How do leaders accumulate XP ?

[chomwitt]

In the wiki page on Leaders's skill we read that by gaining XP (experience points)
leader increase their skill level . But it's not stated HOW those XPs are accumulated.
Does anybody now ? Is it a steady increase based on pass of time only or sth else?

 

[prismaticmarcus]

Is it a steady increase based on pass of time only

more or less this. they'll accumulate experience while they're employed, but not if they're sitting in the pool not doing anything

 

[Ryika]

        LEADER_RULER_MONARCH_EXPERIENCE                                = 5.0
        LEADER_RULER_HEIR_EXPERIENCE                                = 1.0

        LEADER_ADMIRAL_FLEET_COMBAT_BASE_EXPERIENCE                    = 5 # Leader Admiral base experience from fleet combat
        LEADER_ADMIRAL_FLEET_COMBAT_EXPERIENCE_SCALE                = 0.5 # Scale factor used when calculating experience gain for Admiral
        LEADER_ADMIRAL_FLEET_COMBAT_SHIPS_KILLED_CONVERSION            = 0.05 # Scale factor for total number of ships killed after combat when calculating experience gain for Admiral
        LEADER_ADMIRAL_FLEET_COMBAT_SHIPS_DISENGAGED_CONVERSION        = 0.025 # Scale factor for total number of ships that disengaged after combat when calculating experience gain for Admiral
        LEADER_ADMIRAL_FLEET_PIRACY_SUPPRESSION_DAILY                = 0.05 # Leader Admiral base experience from piracy suppression

        LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_BASE_EXPERIENCE                = 100 # Leader General base experience from ground combat
        LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_EXPERIENCE_SCALE                = 2.5 # Scale factor used when calculating experience gain for General
        LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_ARMIES_KILLED_CONVERSION        = 0.25 # Scale factor for total number of armies killed after combat when calculating experience gain for General

        LEADER_SCIENTIST_LEADING_RESEARCH_FIELD_EXPERIENCE            = 3.5
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_SURVEY_EXPERIENCE                            = 10    # Experience gained from surveyed planet
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_SUCCESSFUL_ANOMALY_RESEARCH_EXPERIENCE        = 50    # Experience gained from a successful discovery research
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_COMPLETED_SPECIAL_PROJECT_EXPERIENCE        = 100    # Experience gained from completing a special project
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_COMPLETED_ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_STAGE_EXPERIENCE = 75    # Experience gained from a successful archaeological site roll
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_ASSIST_RESEARCH                            = 0.10    # Experience gained from assisting research per day
        LEADER_SCIENTIST_ASSIST_RESEARCH_MULT                        = 0.20    # Assist Research modifier-mult per skill level (this value times skill level equals modifier)

        LEADER_GOVERNOR_MONTHLY_EXPERIENCE                            = 5    # Monthy exp from governing sector.

Ruler and Heir Experience are given out monthly.
Admiral and General Experience are a bit arcane, but essentially, bigger battle = more experience.
Certain anomalies also grant extra Experience to Researchers.

 

[fusei]

Have a look at the Experience gain column here:

Leader - Stellaris Wiki

stellaris.paradoxwikis.com

 

[chomwitt]

Thank you all for the responses.

@fusei i missed that column. I focused on the skill section.

@Ryika You table looks more analytical (would you mind tell us what file it is?) and it has some differences from the wiki table:

LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_BASE_EXPERIENCE = 100 # Leader General base experience from ground combat
LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_EXPERIENCE_SCALE = 2.5 # Scale factor used when calculating experience gain for General
LEADER_GENERAL_GROUND_COMBAT_ARMIES_KILLED_CONVERSION = 0.25 # Scale factor for total number of armies killed after combat when calculating experience gain for General

 

[CaesarVincens]

It's from the defines, which are handily also in the wiki: https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Defines

 

[Sinister2202]

more or less this. they'll accumulate experience while they're employed, but not if they're sitting in the pool not doing anything

This, and one exception is the progenitor hivemind origin, which gives XP even when leaders are idle.