[Vanilla] Do +50% production policy cards reduce gold purchase costs?

[Tomice]

Small question: I always understood that policies like agoge (+50% production towards Ancient and Classical era melee and ranged unit) only work when you produce units with actual production, not when you buy them with gold. But recently I realized that gold purchase costs for stuff also shift up and down - is this from the policies?

 

[Softly]

No, they do not affect gold purchase prices. Importantly though chop/harvest values are affected by +prod modifiers. Not only that, the overflow will still gain the bonus production even if the overflow goes to something else.

 

[Tomice]

Ok, then the sudden price reduction must be something else
Thank you!

 

[stinkubus]

The Merchant Republic government discounts gold purchases.

 

[Tomice]

Oh, right, forgot about it! Thx!