Hired Guns
Hired Guns is a civic in Stellaris 4.5.2. Requirements: Is some degree of Militarist. Not with Gestalt Consciousness, authority Corporate and civic Asset Protection Specialists. DLC: Nomads.
- Kind
- Civic
- Group
- Regular empires
- Players can pick it
- yes
- Clashes with
- 1
- ID
civic_hired_guns
Hired GunsWhat Hired Guns does
The game's own effect text (the civic's description key), then its modifier lines as the game prints them.
- Trade reward from Military Contracts: +50%
- Ship Fire Rate while under Military Contract: +15%
- Ship Upkeep while under Military Contract: -15%
- Ships in orbit of Hostile colonies have -10% 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.
- Not: Ethic: Gestalt Consciousness
- Not: Authority: Corporate
- Not: Civic: Asset Protection Specialists
- Nomadic empire
- Is some degree of Militarist
Cannot be taken with Hired Guns
Civics that forbid this one or that this one forbids.
Asset Protection SpecialistsIn the game
This empire has established itself as a military partner for hire. They drive a hard bargain, but are at their best when using lethal force to solve their client's problems.
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Hired Guns: questions
What are the requirements for Hired Guns in Stellaris?
Is some degree of Militarist. Not with Gestalt Consciousness, authority Corporate and civic Asset Protection Specialists. DLC: Nomads.
What can't Hired Guns be combined with?
Asset Protection Specialists — each forbids the other in the files' rules.
What does the Hired Guns civic do?
Its effects are listed in its description on this page.
Can Hired Guns 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 Hired Guns?
civic_hired_guns (Stellaris 4.5.2).
Source: common/governments/civics/00_civics.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).