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Authoritarian

Ethic · Authoritarian – Egalitarian

Authoritarian is an ethic in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs 1 of the 3 ethic points. It cannot be taken with Fanatic Egalitarian and Egalitarian. It gives +0.5 Monthly Influence, +5% Job Efficiency for Workers and +50 Add Attunement with the Instrument of Desire.

Cost
1 of 3 points
Axis
Authoritarian – Egalitarian
Pops can follow it
yes
Civics needing it
8
Civics it rules out
0
ID
ethic_authoritarian

What Authoritarian gives

Country modifiers from the ethic's country_modifier block, as the game prints them; then what the ethic allows or rules out (its tags, in the game's words).

  • +0.5Monthly Influence
  • +5%Job Efficiency for Workers
  • +50Add Attunement with the Instrument of Desire
  • Allows Stratified Economy Living Standards

  • Can Enslave aliens

  • Cannot use Democratic Government forms

Factions of Authoritarian pops

Pop factions whose guiding ethic this is (common/pop_faction_types), with the game's faction icons and election header.

Totalitarian

Cannot be taken with

Civics that need Authoritarian

Civics whose rules name this ethic as needed (alone or as one of several); the list below them rules it out.

Origins and Authoritarian

Closed to Authoritarian empires

Authorities and Authoritarian

Closed to Authoritarian empires

In the game

A strong, guiding hand is essential to the success of any civilization - the alternative would be anarchy and chaos. It is the duty of the state to steer its citizens towards the paths that are the most productive.

Authoritarian: questions

How many points does Authoritarian cost?

1 of the 3 ethic points.

What is the opposite of Authoritarian?

Fanatic Egalitarian, Egalitarian: an empire cannot have both.

Which civics need Authoritarian?

Imperial Cult, Slaver Guilds, Barbaric Despoilers, Crusader Spirit, Experimental Sentencing, Indentured Assets, Letters of Marque, Judicial R&D.

Source: common/ethics and common/governments, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).

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