Continuous focus

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See also: National focus

A continuous focus is a special type of focus that is unlocked once 10 regular focuses have been completed. There are a total of 9 continuous focuses available.

Having an active continuous focus comes at the expense of pursuing a regular focus as only one focus can be picked at a time regardless of its type.

As opposed to a regular focus which provides one-time effects, the effects of a continuous focus benefit the nation whilst the chosen focus remains active. An active focus requires a maintenance cost of Political Power –1 Political power per day. The focus can, however, be deactivated or switched with another at any time for no additional cost.

Naval ProductionAir ProductionConstruction EngineeringArmy TrainingResistance SuppressionConstruction RepairTechnology SharingIncrease AutonomySuppress SubjectsRequired number of "regular" focuses before the "continuous focus" mechanic is enabled.Continuous focus panel.png

Clicking on a focus icon leads to the appropriate table row.

The dedicated control panel is located on the bottom left of the national focus tree. The player can see on the panel's top right how many focuses are still required (black/green leds) before the mechanic is operational. The panel displays which of the focuses are available for activation, if one is currently in effect and its relevant maintenance cost.

Unconditioned focuses[edit | edit source]

Focus Prerequisites Effects
Air Production icon
Air Production
We can reorganize our aviation industry to eliminate waste and streamline production.
Production Cost.png Production cost: –10%
  • Carrier CAS
  • Carrier Fighter
  • Carrier Naval Bomber
  • Close Air Support
  • Fighter
  • Guided Missile
  • Heavy Fighter
  • Jet Fighter
  • Jet Strategic Bomber
  • Jet Tactical Bomber
  • Naval Bomber
  • Rocket Interceptor
  • Scout Planes
  • Strategic Bomber
  • Tactical Bomber
  • Transport Plane
Army Training icon
Army Training
By creating specialized advanced training units within each division, we can deploy even divisions that would previously have been held back to finish training to the front.
  • Division training time: –25%
Construction Engineering icon
Construction Engineering
There is still a lot of slack in our construction industry. By focusing our attention on it, we can achieve a significant improvement in construction speed. Unfortunately, the production of machine tools has proven a major bottleneck in the expansion of our heavy industry, so they won't benefit from efforts in this area.
Construction Speed.png Construction speed: +20%
  • Anti Air
  • Coastal Fort
  • Land Fort
  • Radar Station
Construction Speed.png Construction speed: +10%
  • Air Base
  • Fuel Silo
  • Infrastructure
  • Naval base
  • Rocket Site
  • Nuclear Reactor
Construction Repair icon
Construction Repair
We will form specialized repair teams from factory and construction workers and centrally control their deployment to improve reconstruction of damaged infrastructure.
  • Free repair: +100%
  • Factory repair speed: +50%
Resistance Suppression icon
Resistance Suppression
By infiltrating the major resistance groups in occupied territory and turning their leaders, we can significantly reduce the amount of damage they can do.
  • Resistance target: –5%

Conditional focuses[edit | edit source]

Focus Prerequisites Effects
Increase Autonomy icon
Increase Autonomy
By reorganizing our colonial bureaucracy and recruiting native administrators, we will, in time, be able to take charge of our own affairs.
  • Is a subject nation
  • Daily autonomy progress gain: +0.5
Suppress Subjects icon
Suppress Subjects
Our colonial subjects have gotten rather silly ideas about things like "self-determination" or "national independence". It is time to disabuse them of these notions.
  • Has a subject nation
  • Autonomy in subjects: –0.5
Technology Sharing icon
Technology Sharing
We will encourage our research institutes and universities to reach out to their counter parts in allied countries. This will gain us a tech sharing bonus.
  • Is in a faction with at least 2 members
  • Is not part of a technology sharing group

Atomic Research.png Join Faction research:

  • Research speed for every nation owning the tech: +10%

Country Specific focuses[edit | edit source]

Focus Prerequisites Effects
Strengthen the Black Lions icon
Strengthen the Black Lions
Although we have lost land to the enemy, the fight must go on. The Black Lions are offering a great deal of resistance to the Italian's and we should therefore support them in any way we can.
  • Compliance Growth Speed in our states occupied by the enemy: -10%
Supporting the Arbegnoch icon
Supporting the Arbegnoch
Across Ethiopia there are patriots willing to take up arms against the Italian invaders. We must do everything we can to support these brave men and women in crippling the Italian war machine

Alternative Descriptions

Game file description
Across [ROOT.GetName] there are patriots willing to take up arms against the [ITA.GetAdjective] invaders. We must do everything we can to support these brave men and women in crippling the [ITA.GetAdjective] war machine

  • The DLC By Blood AloneBy Blood Alone is enabled
  • Is Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • Has completed focus The Patriots focus The Patriots
  • One of the following must be true:
    • Is a Government in Exile
    • Country leader has trait: Imperator Absentis
  • Any owned state:
  • Resistance Growth Speed in our states occupied by the enemy: +10%


Build up Military Readiness icon
Build up Military Readiness
The task of preparing the Swiss population is never-ending. We cannot rest until the treat of invasion is gone, and might never be. We must orient our nation towards defensive preparations without delay.

Activates mission: Building up Military Readiness

Support Active Militias icon
Support Active Militias
Our citizens are armed and deployed into their local militias, it is everyone else's duty to support them however they can so we can keep the enemies of the confederation at bay
  • Militia Attack: +30.00%
  • Militia Defense: +30.00%
  • Militia Speed: +30.00%
  • Militia Organization: +15.00%