Great People
Great People are special characters that give multipliers to your empire. Its the main prestige progression mechanics in CivIdle
Great People Basics[edit | edit source]
The bonuses from Great People come from Three (stacking) sets of bonuses: [Current Run Great People] + [Permanent Great People] + [Age Wisdom].
Current Run Great People[edit | edit source]
Current Run Great People are the Great People that have been acquired during the current run. A given Great Person can be selected more than one time in a given run, but their bonus is reduced for each additional selection. Most Great People follow the pattern +1 bonus, +0.5 bonus, +0.333 bonus ... etc.
Great People Shards[edit | edit source]
Once a player decides to rebirth from a given run, all of the Current Great People are converted into their corresponding Great Person Shards. Great Person Shards are used to upgrade both Permanent Great People and Age Wisdom.
Permanent Great People[edit | edit source]
Great People Shards can be used to upgrade the level of the corresponding Permanent Great Person. Each level provides the same bonus as the initial Current Run Great Person. The first upgrade level costs one shard, but each subsequent level costs twice as much (1,2,4,8,16...) as the previous level (Excluding Fibonacci).
Age Wisdom[edit | edit source]
Great People Shards can also be used to upgrade Age Wisdom. The primary difference is that Age Wisdom has to be upgraded for all Great People from a given age at the same time. This is to encourage players to keep Great People relatively balanced. Each level of Age wisdom costs (2^Age Level - 1) shards (1,3,7,15...).
Permanent Great People can also be reverted back into shards in order to upgrade Age Wisdom sooner.
Great People Bonus Examples[edit | edit source]
Sargon of Akkad - Base bonus of +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Logging Camp, Lumber Mill
This Run: 1 (+1 Multiplier)
Permanent Level: V (+5 Multiplier)
Bronze Age Wisdom Level: 3 (+3 Multiplier)
Total: +9 Production and Storage Multiplier for Logging Camp, Lumber Mill
Selecting Sargon of Akkad an additional time during the same run would only provide +0.5 Multiplier
Acquiring Great People[edit | edit source]
There are two primary ways of getting GPs:
- Entering a new age
- Resetting with enough Empire Value to get Extra GPs
Entering New Age
Upon entering a New Age you get a to choose 1 of 3 random Great Persons from that age. You additionally get to choose 1 of 3 random Great Persons from each of the previously unlocked Ages during that run.
For example, upon entering Bronze Age you get to choose 1 Great Person from the Bronze Age, but when entering the Classical Age you get to choose one Great Person from the Classical, Iron, and Bronze Ages.
Extra GPs
Additionally, when starting a new run you get choices of extra GPs if you rebirthed after hitting Empire Value (EV) thresholds. This is NOT necessary to rebirth.
You will only get offered GPs from the age up to one higher then what was reached in the previous run. Meaning you will NOT get Industrial age GPs if you've rebirthed at Bronze age
Each next Great Person will require more EV, and growth is exponential, following this formula:
Required Extra GP^3 * 64M
| Extra GP | EV Required | Extra GP | EV Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64M | 10 | 64B |
| 2 | 512M | 11 | 85.184B |
| 3 | 1.728B | 12 | 110.592B |
| 4 | 4.096B | 13 | 140.608B |
| 5 | 8.000B | 14 | 175.616B |
| 6 | 13.824B | 15 | 216.000B |
| 7 | 21.952B | 16 | 262.144B |
| 8 | 32.768B | 17 | 314.432B |
| 9 | 46.656B | 18 | 373.248B |
| 10 | 64.00B | 19 | 438.976B |
Great People[edit | edit source]
Full List of Available Great People
| Great Person | Age | Region(s) | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammurabi | Bronze | Any | +1 Production Multiplier for  House,  Hut
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| Hatshepsut | Bronze | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Aqueduct,  Brickworks
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| Ramesses II | Bronze | Any | +1 Builder Capacity Multiplier |
| Sargon of Akkad | Bronze | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Logging Camp,  Lumber Mill
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| Tang of Shang | Bronze | Any | +0.5  Science from idle  Workers
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| Agamemnon | Iron | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Stone Quarry, Marbleworks
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| Dido | Iron | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Livestock Farm,  Stable
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| Duke of Zhou | Iron | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Copper Mining Camp,  Blacksmith
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| Zoroaster | Iron | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Cotton Planttion, Cotton Mill |
| Aeschylus | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Flour Mill, Bakery
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| Archimedes | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Caravansary,  Warehouse
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| Aristophanes | Classical | Any | +1 Happiness |
| Ashurbanipal | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Sandpit, Glassworks
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| Confucius | Classical | Any | +1 Science from All Workers if more than 50% of Workers are busy
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| Cyrus II | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Iron Mining Camp, Iron Forge
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| Emperor Wu of Han | Classical | Beijing | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Caravansary, Warehouse
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| Herodotus | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Writer's Guild, Musician's Guild |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Wheat Farm, Brewery
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| Plato | Classical | Any | Upgrade any permanent Classical age great person |
| Qin Shi Huang | Classical | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Chariot Workshop, Armory |
| Socrates | Classical | Any | +1 Science from busy Workers
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| Zenobia | Classical | Any | +1h Petra Warp Storage |
| Charlemagne | Middle | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Sword Forge, Knight Camp |
| Empress Wu Zetian | Middle | Any | +1 Transport Capacity Multiplier |
| Fibonacci | Middle | Any | +0.5 Science from idle Workers. +1 Science from busy Workers. Fibonacci's permanent upgrade cost follows Fibonacci sequence
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| Harun al-Rashid | Middle | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Cheese Maker, Mosque |
| Isidore of Miletus | Middle | Any | +2 Builder Capacity Multiplier |
| Justinian | Middle | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Furniture Workshop, Garment Workshop |
| Rurik | Middle | Any | +2 Happiness |
| Saladin | Middle | Any | Upgrade any permanent Middle age great person |
| Cosimo de'medici | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for  Gold Mining Camp, Coin Mint
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| Galileo Galilei | Renaissance | Any | +1 Science from idle Workers
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| Georgius Agricola | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Siege Workshop,  Coal Mine
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| Isaac Newton | Renaissance | Any | +2 Science from All Workers if more than 50% of Workers are busy
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| Johannes Kepler | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Shrine, Lens Workshop |
| Leonardo da vinci | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Painter's Guild, University |
| Martin Luther | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Church, Cathedral |
| Michelangelo | Renaissance | Any | Upgrade any permanent Renaissance age great person |
| Rene Descartes | Renaissance | Any | +2 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for School, Library |
| William Shakespeare | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Writer's Guild, Actor's Guild |
| Zheng He | Renaissance | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Caravel Builder, Galleon Builder |
| Ada Lovelace | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Printing House, Museum |
| Charles Darwin | Industrial | Any | +2 Science from busy Workers
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| Florence Nightingale | Industrial | Any | +3 Happiness |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Frigate Builder, Concrete Plant |
| J.P. Morgan | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Bond Market, Rifle Factory |
| James Watt | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Steamworks, Dynamite Workshop |
| Karl Marx | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Courthouse, Parliament |
| Louis Sullivan | Industrial | Any | +3 Builder Capacity Multiplier |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Industrial | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Cannon Workshop, Gunpowder Mill |
| Tomas Edison | Industrial | Any | Upgrade any permanent Industrial age great person |
| Alan Turing | World Wars | Any | +3 Science from Idle Workers
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| Albert Einstein | World Wars | Any | +2 Production Multiplier for Research Lab |
| Amelia Earheart | World Wars | Any | Upgrade any permanent World Wars age great person |
| Charles Martin Hall | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Natural Gas Well, Aluminum Smelter |
| Charles Parsons | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Coal Power Plant, Ironclad Builder |
| John D. Rockefeller | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Oil Well, Stock Exchange |
| Joseph Pulitzer | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Magazine Publisher, Pizzeria |
| Marie Curie | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Cable Factory, Uranium Mine |
| Niels Bohr | World Wars | Any | +3 Science from All Workers if more than 50% of Workers are busy
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| Pierre de Coubertin | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Publishing House, Stadium |
| Richard Jordan Gatling | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Gatling Gun Factory, Tank Factory |
| Rudolf Diesel | World Wars | Any | +1 Production Multiplier, Storage Multiplier for Oil Refinery, Locomotive Factory |