

Although only one savegame was analyzed, it dovetails with the facts that advisors reach their lowest hiring price at age 20, and that new games have a large advisor pool which shrinks sharply circa 20–50 years. This observation can be weighed against changing out a great, but aging, advisor for a young one of less stars that's liable to be snapped up. 1.3 found that that advisors' median age was 23.3 years (average age was 25.7 years), and the oldest was 82 (N=116). Hiring and monthly costs are subject to inflation, but are s not affected by the country you play or game difficulty.Īn analysis of a single savegame at endgame (1791) in v. For example, a 6-star advisor always costs 0.6 ducats/month. The monthly cost is always a tenth of their stars, regardless of age. New advisors cost a one-time fee to recruit, and then a monthly upkeep. Their hiring cost will then stay fixed at one times the number of stars, regardless of how much older they are than 20 years. Hiring cost decreases in a linear way such that at 10 years of age they cost double their star rating, and at 20 years of age they cost their star rating. New advisors (0 years old) cost three times their stars, e.g., a 5-star advisor costs 15 ducats to hire. The cost to initially hire advisors depends on the number of stars. The bonuses they provide is scaled linearly, so that an advisor with skill 4 gives twice the bonus of a skill 2 advisor. The advisors you can hire to your court are rated on a skill scale from 1 (worst) to 6 (best) stars. A great advisor can contribute a lot to your country's development. It is advisable to check for good advisors at the very beginning of the game, before you unpause. In Divine Wind, it is not possible to hire multiple advisors of the same type. As the tradition increases, the better the advisors will be.

In Divine Wind and Heir to the Throne, it is possible to use Cultural tradition to recruit an advisor of any type. Up to three advisors may be hired at one time.

Some may be part of your court already, and others may be available for hire. When you start a new game, there will be a number of historical advisors to hire to your court.
