Nation issues are the messages that appear from time to time on your nation dashboard. Most issues must be resolved before you can hit Next →. Responding to nation issues impacts your nation's government type as well as its population stats.

Issues flash orange on the dashboard when they need a decision. Story-critical issues — Stone Age tutorial (new players only), 👽 Contact, and 🌌 Ascension — always block progress until you decide.

If you have earned the Walk Away perk (End the Simulation ascension path), random issues become skippable: the banner flashes gray and the title shows (skippable). You can hit Next → to auto-skip with no stat change, or open the issue and tap Skip below Decide.

With Clarity of Mandate (Dominion path), each choice on an issue shows its stat effects before you decide. See Ascension perks for all five paths.

After ascending at least once, Stone Age narrative tutorial issues are skipped on future runs so you can age up faster.