losing all the given bonuses from said idea group and will only refund 10% of the monarch power points invested in the group. Year in which the technology loses its ahead of time penaltyĪbandoning idea groups Īvailable only with the Art of War DLC enabled.Ībandoning an idea group can be used to free up an idea slot if it no longer serves the nation and there may be others more suitable groups that do so. New idea group slots are unlocked with the advancement in Administrative technology as described below:

Unlocking the last idea in the group also unlocks the group's bonus.

Advancing within an idea group is done sequentially and each unlocked idea enhances a particular aspect of the nation. However, AI nations have weights assigned to the idea groups to make their choices random but still somewhat historical.Įach idea group consists of 7 ideas. Idea group choices are unrestricted, with several exceptions: Plutocratic ideas are enabled for most republics but disabled for most other government types Aristocratic ideas are disabled for most republics but enabled for most other government types Divine ideas are enabled only for theocracies Horde Government ideas are enabled only for steppe nomads Indigenous ideas are enabled only for native tribes and Maritime and Naval ideas are disabled for primitives. This limit can be turned off in options before starting a game without disabling achievements.

Idea group choice is only restricted by the requirement for a balanced mix of groups: No more than half of a nation's chosen idea groups, whether completed or not, can have the same associated type of monarch power. It was last verified for version 1.31.Įach nation can have up to 8 idea groups from a pool of 19 groups (only 18 are shown as the Aristocratic and Plutocratic idea groups are locked behind exclusive government reforms).

Eu4 manpower custom games