Editing Influence (section)

=== Influence Cost ===
Influence decreases once a unit (usually [[Kings and Leaders|king or leader]]) starts a [[Plots/Plans|plot]]:

* [[War|Conquest]]- 500 influence 
* Peace Talks - 100 influence
* Create [[Alliances|Alliance]] - 1000 influence
* Join Alliance (after creation) - 500 influence
* Dissolve Alliance - 1500 influence
* [[Rebellions|Rebellion]] - 500 influence

Once a plot is started the plotting unit's influence is set to 1000 if the unit would have more than 1000 influence after starting the plot. So there is no benefit for a unit to have more than 2500 influence at any time. The scenario here is that the most expensive plot (alliance dissolution) costs 1500 influence and since a unit can only retain up to a 1000 influence after starting any plot any excess influence is used up regardless of the plot’s original cost (Source: PlotManager class under the newPlot method).