Laws

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Laws
There are a total of nine laws, arranged vertically into horizontal sections. All but four—Religious Emphasis, Industrial Specialization, Population Growth, and War Bonds—consist of up to five levels.
Information
Type	National Economy Military
Purposes	Provides radical modifiers across almost all branches of your nation.
Affects	Recruitable Population Military Recruitment Time Building Speed Military Starting Experience Tax Income Political Power Gain Ideology Power Base Political Leader XP Gain Political Candidate Reshuffle Cost Political Candidate Ruling Alignment Chance Corruption Gain Integration Speed Unrest Reduction Base Stability War Exhaustion Gain City Resistance Rebel Suppression Base Population Growth Research Output Manpower Increase Factory Output Resource Output
Currency	Political Power
Interface Location
WIP

Laws are national regulations that influence the country's government, economy, and military. There are nine laws, each with a distinct focus:

• Conscription: Determines military draft levels.
• Party Loyalty: Sets the level of political leader loyalty to the nation's ideology.
• Press Regulation: Controls press freedom and government involvement in the media.
• Firearm Regulation: Oversees firearm prevalence within the population.
• Religious Emphasis: Interprets the separation of religion from the state and the people.
• Industrial Specialization: Prioritizes either resource extraction or manufacturing.
• Working Hours: Establishes workplace schedules.
• Population Growth: Focuses at expanding population size.
• War Bonds: Significantly increases funds during critical times of war by raising tax income and lowering military upkeep. However, they are only ideal during that scenario, as they also introduce heavy drawbacks, including reduced stability and higher war exhaustion gain.

Political power is the universal currency to adjust laws, and the cost varies among them. Some levels also have extra requirements (e.g., 'State Religion' excludes Communism, 'Extensive' and 'Required' conscription laws require to be at war).

All laws consist of an odd number of levels. Most laws have five levels, except for Religious Emphasis, Industrial Specialization, and Population Growth, which have three. This odd number ensures that laws must be adjusted sequentially, meaning changes cannot skip intermediary levels (e.g., in Press Regulations, one cannot jump directly from 'Mixed' to 'Free Press').

If a preceding or succeeding law can be unlocked, it will be highlighted with a yellow border. If the level cannot be unlocked due to not meeting the requirement, it will be outlined in red.

List of Laws

Costs and Requirements

Law	Political Power Costs	Extra Requirements
		Level	Requirement
Conscription	200	Extensive	Must be at war
		Required
Party Loyalty	75	None
Press Regulation	75	Free Press	Cannot Have Communism or Fascism
		Laxed	Cannot Have Fascism
		Propaganda Only	Cannot Have Democracy
Firearm Regulation	90	None
Religious Emphasis	75	State Religion	Cannot Have Communism
Industrial Specialization	150	None
Working Hours	90	None
Population Growth	150	None
War Bonds	25	Moderate	Must be at war
		Maximum

Modifiers

List of Laws: Types, Costs, and Modifiers
Conscription — Disarmed • Volunteer • Limited • Extensive • Required Intricate Version Disarmed Recruitable Population Modifier Levels Manpower Capacity Manpower Gain 1% Move Vol. > Dis. -48.11% -50% Upgrade To Vol. +100% +92.97% Recruitment Time Starting Experience Tax Income Building Speed 0% 0% +5% 0% Volunteer Recruitable Population Modifier Levels Manpower Capacity Manpower Gain 2% Downgrade To Dis. -48.11% -50% Move Dis. > Vol. +100% +92.97% Upgrade To Lim. +150% +148.5% Recruitment Time Starting Experience Tax Income Building Speed 0% 0% 0% 0% Limited Recruitable Population Modifier Levels Manpower Capacity Manpower Gain 5% Downgrade To Vol. -60% -59.70% Move Vol. > Lim. +150% +148.5% Upgrade To Ext. +100% +99.6% Recruitment Time Starting Experience Tax Income Building Speed +25% -10% -10% -10% Extensive Recruitable Population Modifier Levels Manpower Capacity Manpower Gain 10% Downgrade To Lim. -50% -49.78% Move Lim. > Ext. +100% +99.6% Upgrade To Req. +150% +149.639% Recruitment Time Starting Experience Tax Income Building Speed +50% -30% -25% -25% Required Recruitable Population Modifier Levels Manpower Capacity Manpower Gain 25% Downgrade To Ext. -60% -59.94% Move Ext. > Req. +150% +149.639% Recruitment Time Starting Experience Tax Income Building Speed +75% -50% -65% -50% Simple Version Law Modifiers Notes Disarmed 1% Recruitable Population +5% Tax Income Lowest level of the spectrum. This law is usually deemed worthless along with its mild tax benefit. One can obtain this modifier automatically by gaining the 'Disarmament' national modifier via a war treaty. Japan is the only nation that begins with this law. Volunteer 2% Recruitable Population No extra modifiers A vast majority of nations start with this law during the beginning of the game, with only a few that start with other laws. This is the only law that provides no extra modifiers. Limited 5% Recruitable Population +25% Military Recruitment Time -10% Military Starting Experience -10% Tax Income -10% Building Speed Many players obtain this law as it provides massive boosts to manpower with moderate drawbacks. Russia, Switzerland, and Israel are the only nations that begin with this law. Extensive 10% Recruitable Population +50% Military Recruitment Time -30% Military Starting Experience -25% Tax Income -25% Building Speed Can only be unlocked during an involvement of war. This law is should only be activated during critical emergencies. If this law is not switched to a lower law (which means no Required) after the end of the war, it will begin reducing stability by a constant -10%. Required 25% Recruitable Population +75% Military Recruitment Time -50% Military Starting Experience -65% Tax Income -50% Building Speed Highest conscription law on the spectrum, which means it can only be unlocked via engagement of war, likewise to Extensive. This law is considered the last resort during times of near-capitulation. If this law is not switched to a lower law (other than Extensive) after the end of the war, it will begin reducing stability by a constant -10%.
Party Loyalty — Minimum • Low • Standard • High • Maximum (1) Minimum Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Base Political Leader XP Gain +10 Political Leader Ruling Alignment Chance -33% Political Candidate Reshuffle Cost -50 Political Power Gain +25% Ideology Power -15% Tax Income 1.1x (2) Low Base Political Leader XP Gain +5 Political Leader Ruling Alignment Chance -15% Political Candidate Reshuffle Cost -25 Political Power Gain +15% Ideology Power -5% (3) Standard Default; no modifiers. (4) High Corruption Gain -0.05 Base Political Leader XP Gain -3 Ideology Power +10% Political Leader Opposition Alignment Chance -25% Political Power Gain -10% Political Leader Ruling Alignment Chance +75% (5) Maximum Corruption Gain -0.1 Base Political Leader XP Gain -8 Ideology Power +25% Political Leader Opposition Alignment Chance -50% Political Power Gain -20% Political Leader Ruling Alignment Chance +150% Tax Income 0.9x
Press Regulation — Free Press • Laxed • Mixed • State Focus • Propaganda Only (1) Free Press Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Corruption Gain -0.1 Unrest Reduction -25% Integration Speed 1.25x Tax Income 1.25x (2) Laxed Corruption Gain -0.05 Unrest Reduction -10% Integration Speed 1.1x Tax Income 1.1x (3) Mixed Default; no modifiers. (4) State Focus Base Stability +5% Integration Speed 0.9x Unrest Reduction +15% Political Power Gain 1.1x Tax Income 0.95x (5) Propaganda Only Base Stability +10% Integration Speed 0.85x Unrest Reduction +15% Political Power Gain 1.25x Tax Income 0.9x War Exhaustion Gain -0.03
Firearm Regulation — No Restrictions • Reduced • Standard • Expanded • Illegal (1) No Restrictions Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value City Resistance +50% Base Stability -5% Tax Income 1.25x Unrest Reduction -40% (2) Reduced City Resistance +25% Base Stability -2.5% Tax Income 1.1x Unrest Reduction -20% (3) Standard Default; no modifiers. (4) Expanded Base Stability +5% City Resistance -33% Rebel Suppression +0.5x Unrest Reduction +15% (5) Illegal Base Stability +15% City Resistance -60% Rebel Suppression +1x Unrest Reduction +40%
Religious Emphasis — State Atheism • Secularism • State Religion (1) State Atheism Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Ideology Power +5% Unrest Reduction -10% Integration Speed 1.05x Research Output 1.05x Tax Income 1.05x (2) Secularism Default; no modifiers. (3) State Religion Cannot have Communism. Base Population Growth +1.25% Ideology Power -5% Base Stability +5% Integration Speed 0.95x Manpower Increase 1.1x Research Output 0.95x Unrest Reduction +10% Tax Income 0.95x War Exhaustion Gain -0.005%
Industrial Specialization — Extraction • Balanced • Manufacturing (1) Extraction Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Resource Output 1.25x Factory Output 0.75x Tax Income 0.8x (2) Balanced Default; no modifiers. (3) Manufacturing Factory Output 1.25x Resource Output 0.75x Tax Income 0.8x
Working Hours — Minimum • Reduced • Standard • Extended • Unlimited (1) Minimum Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Base Population Growth +1% Factory Output 0.75x Base Stability 1.25x Resource Output 0.8x Unrest Reduction +50% Tax Income 0.75x (2) Reduced Base Stability +5% Factory Output 0.9x Unrest Reduction +50% Resource Output 0.9x Tax Income 0.75x (3) Standard Default; no modifiers. (4) Extended Building Speed 1.25x Base Population Growth -0.5% Factory Output 1.1x Base Stability -5% Resource Output 1.1x Unrest Reduction -25% Tax Income 1.1x (5) Unlimited Building Speed 1.5x Base Population Growth -1.5% Factory Output 1.3x Base Stability -15% Resource Output 1.25x Unrest Reduction -60% Tax Income 1.25x
Population Growth — Balanced • Encouraged • Mandatory (1) Balanced Default; no modifiers. (2) Encouraged Advantages Disadvantages Modifier Value Modifier Value Base Population Growth +1% Factory Output 0.85x Resource Output 0.85x Tax Income 0.85x Manpower Increase 0.85x (3) Mandatory Base Population Growth +2% Research Output 0.85x Factory Output 0.7x Resource Output 0.7x Tax Income 0.7x Manpower Increase 0.7x
War Bonds — Inactive • Moderate • Maximum (1) Inactive Default; no modifiers. (2) Moderate Advantages Disadvantages Military Upkeep 0.75x Base Stability -8% Tax Income 1.5x Integration Speed 0.8x War Exhaustion Gain +0.05% (3) Maximum Military Upkeep 0.5x Base Stability -15% Tax Income 2.25x Integration Speed 0.65x War Exhaustion Gain +0.15%

Guide

See Guide.

Trivia

• Before the 03/06/2025 Update (March 6, 2025) , the update that added many laws, conscription was the only type of law in the game.
• Party Loyalty laws were originally referred to as "Government Priority Laws." The concept was suggested in the official Discord on April 16, 2024. It was considered by Hyperant, the game's sole developer, before being reworked and implemented a year later in 2025.
• Only four nations start with a unique conscription law instead of 'Volunteer': Japan with 'Disarmed', and Switzerland, Russia, and Israel with 'Limited'.