Best ways to increase Personal Wealth

[Black Wolf7777]

What are best ways to increase personal wealth aside from taking bribes?

[Keaton]

So far I've seen the bribes or that stock market option at the start of the game (chapter 1).
Later at the private (mens) party with Petr, Gus (?) gives you an option to invest into another. Though I didn't pick it at the time, so I don't know if that is succesful.

[Ulthar]

There should be a mini-game where you can play the stock market yourself.

[RobOda]

The Stock market option got me money both times I picked it. When I crashed the economy with Black Tuesday, I actually got better returns on the stock market. I don't know if there's a random element behind it though.

[Yeggman]

Every action I've seen besides the salary raise and choosing to be born wealthier is on some level corrupt. You could argue that playing the stock market isn't (as many politicians in the real world, who somehow manage to consistently beat the market, do), but there appear to be forces making sure you get a good return as an indirect bribe.

[TheGodlike]

Without bribes, not that many:
Start with the wealthy background + 3 PW, invest all 3 in the stockmarket --> 6 PW
When getting the chance to "invest" more:
Vineyard (-1PW) and gives +1 PW when "sale complete" (not sure why) with the text of it being able to be improved (haven't found that option yet)
Alternative to the vineyard would be a football club (-2PW). The team you are buying wins later on - not sure what the ROI of that would be tbh.

Are there any other chances to invest?

[RobOda]

Not that I found.

You get to spend it at two places;

1. Spend it on Serge's kids education (-1)

2. Use it for lobbying during your reforms (-1 or -2)

[TheGodlike]

3. For Franc's education (depending on your decisions regarding privatization: -1 or -2 for sending him abroad)

[Yeggman]

4. Donating to women's group.
5. Establishing a scholarship fund.
6. Running a reelection ad campaign (2,4, or 6!)

[TheGodlike]

re. 4: Donating women's group (-1 or -2)

[RobOda]

Originally posted by TheGodlike:

3. For Franc's education (depending on your decisions regarding privatization: -1 or -2 for sending him abroad)

Was free to send him to Contana, apparently they have free education. (I just pulled strings and sent him to my old university for free lol.)

[TheGodlike]

Yeah, true. Thats why I didnt include it. But you could also send him to military school which is also free ^^

[Yeggman]

Re: lobbying In addition to directly bribing the assembly (can spend as much as 3) you can also bribe the leader of reformist USP wing (-1 or -2, he accepted -1 in my playthrough, you can promise him the VP spot as an alternative) and Heron of course.

[RobOda]

Originally posted by Yeggman:

Re: lobbying In addition to directly bribing the assembly (can spend as much as 3) you can also bribe the leader of reformist USP wing (-1 or -2, he accepted -1 in my playthrough, you can promise him the VP spot as an alternative) and Heron of course. [/quote]



The judge was frustrating because I got him by promising to fire Hawker but my game never followed up on that event, I never got the chance to do any of that.

[Yeggman]

I think you need to write the power to impeach or dismiss Justices into the Constitution for that. I got to impeach and replace him, there are multiple options for the new Justice and Chief Justice too, pretty neat.

[RobOda]

Originally posted by Yeggman:

I think you need to write the power to impeach or dismiss Justices into the Constitution for that. I got to impeach and replace him, there are multiple options for the new Justice and Chief Justice too, pretty neat.

Ah in that case, perhaps they overlooked something then and I shouldn't have had the option to go into the deal to 'remove' him? Well, it worked out in my favour so I shouldn't complain! :D