Caravaneers

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This article is considered accurate for the current version (2.3) of the game.

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The Caravaneers are a space-based coalition of traders who send out fleets across the galaxy to offer every empire great deals. They start in a unique system called Chor’s Compass which contains their Caravaneer Citadel and two out of three caravan fleets: Racket Industrial Enterprise, the Numistic Order, and the Vengralian Trium. These fleets roam the galaxy, traveling towards every empire to offer deals.

Chor's Compass

Reliquary Chambers on Caravaneer Citadel

The Caravaneer Citadel in this System acts as the return point for the caravan fleets and an intergalactic Casino. Should the station be destroyed but at least one caravan fleet still be alive, they will ask to re-establish it in a random uncolonized system claimed by an empire, as close to their original one as possible. If the empire accepts it will lose control of the system but gain +5% Trade Value.

The Caravaneers use a unique resource called CaravanCoinz, which can be bought in bulks of 8k, 12k and 26k with Energy Credits. The options are equally efficient. Those can be used to either play Slots or open a Reliquary. Reliquaries restock approximately every one and a half years (it's slightly closer to 17 months).

	Slots	Reliquary
Price	2783.92 CaravanCoinz	6194.21 CaravanCoinz 6 per game per empire
Outcomes	75% - Nothing 15% - 500 CaravanCoinz 4% - 1000 Energy 4% - 1000 Minerals 4% - 3000 CaravanCoinz 1% - 10k-100k Minerals (monthly production x 120) 1% - 10k-100k Energy (monthly production x 120) 1% - Great Extended Payout empire modifier for 600 months, giving the following: +40 Monthly Energy +40 Monthly Minerals	29.5% - Empty 70% - Any of the following: Ancient Trade Route capital planet modifier (+10% Trade Value) 6 months' output of Consumer Goods (min 100) 8 months' output of Consumer Goods (min 2000) 24 months' output of Food (min 2000) 24 months' output of Alloys (min 2000) 24 months' output of Physics (min 2000) 24 months' output of Society Research (min 2000) 4000 Energy and Minerals 2000 Engineering Research 1000 Society Research Ruler gets the Psionic trait (won't trigger if already Psionic) 0.5% - The Galatron Relic

Neighbor Events

If a Empire has a colony within 3 hyperlane jumps of the Caravaneer Citadel, there is a yearly chance for an event to happen with the following weights:

• 500 - nothing
• 10 - The Collector sells a mystery box for 3000 Energy (only Option available for Gestalt Consciousness). If bought, it will grant:
  • 35% - Nothing
  • 10% - 4000 Minerals
  • 10% - 1000 Engineering
  • 10% - 1000 Society
  • 10% - 1000 Physics
  • 10% - 1000 Alloys
  • 5% - Alloy Hyperfabricator capital world modifier (+10% Alloys from Jobs)
  • 5% - Energy Accelerator capital world modifier (+10% Energy from Jobs)
  • 5% - Incredibly Boring Relic capital world modifier (+10% Minerals from Jobs)
• 10 - A planet gets the Problematic Gambling modifier (+15 Crime for 1825 days)
• 10 - A planet gets the Festival Aftermath modifier (-5% Stability) for 1825 days. Same chance to spawn Hybrid Species as "Xenophiles like Caravan"
• 10 - A planet gets the Hot Slots! modifier (+15% Trade Value) for 1825 days)
• 5 - Up to 50 biological pops on a planet gain the Resilient trait
• 5 - A planet loses 2 Pops and is given 20 Devastation. A Special Project is added, adding a light amount of Society research and unlocking the Psionic Theory technology or adding a large amount of progress if already unlocked.
  • If the planet has a moon the moon is shattered and given an 8 Minerals deposit
  • If the planet has no moon it it gets a removable Blocker and the Heavy Metal modifier (+10% Alloys from Jobs)

Caravans

Caravan leaving Chor's Compass

Every time a Caravan fleet enters an empire's borders it will offer a rare trade deal. The offer can be accepted immediately, delayed to when the fleet is leaving the space or rejected outright. The fleets can not be contacted any other way and all attempts will redirect to Chor's Compass instead. Delaying has a very low chance of the deal changing.

Numistic Order

The Numistic Order is a religious Caravan that offers only deals with fixed costs. It features the largest amount of offers but half of them are one time only. They offer the following deals:

Offer	Price	Requirements	Repeatable
200 Exotic Gases	1700 Energy
3000 Energy Credits	500 Alloys
200 Rare Crystals	2 Pops	Not Gestalt Consciousness
2 Pops with the Numistic Administration trait	3500 Energy	Not Gestalt Consciousness
Numa's Breath planetary feature	200 Minerals
Numistic Magnetistrips planet modifier	100 Influence	Machine Intelligence
Numistic Cruiser	500 Energy
Caravaneer Cruiser	2500 Energy
Numistic Shrine building	2000 Energy	Not Gestalt Consciousness
Numistic Visualisation edict	2500 Energy	Not Gestalt Consciousness except Rogue Servitor
Numistic Data Modeling technology (+5% from Jobs)	3500 Energy
Governor leader with the Merchant of Numa trait	1500 Energy	Not Gestalt Consciousness
Divine Algorithm decision	2000 Minerals	Machine Intelligence

Vengralian Trium

The Vengralian Trium is unique in that both their products and their prices are randomly generated, as opposed to each product having a specific price. Their deals may contain any of the following:

Offers	Prices
2000 Energy Credits ( Gestalt Consciousness) 1000 Consumer Goods (not Gestalt Consciousness unless Rogue Servitor) 1 Trium Atmospheric Deodorizer Deployment decision (not Gestalt Consciousness) 1 Trium Bunk Beds Deployment decision 1 Trium Food Container Deployment decision +15% Trade Value for 80 years (not Gestalt Consciousness) +10% Pop Growth Speed for 10 years ( Hive Mind)	1200 Alloys 500 Unity 4 Specialist Pops (not Gestalt Consciousness) 4 Pops, don't have to be drones ( Gestalt Consciousness) -100% Society Research for 6 months 1 Science Ship

Racket Industrial Enterprise

Rackets are the only predefined Caravaneer species, using the same portraits and traits as the Ketling Star Pack. The payment options for this Fleet are randomly generated based on the product offered although Gestalt Consciousness empires are never asked for Consumer Goods. They offer the following deals:

Offer	Price	Requirements
Caravaneer Cruiser	200 Minerals
200 Minerals	200 Food	Game year < 50 Not Machine Intelligence
500 Minerals	1000 Food	Game year < 150 Not Machine Intelligence
2000 Minerals	4000 Food	Game year > 150 Not Machine Intelligence
4 Racket Pops	500 Alloys	Not Gestalt Consciousness
4 Robots	500 Alloys	Machine Intelligence
Waste Reprocessing Center building	6 Pops	Not already unlocked
Orbital Trash Dispersal technology	Any of the following: 1000 Energy 300 Minerals 800 Consumer Goods	Not already unlocked
Governor with the Waste Management Specialist trait	Any of the following: 300 Energy 200 Food 150 Consumer Goods
Scientist with the Spark of Genius or Maniacal traits	Any of the following: 300 Energy 200 Food 150 Consumer Goods
+5 Energy to a celestial body with a mining station	Any of the following: 70 Influence 15 Exotic Gases 100 Consumer Goods	Mining station
Any of the following: 2000 Alloys 150 Exotic Gases 40 Living Metal	Any of the following: 55 Rare Crystals 15 Zro 5 Dark Matter

Events

In addition to the actual offers, simply having a Caravan pass through an empire's colonized systems has a chance to trigger events. Events in general have a shared 720 day lockout.

Ethics	Event
Gestalt Consciousness	3 free Pops leave their planet to join the Caravan. If the empire is Authoritarian it also loses 10 Influence.
Gestalt Consciousness	1 Caravaneer pop joins a planet. If the empire is Xenophobe it can refuse but it costs 30 Influence.
Xenophobe	Mass protests erupt in the system. The empire gains a moderate amount of Influence.
Xenophile or Materialist	An open-air trade and party takes place. The empire gains a moderate amount of Energy. There is a 33% chance that 3 hybrid species pops will spawn within a year.
Any	The Caravan steals 200 Energy Credits.
Any	The Caravan abandons a ship, bringing the following options: Let it drift into the sun. Start a Special Project to search it with a Construction Ship. The project takes 180 days and unlocks a random Engineering research option. Dispose of it and bill the Caravan, granting a moderate amount of Consumer Goods. This option is only available to empires with Corporate authority.

Attacking the Caravaneers

While the Caravaneers will never become hostile to any empire except in retaliation, they can be attacked like any neutral entity. If a Caravan is attacked it will become hostile but the rest of the Caravaneers will remain peaceful and available for trade. Caravans have 4k fleet power and come equipped with mid-game components. The Caravaneer Citadel on the other hand has 7k fleet power and comes equipped with end-game components. Both Caravans and the Caravaneer Citadel grant 2000 Energy and Minerals when destroyed.

Caravan			Caravaneer Citadel	Starbase
10 Destroyers	6 Cruisers	1 Cargo Ship
1 Plasma T2 2 Armor T3 1 Shields T3 1 Regenerative Hull Tissue Hyperdrive T3 Thrusters T3 Sensors T3 Reactor T4 Combat Computer T3 (Picket)	1 Plasma T2 2 Plasma T2 3 Plasma T2 4 Armor T3 2 Shields T3 1 Regenerative Hull Tissue Hyperdrive T3 Thrusters T3 Sensors T3 Reactor T4 Combat Computer T3 (Line)	1 Shields T3 1 Armor T3 1 Armor T3 1 Regenerative Hull Tissue Hyperdrive T3 Thrusters T3 Sensors T3 Reactor T4	1 Lance T2 1 Launcher T2 6 Disruptor T3 6 Disruptor T3 4 Torpedo T3 4 Point-Defense T3 10 Armor T5 10 Shields T5 2 Shield Capacitor Sensors T4	5 Plasma T2 2 Laser T3 5 Missiles T3 2 Flak T1 1 Regenerative Hull Tissue Sensors T4

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