diff --git a/common/defines/00_defines.txt b/common/defines/00_defines.txt
index 4070d0db..22369c5d 100644
--- a/common/defines/00_defines.txt
+++ b/common/defines/00_defines.txt
@@ -1085,10 +1085,10 @@ NPathFinding = {
 }
 
 NCulture = {
-	MINIMUM_INNOVATIONS_TO_NEXT_ERA = 6									# Raw number of innovations needed to be able to go to the next era. If an era has less innovations than this number, the lowest is used.
+	MINIMUM_INNOVATIONS_TO_NEXT_ERA = 8										# Raw number of innovations needed to be able to go to the next era. If an era has less innovations than this number, the lowest is used.
 	ERA_PROGRESS_GAIN_BASE_MONTHLY = 0.1									# Base percentage gain every month for era spread
-	ERA_PROGRESS_GAIN_MONTHLY_PER_AVERAGE_DEVELOPMENT_LEVEL = 0.08			# How much extra per average development level
 	FIRST_ERA_START_YEAR = 2300												# When did the first era start?
+	ERA_PROGRESS_GAIN_MONTHLY_PER_AVERAGE_DEVELOPMENT_LEVEL = 0.05			# How much extra per average development level
 
 	# Regional spread will start with the minimum number of regions from any of the next percentages
 	INNOVATION_REGIONAL_PERCENTAGE = 0.1									# Minimum percentage of region for regional innovations to get regional spread
@@ -1097,9 +1097,9 @@ NCulture = {
 
 	# Chance (0..100) to advance with the innovation each month:
 	# base + from spread + from fascination
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_BASE = 10
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_SPREAD = 65 						# chance bonus to innovation if there is any spread by nearby cultures
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_SPREAD_AND_FASCINATION_MULTIPLIER = 1.5	# multiply Cultural Acceptance (100-based) by this as bonus multiplier if the current spread innovation is ALSO a fascination
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_BASE = 5
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_SPREAD = 40 						# chance bonus to innovation if there is any spread by nearby cultures
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_SPREAD_AND_FASCINATION_MULTIPLIER = 2	# multiply Cultural Acceptance (100-based) by this as bonus multiplier if the current spread innovation is ALSO a fascination
 	# from fascination = base + SKILL_LEVEL_BONUS( max( 0, head relevant skill - HEAD_SKILL_BASE ) )
 	# SKILL_LEVEL_BONUS( SKILL_MOD ) is computed as a sum of contributions that get smaller the higher the skill modifier.
 	# The first 10 (SECTION_SIZE) points may give +1 each, the second 10 may give +0.8 and so on. With these numbers:
@@ -1107,10 +1107,10 @@ NCulture = {
 	# Skill mod 37 -> 1 * 10 + 0.9 * 10 + 0.8 * 10 + 0.7 * 7 = 27.4
 	# trailing points after the highest section take the last multiplier of the PER_SKILL_SECTION array, which should have at minimum 2 entries
 	# this skill level bonus will not exceed the SKILL_CAP, so a Skill 100 character will still get at most (for example) 30% progress chance from their skill.
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_BASE = 5						# base progress chance bonus if fascination
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_HEAD_SKILL_BASE = 1				# skill level below which no bonus is given
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_SKILL_LEVEL_SECTION_SIZE = 1	# size of each multiplier chunk. with 10, the first 10 bonus point will get the first multiplier and so on
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_SKILL_CAP = 20					# how high can the skill bonus be at most (BASE included)
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_BASE = 10						# base progress chance bonus if fascination
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_HEAD_SKILL_BASE = 0				# skill level below which no bonus is given
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_SKILL_LEVEL_SECTION_SIZE = 10	# size of each multiplier chunk. with 10, the first 10 bonus point will get the first multiplier and so on
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_SKILL_CAP = 45					# how high can the skill bonus be at most (BASE included)
 	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_PER_SKILL_SECTION = { 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 }
 	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_CHANCE_FROM_FASCINATION_NO_HEAD_SKILL = 10				# used as the skill value if there is no cultural head
 
@@ -1118,8 +1118,8 @@ NCulture = {
 
 	# If the random roll succeeds, the innovation will progress by:
 	# base + from development + from eras ahead
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_GAIN_BASE = 0.4
-	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_GAIN_PER_AVERAGE_DEVELOPMENT_LEVEL = 0.1
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_GAIN_BASE = 0.3
+	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_GAIN_PER_AVERAGE_DEVELOPMENT_LEVEL = 0.02
 	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_GAIN_PER_ERA_AHEAD = 0.2
 	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_DIVIDE_FACTOR_IF_ERA_BEHIND = 5				# the overall progress is divided by this number to achieve a way slower progress for future innovations. 10 would divide the total progress by 10, and this is further divided by the number of eras the culture is behind - so the progress may end up being divided by 30 at most. Set to 0 to disable this behavior.
 	INNOVATION_PROGRESS_MIN_MULTIPLIER_IF_ERA_BEHIND = 0.01			# the division from the define above may not go lower than this. Ranges between 0 and 1.