Edicts

Table of Contents

• 1. Wiki Section
• 2. From Stellaris Game Files
  • 2.1. From common/edicts/99_README_EDICTS.txt
• 3. From by Github Contributors to the Project
  • 3.1. Related Edict Trigger & Effects & Modifiers

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1. Wiki Section

See https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Edicts_modding

2. From Stellaris Game Files

2.1. From common/edicts/99_README_EDICTS.txt

Special variables for Edicts (Country and Empire):

• cost, base cost as in resource(s) and amount for activating the edict.

Special variables for Unity Ambitions where the cost is based on the next tradition unlock cost:

• unity_cost_mult, cost multiplier for a specific ambition ( 0.1 = 90% discount of the total unity cost etc).

Shared variables for both Edicts and Unity Ambitions:

• name, the name of the edict, also serves as localisation key.
• potential, country trigger to decide whether the edict should be shown.
• allow, country trigger to decide if whether this edict can be activated.
• effect, an effect that is executed when this trigger activates.
• prerequisites, tech requirements for this trigger.
• ai_will_do, determines AI scoring for edict
• modifier, a list of modifiers
• relay_network_modifier, a list of modifiers for the relay network
• length, number of days the trigger is active.

3. From by Github Contributors to the Project

3.1. Related Edict Trigger & Effects & Modifiers

Type	Code	X Entry Field (If Exists)	Description
Trigger	has_edict = <edict key>		Checks if the country has a specific edict enabled (Scope needs to be country)
Effect	add_edict = <key>		Adds given edict to scoped country's government (Scope needs to be country)
Modifier	country_edict_fund_add		Adds to Edict Fund, subtracting from their normal Unity upkeep.
Modifier	edict_length_mult		Modifies the length of edicts.
Modifier	edicts_cost_mult		Modifies the energy cost of enabling edicts.
Modifier	edicts_x_cost_mult	Economic Categories entries such as: alloys, consumer_goods, energy, engineering_research, exotic_gases, influence, minerals, minor_artifacts, nanites, physics_research, produces, rare_crystals, society_research, sr_dark_matter, sr_living_metal, sr_zro, time, unity, volatile_motes	Modifies the specified resource cost of enabling edicts.
Modifier	edicts_upkeep_mult		Modifies the monthly upkeep cost of enabled edicts (All resources).
Modifier	edicts_x_upkeep_mult	Economic Categories entries such as: alloys, consumer_goods, energy, engineering_research, exotic_gases, influence, minerals, minor_artifacts, nanites, physics_research, produces, rare_crystals, society_research, sr_dark_matter, sr_living_metal, sr_zro, time, unity, volatile_motes	Modifies the specified resource cost of enabling edicts.