National Modifiers

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This article is about National Modifiers. You may be looking for Formable Modifiers.

National Modifiers UI — A country can view their current national modifier(s) through accessing the country tab. Upon hovering the modifier interface, it shows the attributes they received and the expiration date

National modifiers are modifiers that provide spontaneous radical changes to a country's internal system, categorized under the branches of economy, military, government, and more.

National modifiers can have varying durations, either temporary or indefinite. However, the modifiers will automatically be removed once specific conditions for nullification are met. This could include factors like the expiration of a set date, the selection of certain decisions within dilemmas, or adjustments to particular national configurations (e.g., economic laws, stability, war exhaustion, and more).

Modifiers that are introduced can be viewed by accessing the country tab.

List of Modifiers[]

Current Modifiers[]

Modifier	Description	Effects	Positive/Negative
Widespread Mutinies	"Mutinies have been breaking out all across our military. Their morale has been sapped!"	Military Attack: -25% Military Defense: -25% Military Speed: -25%	Negative
Chronic Desertions	"Not only are many of our soldiers deserting our military, the turnover rate is so high that combat units are incapable of functioning at an adequate level."	Manpower Increase: -30% Military Upkeep: +25% Military Attack: -15% Military Defense: -15% Military Recruitment Time: +50%	Negative
Disarmament	"We have been forced to restrict our ability to declare war as well as the size of our military. We can try to brute force expand our military but it will be very expensive!"	Military Defense: -25% Military Cost: +300% Military Upkeep: +300% Military Attack: -25% Justification Time: +100% Stability Hit on Offensive Wars: -10 Military Starting Experience: -50% Military Recruitment Time: +300% Naval Cost: +300% Naval Upkeep: +300% Air Cost: +300% Air Upkeep: +300% Gain 'Disarmed' Conscription Law	Negative
Military Reorganization	"We have instituted a complete overhaul of our military structure, crippling our military capabilities in the short term."	Military Upkeep: +200% Military Cost: +200% Military Attack: -75% Military Defense: -75% Military Speed: -75%	Negative
Inefficient Bureaucracy	"Our government has a convoluted, complex and ineffective administration system, resulting in lower effectiveness of government spending, offset by higher costs."	Economic Laws Cost: +50% Tax Income: -20% Base Stability: -5 Integration Speed: -33%	Negative
Workers Strike	"Workers from all over the country have gone on strike, reducing our economic output!"	Tax Income: -10% Building Speed: -50% Resource Output: -25% Factory Output: -35%	Negative
Widespread Insurgency	"Although not as devastating as an all out civil war, there are many insurgency groups within our country which is currently costly to fight."	Tax Income: -10% Resource Output: -25% Factory Output: -20% Base Stability: -10 Unrest Reduction: -40% Building Speed: -25% Manpower Increase: -30% Military Recruitment Time: +25% Integration Speed: -40%	Negative
Economic Growth	"Our economy has been growing well recently, due to a combination of factors both internal and external."	Tax Income: +25% Resource Output: +20% Factory Output: +20% Base Stability: +5 Develop City Cost: -40% Develop City Speed: +25%	Positive
Rolling Blackouts	"We are lacking the capabilities to power our entire country at once forcing us to institute rolling blackouts."	Tax Income: -25% Resource Output: -20% Factory Output: -40% Base Stability: -5 Unrest Reduction: -20%	Negative
Economic Depression	"Our economy is unable to perform at its peak due to a combination of factors both internal and external."	Tax Income: -15% Resource Output: -20% Factory Output: -20% Base Stability: -3	Negative
National Monument	"A great monument stands tall within our country, inspiring our citizens to work harder to serve their country."	Base Stability: +5 Unrest Reduction: +10%	Positive
Popular War Support	"The population has been convinced that war is a proud act that will forward the national interests of the country."	Manpower Increase: +20% Stability Hit on Offensive Wars: +1 Justification Time: -25%	Positive
Substandard Weapons	"Our military has been supplied with lower grade weapons, reducing their effectiveness."	Military Attack: -25% Military Speed: -25% Military Defense: -25%	Negative
Brilliant Researcher	"We currently have a highly experienced researcher employed, boosting our research output significantly."	Research Output: +100%	Positive
Hyperinflation	"Due to mismanagement of our finances, our currency has been rendered almost worthless."	Military Upkeep: +400% Economic Laws Cost: +400% Building Cost: +400% Military Cost: +400% Tax Income: -30%	Negative
Skills Shortage	"We are currently suffering from a shortage of skilled and trained workers required for our economy."	Tax Income: -15% Building Speed: -25% Resource Output: -15% Factory Output: -20% Research Output: -25%	Negative
Mass Demonstrations	"Our government is currently very unpopular, with mass demonstrations a daily occurrence."	Tax Income: -10% Resource Output: -25% Factory Output: -20%	Negative
Disjointed Government	"Our government has been split into various hardline factions. This is currently hampering our ability to rule our country effectively."	Tax Income: -10% Political Power Gain: -34% Base Stability: -5	Negative
Forced Regime Change	"A foreign power has forcibly changed our ruling party, causing enormous friction and issues in the short term."	Tax Income: -25% Political Power Gain: -33% Base Stability: -25 Factory Output: -50% Resource Output: -50%	Negative
Loyalist Military Academies	"We have established another military academy for the privileged and underserving."	Corruption Gain: +0.25 Manpower Increase: +5% Military Power Gain: +20% Military Leader XP Gain: +10%	Mixed
Powerful Military Industrial Complex	"We currently have a major military industrial complex that has grown powerful enough to influence the government. While there are upsides to this, we must remain wary."	Corruption Gain: +0.25 Military Cost: -25% Building Cost: -10% Military Upkeep: -25%	Mixed

Guides/Tips for National Modifiers[]

Notes[]

National Modifiers that do not have a specific duration listed in the "How to Remove" slot indicates the modifier will remain permanent until certain conditions and requirements are met for removal.
National Modifiers that have an expiration date don't possess any events that can shorten the duration or remove the modifier completely before the timer stops.
"Raise stability" means to accumulate the threshold of 45% - 50% stability or more, as maintaining over +50% stability results in more positive events, which leads to higher chances of removal.
"Remove High War Exhaustion" means to lower war exhaustion until it is 1 or below.
"Random Number Generated" means the modifier can spontaneously appear at random intervals throughout the game, whether it is from the start of 2019 to the later stages of the match. However, certain conditions can affect the probability of the modifier's appearance.

Tips Table[]

Modifier	How to Earn	How to Remove	Events that Possibly Remove
Widespread Mutinies	Select "Do Nothing" in Widespread Munities event 3+ War Exhaustion	Expires in 365 days (1 year)	None
Chronic Desertions	Select "Do Nothing" in Chronic Desertions event 6+ War Exhaustion	Expires in 730 days (2 years)	None
Disarmament	Get imposed Disarm Military in peace negotiation panel during war	Expires in 0.5 - 3 years, depending on the duration demanded in the peace treaty	None
Military Reorganization	Select "Do Nothing" in Widespread Munities event 3+ War Exhaustion	Expires in 90 days	None
Inefficient Bureaucracy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Workers Strike	Select "Refuse Demands" in Strikers Make Demands event Random Number Generated	Expires in 180 days	None
Widespread Insurgency	6+ War Exhaustion Less than 35 Stability	Raise Stability Remove High War Exhaustion	Accept Events: Counter Insurgency Operation (Raises Chances; Not Guaranteed) Key Insurgency Killed (Raises Chances; Not Guaranteed) End of Insurgency
Economic Growth	Random Number Generated High Stability Mass Developed Cities Flourished Economy (+34% Chances) "Encourage Development" policy enacted (Increases Corruption) Accept "Monopoly Formation" event	Events' Duration: Monopoly Formation: Expires in 180 days Economic Boom: Expires in 365 days (1 year)	None
Rolling Blackouts	Triggered by National Modifiers: Widespread Insurgency Imposed by Events: Power Lines Sabotaged Power Station Sabotaged Triggered by High Corruption: Power plant malfunctions	Varying Duration per event: Power Lines Sabotaged: 60 days Power Station Sabotaged: 180 days Power plant malfunctions: 180 days Remove National Modifiers (See the modifiers' table for removal tips): Widespread Insurgency	None
Economic Depression	Triggered by National Modifiers: Hyperinflation Other Methods: 6+ War Exhaustion Get in debt Accept Events: Harsh Economic Measures (Introduce measures) IMF Intervention (Accept Offer) The steep cost of war (Rebuild, we must try!)	Varying Duration per event: Harsh Economic Measures: 180 days IMF Intervention: 730 days The steep cost of war: 730 days Remove National Modifiers (See the modifier's table for removal tips): Hyperinflation Other Methods: Remove High War Exhaustion Get out of debt	None
National Monument	Accept "National Monument" event	Permanent - No Expiration	None
Popular War Support	Reach +50% Stability Random Number Generated	Expires in 730 days (2 years)	None
Substandard Weapons	Triggered by high corruption	Expires in 240 days	None
Brilliant Researcher	Accept "A new researcher" event	Expires in 365 days (1 year)	None
Hyperinflation	Print money through "Monetary Policy" event Get in debt	Get out of debt	Accept "Harsh Economic Measures" event (Raises Chances; Not Guranteeed)
Skills Shortage	6+ War Exhaustion	Remove High War Exhaustion Raise Stability	None
Mass Demonstrations	Gained through a series of events: Strikers Make Demands (Repress the workers): Increases chances to cause Mass Demonstrations event Mass Demonstrations (Refuse Demands or Bring in the military): Refuse Demands results in Mass Demonstrations national modifier; Bring in the military increases the chances to cause Violent Confrontations event Violent Confrontations (Stand down)	Varying Duration per event: Strikers Make Demands: 180 days Mass Demonstrations: 365 days Violent Confrontations: 440 days	None
Disjointed Government	Gained through a series of events: Strikers Make Demands (Repress the workers): Increases chances to cause Mass Demonstrations event Mass Demonstrations (Accept Demands)	Expires in 1000 days	None
Forced Regime Change	Get imposed "Enforce Ideology" in peace negotiation panel during war	Expires in 365 days (1 year)	None
Loyalist Military Academies	Accept the "Establishment of loyalist military academies" event	Expires in 180 days	None
Powerful Military Industrial Complex	Accept the "Exclusive Military Contracts" event	Expires in 365 days (1 year)	None

Removed Modifiers[]

Modifier	How to Earn	How to Remove	Events that Possibly Remove
Rampant Corruption	Accept Events (Raises Chances; not Guaranteed): Public Scandal (Coverup) Political Maneuvering (Bribe Official) Corporate Dealing (Accept) Monopoly Formation (Allow) Backdoor Arms Contract (Accept) Military Harassment (Coverup) Blackmail Threat (Accept Demands) Assassination Revealed (Attempt to bribe lead investigator)	Increase Government Spending Enact "Anti Corruption Act" policy Raise Stability	Accept Events: Official Arrests (Raises Chances; Not Guaranteed) Conduct Raid On Top Business Owner (Raises Chances; Not Guaranteed) Corruption Eradicated

Military Operations[]

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Military Operations are national modifiers that solely aligns with the military.

Formable Modifiers[]

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Formable Modifiers are national modifiers that can be gained through forming a certain formable, in which the modifier will provide primarily buffs and sometimes drawbacks upon activated, and along with it being permanent, unless if the modifier gets nullified by a separate formable modifier.

Espionage Modifiers[]

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While the Espionage Update has not been released in the game, there are a couple of national modifiers related to the field of Espionage. The complete list can be found here.

Removed Modifiers[]

Modifier	Description	Modifier	Removal Reason
Rampant Corruption	"Corruption has managed to infiltrate the entirely of the administration system, from the lowest of clerks to even the highest of government positions. It will take a lot of work to get rid."	Tax Income: -20% Political Power Gain: -25% Base Stability: -3 Military Cost: +25% Building Cost: +25% Manpower Increase: -25%	Rampant Corruption was removed as the reworked Corruption mechanic replaced it entirely in the November 18, 2023 Update.

Trivia[]

National Modifiers were initially revealed in October 2020, and eventually released in the Events Update.
The 'Loyalist Military Academies' and 'Powerful Military Industrial Complex' modifiers were introduced in the Corruption Update as part of the broader corruption mechanic.