the cost for election is way too high 200 influence i can build a dysonsphere for!

[alexman]

its just not worth getting 15% defense platform. a more realistic number would be 25-50 where u can select to have different degrees of RNG of having a minor media campaign or full on gerrymandering

 

[Ryika]

I think 200 is fine. It seems like a lot at first, but if you think about it, you actually gain quite a lot of bonuses for 20 years. There are time when no leader is really worth it, but there are also times where there's a good, young leader that you definitely want to win the election.

Sure, it's not a Dyson sphere, but you can only build one dyson sphere, so that's not really a fair comparison to begin with. Almost anything that costs influence compares unfavorably against a dyson sphere, except some of the other equally limited megastructures.

 

[Lykus Cerebros]

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its just not worth getting 15% defense platform. a more realistic number would be 25-50 where u can select to have different degrees of RNG of having a minor media campaign or full on gerrymandering

That's pretty much the democratic government.

I also feel like 200 is a bit much considering it's the same for dictatorial where you get the advantages for much longer.

 

[A2ch0n]

I recommend the Shadow Council Civic . It's perfect for empires that want to keep the illusion of beeing non authoritarian . And immediately the influence costs for a manipulated election are smooth and low.

 

[SirBlackAxe]

I'd like the option to pay a smaller amount of influence to remove a specific candidate from the pool, tbh.

 

[Empire of Terra Nova]

in democracies you can spend more than 500 influence and still not getting the presidency. it might be even bugged, i suspect

that's why i switched to only playing dictatorships (and sometimes empires for rp). there you've got full control over your successor almost for free