Mercenary Liaison Office

Army building

Mercenary Liaison Office is an army building in Stellaris 4.5.2. It costs 500 Minerals, 10 Influence and takes 360 days to build, with an upkeep of 2 Energy Credits a month. It adds Soldiers, Battle Thralls, Knights, Warrior Drones and 1 more jobs, depending on the empire.

Cost: 500Minerals10Influence
Upkeep: 2Energy Credits
Build time: 360 days
Housing: —
ID: building_military_contractors

Jobs Mercenary Liaison Office adds

Jobs come from the building's job modifiers; 4.x counts jobs in hundreds (a district adds 100). Variants for other kinds of empires are listed with their condition.

200 Soldiers
Not: Gestalt Consciousness; none of: Has knights zone; none of: Modifier: Thral…
- Owner
  - Not: Gestalt Consciousness
- None of
  - Has knights zone
  - Modifier: Thrall-World
200 Battle Thralls
Not: Gestalt Consciousness; Not: Has knights zone; Modifier: Thrall-World
- Owner
  - Not: Gestalt Consciousness
- Not: Has knights zone
- Modifier: Thrall-World
100 Knights
Not: Gestalt Consciousness; Has knights zone; Not: Modifier: Thrall-World
- Owner
  - Not: Gestalt Consciousness
- Has knights zone
- Not: Modifier: Thrall-World
200 Warrior Drones
Gestalt Consciousness
- Owner
  - Gestalt Consciousness
200 capital_trader
Civic: Private Military Companies
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Private Military Companies
200 capital_trader
Civic: Letters of Marque
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Letters of Marque
200 capital_trader
Civic: Asset Protection Specialists
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Asset Protection Specialists

Cost, upkeep and output

Base values from the building's resources block; conditional variants (nomadic empires pay other resources, for example) open with their condition.

Cost: 500Minerals10Influence
50Volatile Motes — Nomadic empire
Nomadic empire
10Influence — Megacorporation
Owner
Megacorporation
Upkeep a month: 2Energy Credits

What Mercenary Liaison Office does

Only in some cases

- +100Army Starting Experience
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Soldiers
when…
- Always
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Soldiers
when…
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Private Military Companies
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Soldiers
when…
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Letters of Marque
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Soldiers
when…
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Asset Protection Specialists
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Lord Commanders and Knights
when…
- Any of
  - Building: Order's Keep
  - Building: Order's Castle
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Lord Commanders and Knights
when…
- Any of
  - Building: Order's Keep
  - Building: Order's Castle
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Private Military Companies
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Lord Commanders and Knights
when…
- Any of
  - Building: Order's Keep
  - Building: Order's Castle
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Letters of Marque
- +0.1Trade Produced per 100 Lord Commanders and Knights
when…
- Any of
  - Building: Order's Keep
  - Building: Order's Castle
- branch office owner
  - Civic: Asset Protection Specialists
- +5Minimum Crime
when…
- branch office owner
  - Is criminal syndicate
- +5Naval Capacity
when…
- Always

How to unlock Mercenary Liaison Office

No technology needed.

Shown when (potential)

Has branch office
branch office owner
- Is legit or legal criminal

Destroyed or converted when (destroy_trigger)

branch office owner
- Is illegal criminal

In the game

This office allows locals to sign up for the exciting life of a corporate soldier of fortune. Generous compensation, limited health insurance and stories of adventure ensure a steady stream of recruits.

ID

building_military_contractors

Mercenary Liaison Office: questions

How much does Mercenary Liaison Office cost in Stellaris?

500 Minerals, 10 Influence, 360 days to build; upkeep 2 Energy Credits a month (common/buildings, base values).

What jobs does Mercenary Liaison Office give?

Depending on the empire: Soldiers, Battle Thralls, Knights, Warrior Drones and capital_trader.

What is the ID of Mercenary Liaison Office?

building_military_contractors (common/buildings, Stellaris 4.5.2).

Source: common/buildings/14_branch_office_buildings.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base values before modifiers.