Each civilization has a government. The government multiplies almost everything your towns make: hammers, culture, growth, the coins from Cottages and trade goods, and the upkeep. It also decides how much tax the civ may levy.
A new civ starts on Tribalism.
Choosing and switching
/civ gov infoshows your current government and its numbers./civ gov listshows which governments you can choose and which still miss a technology./civ gov change <name>switches government.
Each government except Tribalism needs a technology, see the table.
The numbers
100% is normal. Higher is better, except for upkeep: there lower is better.
| Government | Technology | Max tax | Cottages | Trade | Hammers | Culture | Growth | Beakers | Upkeep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anarchy | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 30% | 50% | 500% |
| Tribalism | — | 5% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% |
| Despotism | Productivity | 10% | 80% | 80% | 110% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 125% |
| Monarchy | Monarchy | 30% | 150% | 80% | 100% | 105% | 80% | 100% | 150% |
| Theocracy | Global Trade | 50% | 80% | 200% | 100% | 125% | 75% | 100% | 115% |
| Communism | Construction | 20% | 100% | 100% | 175% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 75% |
| Republic | tech_republic | 40% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 150% |
What the columns mean:
- Max tax: the highest percentage the civ can ask of its towns with
/civ set taxes. - Cottages: the coins Cottages yield.
- Trade: the coins from trade goods.
- Hammers, Culture, Growth, Beakers: the output of your towns.
- Upkeep: what towns pay per day.
Which one suits you
- Tribalism. The start. No strong points, low tax.
- Despotism. Early to reach through Productivity. A few more hammers, a little more upkeep, and the Trommel finds ore twice as often. Good for building fast.
- Monarchy. Cottages yield half as much again and towns grow better. The government for a civ that runs on Cottages.
- Theocracy. Trade goods yield double and culture grows a quarter faster. For those who hold many goodies.
- Communism. Three quarters more hammers and a quarter less upkeep. The government for building wonders.
- Republic. High tax, average otherwise.
- Anarchy. Not a choice, but the penalty between two governments.