Meritocracy
Meritocracy is a civic in Stellaris 4.5.2. Requirements: Has Democratic or Oligarchic Authority. Not with Gestalt Consciousness and authority Corporate. It gives +10% Specialist Pop Resource Output and +60 Add Attunement with the Cradle of Souls.
- Kind
- Civic
- Group
- Regular empires
- Players can pick it
- yes
- Clashes with
- 1
- ID
civic_meritocracy
MeritocracyWhat Meritocracy does
The game's own effect text (the civic's description key), then its modifier lines as the game prints them.
- +10%Specialist Pop Resource Output
- +60Add Attunement with the Cradle of Souls
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
- Has Democratic or Oligarchic Authority
Cannot be taken with Meritocracy
Civics that forbid this one or that this one forbids.
Ruthless CompetitionOther versions
swap_type: another name or text when its condition holds (nomadic empires, lithoids…).
- Meritocracy
- DLC: paragon
In the game
An individual's social station or personal connections should have no bearing on their profession. The sole basis for advancement in this society is demonstrated ability and talent.
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Meritocracy: questions
What are the requirements for Meritocracy in Stellaris?
Has Democratic or Oligarchic Authority. Not with Gestalt Consciousness and authority Corporate.
What can't Meritocracy be combined with?
Ruthless Competition — each forbids the other in the files' rules.
What does the Meritocracy civic do?
It gives +10% Specialist Pop Resource Output and +60 Add Attunement with the Cradle of Souls.
Can Meritocracy 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 Meritocracy?
civic_meritocracy (Stellaris 4.5.2).
Source: common/governments/civics/00_civics.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).