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Not yet with these specific numbers. Once there are no objections I'll do the Cultures and post the files, and we can see if there are changes wanted to the system as a whole.

Proportions has similar balances to starting costs, though not quite the same. Of course, the whole rest of the mod emphasizes different styles of play and people tend to be trying it out more than minimaxing anyway. However, the empires I've seen tend to be much more diverse, with far fewer players using the standard exploits such as maxing combat abilities. There are some who do, or who max out other things like maintenance reduction, or get religious and lower Aggressiveness (but in Proportions PBW that's not a great idea since you will probably never achieve the ultimate Talisman).

Anyway I think the result is much more use of the abilities which are uncommon in unmodded play, and players who try to max out the usual suspects find they have to pick and choose, and need to sacrifice a lot in other areas.

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