Game modification: Phi mp balancing

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Federation Types

PHI reworks totally how federations work. Federations now revolve around ethics, and dishomogeneity is strongly punished.

All perks reported in the table below are already cumulated, and the president is not considered a member (so you can see what is got from every kind of member at every federation level).

Federation type	Level 1 perks	Level 2 perks	Level 3 perks	Level 4 perks	Level 5 perks	Requirements
Xenophile	President Modifiers: +20% Pop growth from migration +5% Trade value +20% Xenophile ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +5% Trade value +20% Xenophile ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +40% Pop growth from migration +10% Trade value +40% Xenophile ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Trade value +40% Xenophile ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +60% Pop growth from migration +15% Trade value +60% Xenophile ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +15% Trade value +60% Xenophile ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +80% Pop growth from migration +20% Trade value +80% Xenophile ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +20% Trade value +80% Xenophile ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +100% Pop growth from migration +25% Trade value +100% Xenophile ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +25% Trade value +100% Xenophile ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Xenophobe	President Modifiers: +5% Pop growth +2% Resources from jobs +20% Xenophobe ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −5% Pop growth +20% Xenophobe ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +10% Pop growth +4% Resources from jobs +40% Xenophobe ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −10% Pop growth +40% Xenophobe ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +15% Pop growth +6% Resources from jobs +60% Xenophobe ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −15% Pop growth +60% Xenophobe ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +20% Pop growth +8% Resources from jobs +80% Xenophobe ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −20% Pop growth +80% Xenophobe ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +25% Pop growth +10% Resources from jobs +100% Xenophobe ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −25% Pop growth +100% Xenophobe ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Pacifist	President Modifiers: −5% Starbase build cost +5% Fed space sublight speed +3 Defense platforms +20% Pacifist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +5% Fed space sublight speed +3 Defense platforms +20% Pacifist ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −10% Starbase build cost +10% Fed space sublight speed +6 Defense platforms +40% Pacifist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Fed space sublight speed +6 Defense platforms +40% Pacifist ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −15% Starbase build cost +15% Fed space sublight speed +9 Defense platforms +60% Pacifist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +15% Fed space sublight speed +9 Defense platforms +60% Pacifist ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −20% Starbase build cost +20% Fed space sublight speed +12 Defense platforms +80% Pacifist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +20% Fed space sublight speed +12 Defense platforms +80% Pacifist ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −25% Starbase build cost +25% Fed space sublight speed +15 Defense platforms +100% Pacifist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +25% Fed space sublight speed +15 Defense platforms +100% Pacifist ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Militarist	President Modifiers: −2% Ship upkeep +2% Ship fire rate +5 Fleet command limit +20% Militarist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +2% Ship upkeep +2% Ship fire rate +20% Militarist ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −4% Ship upkeep +4% Ship fire rate +10 Fleet command limit +40% Militarist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +4% Ship upkeep +4% Ship fire rate +40% Militarist ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −6% Ship upkeep +6% Ship fire rate +15 Fleet command limit +60% Militarist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +6% Ship upkeep +6% Ship fire rate +60% Militarist ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −8% Ship upkeep +8% Ship fire rate +20 Fleet command limit +80% Militarist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +8% Ship upkeep +8% Ship fire rate +80% Militarist ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: −10% Ship upkeep +10% Ship fire rate +25 Fleet command limit +100% Militarist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Ship upkeep +10% Ship fire rate +100% Militarist ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Egalitarian	President Modifiers: +2% Specialist pops output +2% Happiness +5% Ethics shift chance +20% Egalitarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +2% Happiness +5% Ethics shift chance +20% Egalitarian ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +4% Specialist pops output +4% Happiness +10% Ethics shift chance +40% Egalitarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +4% Happiness +10% Ethics shift chance +40% Egalitarian ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +6% Specialist pops output +6% Happiness +15% Ethics shift chance +60% Egalitarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +6% Happiness +15% Ethics shift chance +60% Egalitarian ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +8% Specialist pops output +8% Happiness +20% Ethics shift chance +80% Egalitarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +8% Happiness +20% Ethics shift chance +80% Egalitarian ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +10% Specialist pops output +10% Happiness +25% Ethics shift chance +100% Egalitarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Happiness +25% Ethics shift chance +100% Egalitarian ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Authoritarian	President Modifiers: +2% Worker pops output +2 Stability +5% Governing ethics attraction +20% Authoritarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +2% Worker pops output +1 Stability −5% Governing ethics attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +4% Worker pops output +4 Stability +10% Governing ethics attraction +40% Authoritarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +4% Worker pops output +2 Stability −10% Governing ethics attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +6% Worker pops output +6 Stability +15% Governing ethics attraction +60% Authoritarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +6% Worker pops output +3 Stability −15% Governing ethics attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +8% Worker pops output +8 Stability +20% Governing ethics attraction +80% Authoritarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +8% Worker pops output +4 Stability −20% Governing ethics attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +10% Worker pops output +10 Stability +25% Governing ethics attraction +100% Authoritarian ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Worker pops output +5 Stability −25% Governing ethics attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Materialist	President Modifiers: +2% Research speed +20% Materialist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −2% Research speed +20% Materialist ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +4% Research speed +40% Materialist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −4% Research speed +40% Materialist ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +6% Research speed +60% Materialist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −6% Research speed +60% Materialist ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +8% Research speed +80% Materialist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −8% Research speed +80% Materialist ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +10% Research speed +100% Materialist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: −10% Research speed +100% Materialist ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight
Spiritualist	President Modifiers: +1 High priest job per 100 pops +5% Monthly unity −5% Pop assembly speed +20% Spiritualist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +5% Monthly unity −5% Pop assembly speed +20% Spiritualist ethic attraction −10% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +1 High priest job per 50 pops +10% Monthly unity −10% Pop assembly speed +40% Spiritualist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +10% Monthly unity −10% Pop assembly speed +40% Spiritualist ethic attraction −20% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +1 High priest job per 33 pops +15% Monthly unity −15% Pop assembly speed +60% Spiritualist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +15% Monthly unity −15% Pop assembly speed +60% Spiritualist ethic attraction −30% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +1 High priest job per 25 pops +20% Monthly unity −20% Pop assembly speed +80% Spiritualist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +20% Monthly unity −20% Pop assembly speed +80% Spiritualist ethic attraction −40% Diplomatic weight	President Modifiers: +1 High priest job per 20 pops +25% Monthly unity −25% Pop assembly speed +100% Spiritualist ethic attraction Member Modifiers: +25% Monthly unity −25% Pop assembly speed +100% Spiritualist ethic attraction −50% Diplomatic weight

Federation Laws

Federation Centralization

Federation Centralization determines what Federation laws are available and is limited by the current federation level. Raising centralization will incur increasingly higher cost to cohesion and will gradually give back the diplo weight lost by members to the president. This reflects the federation getting represented in the Galactic Community by one voice, thus enabling a federation with many small members to have its president as a Galactic Council member.

Type	President receives	Every Member receives	Monthly cohesion	Required level	Description
Minimal	10% of every member diplo weight		0	1	The Federation's influence over its members is kept at a minimum.
Low	20% of every member diplo weight	+4% research speed +2 stability	−1	2	The level of Federation influence over member states are kept very low.
Medium	30% of every member diplo weight	+6% research speed +3 stability	−2	3	The Federation has a good deal of influence over its members, while still allowing some independent governing.
High	40% of every member diplo weight	+8% research speed +4 stability	−3	4	The Federation's influence over its member states is almost absolute.
Very High	50% of every member diplo weight	+10% research speed +5 stability	−4	5	The Federation has sovereign control over how member states are being governed.

Fleet Contribution

The Fleet Contribution law determines how much  naval capacity is transferred from federation members to the federation fleet. The availability of laws is independent of the federation type, but requires high levels of centralization and cohesion.

Type	Monthly cohesion	Transferred naval capacity	Max Fleet Size	Required centralization	Description
None	0	0	0	Minimal	This federation has no collaborative military effort.
20%	−1	20%	300	Low	This federation has a minor collaborative military effort.
40%	−2	40%	600	Medium	This federation has a moderate collaborative military effort.
60%	−3	60%	1200	High	This federation has a extensive collaborative military effort.
80%	−4	80%	1500	Very High	This federation has a unified military force.

Vassals

Vassals are never allowed into federations. PHI does this to prevent the exploit in which a vassalized federation member is not allowed to rebel to its overlord.

Successions, Vote weight, War declaration, etc...

All other laws regarding the functioning of a federation don't require any centralization level to unlock. Any federation can be customized right from inception.

Federation Cohesion

The following incur immediate Cohesion changes:

• −50 whenever a member joins the Federation.
• −100 whenever Federation Type changes

The following incur monthly Cohesion changes:

• +1 for each envoy assigned to the Federation
• −1 for each member of the Federation
• −0.5 multiplied by the number of different ethics, minus 2 (moderate and fanatic ethics of the same type will count as different ethics)
• −4 for each opposed ethics

If a Federation loses the experience required for a level and fails to raise it above the required limit within 90 days, the Federation level will downgrade and remove all perks from the previously held level. Each level requires the following amount of experience:

Level	2	3	4	5
XP	600	1200	1800	2400

A Federation's experience is capped at 2400, meaning that at level 5 any negative Cohesion will downgrade the Federation level.