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Campaign Events

Campaign events let your party organise political activities on a calendar to influence elections, raise funds, and build your profile. Each party can schedule one event per day, assigning an activist to carry it out.

The Campaign Calendar

Every party has a campaign calendar showing the current game month. From here you can:

  • View upcoming and past events
  • Schedule new events on future dates
  • Edit or move future events
  • See election days marked on the calendar

One Event Per Day

Each party can only schedule one campaign event per day. Choose wisely!

Scheduling Restrictions

  • Events can only be scheduled on future dates (not today or in the past)
  • Events cannot be scheduled on election days
  • Past and current-day events become read-only and cannot be edited or deleted

Creating an Event

To schedule a campaign event:

  1. Open your party's campaign calendar
  2. Click on a future date
  3. Choose an objective (what you want to achieve)
  4. Select an event type (how you'll achieve it)
  5. Assign an activist from your party
  6. If relevant, choose a proposal and your stance on it
  7. Save the event

Objectives

Each event has one of four objectives:

Objective Purpose Available Event Types
Raise Funds Generate money for your party Private Dinner, Telethon
Influence a Proposal Sway opinion on active legislation Media Interview, Set Piece Speech
Raise Profile Increase your party's visibility Media Interview, Viral Social Media Stunt
Get Out The Vote Mobilise your supporters for elections Supporter Rally

Event Types

Event Type Description Used For Cost
Supporter Rally A public rally to energise your base Get Out The Vote Free
Media Interview A press appearance to shape the narrative Influence a Proposal, Raise Profile $2,000
Set Piece Speech A major policy address Influence a Proposal $15,000
Viral Social Media Stunt A high-risk online campaign to raise your profile Raise Profile $3,000
Private Dinner for Business Donors An exclusive fundraising dinner Raise Funds –
Telethon for Small Donations A grassroots fundraising drive Raise Funds –

Supporter Rallies

Supporter Rallies are the most impactful event type currently in the game. When a rally takes place, there is a 10% chance it will trigger the Energised Base modifier for your party.

Energised Base Modifier

When triggered, the Energised Base effect gives your party:

  • +20% turnout boost for your supporters at election time
  • Lasts for 10 game days
  • A social media post is automatically created announcing the rally's success

Timing Your Rallies

Schedule Supporter Rallies in the days leading up to an election. If the Energised Base modifier triggers, the turnout boost could make a real difference to your seat count. Since the effect lasts 10 game days, try to schedule rallies within that window before polling day.

How It Works

graph TD
    A[Rally Day Arrives] --> B{10% Chance Roll}
    B -->|Success| C[Energised Base Activated]
    B -->|No Effect| D[Rally Passes Quietly]
    C --> E[+20% Turnout Boost for 10 Days]
    C --> F[Social Media Post Created]

Performance Events

Media Interviews, Set-Piece Speeches, and Viral Social Media Stunts are performance events where the result depends on your activist's abilities and current condition. A strong outcome boosts your party's vote preference; a poor one can hurt it.

All performance events generate a journalist post commenting on how it went, and any vote preference effects appear as party modifiers visible on your party profile page.

What Affects the Outcome?

  • Activist traits — A Fantastic Speaker is much more likely to shine; a Poor Speaker is at greater risk of a gaffe
  • Activist energy — Tired and Exhausted activists underperform and are more prone to mistakes (see Activist Energy below)

Media Interview

An activist faces the press to shape public opinion. Can be used to sway support for a proposal or simply raise your party's profile.

Outcome Effect
Standout A compelling interview that wins new voters — significant vote preference boost
Success A solid appearance that nudges opinion in your favour
Gaffe A stumble that damages your party's standing

Set-Piece Speech

A major policy address — the highest-stakes performance event. The potential rewards are greater than a media interview, but so are the consequences of failure.

Outcome Effect
Career-Defining Speech An exceptional address that delivers a permanent vote preference boost
Success A strong speech that boosts vote preference for a fortnight
Gaffe A poorly received speech with a significant and lasting penalty

High Stakes

Set-piece speeches cost significantly more than other events and carry the greatest risk. Reserve them for important moments — and never assign a tired or exhausted activist.

Viral Social Media Stunt

A lower-cost, faster option for raising your party's online profile. The stakes are smaller, but backfire is a real risk — especially for exhausted activists.

Outcome Effect
Hit The stunt goes viral and boosts your party's vote preference
Backfire The stunt generates backlash and damages your party's standing

Warning

Exhausted activists are significantly more likely to cause a viral stunt to backfire.

Activist Energy

Every activist has an energy level representing how much they have left in the tank. Running campaign events drains energy over time; rest restores it naturally.

Energy States

Activists can be in one of three states, shown as traits in your activist list:

State Shown As What It Means
Rested (no trait) Full effectiveness at all campaign events
Low energy Tired trait Reduced effectiveness at campaign events
Critically low Exhausted trait Significantly reduced effectiveness; more likely to make mistakes at interviews and speeches; increased backfire risk on viral stunts

Energy recovers naturally over time. If an activist is carrying the Tired or Exhausted trait, easing their schedule for a while will let them recover.

Rotate Your Roster

If one of your activists has run out of steam, assign upcoming events to a fresher colleague. A deep bench pays dividends here.

Don't Push Exhausted Activists

Scheduling a high-stakes media interview or set-piece speech for an exhausted activist is a significant gamble. The increased risk of a gaffe — or a career-damaging stumble — is rarely worth it.

Assigning Activists

Every campaign event requires an activist from your party:

  • Only non-expelled activists can be assigned
  • The same activist can be assigned to events on different days
  • Recruit activists if you don't have enough for your campaign schedule

Proposal-Linked Events

When choosing the Influence a Proposal objective, you can link your event to a specific active proposal and declare your stance:

  • For - Campaign in support of the proposal
  • Against - Campaign in opposition to the proposal

Only proposals that are currently open (not withdrawn or closed) can be targeted.

Managing Events

Editing Events

You can edit any future event to change its:

  • Date
  • Objective and event type
  • Assigned activist
  • Linked proposal and stance

Moving Events

Drag or move events to a different future date. The same restrictions apply — you can't move events to election days or past dates.

Deleting Events

Future events can be deleted from the calendar. Past events are preserved as part of your campaign history.

Party Modifiers

Campaign activity and random events can trigger party modifiers — temporary buffs or debuffs that affect your electoral performance.

Energised Base (Positive)

  • Trigger: Successful Supporter Rally (10% chance)
  • Effect: +20% turnout boost for your supporters
  • Duration: 10 game days

Campaign Finance Scandal (Negative)

  • Trigger: Random event
  • Effect: Voters are 10% less likely to vote for your party
  • Duration: 3 months

Performance Event Modifiers

Media interviews, set-piece speeches, and viral stunts can each trigger vote preference modifiers on your party depending on the outcome:

Event Outcome Effect
Media Interview Standout Significant positive vote preference boost
Media Interview Success Modest positive vote preference boost
Media Interview Gaffe Negative vote preference penalty
Set-Piece Speech Career-Defining Permanent positive vote preference boost
Set-Piece Speech Success Significant positive vote preference boost
Set-Piece Speech Gaffe Significant negative vote preference penalty
Viral Social Media Stunt Hit Positive vote preference boost
Viral Social Media Stunt Backfire Negative vote preference penalty

Active modifiers are displayed on your party's profile page. Keep an eye on them — a well-timed Energised Base before an election can overcome a lingering scandal, and a career-defining speech can give your party a permanent edge.

Strategy Tips

Best Practices

  1. Plan around elections - Schedule Supporter Rallies 1-10 days before election day for maximum impact
  2. Use your best activists - Assign high-profile characters to important events
  3. Fill your calendar - One event per day means a full calendar shows an active, engaged party
  4. Target key proposals - Use Influence events to rally support for or against important legislation
  5. Watch the odds - Supporter Rallies have a 10% trigger chance, so schedule multiple for better odds of getting the Energised Base effect
  6. Match traits to events - Use Fantastic Speaker activists for media interviews and set-piece speeches
  7. Watch activist energy - Check for the Tired or Exhausted trait before scheduling performance events
  8. Rotate your roster - Spread events across multiple activists to prevent fatigue building up

Common Mistakes

  • Scheduling too late - Events on election day itself are blocked
  • Forgetting to assign activists - Every event needs one
  • Ignoring the calendar - Campaign events are easy to overlook but can swing close elections
  • Running the same activist every day - They'll become Tired or Exhausted, hurting their performance
  • Scheduling a set-piece speech with an exhausted activist - The gaffe risk is very high

Next Steps