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Civics and Reforms (C&R) is a mod designed to bring back the old experience of the flexible Civics system in the previous predecessor of Civilization V at managing a nation's domestic and foreign affairs. This system allows you to customize and specialize your domestic and foreign affairs with a diverse choice of options categorized into Government, Legal, Labor, Economy, and Religion. With these categories, you can choose a combination of civics to fuel up your empire toward a new era.
This mod requires the Vox Populi.
"We admit of no government by divine right ... the only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed."
--William Henry Harrison
Civics and Reforms (C&R) is a mod designed to bring back the old experience of the flexible Civics system in the previous predecessor of Civilization V at managing a nation's domestic and foreign affairs. This system allows you to customize and specialize your domestic and foreign affairs with a diverse choice of options categorized into Government, Legal, Labor, Economy, and Religion. With these categories, you can choose a combination of civics to fuel up your empire toward a new era.
This mod requires the Vox Populi.
"We admit of no government by divine right ... the only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed."
--William Henry Harrison
| Name | Description | Prerequisites | Upkeep | Bonuses | AI Bias | Diplomatic Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despotism | Rule by One | None, but obsolete in Renaissance Era. | Low | -10% Illiteracy | Default | +1 / -1 |
| Hereditary Rule | Rule by Inheritance | Military Strategy | Low | +1 Happiness from Garrisons. +5% Production toward building Wonders. +10% Combat Strength near Friendly Cities. | Wonder, City Defense, Happiness | +5 / -5 |
| Confederation | Rule by Implied Consent | Writing | Low | +4 Happiness in the Capital. +10% Gold in non-Capital Cities, but +10% Unhappiness sources in all non-Capital Cities. | Gold, -Happiness | +3 / -3 |
| Patronage | Rule by Appointments | Education | Medium | +15 Influence Resting Point. +5 Influence when gifting units to City-States. 100% Base Gold Maintenance of Chanceries and Wire Services becomes a Gold bonus. | Diplomacy | +3 / -5 |
| Representation | Rule by Public Trust | Printing Press | Medium | +1 Happiness for every 15 Citizens in a City. +1 Science from Specialists. | Science, Happiness | +3 / -3 |
| Totalitarianism | Rule by Force | Rifling | High | +10% Great General/Admiral's Combat Bonus. -25% Unhappiness from War Weariness. 100% Base Gold Maintenance of Armories, Barracks, Harbors, Military Academies, Seaports, and Stables becomes a Gold bonus. | Offense, Defense, Happiness | +3 / -7 |
| National Suffrage | Rule by Expressed Consent | Atomic Theory | High | -10% on Gold Investments and Unit Upgrades. +0.25 Food, Production, Gold per Citizen. +5 Food to Great People Improvements and Landmarks. | Growth, Production, Infrastructure | +7 / -5 |
"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it."
--Niccolo Machiavelli
| Name | Description | Prerequisites | Upkeep | Bonuses | AI Bias | Diplomatic Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anarchism | No legal basis. | None, but obsoletes in Renaissance Era. | Low | -10% Distress. | Default | +1 / -1 |
| Codified Law | Basis based on arranged and accounted codes. | Mathematics | Low | 1 Specialist in all Cities do not contribute to Urbanization unhappiness. +1 Culture from Wonders. | Great People, Happiness | +3 / -3 |
| Feudalism | Legal basis established by your superior. | Chivalry | High | +15 XP to Military Units. -35% Unit Maintenance. +20% City-State Yields. +10% Vassal and Puppet Yields. | Military Training, Offense, Defense, Diplomacy | +7 / -5 |
| Bureaucracy | Legal basis that continues to grow bigger in its own interest. | Physics | High | All National Wonders that benefit from Ceremony (Tradition's Legalism) get doubled yields and yield modifiers. Get 7 Laborers in the Capital that can work an additional tile or specialist. 7 Specialists in the Capital do not contribute to Urbanization unhappiness. | Wonder, Production | +3 / -3 |
| Nationhood | Legal basis in the interest of one's nation. | Military Science | None | Gain 25 Culture and Gold from successful spy actions scaling with era. Unit Supply from the population increased by 10%. | Espionage | +3 / -7 |
| Free Speech | Legal basis by the challenges the system it endures under a free system. | Radio | Medium | +10% Culture in all Cities. +2 Culture to Great People Improvements and Landmarks. +2 Gold to Great Works. | Culture | +5 / -5 |
| Constitutionalism | Legal basis by self-evident laws and difficult to circumvent. | Telecommunications | High | +25% Golden Age Length. +1 Golden Age Point per Citizen. +20% Food, Science, and Faith during a Golden Age. | Happiness, Science, Growth, Religion | +5 / -5 |
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light."
--The Holy Bible: Romans, 13:12
| Name | Description | Prerequisites | Upkeep | Bonuses | AI Bias | Diplomatic Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribalism | Labor encouraged by what the tribe needs. | None, but obsolete in Renaissance Era. | Low | -10% Boredom. | Default | +1 / -1 |
| Slavery | Labor encouraged by force. | Bronze Working | Medium | +1 Laborer in all Cities can work 1 additional tile or specialist. -10% Growth. +2 Unhappiness in the Capital and +1 Unhappiness in all Cities. | Production, -Growth, -Happiness | +5 / -7 |
| Manorialism | Labor encouraged by protection. | Civil Service | Low | +25% Tile Improvement Speed. +1 Food for every 5 non-Specialist Citizens in Cities. | Growth, Tile Improvement, Gold | +3 / -5 |
| Caste System | Labor encouraged by birth. | Guilds | Medium | +1 Specialist Base Yield. +10% Unhappiness source in all Cities.+1 Great General Point and +1 Great Admiral Point in the Capital for every 40 Citizens in the Empire. | Great People, Culture, Military Training, -Happiness | +5 / -5 |
| Industrial Servitude | Labor encouraged by migrants. | Industrialization | High | +10% Growth in all Cities. +1 Production and Gold for every 4 non-Specialist Citizens in Cities. Farms, Forts, Mines, Lumbermills, and Villages produce an additional yield. | Production, Growth | +3 / -5 |
| Unionism | Labor encouraged by unity. | Electricity | High | +2 Happiness and +4 Yields to Guilds, Labor Associations, Credit Unions, Science Institutions, and Civil Departments. These buildings also build 100% faster. | Great People, Happiness, Production, Science | +3 / -3 |
| Emancipation | Labor encouraged by free will. | Globalization | Low | 25% of the City's Happiness is added to Culture. +25% Tourism to Civilizations with less Happiness. | Culture | +7 / -7 |
"Better is bread with a happy heart than wealth with vexation."
--Amenemope
| Name | Description | Prerequisites | Upkeep | Bonuses | AI Bias | Diplomatic Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartering | Dictated by the value of both trade parties. | None, but obsoletes at Renaissance Era. | Low | -10% Poverty. | Default | +1 / -1 |
| Decentralization | Dictated by the influence of multiple trade parties. | Trade | Low | Trade Routes produce +2 additional gold. +0.75 Influence/turn to City-States with an active Trade Route. | Diplomacy | +3 / -3 |
| Commercialism | Dictated by national interests. | Currency | Medium | +3 Food and +3 Production in Cities connected to the Capital. +33% Food/Production from Internal Trade Routes. Can only create trade routes to Allied City-States, Vassals, or Masters. | Internal Trade Routes, Growth, Production | +5 / -5 |
| Free Market | Dictated by the "invisible hand." | Economics | Medium | +1 Trade Route. Trade Units are trained +25% faster. +12% Tourism Modifier to Trade Routes. | Trade Routes, Culture | +3 / -3 |
| State Property | Dictated by the state. | Corporation + Owned Corporation | Medium | +1 Food to Engineers, Mines, Quarries, Lumbermills, Logging Camps, and Manufactories. +10% Food and +10% Culture to Corporate HQ. +4 Food and +2 Science to Corporate Offices. | Growth, Science, Production, Tile Improvement | +5 / -7 |
| Corporatism | Dictated by the corporate. | Corporation + Owned Corporation | High | Each unique Global Monopoly modifier is increased by an additional 5% if it's percentage-based, or +2 otherwise. +15% Tourism and +15% Gold to Corporate HQ. +6 Gold to Corporate Offices and build them 100% faster. | Happiness, Production, Culture, Tile Improvement | +5 / -5 |
| Environmentalism | Dictated by the environment's best interest. | Ecology | High | +1 Gold for every 2 Citizens in the Empire. +10 Gold to Corporate Franchises. +2 Culture to Landmarks, Atolls, Flood Plains, Forests, Jungles, Marshes, Oases, and Natural Wonders. -1 Food to Farm. -3 Production to Mines, Quarries, Lumbermills, and Manufactories. | Culture, -Production | +7 / -7 |
"Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do."
--St. Thomas Aquinas
| Name | Description | Prerequisites | Upkeep | Bonuses | AI Bias | Diplomatic Favor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paganism | No formal belief system. | None, but obsoletes at Renaissance Era. | Low | -10% Religious Unrest. | Default | +1 / -1 |
| Ancestor Veneration | Ancestral belief system. | Calendar | Low | Cities following your Majority Religion produce +2 Faith. Unlocks the faith purchase of Altars. These buildings produce +1 Border Growth Point and Faith. They additionally produce +10% Faith and +1 Tourism when active. | Religion | +5 / -3 |
| Organized Faith | Organized faith system. | Philosophy and a Majority Religion with a Enhancer/Reformation Belief | High | +5% of all Yields to Founder Buildings. Cities following your Majority Religion produce +2 Production. +3 Production from Temples, Holy Sites, and Landmarks. | Production, Religion | +3 / -3 |
| Theocracy | Government-enforced belief system. | Theology and a Majority Religion. | Medium | Units gain +5 HP Regeneration in non-hostile Territories and earn Faith from kills. Cities following your Majority Religion produce +2 Science. +2 Gold from Temples, Holy Sites, and Landmarks. | Offense, Defense, Religion, Science | +5 / -5 |
| Pacifism | Pacifist belief system. | Biology | None | +25% Great People Generation (doubled during Golden Ages). +1 Golden Age Point to Specialist. +50% Unhappiness from War Weariness. +100% Unit Maintenance. | Great People, Religion, Culture, -Offense | +7 / -3 |
| Celebrity Worship | Cult belief system. | Flight | Medium | Unlock the constructions of Idols. These buildings produce +1 Golden Age Point. They additionally produce +3 Culture, +2 Tourism, and +1 Happiness when active. +2 Culture to Holy Sites and Landmarks. | Culture, Happiness | +5 / -5 |
| Free Religion | Free belief system. | Pencilin | Medium | +1 Happiness in all Cities. +10% Science. +1 to all City Yields for every World Religion that has at least one Follower in all Cities. | Science, Happiness | +5 / -5 |
Oh, wait. This was scrapped. Sorry about that!
More Buildings
You think Writer's Guilds, Musician's Guilds, and Artist's Guilds were all there is? There are more with this mod. Adding additional mini-guilds to the Engineers, Merchants, Scientists, and Civil Servants! These buildings grant +3 Great People Point and one Specialist Slot toward their respective type. However, they cost a hefty of 4 Gold Maintenance, so beware!
| Name | Prerequisite | Specialist | Bonus |
| Labor Association | Industrialization | 1 Engineer Slot | 2 Specialist in this City no longer produces Unhappiness from Urbanization. +1 Gold from Workshops. |
| Credit Union | Replaceable Parts | 1 Merchant Slot | +1 Gold from Banks. -5% Base Building Maintenance in all Cities. |
| Science Institution | Atomic Theory | 1 Scientist Slot | +1 Gold from Research Labs. +5% Great People Generation Rate in all Cities. |
| Civil Department | Telecommunications | 1 Civil Servant Slot | +1 Gold from Wire Service. +1 World Congress Delegate. |
| Publician's Office | Currency + Caravansary | - | -33% Discount on Tile Purchases in this City. -10% Base Building Maintenance in all Cities. |
| Altars | Requires Ancestor Veneration Civic | - | +1 Faith and +1 Border Growth Point when Ancestor Veneration is not active, otherwise generate +1 and +15% Faith, +1 Border Growth Point, +1 Culture, and +1 Golden Age Point. |
| Idols | Requires Cult of Personality Civic | - | +1 Golden Age Point when Cult of Personality is not active, otherwise generate +2 Culture, +1 Tourism, and +1 Happiness. |
UpkeepOf course, you don't get to choose civics and enact them for free. There's a certain cost depending on your building maintenance! The stronger the bonuses, the more expensive it is to maintain it.
| Government | Legal | Labor | Economy | Religion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Low | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Medium | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| High | 20% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 16% |
RevolutionSwitching civics aren't free. People just don't change overnight, and a revolution might take place in your Empire if you're not careful! Empires that span numerous amount of cities are hurt less than empires with a lesser amount of cities. Luckily, people will only revolt for at most 2 turns. Resistance chance are based on the upkeep given.
| None | Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance of Revolution | 35% | 25% | 15% | 5% |
Diplomatic Favor
It's not that hard. People see you have chosen the same civics, they like you. People see you have a civic different to theirs. They dislike you.
So how will you rule your empire?
Civilization IV - Idea and Artwork
@thelijah - Artwork for Great Merchant Guilds
@grant - Artwork for Altar
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from monuments, +2 
from hotels or something similar)
from temples and/or monasteries, +2 
from universities or smth like that, maybe remove the science bonus from free religion and have it focus on happiness instead)
