AI personalities

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.4) of the game.

AI empires act and behave based on their AI Personality type which in turn is dictated by factors like what ethics, traits and government type the empire has. The personality type will direct the empires' behavior in terms of foreign- and domestic policy, fleet budgeting, political behavior and general empire characteristics. The empire's personality can be found in the diplomacy screen, just under the ethics list.

Behavior[edit | edit source]

AI behavior can be broken down into characteristics and behavior modifiers:

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Characteristics determine whether an empire will take certain actions or not:

Attack Neutrals - Attacks neutral entities (Tiyanki, Nomads, Enclaves, Caravaneers and the Infinity Machine)
Conqueror – Uses the Claim Wargoal during offensive or defensive wars
Liberator – Uses the Liberation Wargoal during offensive or defensive wars
Subjugator – Uses the Subjugation Wargoal during offensive or defensive wars and adopts the Domination tradition tree early
Opportunist – More likely to attack another empire if that empire is already fighting a war
Isolationist - Always keeps borders closed and does not accept refugees
Propagator - More likely to declare war when it can't expand (Aggressiveness changes to 10x rather than the default 4x)
Alien Citizenship – Gives all species Full Citizenship rights
Slaver – Enslaves aliens
Purger – Purges alien pops
Displacer - Uses the Displacement Purge policy against alien pops and does not accept refugees
Robot Citizenship – Uses the Citizen Rights Artificial Intelligence policy
Robot Servitude – Uses the Servitude Artificial Intelligence policy
Dominator – Invades pre-FTL civilizations
Infiltrator – Uses the Covert Infiltration Observation mission on pre-FTL civilizations
Uplifter – Uplifts pre-sapients and enlightens pre-FTL civilizations that reached at least Steam Age

Behavior modifiers[edit | edit source]

Behavior modifiers indicate the modification of certain common actions happening as compared to a generalized norm (1.0x).

Aggressiveness – Affects the chance of declaring wars against empires they hold negative Attitude towards. Can be lowered or increased by the AI Aggressiveness game setting.
Border friction – Affects how much negative Opinion Border Friction generates.
Bravery - Affects how willing the empire is to declare rivalry or go to war with someone stronger. List below shows required relative power of the empire with the personality compared to potential targets.
Colony spending – Affects how many resources the empire will spend in setting up new colonies.
Combat bravery - Affects the chance of retreating from battle. At 1.0 they will attempt to retreat from an engagement after losing 50% of their fleet.
Military spending – Affects how many resources the empire will spend on its fleets and armies.
Threat concern – Affects how much negative Opinion Threat generates.
Trade willingness – At 1.0 willingness the empire will accept a deal that is equally good for both sides. Lower values mean the empire will only accept deals shifted in its favor.

Ships[edit | edit source]

These preferences determine how an empire designs its ships. They are ignored if the AI is facing an enemy heavily focused on a certain type of weapon or defense.

Weapon preference - Preferred weapon type the AI personality will use on its ships.
Hull ratio - Amount of utility slots used for hull boosters on ships.
Armor ratio - Amount of utility slots used for armor on ships.
Shields ratio - Amount of utility slots used for shields on ships.

As an example, an empire with 0.5x Shield ratio and 0.5x Armor ratio will design ships where the Utility slots will contain 50% Shield and 50% Armor components.

AI personalities[edit | edit source]

When the game is started the personality with the highest weight will be assigned to the AI empire. Any behavior modifier listed above that is not included in a given entry in the below table means its value is equal to the norm (1.0x).

Note: Species with the Lithoid, Necroid or Aquatic archetype will use a racial room regardless of personality.

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Weight & Modifiers	Description
Indolent Overlord	Does not expand Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others	0.1x Aggressiveness 0.5x Colony spending 0.25x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Armor, 0.5x Shields	Imperial Liege	Base: 10000	An empire that relies heavily upon their vassals, rarely interested in much beyond their home systems. They do not engage others in combat, nor actively expand their own borders unless forced to.
Hegemonic Imperialists	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Slaver, Robot Servitude Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	1.5x Aggressiveness 1.5x Border friction 1.1x Military spending 0.8x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Armor, 0.5x Shields Energy weapons preference	Either: Authoritarian Militarist Xenophobe Not Pacifist	Base: 5 +1000 if Barbaric Despoilers	Hegemonic Imperialists consider themselves the rightful rulers of the galaxy, and will attempt to expand their empire by any means possible.
Federation Builders	War: Liberator, Opportunist Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Uplifter Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	0.75x Aggressiveness 0.25x Border friction 1.2x Threat concern 0.95x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.6x Shields, 0.3x Armor, 0.1x Hull Energy weapons preference	Either: Fanatic Egalitarian Fanatic Xenophile At least two of the following: Pacifist Egalitarian Xenophile Pacifist and Materialist Not: Authoritarian Militarist Xenophobe	Base: 5	Federation Builders consider all sentient life to have value and will seek to form a strong federation to protect themselves and others from expansionistic empires.
Evangelizing Zealots	War: Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Slaver Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: –100 towards Materialists	1.25x Aggressiveness 1.2x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 0.9x Threat concern 0.75x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Armor, 0.4x Shields, 0.1x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Spiritualist Either: Authoritarian Militarist Xenophobe Not Pacifist	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Spiritualist +2 if Fanatic Authoritarian +1 if Charismatic trait +1 if Conformists trait –1 if Repugnant trait	Evangelizing Zealots seek to spread their faith across the galaxy, and are not above using military might to force others to accept their beliefs.
Spiritual Seekers	War: Liberator Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Servitude Primitives: Uplifter, Infiltrator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	0.25x Aggressiveness 0.25x Border friction 0.8x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.2x Hull Energy weapons preference	Spiritualist Either: Egalitarian Pacifist Xenophile Not: Militarist Xenophobe	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Pacifist +2 if Fanatic Xenophile +2 if Extremely Adaptive trait +1 if Adaptive trait +1 if Democratic –1 if Nonadaptive trait	Spiritual Seekers believe that all life is connected through some higher power that can be understood through its creations. They will seek peaceful cooperation with other empires in the hopes of studying their connection to the divine.
Erudite Explorers	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Infiltrator, Uplifter Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	0.75x Aggressiveness 0.5x Border friction 0.9x Military spending 1.2x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.7x Shields, 0.3x Armor Energy weapons preference	Materialist Not: Militarist Pacifist Xenophobe	Base: 10 +2 if Science Directorate +2 if Illuminated Autocracy +2 if Fanatic Materialist +2 if Intelligent trait +1 if Industrious trait +1 if Natural Engineers trait +1 if Natural Physicists trait –2 if Imperial	Erudite Explorers value exploration and discovery process above all other things. They will gladly trade for the knowledge they seek, but are not above taking it by force if it proves necessary.
Honorbound Warriors	War: Conqueror, Subjugator Rights: Alien Citizenship Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Inferior to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: –50 towards Pacifists –100 towards Fanatic Pacifists Will not hire mercenaries	1.75x Aggressiveness 2x Combat bravery 0.9x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.7x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.2x Hull Strike Craft weapons preference	Either: Fanatic Militarist and either: Egalitarian Xenophile Spiritualist Militarist and Fanatic Xenophile	Base: 50	Honorbound Warriors value honor and martial prowess above all other things. They will seek out worthy foes to fight and have little respect for weaklings and pacifists.
Democratic Crusaders	War: Conqueror, Liberator Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Infiltrator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: +25 towards democratic governments –50 towards oligarchic governments –100 towards autocratic governments –100 towards Rogue Servitors	0.75x Border friction 1.2x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Armor, 0.4x Shields, 0.1x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Egalitarian Militarist Democratic Not Xenophobe	Base: 100	Democratic Crusaders believe that it is their moral imperative to spread their democratic way of life. They tend to get along well with other democracies, but are more than willing to use military force to "liberate" the populations of less democratic empires.
Migratory Flock	Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Infiltrator Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others	0.25x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 0.8x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 1.1x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.2x Hull Strike Craft weapons preference	Pacifist Xenophile Either: Nomadic Rapid Breeders Fertile	Base: 50	Migratory Flocks seek to spread their species across the galaxy through peaceful means, and will happily migrate to the worlds of other Empires if permitted to do so.
Harmonious Collective	Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Servitude Primitives: Uplifter Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.5x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 0.8x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.6x Armor, 0.4x Shields Guided weapons preference	Authoritarian Either: Pacifist Xenophile Not: Militarist Xenophobe	Base: 10 +1 if Conformists trait +1 if Imperial	Harmonious Collectives are authoritarian societies where the citizens are devoted to the state without the need for coercion. They are usually friendly towards others, so long as they do not meddle in their internal affairs.
Xenophobic Isolationists	War: Opportunist Diplomacy: Isolationist Rights: Displacer, Robot Servitude Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Will not hire mercenaries	0.5x Aggressiveness 2x Border friction 1.2x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.5x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.6x Shields, 0.3x Armor, 0.1x Hull Guided weapons preference	Pacifist Xenophobe	Base: 12 +1000 if Inwards Perfection +1 if Repugnant trait +1 if Sedentary trait –1 if Charismatic trait –1 if Nomadic trait	Xenophobic Isolationists want little to do with the rest of the galaxy, preferring to stay within their borders and have as few dealings with aliens as possible.
Decadent Hierarchy	War: Opportunist Rights: Slaver, Robot Servitude Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.75x Border friction 0.9x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Shields,0.3x Armor, 0.2x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Slaver Guilds Either: Pacifist Xenophile	Base: 200	Decadent Hierarchies are isolationist slave societies that have few concerns aside from maintaining their rigid way of life.
Slaving Despots	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Slaver Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others	1.5x Aggressiveness 0.9x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 0.8x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.3x Armor, 0.3x Hull Guided weapons preference	Slaver Guilds Not: Pacifist Xenophile	Base: 200	Slaving Despots are slave societies that rely on military expansion to secure a steady supply of slaves for their mines and farms. They prefer to attack the weak and defenseless.
Peaceful Traders	War: Liberator, Opportunist Rights: Alien Citizenship, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Uplifter, Infiltrator Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others 40% less likely to hire mercenaries	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.25x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 0.9x Military spending 1.3x Threat concern Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Strike Craft weapons preference	Either: Corporate Corporate Dominion Either: Pacifist Xenophile Not Militarist	Base: 100	Peaceful traders are chiefly concerned with the flow of commerce, and prefer trading to fighting.
Ruthless Capitalists	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Alien Citizenship, Slaver, Robot Servitude Primitives: Infiltrator Must be at least Superior to declare rivalry or war on others	0.5x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Either: Corporate Corporate Dominion Either: Not Xenophile Militarist Not Pacifist	Base: 100	Ruthless Capitalists are willing to go to any length to acquire more wealth and resources for themselves and for their empire. They tend to avoid evenly matched fights, preferring to pounce on the weak and helpless.
Fanatical Purifiers	War: Attack Neutrals, Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Purger, Slaver, Robot Servitude Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: –1000 towards aliens	2x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.5x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	without Utopia DLC: Fanatic Xenophobe Militarist with Utopia DLC: Fanatic Purifiers	Base: 1000	Fanatical Purifiers view all alien life as a cosmic mistake and seek to purify the galaxy of its taint. They will never engage in diplomacy with other species.
Metalheads	War: Attack Neutrals, Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Purger, Robot Citizenship Primitives: Dominator, Infiltrator Must be at least Pathetic to declare rivalry or war on others No unique dialogue Opinion modifiers: –1000 towards everyone	10x Aggressiveness 1.25x Combat bravery 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.5x Armor Energy weapons preference	Militarist Materialist Xenophobe Industrious trait Strong trait	Base: 1000	Metal.
Fanatical Befrienders	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Alien Citizenship Primitives: Infiltrator, Uplifter Must be at least Inferior to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: +100 towards everyone	2x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.2x Military spending 0.5x Threat concern Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Energy weapons preference	Militarist Fanatic Xenophile Repugnant trait Solitary trait Venerable trait	Base: 100	Fanatical Befrienders are highly friendly but deeply lonely individuals. They will attempt to make friends by any means necessary.
Hive Mind	War: Conqueror, Opportunist, Propagator Rights: Slaver, Displacer Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	2x Aggressiveness 1.5x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.7x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.2x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Hive Mind Not Devouring Swarm	Base: 1000	Hive Minds concern themselves with the propagation of their species above all else. So long as they have room to expand, there is little to fear from them, but if boxed in they will think nothing of seizing worlds and slaughtering their native population.
Devouring Swarm	War: Attack Neutrals, Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Purger Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: –1000 towards everyone	3x Aggressiveness 1.25x Combat bravery 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.2x Armor, 0.4x Hull Strike Craft weapons preference	Hive Mind Devouring Swarm	Base: 1000	Devouring Swarms have a single-minded devotion to self-propagation and view all other forms of life as prey to be consumed. They are not amenable to diplomacy in any form.
Machine Intelligence	War: Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Slaver, Displacer, Robot Integration Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	1.25x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.8x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.4x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.2x Hull Energy weapons preference	Machine Intelligence Not: Determined Exterminator Driven Assimilator Rogue Servitor	Base: 1000	Machine Intelligences have largely put their troubles with organic lifeforms behind them, and are usually open to diplomatic exchanges with other spacefaring races.
Rogue Servitors	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Robot Integration Primitives: Uplifter, Infiltrator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	0.75x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.6x Shields, 0.4x Armor Energy weapons preference	Machine Intelligence Rogue Servitor	Base: 1000	Having come to the conclusion that organic leadership is fraught with chaos and self-destructive tendencies, Servitors are machine intelligences focused on ensuring organics live a safe and comfortable existence, even if that means co-opting their civilization.
Driven Assimilators	War: Conqueror, Opportunist, Propagator Rights: Robot Integration Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	2x Aggressiveness 1.25x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.5x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.3x Shields, 0.5x Armor, 0.2x Hull Kinetic weapons preference	Machine Intelligence Driven Assimilator	Base: 1000	Assimilators are machine intelligences driven by a search for knowledge and diversification. Because Assimilators expand their comprehension of the universe by forcibly sublimating and absorbing organic civilizations into their neural mainframe, they tend to be unpopular with organics.
Determined Exterminators	War: Attack Neutrals, Conqueror, Opportunist Rights: Purger, Robot Integration Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others Opinion modifiers: –1000 towards organics –200 towards Rogue Servitors +100 towards Machine empires +200 towards Determined Exterminators	2x Aggressiveness 1.5x Combat bravery Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Guided weapons preference	Machine Intelligence Determined Exterminator	Base: 1000	Exterminators are machine intelligences who view all sapient organic lifeforms as an intolerable threat to the galaxy. Though they may cooperate with other machines, exterminators are unlikely to interact with organic empires in any capacity beyond attempting their annihilation.
Crisis Aspirant	War: Attack Neutrals, Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Purger, Robot Servitude Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Equivalent to declare rivalry or war on others	2x Aggressiveness Border friction 2x Combat bravery 0.5x Colony spending 2x Military spending Threat concern 0.5x Trade willingness Ship composition: 0.5x Shields, 0.4x Armor, 0.1x Hull Guided weapons preference	Become the Crisis ascension perk	Base: 10000	Crisis Aspirants are would-be harbingers of galactic doom, backed by unknowable powers.
Keepers of Knowledge	Rights: Robot Servitude Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Can send requests, tasks and gifts Can become Guardians of the Galaxy	Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern 0.75x Trade willingness	Fanatic Materialist Empire In Decline	Base: 100	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the hoarding of technologies that it believes should be kept out the hands of young and irresponsible races. Pursuing dangerous lines of research may draw their ire.
Watchful Regulators	War: Conqueror, Subjugator, Opportunist Rights: Robot Servitude Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Seeks to make every empire a Satellite	Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat 0.75x Trade willingness	Fanatic Materialist Revanchist Fervor	Base: 100	This Awakened Empire seeks to control the technological level of all other civilizations in the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that will not surrender its technological independence.
Enigmatic Observers	War: Liberator Rights: Alien Citizenship Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Can send requests, tasks and gifts Can become Guardians of the Galaxy Opinion modifiers: –60 towards genocidal empires	0.5x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern	Fanatic Xenophile Empire In Decline	Base: 100	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the study of the younger races. Purging and enslaving other species may draw their ire.
Benevolent Interventionists	War: Opportunist, Subjugator Primitives: Uplifter Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Seeks to make every empire a Signatory	0.5x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery	Fanatic Xenophile Revanchist Fervor	Base: 100	This Awakened Empire seeks to protect the lesser races from each other. They are likely to attack any empire that does not accept their enforced peace.
Holy Guardians	Diplomacy: Isolationist Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Can send requests, tasks and gifts Cannot become Guardians of the Galaxy	1.5x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern 0.5x Trade willingness	Fanatic Spiritualist Empire In Decline	Base: 100	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the preservation and defense of its holy sites. Colonizing systems that they consider sacred is likely to incur their ire.
Doctrinal Enforcers	War: Conqueror Primitives: Infiltrator Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Seeks to make every empire a Dominion Opinion modifiers: –100 towards Materialists	1.5x Aggressiveness Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat 0.5x Trade willingness	Fanatic Spiritualist Revanchist Fervor	Base: 100	This Awakened Empire seeks to impose its religious doctrines on the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that will not willingly convert
Militant Isolationists	Diplomacy: Isolationist Rights: Slaver Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Does not send requests, tasks or gifts Cannot become Guardians of the Galaxy	2x Aggressiveness 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern Trade	Fanatic Xenophobe Empire In Decline	Base: 100	The Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the defense of its borders against any intrusions. Colonizing systems that border them is likely to draw their ire.
Jingoistic Reclaimers	War: Conqueror Diplomacy: Isolationist Rights: Slaver, Robot Servitude Primitives: Dominator Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Seeks to make every empire a Thrall	2x Aggressiveness 1.25x Combat bravery Threat Trade	Fanatic Xenophobe Revanchist Fervor	Base: 100	The Awakened Empire seeks to restore its lost dominion over the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that does not acknowledge their overlordship.
Ancient Caretakers	Diplomacy: Enigmatic Rights: Displacer, Robot Integration Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others Can send requests, tasks and gifts Can become Guardians of the Galaxy	Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern 0.75x Trade willingness	Machine Intelligence Custodian Matrix	Base: 100	This Fallen Empire is an ancient artificial intelligence that appears to be operating on some sort of caretaker protocol. It behaves erratically but seems to post no direct threat to us.
Galactic Custodians	Rights: Displacer, Robot Integration Does not expand Must be at least Inferior to declare war on others	Border friction 1.25x Combat bravery Threat concern 0.75x Trade willingness	Machine Intelligence Final Defense Directives	Base: 100	This Awakened Empire is an ancient artificial intelligence acting as a galactic custodian. It will focus all its efforts on defending sapient life against the ongoing crisis.
Rampaging Machines	Rights: Purger, Robot Integration Does not expand Must be at least Pathetic to declare war on others	10x Aggressiveness	Machine Intelligence Corrupted Defense Directives	Base: 100	This Awakened Empire is an ancient artificial intelligence that has gone berserk. It is likely to attack anything and anyone around it.

Fallback personality[edit | edit source]

If the process of assigning an AI personality to an empire fails (usually due to a glitch) and the AI empire in question is left without an assigned personality when the game begins, the game will assign it the Despicable Neutrals personality as a fallback. Otherwise, this personality type should not appear in a normal playthrough (though it has been known to appear on occasion, especially in older versions of the game). As a fallback personality, Despicable Neutrals has no behavior modifiers, but it does have a rather funny and memorable description: "What makes a species turn neutral ... Lust for gold? Power? Or were they just born with hearts full of neutrality?" This is a quote from the Futurama television series.