Keep multiple save files before major boss fights. If an encounter goes poorly and forces a massive corruption spike, you will want the option to retry.
Do not try to get every scene in one playthrough. ideology in friction corruption level
Weberian bureaucracy was designed to be frictionless through rules. But when ideology demands excessive regulation (e.g., a socialist ideology requiring permits for every economic activity), bureaucratic friction skyrockets. Citizens and businesses face long queues, arbitrary decisions, and discretionary power. In such environments, bribery becomes a rational lubricant—a “speed money” to reduce friction. India, before economic liberalization in 1991, operated under a socialist-inspired “License Raj” that produced some of the world’s highest corruption levels. The ideology of state planning created friction; corruption reduced friction for those who could pay. Keep multiple save files before major boss fights
NPCs will react differently to characters with high corruption, shifting from reverence to disgust or fear. Weberian bureaucracy was designed to be frictionless through
Here’s a concise review of the interaction between and corruption levels , framed as an analytical critique: