Difficulty Levels

There are 4 levels of difficulties. You must choose one of them when you first start the game, and after that, you can change it in Options.
=== Global Modifiers ===
Difficulties: Global Settings
Level 	Barbarian Attacks	AI Attacks	Plague	Faith Multiplier
Peaceful	None 	None 	No 	0.75
Relax 	None 	Rare 	Yes 	1
Normal 	Medium 	Medium 	Yes 	1.25
Hardcore	Frequent 	Frequent 	Yes 	1.5
=== Barbarian Penalties ===
Modifiers to Barbarians
Level 	Science Penalty	Military Penalty
Peaceful	-90% 	-40%
Relax 	-80% 	-30%
Normal 	-70% 	-20%
Hardcore	-50% 	0%
=== AI Bonuses ===
Modifiers to AI
Level 	Science Bonus	Recruitment Bonus
Peaceful	0% 	0%
Relax 	 	20%
Normal 	 	40%
Hardcore	 	60%
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