Reduce Endgame Research times
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Vit Barta
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Patch 1.12 Ambrose (August 5 2021)
The cost of late-game faction research is lowered by approximately 35%.
Marshall Garey
I know this is an old request, but I have to +1 this. I just finished the game myself and had this same experience. The end of the game dragged on - I just needed to wait for the story research, and in the meantime had to play whack-a-mole with the haven defense and nest/lair/citadel missions.