Research

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Research provide various boosts such as goods produced, discipline, and combat ability. They appear as decisions once Administrative Technology 3 is reached certain idea groups are taken.

Research is divided into three categories: Administrative, Diplomatic, and Military. Each research will use research points of that specific category. Most research also have multiple levels, each levels costing an increasing amount of research points.

Research Points
Research points increase roughly every month. However, before that can happen, the player must activate the appropriate policy. There is one policy for each type of research, and they come with a malus to simulate the resources the nation is putting towards that research.

The three policies will appear once the player has reached Administrative Technology 3, and can be activated once certain idea requirements are met. Note that the Tribal and Nomad nations, as well as the three Horde governments, do not get access to the policies.

Research points are acquired roughly every month as long as at least one research policy is active. Events may happen from time to time that slow down research for five years.

1Does not apply if research is being slowed.

There are three repeatable decisions that allow the player to sponsor research of a certain category. These decisions require Administrative Technology 3, and the completion of an idea group or the National Observatory idea before they appear. They consume Ruler Capacity, and the amount of research points given is increased by 15 if the player has the National Observatory idea.

There are a couple of events that can give a boost to research:
 * Poland's event to found the Jagiellonian University can give a one-time boost of 500 research points for all 3 categories.
 * The event to found the University of Leuven can give a one-time boost of 500 research points for all 3 categories.
 * The Comet Sighted event has a chance to lead to an event that boosts one research randomly by 10, or allows the player to boost a specific research by 20 if the respective policy is active.

Administrative Research
To advance to a higher level of the same research, you must first have the one that is lower. For example, to get Administrative Leadership II, you must first get Administrative Leadership I.

Different levels of the same research do not stack with each other. The higher level research will overwrite the lower level one. For example, advancing from Administrative Leadership I to II will result in a total of -5% Administrative Technology Cost, not -7.5% Administrative Technology Cost.

Diplomatic Research
To advance to a higher level of the same research, you must first have the one that is lower. For example, to get Diplomatic Leadership II, you must first get Diplomatic Leadership I.

Different levels of the same research do not stack with each other. The higher level research will overwrite the lower level one. For example, advancing from Diplomatic Leadership I to II will result in a total of -5% Diplomatic Technology Cost, not -7.5% Diplomatic Technology Cost.

Military Research
To advance to a higher level of the same research, you must first have the one that is lower. For example, to get Military Leadership II, you must first get Military Leadership I.

Different levels of the same research do not stack with each other. The higher level research will overwrite the lower level one. For example, advancing from Military Leadership I to II will result in a total of -5% Military Technology Cost, not -7.5% Military Technology Cost.