Can we have more mandates, please???

[Wyrm]

I think i'm on my 20th president with the mining-mandate. There is NO way I can build more mining stations. Not without destroying some of my own.

And when I look at the candidates in all elections, everyone is a miner, so I can't even spend influence to get something else.

As far as I know, there are only 3 mandates that I have ever seen - build mines, build research stations and build up the fleet.

This is an aspect of the game that should be fattened. It would make the game more interesting if we had mandates such as "raise average happiness" or "colonize a new world" or "end the war" or "survey at least 10 systems" what ever. There is almost no limit to what you could have mandates focus on. It would make democracies more fun!

 

[Dunaedine]

This can be perfectly blended with the Banks Faction System.

 

[artemis667]

Or mandates involving policy changes - that could be quite interesting with expanded internal political mechanics.

 

[The Founder]

I think i'm on my 20th president with the mining-mandate. There is NO way I can build more mining stations. Not without destroying some of my own.

And when I look at the candidates in all elections, everyone is a miner, so I can't even spend influence to get something else.

As far as I know, there are only 3 mandates that I have ever seen - build mines, build research stations and build up the fleet.

This is an aspect of the game that should be fattened. It would make the game more interesting if we had mandates such as "raise average happiness" or "colonize a new world" or "end the war" or "survey at least 10 systems" what ever. There is almost no limit to what you could have mandates focus on. It would make democracies more fun!

As far as I understand, the Mandates are not supposed to be persistently fullfillable. They are a nice bonus if you can do it easily. But otherwise they are intended to run out.

Edit: Scrap and rebuild also does not work. The counter goes down for scrapped stations. Destroyed by enemy might count, but I am not sure. See mandate.3 Event.

However there are more of t hem. You just rarely meet the requirements. The Mandat file has coded out:
# Planet Separatist Mandate - Grant independence to the planet
# Emancipation Leader
# Emancipation 2
# Slaver, allow slavery
#*** Orbital Researcher, build X research stations. on_building_research_station
#*** Miner, build X mining stations. on_building_mining_station on-action
# Peacemaker Mandate, check if at peace in 4 years
#*** Shipwright, build X ships by year Y. count_ships trigger
#*** Xeno Purger, purge xenos from planet X. on_purge_complete
# Nationalist Leader - Release nationalists X to parent empire

Mentioned only with comment (no code) are:
# Uplifter, uplift species X on_uplift_completion on-action
# Slavery Proponent, enable slavery and enslave X pops
# Planet Builder, construct X number of buildings on planet Y by year Z
# Planet Builder variant, 0 free_building_tiles on planet X by year Y
# More Jobs, less than 3 pops unemployed by year X
# Fiscal Conservative, X energy in store by year Y
# Population Grower, 0 free_pop_tiles on planet X by year Y

Or mandates involving policy changes - that could be quite interesting with expanded internal political mechanics.

As you can see above, that is already in.

 

[I am Sovereign]

As far as I understand, the Mandates are not supposed to be persistently fullfillable. They are a nice bonus if you can do it easily. But otherwise they are intended to run out.

Edit: Scrap and rebuild also does not work. The counter goes down for scrapped stations. Destroyed by enemy might count, but I am not sure. See mandate.3 Event.

However there are more of t hem. You just rarely meet the requirements. The Mandat file has coded out:
# Planet Separatist Mandate - Grant independence to the planet
# Emancipation Leader
# Emancipation 2
# Slaver, allow slavery
#*** Orbital Researcher, build X research stations. on_building_research_station
#*** Miner, build X mining stations. on_building_mining_station on-action
# Peacemaker Mandate, check if at peace in 4 years
#*** Shipwright, build X ships by year Y. count_ships trigger
#*** Xeno Purger, purge xenos from planet X. on_purge_complete
# Nationalist Leader - Release nationalists X to parent empire

Mentioned only with comment (no code) are:
# Uplifter, uplift species X on_uplift_completion on-action
# Slavery Proponent, enable slavery and enslave X pops
# Planet Builder, construct X number of buildings on planet Y by year Z
# Planet Builder variant, 0 free_building_tiles on planet X by year Y
# More Jobs, less than 3 pops unemployed by year X
# Fiscal Conservative, X energy in store by year Y
# Population Grower, 0 free_pop_tiles on planet X by year Y


As you can see above, that is already in.

If it was not changed with a patch.
You have to scrap the stations before the leader is elected.

 

[solidprice]

Agreed. There should be more options.
Heck, there should be at least 1 person wanting a different option at all times.

 

[RossMorris]

I see that there is a peacemaker option in your list, but never once at war as a democracy have I ever seen a peacemaker candidate.

 

[Pchang]

Destroyed by the enemy and then rebuilt does count. If I am low on influence, I will declare war just to fulfill the mandate. Usually I get someone to cede a planet and then fulfill the mandate by rebuilding all the infrastructure I destroy before the war is over. I especially like destroying frontier stations first in order to gain more territory.

 

[Kryndude]

I never done this myself but theoretically can't you disband your own mines to build a new one and fulfill the mandate? Sort of like buying influence with minerals.

 

[Moonshadow101]

In practice, there are two possible mandates. The fact that others could theoretically appear if the stars aligned perfectly is irrelevant.

 

[SuperGeek89]

I agree there needs to needs more mandates for democracies, but what's more they need change based on current circumstances. If I have every available mining station and research station built in my empire then there really shouldn't be candidates promising to build mines or research station. Add things like ensuring positive credit flow or have mandates wanting you to declare war on someone with a specific wargoal, or declare an empire your rival, or even end a rivalry.

*Side note, but democracies should change leaders more often. As it stands right now you can boost a leader once and have them serve until they die. That's really what democracy is supposed to represent.

**Also failing mandates should have more of an impact when election time comes around. You cant promise no new taxes and then raise new taxes without that biting you in the ass come reelection time.

 

[Pchang]

I never done this myself but theoretically can't you disband your own mines to build a new one and fulfill the mandate? Sort of like buying influence with minerals.

No. Game decreases count when you disband your own mines.

 

[HugsAndSnuggles]

No. Game decreases count when you disband your own mines.

Only if mandate is still in progress. Nothing keeps you from fulfilling it and then disbanding mines... you can even wait 'till election is about to end. Not that difficuilt to find 4 spare spots.

 

[Pchang]

Is the election result always predictable? If I boost a candidate to be 1% higher than all the rest, does that candidate always win? I never really tested. If this is the case, then you could game the system by disbanding stuff right before the election.

 

[The Founder]

Is the election result always predictable? If I boost a candidate to be 1% higher than all the rest, does that candidate always win? I never really tested. If this is the case, then you could game the system by disbanding stuff right before the election.

I think I remember once having the slightly lower one win. The Tooltip warn you the percentage is "not exact". So I fully asume there is some random chance applied to the percentage before the victor is declared.
If I really want someone, I prefer having 5-10% more for him. That is usually a sure bet.