How to increase Influence in Humankind

Influence is one of the primary resources in Humankind and also one of the most important. This resource is necessary for several actions including claiming territory, enacting laws, converting outposts into cities, attaching territories to cities, spreading your ideology, and ally with independent people.

Unfortunately, influence is also one of the most difficult resources to gather. There are a few ways to gain influence and so the player should make this a priority.

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Each empire will generate influence based upon stability and population. If the city is settled or calm (91-100%) then each population will generate two influence each turn. If the city is strained (30-90%) then each population will generate one influence each turn. If the city is mutinous (0-29%) then it will not generate influence. You can expand this by building the Commons Quarter district. Certain Tenets, Infrastructures, and Emblematic Districts will also contribute to influence. Discoveries are another way to generate influence so it pays to explore the map.

Keeping your influence high is also important to prevent your territories from falling into the sphere of influence of another empire. Once a territory is contested, it can lead to certain technologies and civics becoming unlocked or available at a lower cost. This will also affect war support if you or another empire declare war on one another.

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