I've always wondered what that thing is for in commies..can someone remind me...or tell me what benefit do we get from it really?

If you have 10000 tech points, the Commie bonus means it is calculated *as though* you have 12000 tech points. That is, you will buy 20% less tech points for the same tech% as other countries of the same acreage.

However, if you think about it, this is a somewhat weak bonus. When you sell your military units, you lose 10% to market commission, and when you buy tech with that money, you lose another 10% to commission. Needing to buy 20% less tech points simply negates that disadvantage, for the portion of units and money you spend on tech points.

It is still a positive bonus compared to standard governments with 6% commission, it is just not a bonus which people think it is for. Playing a Commie Techer is one of the worst ways you can play as a techer, because you lose 20% of everything you produce when you sell tech to buy other things (food, military, oil, etc).

Commies must play the Indy strat because it gives a 35% production bonus to military units, which is the only bonus on that government that can overcome the commission disadvantage.

Thanks

Does the demo bonus still work as a de facto effectiveness increase as well as a max increase?

Yes Vic, but not in the same way as Commie. A standard government 170% Business tech would be 177% as a Demo with the same amount of tech points.

This is a straight up (170-100)*1.1 + 100 = 177%

If that 170% Business tech country were to be a Commie instead, that amount of tech points would only translate to 173.4%. Because "20% more tech points equivalent" doesn't come close to "10% more maximum tech", as the more tech points you have, the less each point of tech is worth %-wise (diminishing returns).

So basically, demos are best at everythign except attacking. Got it. :P

(obviously I don't really think that)

@xinhuan follow up, it saids +35% tech effectiveness in the benefits for a commie, how is it 20% tech equivalent only again? That is if you dont mind me asking, of all the years me playing this game, thats the thing which I just bothered now wondering its real purpose

it's 20%

From ingame "Manage" menu => Help Information on Government Types

Communism
+20% Technology Effectiveness
+35% Industrial Production
+35% Market Sale Size Cap
10% Market Commissions

Lol. Let me re check my primary later, most of the time I log in game its through mobile now so yeah.. but ok that explains it

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