Summary
- Boost productivity with the Pioneer Politics agenda: reduce action costs and veto cooldown for Galactic Community resolutions.
- Chart The Unknown increases anomaly discovery and survey speed, aiding in exploration and claiming valuable systems.
- Prioritize Leadership Conditioning to quickly advance leader progression and obtain beneficial traits for empire survival.
With the release of the Galaxy Paragons downloadable content, Stellaris has added another layer to its management with the addition of a Council, where the player can appoint several Leaders to lead the empire in a higher seat to provide various bonuses. This also includes the addition of the Council Agenda mechanic.
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These agendas can be explained to be representative of the empire's goals, since they can add a massive bonus to the empire's productivity both during its launching process and after it is launched. These agendas differ from each other, and some can only be picked after their prerequisite has been obtained, such as a specific Tradition Tree.
7 Pioneer Politics
Quick And Easy Way To Control The Galactic Community
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Initial Launch:
- Galactic Community Resolution Action Costs reduced by 5%
- Veto Cooldown shortened by 5%
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After Launch:
- Galactic Community Resolution Action Costs reduced by 20%
- Veto Cooldown shortened by 20%
During the early to mid-game, the formation of the Galactic Community can represent either a threat to the local Fanatic Purifiers and Exterminators alike, while other peaceful empires can regard it to be a chance for them to gain supremacy over the galaxy peacefully through diplomacy. Having the Pioneer Politics is hugely beneficial for several bonuses.
The first one would be the fact that the agenda reduces any Resolution Action Costs, which enables the empire to propose any resolution without losing too much influence. Moreover, the reduced Veto cooldown will allow an empire to continuously veto any resolution that might be damaging to their empire's interests.
6 Chart The Unknown
Explore And Claim The Vast Galaxy Before Others
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Initial Launch:
- Anomaly Discovery Chance increased by 5%
- Survey Speed increased by 25%
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After Launch:
- Anomaly Discovery Chance increased by 5%
- Survey Speed increased by 100%
Finding hidden gems among numerous systems in a galaxy is hugely beneficial, as they can house hidden resources and benefits that is reserved to the empire that managed to claim them first. These uniquely powerful systems can contain various archaeological digs, planets, and resources that can propel an empire to a greater height.
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With the aid of Chart The Unknown agenda, an empire will have a greater chance to find these unique systems than their neighbors. The boosted chance in finding anomalies can also be useful as resolving them will often grant several benefits to the empire.
5 Leadership Conditioning
Quickly Advances Leaders Progression
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Initial Launch:
- Leader Experience Gain increased by 10%
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After Launch:
- +3000 Experience distributed among all leaders
Leaders are now one of the important cogs for an empire as their traits can either make or break the empire's chances of both surviving and dominating the galaxy. Almost all the strategies and meta in Stellaris now revolve around having several Leaders who are sufficiently leveled up with numerous beneficial traits.
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These Stellaris leaders possess exceptional traits that can quickly further the goals of a galactic empire.
With the help of the Leadership Conditioning agenda, these leaders' progress in obtaining those traits can be quite quick, especially when there are other experience-boosting modifiers in effect. It will be quite easy to obtain Level 7 leaders with the agenda, as long as the player prioritizes it above all others.
4 Infinite Opportunities
A Basic Yet Sufficiently Powerful Agenda
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Initial Launch:
- Citizen Pop Happiness increased by 4%
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After Launch:
- Citizen Pop Happiness increased by 10%
At first glance, Infinite Opportunities can be seen as quite weak due to its simple bonus of increasing Citizen Pop Happiness by a certain amount. However, as Pops productivity is tied to their happiness, Infinite Opportunities has become one of the most beneficial agendas to be immediately run whenever given the chance.
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The bonus productivity can translate to quicker resource production and research speed to obtain rare, powerful technologies since Specialists' jobs also receive benefits from high happiness as well. Sometimes, the simplest agenda can make all the difference in surviving the harsh galaxy.
3 Psionic Supremacy
Showcase The Power Of Psionic Ascension
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Initial Launch:
- Resources from Psionic Pops increased by 5%
- Psionics Research Speed increased by 10%
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After Launch:
- Resources from Psionic Pops increased by 20%
- Psionics Research Speed increased by 4 0%
- Various bonuses based on the current Shroud Covenant
Psionic Ascension can often be seen as one of the stronger Tradition Trees to have due to its various bonuses towards a pop, as long as they have the Psionic modifier in their traits. These pops can be further enhanced by the Psionic supremacy agenda, as it increases their productivity by a lot, especially after being launched.
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Moreover, obtaining a Covenant will further enhance the agenda since it will grant additional bonuses after being launched. For example, having the Composer of Strands Covenant will grant an additional Pop Growth Speed to the Agenda's effect after being launched.
2 Favored Society
Increases Specialist's Productivity By A Margin
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Initial Launch:
- Specialist Population Resource Output increased by 5%
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After Launch:
- Specialist Population Resource Output enhanced by 5%
- Resource production from jobs in the Capital increased by 20%
Having various Specialists jobs on each of the empire's planets is always important, especially when the empire aspires to be one of the great powers in the galaxy. These specialists can consist of Metallurgists who produce alloys and Scientists who research the best technologies for the optimal fleet components.
The Favored Society agenda will allow an empire to boost these specialists' output by a margin, making them more productive than ever. Although the bonus can be small at first glance, it is always important to look for a source of bonuses for these specialists, as they can be classified as the backbone of an empire.
1 Military Buildup
Cheaply Mobilize An Entire Fleet With A Single Agenda
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Initial Launch:
- Ship Build Cost reduced by 5%
- Ship Energy Upkeep reduced by 5%
- War Exhaustion Gain lowered by 5%
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After Launch:
- Ship Build Cost reduced by 20%
- Ship Energy Upkeep reduced by 20%
- War Exhaustion Gain lowered by 20%
Even during peacetime, it is always important for an empire in Stellaris to maintain a fleet ready for both defense and offense. However, in wartime, producing numerous fleets reliably becomes more important than ever, and the Military Buildup agenda is the perfect answer to it.
By having the agenda up and running, an empire will be able to produce its fleet with the best ship designs available cheaply, as it reduces build costs and energy upkeep by an amount. The bonuses become more significant once the agenda is successfully launched, making it possible for an empire to withstand an invasion from its superior neighbor reliably.
Stellaris
- Released
- May 9, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Paradox Development Studio
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Genre(s)
- 4X, Grand Strategy
