Choices

Choices are policies and modifiers that players can enact in Project Rebearth to adjust their settlement's economy, production, and living conditions. Each choice applies one or more multiplier effects that alter game mechanics such as production rates, happiness, trade costs, and events probabilities.

Some choices are standalone toggles, while others belong to exclusive groups where only one option can be active at a time. Most choices have a lock period after activation during which they cannot be changed.

Mechanics

Choices are managed through the settlement's policy interface. Key mechanics include:

Mechanic	Description
Lock period	After enabling or disabling a choice, it cannot be changed again until the lock expires. Ranges from 1 day to permanent.
Cost	Some choices require Knowledge to enact. The cost is paid once on activation.
Exclusive groups	Choices in the same group are mutually exclusive and enabling one disables the others. The lock period applies when switching between them.
Special effects	Some choices unlock or restrict game systems (e.g. enabling taxation, disabling animal farming, unlocking intensive farming).
Default	Some exclusive-group choices are active by default when a settlement is founded.
Hidden	Some choices are applied automatically by the game and cannot be toggled by the player.

Standalone Choices

These choices can be freely combined with any other active policies.

Choice	Lock	Cost	Effects	Notes
Worker Safety	1 day	100 Knowledge	Accident rate ×0.2, Food production ×0.9, goods production ×0.8, Happiness ×1.1	Dramatically reduces workplace accidents
Dubious Working Rules	1 day	—	Accident rate ×1.2, Food production ×1.1, goods production ×1.2, Happiness ×0.8	Boosts production at the cost of safety and happiness
Cramped Quarters	1 day	—	Population production ×1.3, Happiness ×0.7	Increases housing output but reduces happiness
Vegan Society	7 days	—	Food production ×1.2	Disables animal Field types (Goat, Sheep, Cow)
Intensive Farming	Permanent	100 Knowledge	—	Unlocks intensive farming; cannot be disabled once enacted
Taxation	1 day	1,000 Knowledge	Happiness ×0.7	Enables Coin collection from population

Trade Focus

Controls the balance between export and import costs. One option from this group is always active. Switching between options has a 14-day lock.

Choice	Export Cost	Import Cost	Default
Export Focus	×0.85 (−15%)	×1.2 (+20%)	—
Neutral Focus	×1.0	×1.0	Yes
Import Focus	×1.2 (+20%)	×0.85 (−15%)	—

Rations

Controls Food consumption rates and their effect on Happiness. One option from this group is always active. Switching has a 1-day lock.

Choice	Food Consumption	Happiness	Default
Low Rations	×0.8 (−20%)	×0.8 (−20%)	—
Normal Rations	×1.0	—	Yes
Lavish Rations	×1.2 (+20%)	×1.2 (+20%)	—

Hidden Choices

These choices are applied automatically by the game and do not appear in the player's choice interface.

Choice	Trigger	Effects	Notes
New Town Boost	Settlement founded	Raid risk ×0.5, all production ×2.0	Lasts 4 days
Food Shortage	Food supply depleted	Happiness ×0.5	Active while food is at zero

Alliance Types

Alliance type bonuses are applied as hidden choices to all alliance members. See Alliances for details.

Alliance Type	Effects
Trade Alliance	Export cost ×0.9, import cost ×0.9, taxation ×1.1, raid risk ×1.2
Great Federation	All production ×1.1, raid risk ×0.8, taxation ×0.8
Science League	Research speed ×1.2, expedition cost ×0.8, Happiness ×1.1, all production ×0.8

Effects Reference

All choice effects are multipliers applied to base game values. A multiplier below 1.0 reduces the stat; above 1.0 increases it.

Effect	Targets	Description
Population production	Population	Modifies housing population output
Food production	Food	Modifies Food production building rates
Food consumption	Food	Modifies Food consumption rates
Goods production	Wood, Stone, Earth	Modifies raw material production
All production	All resources	Global production multiplier
Happiness	Happiness	Modifies settlement happiness level
Raid risk	Raid	Modifies raid event probability
Taxation income	Coin	Modifies taxation income rate
Export cost	Trade	Modifies cost of exporting goods
Import cost	Trade	Modifies cost of importing goods
Research speed	Knowledge	Modifies research rate
Expedition cost	Expeditions	Modifies expedition costs
Construction cost	Buildings	Modifies building construction costs
Accident rate	Accident	Modifies workplace accident frequency