Investments

Investments
The investment list is organized into two main categories: Expiration Date and Population. Expiration Date—ranging from soonest to latest, and Population—lowest to highest.
Information
Type	National Economy
Purposes	Boosts the economic and industrial power to one more cities.
Affects	Automatic Infrastructure or Development Boost (+1) Automatic Building Construction Provides local modifiers: Factory Output Tax Income Resource Output Base Population Growth
Currency	Money Political Power Resources
Interface Location
N/A

Investments are special projects proposed by fictional companies to boost a city's industrial output and economic performance.

Each investment increases a city's development and/or infrastructure tier by one, may instantly construct a random factory, mine, shipyard, or airport, and applies a local modifier—either a boost to tax, resource, factory output, and/or population growth—on the affected city(s), lasting 180 or 365 days.

Investments were added on the April 3, 2025 Update, and was initially previewed by Hyperant on March 22, 2025. Testing lasted for 12 days prior to release.

Overview

Overview that appears when hovering over the investment interface contents may vary

The investment interface, found in the Economy interface, displays a rotating list of time-limited city-based investment opportunities. These scale with the number of cities a nation controls, though not all cities will always have one available. Investments expire over time, and once enacted—via click or ⇧ Shift + Click—they apply immediately and last for their full duration. Each city can receive only one investment per year, but there is no limit to the number of investments that can be purchased, only if the requirements are met.

Investments grant unique bonuses based on type, such as increasing development and infrastructure tiers or boosting local tax income. While individual effects are modest, they are highly useful when applied to key cities, like square cities or resource-rich regions. Larger investments can sometimes affect multiple cities or megacities, but most are aimed at mid-sized cities, making them ideal in mid-to-late game stages for upgrading industrial output and development.

All investments have randomized costs, which scale by population and always require money and political power, with some also needing extra resources like Electronics or Consumer Goods. Unaffordable investments are marked red and can be dismissed. Occasionally, corrupt companies may offer shady deals to complete projects at a lower cost. Accepting these comes with a corruption increase, which scales with the city's population. These offers are marked in red and should be accepted with caution.

List of Investments

• Increased Investments
• Increased Mining
• Miscellaneous

Increased Investments

Increased Investments
Modifier	Tax Income
Infras/Develop Boost (+1)
Infrastructure	Bridges Tunnels Roads
Development	Schools Housing Water Supply Power Grids Irrigation Systems Agricultural Sites Healthcare Centers

Increased Investments Messages — Infrastructure
Investment	Messages	Resource Cost
Bridges	There is a proposal to fund a series of bridges in the designated regions to increase access and mobility in the areas by [Company Name].	Steel
Tunnels	[Company Name] seeks to improve access in the region by proposing to fund new tunnels.
Roads	[Company Name] seeks to improve access in the region by proposing to fund road upgrades.
Increased Investments Messages — Development
Schools	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by proposing to fund additional schools.	Consumer Goods
Housing	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by proposing to fund housing development.
Economic Incentives	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by proposing to fund additional economic incentives.
Power Grids	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by proposing to fund enhanced power grids.
Water Supply	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by prosing to fund improved water supply networks.	Diamond Consumer Goods
Irrigation Systems	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the remote region by proposing to fund enhanced irrigation systems.	Iron Consumer Goods Fertilizer
Agricultural Sites	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the remote region by proposing to fund expanded agricultural sites.	Iron Consumer Goods
Healthcare Centers	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the region by proposing to fund additional healthcare centers.	Gold Consumer Goods

Increased Mining

Increased Mining
Modifier	Resource Output
Infras/Develop Boost (+1)
Infrastructure	Additional Mines Strip Mines Extraction Hubs
Development	None

Increased Mining Messages
Investment	Messages	Resource Cost
Additional Mines	This region has rich resources just waiting to be extracted. [Company Name] can help with that by planning to fund additional mines in the area.	None
Strip Mines	In order to extract more resources from the region, [Company Name] has came up with a new idea to fund strip mines in order to make this happen.
Extraction Hubs	This region has rich resources waiting to be extracted. [Company Name] can help with that by planning to fund resource extraction hubs in the area.

Miscellaneous Investments

Miscellaneous Investments
Modifier	Benefit
Increased Production	Factory Output
Increased Travel	Tax Income
Telecom Modernization
Increased Shipping
Infras/Develop Boost
Infrastructure (+1)	Increased Production
Development (+1)	Telecom Modernization
Both (+1, +1)	Increased Shipping Increased Travel

Miscellaneous Investments Messages
Modifier	Messages	Gain Building (+1)	Resource Cost
Increased Production	[Company Name] has industrious plans to construct a brand new [Random Factory] along with enhanced transportation links in the region to increase national production.	Depends on the random factory generated.	Depends on the random factory's required resources.
Increased Travel	[Company Name] has bold plans to construct a brand new International Airport in the region to improve air access.	Airport	Aircraft Parts Steel
Telecom Modernization	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the remote region by proposing to fund the modernization of internet infrastructure.	None	Electronics Copper Copper can randomly become a requirement.
	[Company Name] seeks to increase economic prosperity in the remote region by proposing to fund increased cell towers.
Increased Shipping	A new shipping terminal, proposed by [Company Name] can boost trade activity in the region and bolster national naval infrastructure.	Shipyard	Steel
	[Company Name] has bold plans to construct a brand new dockyard facility in the region to improve trade access and boost national ship construction.

External Modifiers

Investment Availability

Investment Availability Modifiers
Subject	Type	Requirement	Value
Semi-Presidential	Law Democracy Style	Democracy 150 Political Power Cost	+25%
Encourage Development	Policy	75 Political Power Cost 0.5 Political Power Upkeep	+50%

Gallery

Affordable investment

Unaffordable investment

Corrupt investment

Local modifiers apply to the designated city(s) on the investment

No Available investments