Letters of Marque

Civic · Megacorporations

MegacorporationsCan be changed laterGalactic Paragons

Letters of Marque is a civic in Stellaris 4.5.2 for Megacorporations. Requirements: Is some degree of Authoritarian or Militarist; Is not Pacifist; and more (see below). Not with Gestalt Consciousness. It gives -5% Ship Upkeep. DLC: Galactic Paragons.

Kind: Civic
Group: Megacorporations
Players can pick it: yes
Clashes with: 0
ID: civic_crusader_spirit_corporate

Letters of Marque

What Letters of Marque does

The game's own effect text (the civic's description key), then its modifier lines as the game prints them.

Commanders start with the Material Liberator trait

Has the 'Pirate Raid' casus belli on all other empires.

The Mercenary Liaison Office Corporate Building generates additional Trade and adds +200 Trader jobs to our Capital.

-5%Ship Upkeep

Requirements

Read from the potential and possible blocks (the game's list rules: ethics, authority, civics, origin, species); the wording is ours, the quoted rule texts are the game's.

Any of
- Authority: Corporate
- Civic: Corporate Sovereign
Not: Ethic: Gestalt Consciousness
Is some degree of Authoritarian or Militarist
Is not Pacifist
- Ethic: Pacifist
- Ethic: Fanatic Pacifist

Other versions

swap_type: another name or text when its condition holds (nomadic empires, lithoids…).

Letters of Marque
Commanders start with the Material Liberator trait Has the 'Pirate Raid' casus belli on all other empires. The Mercenary Liaison Office Corporate Building generates additional Trade and adds +200 Trader jobs to our Capital.
- DLC: Overlord

In the game

To combat space piracy and safeguard its borders, this megacorporation utilizes notorious pirates as military advisors and commanders for their fleets.

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Letters of Marque: questions

What are the requirements for Letters of Marque in Stellaris?

Is some degree of Authoritarian or Militarist; Is not Pacifist. Not with Gestalt Consciousness. Some rules combine several options: see Requirements on the page. DLC: Galactic Paragons.

What does the Letters of Marque civic do?

It gives -5% Ship Upkeep, plus the effects its description lists.

Can Letters of Marque be changed after the game starts?

Yes — it can be added or removed later when a civic slot opens or the government is reformed, if its requirements still hold.

What is the ID of Letters of Marque?

civic_crusader_spirit_corporate (Stellaris 4.5.2).

Source: common/governments/civics/03_corporate_civics.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).