Is there any way to remove inflation altogether?

[Pyro157]

Although I haven't gotten to the end of the China tree in my 1939 China playthrough, it seems that there's no actual way to fully remove inflation entirely, according to some. Notably, the Forced Loans decision only works once.

Also, for those who got the Economic Collapse national spirit, which I presume is pretty bad (although I haven't gotten it yet), is there a way to remove it as well?

 

[Gyrvendal]

Yeah the forced loans decision looks like it should work multiple times, but it doesn't... Might be a bug.
In my game I just stopped taking any focus that gave inflation altogether. The only really good one is the research slot anyway, but it takes too long/too much inflation to get there so I gave up on it.

 

[Pyro157]

Yeah the forced loans decision looks like it should work multiple times, but it doesn't... Might be a bug.
In my game I just stopped taking any focus that gave inflation altogether. The only really good one is the research slot anyway, but it takes too long/too much inflation to get there so I gave up on it.

Well, there goes the entire welfare tree.

The Forced Loans should be patched into working multiple times. Or if Economic Collapse occurs, a "reform the economy" decision that lasts several months or so.

 

[best75]

I got the extra tech slot at the end of the welfare tree and after all the reductions I am at moderate inflation. Staying away from the industrial focus that increase inflation since it's not worth it. Doesn't seem too bad since I have grain taxes and the financial adviser to neglect the consumer goods. Hopefully the forced loans decision will get patched soon.

 

[Archangel85]

Well, there goes the entire welfare tree.

The Forced Loans should be patched into working multiple times.

It has been fixed and should - baring QA veto - be rolled into the next update for the 1.5.1 patch.

 

[Meglok]

It has been fixed and should - baring QA veto - be rolled into the next update for the 1.5.1 patch.

Thank you. Was thinking that choosing every possible focus item meant you had to pay the price of high inflation.

 

[Pyro157]

Thanks, Archangel!

 

[calistoknight]

Fun fact if your economy collapses and you decide in a bold economic move, to increase the inflation again, you get a second national spirit that starts at low inflation so you'll have both the Economic Collapse and Low Inflation at the same time.

 

[Pyro157]

Well, I'm about to hit Economic Collapse. Hopefully there's an event to remove the national spirit, or at least bring it back to Low Inflation.

The good news is that it's peacetime, China's unified and nobody is fighting each other, so this isn't too bad, I guess. I mean, it's still terrible, but at least it's not during wartime.

 

[Archangel85]

Fun fact if your economy collapses and you decide in a bold economic move, to increase the inflation again, you get a second national spirit that starts at low inflation so you'll have both the Economic Collapse and Low Inflation at the same time.

How do you increase inflation again if you are at economic collapse? The focuses should all be blocked.

 

[calistoknight]

That is something that didn't register directly as a bug so I did not save any screenshots or save of that. I will look into it and post it in the bugs once i have more information.

 

[Tarkilth]

I just avoided most of those foci. Gotta watch that inflation!

 

[Tristers]

I just avoided most of those foci. Gotta watch that inflation!

Indeed felt there were more important foci to take before doing the whole wellfare tree, so never got beyond at most moderate inflation