Corruption levels are typically tied to specific milestones in the number of murders committed:
Your Corruption level primarily dictates which story route and ending you can access: Corruption End: Triggered by completing the Resistance Route while at Corruption Level 3 Drifter Route: ideology in friction corruption level
: To reach the maximum corruption level of 3, the player must murder approximately 50 human NPCs . This must generally be accomplished before the end of Chapter 4 to unlock specific late-game paths. Impact on Story and Routes Corruption levels are typically tied to specific milestones
The interaction between ideology, friction, and corruption levels is complex and context-dependent. The same ideology can lead to different outcomes in terms of corruption levels depending on the level of friction within a system. The same ideology can lead to different outcomes
In classical liberal ideology, the market is virtuous, the state is suspect. Corruption is defined narrowly as public officials abusing office for private gain. Private-sector malfeasance (price-fixing, tax evasion, regulatory capture) is often legally separated from “corruption” and relabeled as white-collar crime or market failure.