I had an idea! For the campaign contributions, the contributors wouldn't want to give money to the congressman, and then have it fail, right? So, for every time a campaign contribution fails or just sets out and rots, the remaining contributions are devalued, and if they successfully passed a contribution, or several of them, they get a small boost in value for the next contribution they accept?
@penguinkirby You can increase you protection level by acting to pass the Congressional Security Binary or the Martial Law Binary. You can also increase it by getting assassinated or assaulted.
@2years Many, many things are scandalous. ****ing interns, autoerotic asphyxia, Drinking, smoking, doing anything on the black market, and anything under skullduggery will cause a scandal. I hope I helped. :D
@Sandtime There is a warning. The tiny red envelope that appears at the top of the screen is a warning. If you click it, you'll go back to the main page, and see the warning.
Yes. Some people miss this, but please pay attention to new messages. Especially if you're new. Some are superfluous for more advanced players, and an exclamation point will come up next to the indicator to alert those players of more serious messages that might be drowned out by the expected message indicator.
@lorenthial There is a mute option. After creation of a character, in the top right, there is a book. Click on it. A menu labeled "more actions" will appear. Click on the horn in the bottom right corner. Sound is now muted.
Is it possible to undo a binary bill once it has passed? It seems binary bills are accessible only by their own parties, which... Isn't good for the odds of them getting undone later on.
Binary bills have no special party restrictions above and beyond normal bills. Each party can introduce some bills from other parties at an increased cost. Each binary bill also has two sides, so yes they can be undone.
I think I just got a glitch, unless it's not. I accepted a special interest bill, and when I had two energy left, it was close enough that passing that I could push it through, but only by fainting. So, I did. Once I passed out, I got the Clout from the bill, but not the cash. What happened?
Cash gained from completing a "Campaign Contribution" offer is awarded at end of day, when the bill actually goes into effect upon the nation.
People often don't realize this. I'll probably add some kind of message upon passing one.
So... Is there a base rate for regain of energy, or is it somehow changed by stats? It isn't addressed in the help. If there is a base rate, what is the speed of it?
1 energy/8 minutes. It's static. edit: this has been added to help/FAQ.
The only way to gain more energy is to use drugs, which comes with a variety of drawbacks. If the regen rate seems overly slow, you probably just need to start buying more abilities and equipment. Effective use of both can increase your effectiveness by 3-4x over just playing the base ability/rational debate repeatedly.
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you mean like a.... lobbyist? ;)