Civics

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.14) of the game.

Civics represent the foundational principles and societal structures that define an empire and are primarily limited by the authority and ethics an empire possesses. Each empire starts with up to two civics, and this limit is increased to three civics by researching the Galactic Administration technology or its equivalent. Civics can be changed every 20 years by reforming the government spending 10 unity per empire size.

If at any point a civic's requirements are no longer met due to a change in empire ethics or authority, it becomes inactive and provides no bonus until it's replaced or its requirements are met again. Buildings from an inactive civic will remain functional but new ones cannot be constructed. Council positions from an inactive civic will remain functional but if the slot is unlocked later they cannot be selected. All civic buildings are removed at the beginning of the next month if their civic is removed. Leader traits granted by civics are not lost if the civic is removed. Reforming the government while a civic is inactive requires removing it unless the civic is a permanent one.

Certain civics, such as Distinguished Admiralty and Nationalistic Zeal, increase the weight of government types associated with their ethic.

Standard civics

Standard civics represent the principles that guide day-to-day life within an empire. They can be picked by any empire that is neither a Gestalt Consciousness or Corporate empire, and are heavily influenced by the empire ethics and authority type. If the Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position.

Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	DLC
Cutthroat Politics The political system in this society is renowned for its intrigue. Power struggles, shady backroom deals and cloak and dagger scheming are par for the course. Those who survive long enough to learn the game, however, tend to learn it well.	−20% Edict upkeep +1 Codebreaking	Prime Speaker +3% Faction resource output
Efficient Bureaucracy This society is renowned for its efficiency. Not only do the mag-trains run on time, but the colossal bureaucratic apparatus required to run an interstellar nation has been greatly streamlined.	−20% Administrator upkeep Administrator category jobs produce additional edict fund	Superintendent +2% Administrator resource output
Functional Architecture This society is renowned for its simple yet functional architecture. There are those who would refer to this building style as boring or even depressing, but in most cases, concrete does the job just as well as any other building material.	−15% Building and district cost +15% Planetary build speed +1 Building slots	Master Architect +2% Planetary build speed
Mining Guilds Several large mining guilds have reached a dominant position in this society. The government relies heavily on their support.	+1 Minerals from Miners	Chairman of the Mines +0.05 Stability from Miners
Agrarian Idyll A simple and peaceful life can often be the most rewarding. This agrarian society has, to a large extent, managed to avoid large-scale urbanization.	+1 Housing from Generator, Mining and Agriculture districts −1 Housing from City Districts −5 Housing from City Segments +2 Amenities from Farmers, Anglers, and Pearl Divers +1 Building slot per every 4 Agriculture districts Can research the Agrarian Utopias technology Cannot research the Anti-Gravity Engineering technology Cannot pick the Arcology Project ascension perk	Elder Farmer +5% Farmer resource output	Pacifist Relentless Industrialists Relentless Industrialists Shareholder Values Oppressive Autocracy Post-Apocalyptic Remnants Shattered Ring Void Dwellers
Aristocratic Elite This society has an entrenched nobility that occupies the upper echelons of society.	Can construct Noble Estates buildings Can construct Noble Chateaus holdings Capital buildings replace some Politician jobs with Noble jobs 20% Chance for leaders to start with an additional positive and negative trait	Lord Steward +2% Ruler pop resource output	Oligarchic or Imperial Egalitarian Exalted Priesthood Merchant Guilds Technocracy
Beacon of Liberty This society is a shining beacon of light in a sea of darkness. Liberty and individual freedoms are held in the highest regard here.	+15% Monthly unity −15% Empire size from pops	Protector of Liberty +7% Egalitarian ethics attraction	Democratic Egalitarian Xenophobe Crusader Spirit
Citizen Service Are you doing your part? Full citizenship and the political responsibility that comes with it is limited to those who have served a tour of duty in the military. Service guarantees citizenship.	+2 Unity from Soldiers +15% Naval capacity Can construct Recruitment Office holdings Full Citizenship pops must have Full Military Service and vice versa	Chief of Service −1.5% Army upkeep +25 Army starting experience	Democratic or Oligarchic Militarist Fanatic Xenophile Reanimators
Corporate Dominion This society is dominated by a megacorporation that has completely supplanted the role of the state.	+1 External leader pool size Can build private colony ships Starts with the Offworld Trade Companies technology Can use the Mercantile diplomatic stance (unless also Inward Perfection)	Chief Trade Officer +2% Trade value	Oligarchic MegaCorp DLC Xenophobe
Corvée System This society considers it the absolute right of the state to decide where its citizens live and work.	+15% Pop growth from immigration +10% Worker pop resource output	Employment Commissioner +2% Worker pop resource output	Egalitarian Free Haven Oppressive Autocracy
Distinguished Admiralty The Fleet and the Admiralty have unusually prominent roles in this society, wielding a great deal of influence in political circles. They have the pick of the litter when it comes to new military recruits.	+2 Commander starting level +20% Commander experience gain +10% Ship fire rate +10 Fleet command limit	Lord High Admiral +1% Naval capacity +50 Ship starting experience	Militarist
Environmentalist This society seeks to co-exist in harmony with nature. Great care is taken to preserve the environment and limit consumerism where possible.	−20% Pop consumer goods upkeep Can construct Ranger Lodge buildings Can construct Ranger Lodge holdings Start with a Ranger Lodge building Cannot use the Strip Mine Planet decision	First Warden −1.5% Pop amenities usage	Oppressive Autocracy Relentless Industrialists Relentless Industrialists Shareholder Values Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc.
Exalted Priesthood To guard against heresy, this society is ruled by a religious council consisting of the wisest and most pious members of the clergy.	+1 Unity from Priests Capital buildings replace some Politician jobs with High Priest jobs	Archpriest −2% Priest upkeep	Oligarchic or Dictatorial Spiritualist Merchant Guilds Aristocratic Elite Technocracy
Feudal Society This society is organized in a feudal manner, with a monarch whose rule relies on powerful vassals that govern their territories with considerable autonomy.	+5% Subject naval capacity contribution +25 Subjugation acceptance +1 Subjects exempt from Divided Patronage Can always Propose Subjugation Cannot use Expansion Prohibited terms of agreement Cannot use Limited Diplomacy terms of agreement Cannot use No Subject Conflicts terms of agreement	Chief Herald of Arms +5 Unity from subjects	Imperial
Free Haven This society has a well-earned reputation as a free haven. The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free - all are welcome here, regardless of their species or origin.	+15% Pop growth from immigration +50% Immigration pull +5% Worker happiness	Integration Facilitator −3% Empire size from districts −3% District upkeep	Xenophile Corvée System
Idealistic Foundation This society was founded on strong idealistic values. Whether the current government remains true to them or not, the people have not forgotten.	+10% Citizen pop happiness	Tribune of Rights −1.5% Pop amenities usage	Egalitarian
Imperial Cult This society has a dominant state religion where the ruler is worshiped as a living deity.	+100 Edict fund +1 Priest Job/ruler level on ruler's home planet	Prime Herald +2% Priest resource output	Imperial Authoritarian Spiritualist
Meritocracy An individual's social station or personal connections should have no bearing on their profession. The sole basis for advancement in this society is demonstrated ability and talent.	+1 Additional leader trait options +10% Specialist pop resource output	Principal Instructor +2% Leader experience gain	Democratic or Oligarchic
Nationalistic Zeal A strong sense of nationalistic pride permeates all layers of this society.	−20% War exhaustion gain −15% Claim influence cost +5% Diplomatic weight per rival	Standard Bearer +1% Naval capacity	Militarist
Parliamentary System The parliamentary system in this society encourages a free and lively debate. Currying favor with one of the dominant political factions can prove to be quite advantageous.	+40% Faction unity gain Factions will form within 3 months	Speaker of Parliament +3% Council agenda speed	Democratic
Philosopher King It is not enough to simply rule. The Ship of State must be guided by a king that wields enough wisdom and knowledge to steer it true.	+5 Effective Ruler skill	Lord Chancellor +3% Councilor experience gain	Dictatorial or Imperial
Police State To quash any traces of dissent, the population in this repressive society is carefully monitored and controlled by a large internal police force.	+5 Stability +1 Unity from Enforcers and Telepaths	Chief of Secret Police +5% Governing ethics attraction	Fanatic Egalitarian
Shadow Council Unbeknownst to its own citizens, this society is actually manipulated from behind the scenes by a secretive shadow council. Appearances must be kept, but the tyranny of the majority should also be guarded against. After all, what if the fools vote for the wrong candidate?	−75% Election Cost +1 Effective councilor skill +1 Codebreaking +10% Infiltration speed +5 Election term variance years	Shadow Councilor −4% Ruler pop upkeep	Imperial
Slaver Guilds Much of the true political power in this society rests with a number of powerful and ruthless slaver guilds. They know how to get the most out of a slave.	+10% Slave pop resource output 35% Enslaved pop ratio	Labor Magistrate +2% Slave happiness	Authoritarian Pleasure Seekers Payback
Technocracy To maximize efficiency, this society is governed according to the principles of science and rationality. The personal whims of an ignorant and dangerously unqualified political elite must not be allowed to interfere.	+1 Research alternatives Capital buildings replace some Politician jobs with Science Director jobs Scientists start with a random Expertise trait Expertise traits increase job research output for their fields if governing a planet or sector	Senior Science Director −2% Researcher upkeep	Materialist Aristocratic Elite Exalted Priesthood Merchant Guilds Shared Burdens
Warrior Culture This society has developed into a hardy warrior culture. Martial prowess is valued above all else, and true glory can only be found on the field of battle.	Replaces Entertainer jobs with Duelist jobs +20% Army damage −10% War exhaustion gain +1 Mercenary enclave capacity	Arbiter of Duels +1 Amenities from Duelists +0.2 Unity from Duelists +0.2 Naval capacity from Duelists	Militarist
Ascensionists The ultimate goal of this empire is to ascend to ever greater levels of fulfillment.	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size Capital starts at ascension tier 1	Minister of Ascension +2% Monthly unity	Spiritualist
Catalytic Processing By focusing their industrial efforts into catalytic chemistry, this civilization has unlocked the key to using organic materials in the construction of spacebound structures.	Replaces Metallurgist jobs with Catalytic Technician jobs Can construct Bio-Reactor buildings	Principal Catalyst +2% Metallurgist resource output	Calamitous Birth
Masterful Crafters A penchant for meticulous crafting lies at the heart of this society. Deft appendages and keen sensory organs aid them in creating truly wondrous treasures even in the most basic of trades.	Replaces Artisan jobs with Artificer jobs +1 Building slot per 3 Industrial districts (except on Habitats)	Master Crafter +1% Armor hit points
Pleasure Seekers This society rejoices in its own perfection. Those who are elevated by their privileged social structure have surrendered to a culture which glorifies pleasure and entertainment, regardless of a cost typically borne by others.	Can use the Decadent Lifestyle living standard +1% Pop growth or assembly speed Pop growth speed Mechanical pop assembly speed from Entertainers +5 Amenities from Servants	Minister of Extravagance +4% Ruler happiness	Slaver Guilds Warrior Culture Shared Burdens
Pompous Purists A society so utterly convinced of their own superiority, that any attempt at diplomacy not initated by themselves will be utterly ignored.	+1 Available envoys +25% Envoy improve relations +15% Diplomatic Weight when opposing resolutions −1 External leader pool size Can send but cannot receive diplomatic propositions Cannot become the Galactic Custodian Sectors released as subjects replace it with a random civic	Grand Marshal +2% Diplomatic weight	Xenophobe Inward Perfection Fanatic Purifiers Scion Payback
Byzantine Bureaucracy This society is largely governed by a complex and, to the outsider, almost labyrinthine system of bureaucracy. An army of officials and functionaries work tirelessly to keep the government running smoothly and ensure no citizens are allocated resources they cannot demonstrate a properly filed and triple-stamped need for.	+1 Unity from Administrators +1 Stability from Bureaucrat jobs	Administrative Coordinator −2% Administrator upkeep	Spiritualist
Merchant Guilds A number of powerful and very influential merchant guilds have risen to prominent positions in this society. They hold significant sway with the government.	Capital buildings replace some Politician jobs with Merchant jobs Can use the Mercantile diplomatic stance (unless also Inward Perfection)	Director of Trade +0.4 Trade value from Traders	Exalted Priesthood Aristocratic Elite Technocracy
Shared Burdens This society believes in an equitable distribution of resources, making little to no distinction between the needs of ruler and ruled. All work together for the benefit of the whole.	Can use the Shared Burden living standard Cannot use other Living Standards except Utopian Abundance and Chemical Bliss +5 Stability −45% Pop Demotion Time Can build Communal Housing and Utopian Communal Housing buildings Can construct Communal Housing Outreach holdings	Head Arbiter +2% Worker pop resource output	Fanatic Egalitarian Xenophobe Technocracy Pleasure Seekers
Selective Kinship In an uncertain universe, only kin can be trusted. This civilization is selective about the species it defines as equals.	+7.5% Citizen happiness on planets with two species on the main species class +2.5% Citizen happiness while oppressing other species classes +100 Opinion with empires with same main species class −50 Opinion with empires with different main species class Species with same main species class have Full Citizenship rights Xenophobe ethics do not affect Opinion of other empires Species with different main species class cannot have Full Citizenship rights Species with different main species class cannot have Full Military Service rights Cannot form Migration Agreements with empires with different main species class	Speaker for the Kin +2% Citizen political power	Xenophile Fanatic Egalitarian Fanatic Purifiers Broken Shackles Machine main species
Diplomatic Corps This society has a long tradition of rhetoric and debate and celebrate those who are able to get their way using only words.	+2 Available envoys +15% Diplomatic weight +40 Trust cap +75% Envoy improve relations	High Ambassador +5 Trust cap	Inward Perfection Fanatic Purifiers
Death Cult This society's religion is built around periodic, ritual sacrifices. Willing initiates devote themselves to a decade of study before meeting an end whose effects ripple throughtout their culture.	Can construct Sacrificial Temple buildings Can construct Sacrificial Shrine holdings Can use Sacrifice edicts	Apostle of Death +2% Sacrificial edict effect	Spiritualist Inward Perfection Fanatic Purifiers Dimensional Worship Dimensional Worship Dimensional Enterprise Necrophage Cybernetic Creed
Memorialists This empire pays tribute to memories and sapients of the past, deriving greater stability and insight from the continuous cycles of death, rebirth and legacy.	Autochthon Monument buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	High Curator +2% Monthly unity	Fanatic Purifiers
Reanimators Within this society, death is no bar to the call of arms. Masters of the art of necromancy reanimate deceased corpses to raise a dread host that strikes fear into the hearts of lesser mortals.	Military Academy buildings are replaced by Dread Encampment buildings 33% chance to gain an Undead Army per killed organic army Defeated organic guardians can be reanimated Lost space fauna can be reanimated	Master Necromancer +0.5 Unity from Necromancers	Pacifist Citizen Service Sovereign Guardianship Sovereign Guardianship Corporate Protectorate Synthetic Fertility Machine main species
Scavengers In this society, nothing goes to waste, even in the grimmest times of war: no enemy technology will go undiscovered, as teams of scrappers accompanying the war fleets scrape wreckages of anything and everything worth salvaging.	Enables the Research & Salvage Debris debris policy 10% chance per ship debris to create a ship of equal size −5% Ships alloys upkeep +10% Building and district refund +10% Megastructure refund +10 Opinion with the Salvagers enclave	Master Scrapper +1% Chance to salvage ships
Mutagenic Spas This civilization engages in ritualistic mutagenic bathing, with professional attendants overseeing the use of highly dangerous substances. This 'invigorating' process may appall uninitiated onlookers.	Can construct Mutagenic Spa buildings	Warden of the Baths +0.5 Unity from Mutagenic Spa Attendants	Machine main species Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc. Life-Seeded Synthetic Fertility
Lubrication Tanks This machine empire improved upon its basic drone-shell production through the vigorous application of highly aggressive lubrication agents, controlled by carefully programmed terminals. This 'optimized' process relies on typically wasted byproducts from the industries that are now repurposed for maximal efficiency.	Can construct Hyper Lubrication Basin buildings	Terminal Overseer +0.5 Unity from Lubrication Terminals	Machine main species Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc. Life-Seeded Synthetic Fertility
Relentless Industrialists To live is to exploit. This civilization is built around the principle of living life to the fullest, in the sense of squeezing the maximum profit from every last ounce of matter and membrane available for exploitation.	Can construct Coordinated Fulfillment Center buildings Start with a Coordinated Fulfillment Center building First time a world is polluted triggers the Environmental Deterioration situation	Chief Extraction Officer +2% Minerals from Miners	Materialist Agrarian Idyll Environmentalist Idyllic Bloom Memorialists Life-Seeded
Eager Explorers Yearning for the stars, this civilization sped through several stages of development, reaching the age of galactic exploration far earlier than most.	Cannot be added or removed after game start until jump drives are researched Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology +15% Sublight Speed +20% Survey Speed +5% Anomaly Discovery Chance +50% chance to draw Voidcraft technologies Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with two exploration vessels and an engineering vessel instead of standard starting ships Start with a second scientist Starting scientists usually have an additional survey-related trait Can build exploration, engineering, and colonization vessels Can build conventional civilian ships after researching hyperdrives Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options  Hyperspace Travel Scientific Method Planetary Government Corvettes	Minister of Exploration +5% Anomaly research speed +5% Archaeology excavation speed +3% Jump drive range	Inward Perfection Sovereign Guardianship Sovereign Guardianship Corporate Protectorate Hyperspace Specialty Hyperspace Specialty Hyperspace Trade Genesis Guides Genesis Guides Astrogenesis Technologies Beastmasters Beastmasters Space Ranchers Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback Synthetic Fertility
Heroic Past The legendary heroes of the past inspire this civilizations young people to achieve the extraordinary. As role models, government officials are expected to embody these ideals.	+1 Leader Capacity for each class	Grand Storyteller +2% Leader experience gain +2% Governing ethics attraction
Vaults of Knowledge The knowledge, principles, and experiences of exceptional people are digitized and accumulated in the Vaults of Knowledge. Citizens can access this source of wisdom and experience to learn from the ghosts of the past.	+1 Leader Starting skill +1 Effective Councilor skill Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Keeper of the Vaults −2% Leader upkeep −2% Leader cost
Crusader Spirit The lack of guidance creates weak minds - which easily succumb to corruption and plunge into decadence. This society has assumed the self-imposed mantle of bringing "enlightenment" to the masses through aggressive proselytizing.	+5% Ship Weapons Damage +5% Ship Build Speed War Philosophy policy is locked to Liberation Wars Commanders have the Crusader trait	Lord Commander +1% Ship fire rate +2% Army damage	Either: Authoritarian Spiritualist Militarist Pacifist Beacon of Liberty Fanatic Purifiers
Dimensional Worship This society believes that a divine existence lies beyond the folds in space and time. Systems where instabilities are highest hold a sacred meaning to them as sites of both pilgrimage and research.	+25% Monthly Astral Threads +100% Chance for Astral Rifts to appear in owned systems +10% Chance to discover rare technologies Can construct Dimensional Shrine starbase buildings	Astral Minister +0.2 Physics research from Priests	Spiritualist Death Cult Death Cult Corporate Death Cult
Hyperspace Specialty This society has always embraced speed. The manipulation of hyperspace is just another thoroughfare, and those with aptitude in the field have risen to the highest caste.	+2 Planet Sensor Range +10% Sublight Speed +15% Physics research speed Start with the Hyperlane Breach Points technology as a permanent research option Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps	Hyperlane Supervisor +1 Stability per Hyperlane Registrar starbase building	Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration
Dark Consortium A deep understanding of the architecture of the universe allowed this society to exploit the mysterious properties of dark matter long before the discovery of the hyperdrive.	Can use Dark Matter strategic resource edicts Can use the Dark Matter Breakthrough agenda If added during empire creation: Cannot be removed Start with the Dark Matter Drawing technology researched Home system has a deposit of 1 Dark Matter Requires Dark Matter Drawing technology to add after empire creation	Shadow Weaver +0.02 Dark matter from Researchers
Genesis Guides This society is devoted to the creation of emerging species. As the stewards of evolution's potential, they allocate portions of their worlds to safeguard the development of pre-sapient life forms.	+200 Alloys Colony Ship Cost −25% Terraforming Cost +25% Terraforming Speed +3 Pre-Sapient pops on homeworld +10% Amenities from Isolated Valley planetary features +10% Unity from Jobs from Isolated Valley planetary features +1000 x uplifts Unity when Uplifting +500-5000 Unity when colonizing a planet +25-250 Influence when colonizing a planet Unlock the Epigenetic Triggers technology when colonizing a planet Creates a species with 3 Pre-Sapient pops on every colony Enables the Build Genesis Preserve decision Owned worlds have the Genesis Preserve planetary feature Uplifting replaces Genesis Preserve with Genesis Monument Pre-Sapients policy is locked to Protected Cannot build Alien Zoo buildings	Master of Guidance +5% Biology research speed	Xenophobe Natural Design Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration Syncretic Evolution Life-Seeded
Rapid Replicator This society has taken control of the means of self-assembly. Each machine begets another, forming an unbroken chain stretching our planet's limits.	+20% Mechanical Pop Assembly Speed	Replication Coordination Officer −2% Roboticists upkeep	Machine main species
Static Research Analysis This society excels in predictive analysis within research methodologies, ensuring the pursuit of only the most promising leads.	+1 Research alternatives +1 Codebreaking +10% Head of Research Experience Gain	Methodology Lead Analyst −2% Researcher upkeep	Machine main species
Warbots This society constantly refines its armies, economy, and education for diverse warfare strategies. Each machine contributes to collective strength, ensuring adaptability and success in conflict.	+2 Commander starting level +20% Army damage −20% Army upkeep	Combat Logistician −5% Army upkeep	Machine main species
Astrometeorology With deep respect for the forces of nature, this species goes to great lengths to uncover the inner workings of environmental phenomena. As they set out across the stars, they take with them a particular interest in astrometeorology. Central to their ambitions are the most fantastic and potentially destructive of all astronomical events, the cosmic storms themselves.	Can construct Astrometeorology Observatory buildings Starting Research Labs is replaced by Astrometeorology Observatory	Prime Forecaster +2% Astrometeorologist resource output

Permanent standard civics

The following civics can only be selected at empire creation and cannot be removed. As a result, they also prevent reforming the government with Corporate authority.

Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	DLC
Inward Perfection This calm and pacifist society has little use for strangers who do not understand their way of life. More than anything, they would prefer to be left alone.	+20% Monthly unity +10% Pop growth or assembly speed Pop growth speed Mechanical pop assembly speed +5% Citizen pop happiness +50 Edict fund +1 Encryption −1 Codebreaking −1 Available envoys Cannot use the Subjugation casus belli Cannot use the Minister of State council position Start with the civic's council position unlocked Diplomatic restrictions  Rivals Commercial Pact Defensive Pact Research Agreement Migration Treaty Guarantee Independence Federation Infiltrate pre-FTL civilizations	Commander of the Watch +3% Defense platform damage +3% Defense platform hull points	Pacifist Xenophobe Pompous Purists Eager Explorers Sovereign Guardianship Common Ground Hegemon Fear of the Dark
Idyllic Bloom This society has always spent much time on improving and caring for their environment, in pursuit of building a true paradise for its inhabitants.	Can construct and upgrade Gaia Seeder buildings Can construct Gaia Seeder Outpost holdings Start with a Gaia Seeders - Phase 1 building Disabled by synthetic ascension special project	Bloom Herald −5% Gaia Seeder build cost −5% Gaia Seeder upkeep	Plantoid or Fungoid main species Relentless Industrialists Void Dwellers
Fanatic Purifiers This society appears hellbent on scouring the galaxy of all other sapient life. Come what may, they will suffer no xenos to live.	+33% Fire rate +33% Army damage +33% Naval capacity −15% Ship cost Cannot use the Minister of State council position Start with the civic's council position unlocked Genocidal  Cannot establish diplomatic pacts with alien empires Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Cannot discover space fauna technologies Can use the Purification casus belli −1000 Opinion with every empire of a different species +200 Opinion with same-species Fanatic Purifiers Pops of different species will always be purged, except for Mechanical species Gains +2 Unity per purged pop Can use Armageddon Bombardment Policy Gain Unity for unlocking 3, 5 and 9 exhibit slots from each specimen category.	Minister of War Production +2% Monthly alloys	Fanatic Xenophobe Militarist or Spiritualist Barbaric Despoilers Pompous Purists Selective Kinship Crusader Spirit Sovereign Guardianship Origin restrictions  Syncretic Evolution Common Ground Hegemon Here Be Dragons Imperial Fiefdom Teachers of the Shroud Knights of the Toxic God Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback Storm Chasers Treasure Hunters
Barbaric Despoilers This society holds few things sacred. To fight is to live, and the strongest may seize whatever they covet.	+1 Mercenary enclave capacity Can use the Despoliation casus belli Can use the Raiding orbital bombardment stance Cannot form Migration Treaties Can only create Martial Alliance and Hegemony federations Reduced opinion from empires that don't have the civic  −20 Opinion from Militarist empires −80 Opinion from Pacifist empires −40 Opinion from Authoritarian empires that are neither Pacifist nor Militarist −40 Opinion from with the Enigmatic Observers and Benevolent Interventionists −50 Opinion from other empires +15% chance of stealing relic upon capturing capital +1 Specimen from each category stolen when destroying a Galactic Archive	Labor Intendant −2% Empire size from enslaved pops	Militarist Authoritarian or Xenophobe Xenophile Fanatic Purifiers Common Ground
Anglers Adept at utilizing nature's bounty, this society provides for itself a stable influx of sustenance and economic value.	Main species must have the Aquatic trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Minister of the Seas +0.3 Food from Anglers +0.2 Consumer goods from Pearl Divers	Machine main species Post-Apocalyptic Shattered Ring Void Dwellers Subterranean
Marine Machines This mechanical society is engineered for seamless operation in diverse aquatic environments and excels in crafting unparalleled marine infrastructure to drive its economy.	Main species must have the Waterproof trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Minister of the Seas +0.3 Food from Anglers +0.2 Consumer goods from Pearl Divers	Machine main species Post-Apocalyptic Shattered Ring Void Dwellers Subterranean
Oppressive Autocracy Only the elite of the elite deserve the best of the best. Everyone else is expected to provide for the ruling class and their lackeys.	Must use the Dystopian Society living standard Start with a Precinct Houses building Cannot construct Holo-Theatres Only Rulers and Enforcers produce and use Amenities +1 Commander Capacity −20% Leader Upkeep +1 Crime per Pop	Primary Overseer +1% Ruler happiness +0.2 Unity from Enforcers	Fanatic Authoritarian Agrarian Idyll Environmentalist Free Haven Warrior Culture Pleasure Seekers Knights of the Toxic God
Sovereign Guardianship This collection of warring tribes has developed a historical preference for entrenched territories and defensive posturing. Now united, they are prepared to bring this philosophy to the stars, aiming to keep their borders solid and tensions low.	Defense Armies are replaced by Fanatic Guardians Can construct Reloading Bay starbase buildings Can use the Inner Focus edict +1 Unity from Soldiers +20% Diplomatic weight −50% Empire Size from Pops and Districts +100% Empire Size from Planets and Branch Offices +150% Empire Size from Systems	First Citadel +10% Defense army damage +5% Starbase hull points +5% Starbase armor points +5% Shield hit points in friendly systems +5% Fire rate in friendly systems +5% Accuracy in friendly systems	Militarist Inward Perfection Fanatic Purifiers Reanimators Eager Explorers Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback
Natural Design This society is adamant that nature has already created perfection in its people's genetic code. They have long devoted their medical and governmental services to the health and preservation of natural, untouched genome sequences.	+2 Organic Species Trait Points +2 Organic Species Trait Picks +0.5 Society from Researchers −50 Opinion with ascended or Overtuned empires Can construct Genomic Services Outreach holdings Can construct Genomic Services Center buildings Start with a Genomic Services Center building Cannot research genetic modification technologies Cannot pick ascension path perks	Grand Genomicist +2% Citizen pop happiness	Machine main species Genesis Guides Clone Army Overtuned Teachers of the Shroud Cybernetic Creed Synthetic Fertility
Storm Devotion Ever since ancient times, this society has been able to attract tempests through their rituals. Over the years, they combined technical innovations to enhance their efficiency. With the dawn of the space age, they now seek to take this knowledge to the stars.	Can construct Storm Summoning Theater buildings Main species has the Storm Touched trait +20% Diplomatic Weight while Capital is under a Cosmic Storm	Grand Herald of Storms −5% Storm building upkeep +5% Storm technology research chance −5% Storm building upkeep +5% Storm technology research chance
Planetscapers After eons of carefully cultivating a perfect balance on their homeworld, this society is ready to tend to even the most inhospitable environments among the stars. At their core, these people believe nature can be shaped, controlled, and perfected. Not to tame, but in service of perfect beauty.	+25% Clear Blocker Speed +10% Resources from Jobs +10% Pop Growth Speed −15% Pop Upkeep Start with the technology to remove homeworld blockers Blocker removal technologies are guaranteed after colonization Can use the Cultivated Worldscaping decision Cannot pick the Mastery of Nature ascension perk Start with 2 Natural Blockers −10% Resources from Jobs on planet per Natural Blocker −10% Pop Growth Speed on planet per Natural Blocker +15% Pop Upkeep on planet per Natural Blocker	First Planetscaper −2% Clear blocker cost +1% Worker pop resource output	Environmentalist Relentless Industrialists Mutagenic Spas Remnants Post-Apocalyptic Calamitous Birth Shattered Ring Void Dwellers
Galactic Curators The meticulous collection and preservation of historical artifacts has always fascinated this civilization. But now, with the mysteries of the galaxy at their doorstep, there is everything left to learn.	Unlocks the Decentralized Research Edict Start with the Galactic Archivism technology as a permanent research option Start with 1 common artifact specimen from each category Start with 1 exhibit slot from each category unlocked +10% Specimens Output +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance −25% Grand Archive Construction Cost −25% Curator Order Costs +100-100000 Unity per obtained specimen or excavated archaeological site +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive −10% Unity from Jobs	Supreme Curator +0.5 Unity from Culture Workers
Beastmasters Coming to full, technological maturity in a system that serves as a feeding ground for Space Amoebas, this society has acquired a deep knowledge of their life cycle. They now work to nurture, raise, and ultimately clone these creatures for mutual benefit.	Start with Space Amoeba pacified Can construct Beastport starbase modules Starting Shipyard is replaced by a Beastport Ship stat technologies are replaced by space fauna stat technologies Start with all bio-integration technologies Start with the Gravity Snares technology Start with the Artificial Breeding technology Flagella Weaponization technology starts as a permanent research option Regenerative Hull Tissue technology starts as a permanent research option Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebae Start with the Common Space Amoeba genetic material −15% Space Fauna Cost −10% Space Fauna Upkeep +200% Artificial Ships Naval Cap Usage +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive	Beastlord +2% Space fauna sublight speed +3% Space Fauna damage	Eager Explorers

Corporate civics

Corporate civics represent the business principles of the leading megacorp. They can only be picked by an empire with Corporate authority or the Corporate Sovereign civic. If the Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position.

Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	DLC
Franchising This megacorporation relies heavily on franchising. Subsidiaries share a greater cut of their profits with their corporate overlord, in exchange for a license to market their goods under established brands.	Can construct Franchise Headquarters holdings Cannot use Expansion Prohibited terms of agreement Cannot use Limited Diplomacy terms of agreement Cannot use Independent Sensors terms of agreement +1 Max Holdings +1 Subjects Exempt from Divided Patronage −33% Specialist Subject Conversion Time	Franchise Development Officer −5% Empire size from branch offices
Free Traders The trading fleets of this megacorporation are bolstered by semi-independent free traders operating under license.	+10% Trade value +10% Branch Office value	Chief Trade Officer +2% Commercial pact efficiency
Private Prospectors Building better worlds is hazardous work, but this Megacorporation relies on private prospectors to chart and establish footholds on promising planets.	Can build private colony ships −25% Empire size from systems −50% Empire size from planets	Expansion Coordinator −2% Outpost build cost −2% Starbase influence cost
Trading Posts Good business is where you find it. This Megacorporation has a long tradition of spreading its influence through the establishment on trading posts. Their starbases are busy centers of trade.	+4 Starbase capacity +8 Trade protection +1 Collection range	Trade Logistics Coordinator +0.5 Trade value per Trade Hub
Brand Loyalty This Megacorporation has fostered a great sense of brand loyalty among its internal consumer base. Its catchy corporate slogans can be recited by nearly everyone.	+15% Monthly unity +25 Edict fund	Brand Manager +2% Branch office value	Beacon of Liberty
Gospel of the Masses This Megacorporation embraces a curious blend of commercial and spiritualistic values, in which the position of ordained minister and corporate officer have merged into a single role.	+50% Spiritualist ethics attraction Can build Temple of Prosperity Corporate holding +0.33 Trade value per free Spiritualist pop on empire or planets with Branch Offices +1 Trade value per from Prosperity Preachers	Executive High Priest +5% Temple of Prosperity ethics shift chance	Spiritualist
Indentured Assets This Megacorporation specializes in large indentured workforces. It has little to do with the barbaric practice of slavery - these workers are merely paying off their debts... indefinitely.	+10% Slave pop resource output 35% Enslaved pop ratio	Assets Appropriation Officer +0.2 Trade value per enslaved pop	Authoritarian Corporate Hedonism Pleasure Seekers Slaver Guilds Payback
Media Conglomerate Before branching into other fields, this Megacorporation began its rise to fortune as a media conglomerate. Its PR department are still masters of spinning stories and presenting the latest quarterly report in the most advantageous way.	+5% Citizen pop happiness −5% War exhaustion gain	Chief Marketing Officer +5% Governing ethics attraction	Idealistic Foundation
Naval Contractors This Megacorporation relies on several semi-independent navy contractors to increase its fleet size. Competing for bids, the contractors are always struggling to outperform one another.	+15% Naval capacity +2 Mercenary enclave capacity	Naval Procurement Officer +1% Ship build speed	Militarist Citizen Service
Private Military Companies This Megacorporation has a large number of powerful private military companies on its payroll. These mercenary contractors augment its ground forces.	+20% Army damage −20% Army upkeep +100 Army starting experience +1 Commander starting level +1 Mercenary enclave capacity	Public Security Chief +0.25 Stability from Soldiers	Militarist Warrior Culture
Ruthless Competition All levels of society in this Megacorporation are constantly vying with each other in ruthless competition. It's a dog-eat-dog world.	+1 Additional leader trait options +1 Leader pool size +10% Leader experience gain +1 Codebreaking	Chief of Staff −2% Leader upkeep −2% Leader cost	Worker Cooperative Meritocracy
Worker Cooperative Members of this society enjoy an equal share in the labors, profits and aspirations of the cooperative's ventures.	Can use the Employee Ownership living standard Cannot use other Living Standards except Utopian Abundance and Chemical Bliss Unlocks the Mutual Aid trade policy Replaces Executive and Manager jobs with Steward jobs +50% Egalitarian Ethics Attraction −66% Pop Demotion Time −50% Election Term Length Years	General Secretary of Unions +0.25 Amenities from Stewards +0.25 Trade value from Stewards	Egalitarian Xenophobe Corporate Hedonism Ruthless Competition Cutthroat Politics Pleasure Seekers Shared Burdens Police State
Gigacorp The ultimate goal of this empire is to ascend to ever greater levels of fulfillment.	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size Capital starts at ascension tier 1	Chief Ascension Officer +2% Monthly unity	Spiritualist
Catalytic Recyclers This megacorporation seeks to maximize profits by recycling excess organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.	Replaces Metallurgist jobs with Catalytic Technician jobs Can construct Bio-Reactor buildings	Chief Catalyst Officer −2% Job food upkeep	Catalytic Processing Calamitous Birth
Corporate Hedonism Work is where you want to be. The citizens of this Megacorporation happily pledge allegiance - and all their free time - to their employers in exchange for lavish corporate comforts.	Can use the Decadent Lifestyle living standard +1% Pop growth or assembly speed Pop growth speed Mechanical pop assembly speed from Entertainers +5 Amenities from Servants	Chief Morale Officer +0.8 Trade value from Entertainers	Indentured Assets Worker Cooperative Pleasure Seekers Slaver Guilds
Mastercraft Inc. This megacorporation has focused its production pipeline solely on goods of the highest quality and profit margins, creating and marketing stunning products with artistry and craft.	Replaces Artisan jobs with Artificer jobs +1 Building slot per 3 Industrial districts (except on Habitats) (+0.34 each)	Master Crafter +1% Armor hit points	Masterful Crafters
Public Relations Specialists If you can control what someone thinks, then you can also control their behavior. This Megacorporation has a virtual army of specialists ready to engage in battles of public opinion.	+2 Available envoys +30% Diplomatic weight +15 Trust cap +30% Envoy improve relations	Exopublic Relations Officer +5% Envoy improve relations	Diplomatic Corps
Corporate Death Cult This Megacorporation has embraced ritual sacrifice as a means of ensuring its continuing profits. Willing initiates periodically give their lives in hopes of good fortune for their society.	Can construct Sacrificial Temple buildings Can construct Sacrificial Shrine holdings Can use Sacrifice edicts	Chief Executive Executioner +2% Sacrificial edict effect	Spiritualist Dimensional Worship Dimensional Worship Dimensional Enterprise Inward Perfection Fanatic Purifiers Necrophage Cybernetic Creed
Permanent Employment This Megacorporation has ensured that its employees will never be out of a job. Ever. After the employee's time is up, they will be repurposed for simpler tasks so that they can still provide for their families and pay off their debts.	Can construct Posthumous Employment Center buildings Can construct Reemployment Center holdings Pops created through organic pop assembly have the Zombie trait Start with 3 or 4 pops with the Zombie trait Defeated organic guardians can be reanimated After 80-120 years, can gain the Zombie Contract Manipulation empire modifier Lost space fauna can be reanimated	Workforce Assignment Officer +1% Organic pop assembly speed	Egalitarian Mechanist Clone Army Necrophage Cybernetic Creed Synthetic Fertility Machine main species
Mutagenic Luxury This civilization engages in mutagenic bathing, with professional attendants overseeing the use of highly dangerous substances. This 'invigorating' process is marketed as a necessary step in wellbeing and personal development.	Can construct Mutagenic Spa buildings	Mutagenic Aesthetician +0.5 Unity from Mutagenic Spa Attendants	Machine main species Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc. Mutagenic Spas Life-Seeded Synthetic Fertility
Luxury Lubrication Pools Thank the maker! The luxurious, addictively soft texture of these lubricants are essential to reduce the signs of wear and tear on an aging chassis. A specially crafted infusion of premium, heat-activated oils keeps the population of this machine empire looking and feeling "factory new." Works beautifully for all models and purpose types.	Can construct Hyper Lubrication Basin buildings	Terminal Overseer +0.5 Unity from Lubrication Terminals	Machine main species Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc. Lubrication Tanks Life-Seeded Synthetic Fertility
Refurbishment Division In this society, nothing goes to waste, even in the grimmest times of war: no enemy technology will go undiscovered, as teams of scrappers accompanying the war fleets scrape wreckages of anything and everything worth salvaging.	Enables the Research & Salvage Debris debris policy 10% chance per ship debris to create a ship of equal size −5% Ships alloys upkeep +10% Building and district refund +10% Megastructure refund +10 Opinion with the Salvagers enclave	Master Scrapper +1% Chance to salvage ships	Scavengers
Shareholder Values To live is to exploit. This civilization is built around the principle of living life to the fullest, in the sense of squeezing the maximum profit from every last ounce of matter and membrane available for exploitation.	Can construct Coordinated Fulfillment Center buildings Start with a Coordinated Fulfillment Center building First time a world is polluted triggers the Environmental Deterioration situation	Chief Extraction Officer +2% Minerals from Miners	Materialist Planetscapers Planetscapers Geo-Engineering Inc. Agrarian Idyll Environmentalist Idyllic Bloom Memorialists Relentless Industrialists Life-Seeded
Privatized Exploration For years, this civilization was told that the hyperdrive was almost finished. Patiently they waited, yet all the while, the subsidiary in charge of the project was quietly diverting the funds into their own, private accounts. When the fraud was finally revealed, the Corporation hastened to provide experimental, exploratory vessels.	Cannot be added or removed after game start until jump drives are researched Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology Start with the Starhold technology Start with a Resource Silo starbase building Starting starbase is a Starhold +30% Starbase Upgrade Speed +30% Starbase Building Build Speed +30% Starbase Module Build Speed +25% Resources from Orbital Stations Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with two exploration vessels and an engineering vessel instead of standard starting ships Start with a second scientist Starting scientists usually have an additional survey-related trait Can build exploration, engineering, and colonization vessels Can build conventional civilian ships after researching hyperdrives Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options  Hyperspace Travel Scientific Method Planetary Government Corvettes	Orbital Development Officer −2.5% Starbase building cost −2.5% Starbase module cost −2.5% Orbital stations build cost	Sovereign Guardianship Sovereign Guardianship Corporate Protectorate Hyperspace Specialty Hyperspace Specialty Hyperspace Trade Genesis Guides Genesis Guides Astrogenesis Technologies Beastmasters Beastmasters Space Ranchers Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback Synthetic Fertility
Precision Cogs This megacorporation operates on a highly optimized and robust system of delegation. Such an approach means that a given task is always performed by the most qualified worker.	+1 Leader Capacity for each class	Chief Posting Officer +1% Specialist happiness +5% Specialist political power
Knowledge Mentorship The knowledge, principles, and experiences of exceptional people are digitized and accumulated in the Vaults of Knowledge. Citizens can access this source of wisdom and experience to learn from the ghosts of the past. For a price, of course.	+1 Leader Starting skill +1 Effective Councilor skill Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Dealer of Knowledge −2% Leader upkeep −2% Leader cost	Vaults of Knowledge
Letters of Marque To combat space piracy and safeguard its borders, this megacorporation utilizes notorious pirates as military advisors and commanders for their fleets.	+20 Trade Protection −5% Ship Upkeep +1 Mercenary Enclave Capacity Commanders have the Material Liberator trait Can use the Pirate Raid casus belli	Privateer Acquisition Officer +1% Ship fire rate +1 Trade protection	Authoritarian or Militarist Pacifist
Pharma State A strong nation is a healthy nation. This megacorporation maintains a robust economy through experimental drugs, highly privatized clinics, and aggressive marketing campaigns.	+10 Years Leader Lifespan +1 Medical Worker job from capital buildings +2 Amenities from Medical Workers +4 Trade Value from Medical Workers Can construct Corporate Clinic holdings Start with a Gene Clinics building Start with the Genetic Healthcare technology Start with the Subdermal Stimulation technology as a permanent research option	Pharmaceutical Executive +1% Pop growth speed +1% Habitability	Broken Shackles Payback Machine main species
Dimensional Enterprise This society believes that a divine existence lies beyond the folds in space and time. Systems where instabilities are highest hold a sacred meaning to them as sites of both pilgrimage and research.	+25% Monthly Astral Threads +100% Chance for Astral Rifts to appear in owned systems +10% Chance to discover rare technologies Can construct Dimensional Shrine starbase buildings	Astral Minister +0.2 Physics research from Priests +0.2 Trade value from Priests	Spiritualist Death Cult Death Cult Corporate Death Cult Dimensional Worship
Hyperspace Trade Time is money, and this Megacorporation values speed. Heavy investment in R&D has paid off handsomely, granting the Corporation proprietary access to cutting-edge hyperspace manipulation techniques.	+2 Planet Sensor Range +10% Sublight Speed +15% Physics research speed Start with the Hyperlane Breach Points technology as a permanent research option Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps	Hyperlane Supervisor +1 Stability per Hyperlane Registrar starbase building	Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration Hyperspace Specialty
Astrogenesis Technologies This Megacorporation is unwavering in its commitment to deliberately forming emerging species. They strategically designate substantial regions of their worlds to ensure the progression of pre-sapient life forms, all within the framework of responsible business ventures.	+200 Alloys Colony Ship Cost −25% Terraforming Cost +25% Terraforming Speed +3 Pre-Sapient pops on homeworld +10% Amenities from Isolated Valley planetary features +10% Unity from Jobs from Isolated Valley planetary features +1000 x uplifts Unity when Uplifting +500-5000 Unity when colonizing a planet +25-250 Influence when colonizing a planet Unlock the Epigenetic Triggers technology when colonizing a planet Creates a species with 3 Pre-Sapient pops on every colony Enables the Build Genesis Preserve decision Owned worlds have the Genesis Preserve planetary feature Uplifting replaces Genesis Preserve with Genesis Monument Pre-Sapients policy is locked to Protected Cannot build Alien Zoo buildings	Director of Guidance +5% Biology research speed	Xenophobe Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration Genesis Guides Syncretic Evolution Life-Seeded
Weather Exploitation What are environmental effects if not another free resource to exploit? This megacorp specializes in acquiring as much knowledge from astrometeorological phenomena as they can and sell it to the highest bidder.	Can construct Astrometeorology Observatory buildings Starting Research Labs is replaced by Astrometeorology Observatory	Chief Executive Forecaster +2% Astrometeorologist resource output	Astrometeorology

Permanent corporate civics

The following civics can only be selected at empire creation and cannot be removed. As a result, they prevent the empire from changing authority unless it has the Corporate Sovereign civic.

Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	DLC
Criminal Heritage This megacorporation can trace its origins back to a crime syndicate that eventually grew powerful enough to supplant all forms of local government.	Cannot have Commercial Pacts Crime on Branch Office planets increases Branch Office value Can build special crime-increasing Corporate holdings Can build Branch Offices without Commercial Pacts −20% Branch Office Cost +20% Infiltration Speed +1 Codebreaking +1 Cloaking Strength	Syndication Agency Officer +0.25 Branch office value per Criminal
Trawling Operations Adept at utilizing nature's bounty, this society provides for itself a stable influx of sustenance and economic value.	Main species must have the Aquatic trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Chief Marine Officer +0.2 Trade value from Anglers +0.4 Trade value from Pearl Divers	Machine main species Post-Apocalyptic Shattered Ring Void Dwellers Subterranean
Maritime Robotics This mechanical society is engineered for seamless operation in diverse aquatic environments and excels in crafting unparalleled marine infrastructure to drive its economy.	Main species must have the Waterproof trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Chief Marine Officer +0.2 Trade value from Anglers +0.4 Trade value from Pearl Divers	Machine main species Post-Apocalyptic Shattered Ring Void Dwellers Subterranean
Corporate Protectorate This society of competing industries has learned that the best protection for their investments is a strong defensive posturing. Now united, they are prepared to bring this philosophy to the stars, aiming to keep their borders solid and tensions low.	Defense Armies are replaced by Fanatic Guardians Can construct Reloading Bay starbase buildings Can use the Inner Focus edict +1 Unity from Soldiers +20% Diplomatic weight −50% Empire Size from Pops and Districts +100% Empire Size from Planets and Branch Offices +150% Empire Size from Systems	Secretary of Defense +10% Defense army damage +5% Starbase hull points +5% Starbase armor points +5% Shield hit points in friendly systems +5% Fire rate in friendly systems +5% Accuracy in friendly systems	Militarist Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration Reanimators Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback
Shadow Corporation A deep understanding of the architecture of the universe allowed this society to exploit the mysterious properties of dark matter long before the discovery of the hyperdrive.	Can use Dark Matter strategic resource edicts Can use the Dark Matter Breakthrough agenda Start with the Dark Matter Drawing technology researched Home system has a deposit of 1 Dark Matter	Shadow Broker +0.02 Dark matter from Researchers
Augmentation Bazaars Commodified cybernetics have spawned labyrinthine markets, crowded with cut-rate augmentation dealers, shady mod clinics, and harshly-lit advertisements. Indulge in a synergy of flesh and circuitry, no matter your level of income.	33% chance to start with the Harvesters trait 33% chance to start with the Power Drills trait 33% chance to start with the Superconductive trait +4 Trade value from Augmentors +1% Trade value from Merchants per Cybernetic trait +0.5% Pop growth speed from Merchant per Cybernetic trait Can construct Augmentation Bazaar buildings Can construct Offworld Implant Hub holdings Blocks all ascension paths except Cybernetic	Implant Impresario +1% Resource output from Cybernetic pops	Machine main species Teachers of the Shroud Synthetic Fertility
Storm Influencers What started as a simple broadcast of sacred rituals, has since blossomed into a massive media conglomerate. Seers and priests were replaced by charismatic entertainers, all competing to gain a modicum of attention as they appeal to the cosmic storms themselves.	Can construct Storm Summoning Theater buildings Main species has the Storm Touched trait +20% Diplomatic Weight while Capital is under a Cosmic Storm	Grand Host of Storms
Geo-Engineering Inc. The employees of this Megacorp are used to living inside a golden cage. Accordingly, the corporation will build one wherever they go.	+25% Clear Blocker Speed +10% Resources from Jobs +10% Pop Growth Speed −15% Pop Upkeep Start with the technology to remove homeworld blockers Blocker removal technologies are guaranteed after colonization Can use the Cultivated Worldscaping decision Cannot pick the Mastery of Nature ascension perk Start with 2 Natural Blockers −10% Resources from Jobs on planet per Natural Blocker −10% Pop Growth Speed on planet per Natural Blocker +15% Pop Upkeep on planet per Natural Blocker	Chief Geoscaping Officer	Relentless Industrialists Relentless Industrialists Shareholder Values Mutagenic Spas Mutagenic Spas Mutagenic Luxury Lubrication Tanks Luxury Lubrication Pools Planetscapers Environmentalist Remnants Post-Apocalyptic Calamitous Birth Shattered Ring Void Dwellers
Antiquarian Expertise There is money to be made in antiques and collectibles, which this society knows better than anyone else. Experts in material speculation, they now look skyward for investment opportunities.	Unlocks the Decentralized Research Edict Start with the Galactic Archivism technology as a permanent research option Start with 1 common artifact specimen from each category Start with 1 exhibit slot from each category unlocked +10% Specimens Output +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance −25% Grand Archive Construction Cost −25% Curator Order Costs +100-100000 Unity per obtained specimen or excavated archaeological site +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive −10% Unity from Jobs	Curation Officer +10% Specimen selling cost +1 Trade Value from Culture Workers	Galactic Curators
Space Ranchers Originally an elite guild of animal ranchers, this Megacorporation has developed the technology to raise and care for the voidborne creatures in its home system.	Start with Space Amoeba pacified Can construct Beastport starbase modules Starting Shipyard is replaced by a Beastport Ship stat technologies are replaced by space fauna stat technologies Start with all bio-integration technologies Start with the Gravity Snares technology Start with the Artificial Breeding technology Flagella Weaponization technology starts as a permanent research option Regenerative Hull Tissue technology starts as a permanent research option Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebae Start with the Common Space Amoeba genetic material −15% Space Fauna Cost −10% Space Fauna Upkeep +200% Artificial Ships Naval Cap Usage +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive	Head Rancher +2% Space fauna growth rate +3% Culling reward	Eager Explorers Eager Explorers Privatized Exploration Beastmasters

Hive Mind civics

Hive Mind civics represent various characteristics of the collective consciousness of an empire. They can only be picked by an empire with Hive Mind authority. Each civic increases the experience gained by a specific Council Node by +25%.

Civic	Effects	Node	Requirements	DLC
Ascetic The Hive Mind cares little for material comforts.	+5% Habitability −15% Pop amenities usage	Growth
Divided Attention The Hive Mind can divide its attention for maximum efficiency without losing sight of the bigger picture.	−25% Empire size effect	Growth
Elevational Contemplations The Hive Mind is particularly concerned with the metaphysical health of its being, and continually seeks means of self-improvement.	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size Capital starts at ascension tier 1	Regulatory
Natural Neural Network The gray matter of clustered drones provides unparalleled parallelism, accelerating the Hive Mind's exploration of the sciences.	+1 Research alternatives +1 / +1.5 / +1 Research from unemployed drones	Cognitive
One Mind The Hive Mind takes care to not let its drones diverge.	+15% Monthly unity −1 Leader maximum negative traits	Regulatory
Pooled Knowledge The Hive Minds' autonomous drones frequently share knowledge through direct links, bypassing the Hive Mind's slower registry processes.	+1 Leader Capacity for each class	Cognitive
Strength of Legions When you do not have to educate the mind, the building of muscle becomes that much easier.	+20% Army damage −20% Army upkeep +100 Army starting experience +2 Commander starting level	Legion
Subspace Ephapse The Hive Mind's cognitive processes exist partially in subspace, reducing the impact of time and space on the actuation of its drones.	+15% Naval capacity +20% Sublight speed	Legion
Subsumed Will The Hive Mind has sharpened its focus and is very capable of propagating its will even through the most autonomous of drones.	−20% Empire size from Pops +50% Automatic resettlement chance +25 Edict fund Removes unity costs for pop resettlement	Regulatory
Organic Reprocessing The Hive Mind reprocesses excess organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.	Replaces Foundry Drone jobs with Catalytic Drone jobs Can construct Bio-Reactor buildings	Cognitive	Calamitous Birth
Void Hive This Hive Mind has made space yet another of its domains. Specially evolved drones are capable of spending entire life cycles without ever entering a world's atmosphere.	Every 4 months automatically build a Mining Station over a controlled deposit Every 4 months automatically build a Research Station over a controlled deposit if Mining Stations cannot be built Can exploit strategic resource deposits without technology with −75% output −5% Megastructure Build Cost +10% Megastructure Build Speed +10 Mining and Research station unity cost	Growth
Empath The Hive Mind can reach out and touch the minds of others, giving them a glimpse of our will that helps them understand.	+2 Available envoys +15% Diplomatic weight +50 Trust cap +75% Envoy improve relations +20 Opinion with individualist empires	Growth	Devouring Swarm Terravore Necrophage
Cordyceptic Drones Highly specialized drones capable of infecting simple hosts and issuing rudimentary commands make up the backbone of this hive's stellar defense.	+50% Space fauna weapon damage +50% Space fauna fire rate Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebae Can construct Cordyceptic Reanimation Facility starbase buildings Defeated organic guardians can be reanimated Defeated space fauna is reanimated Lost space fauna can be reanimated Gain Genetic Material from killing space fauna	Legion
Memorialist The Hive Mind pays special regard to the passing of other sapient entities as a means of centering its own, undying self.	Sensorium Site buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	Cognitive	Devouring Swarm Terravore
Permutation Pools This hive mind utilizes mutagenic birthing pools, with specialized attendants overseeing the growth of newly spawned drones. This process is highly intrusive for the local environment.	Can construct Mutagenic Permutation Pool buildings	Growth	Life-Seeded
Autonomous Drones The hypermetabolic drones evolved in this colony possess increased autonomy. While decision-making and situation assessment are enhanced, these drones require an increased intake of digestible materials.	+1 Additional Leader Trait Options −1 Unity Leader Upkeep +2 Food Leader Upkeep if not Lithoid +2 Minerals Leader Upkeep if Lithoid	Regulatory
Neural Vaults This hive is focused on introspection and learning from the lives of autonomous drones in the galaxy. It extracts memories through the storage and dissolution of brain tissue, through which it can implement partial memories into a freshly prepared drone.	+1 Leader Starting Skill +1 Effective Councilor skill Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Cognitive
Hyperspace Synchronicity This collective seeks speed. The methodologies of hyperspace manipulation are embedded deep within the mind of every drone, granting the collective a progressive understanding of the fundamental principles of distance over time.	+2 Planet Sensor Range +10% Sublight Speed +15% Physics research speed Start with the Hyperlane Breach Points technology as a permanent research option Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps	Cognitive	Stargazers
Genesis Symbiotes This collective focuses on engineering the emergence of new species. As the overseers of evolution's power, they designate portions of their worlds to ensure the progression of pre-sapient life forms.	+200 Alloys Colony Ship Cost −25% Terraforming Cost +25% Terraforming Speed +3 Pre-Sapient pops on homeworld +10% Amenities from Isolated Valley planetary features +10% Unity from Jobs from Isolated Valley planetary features +1000 x uplifts Unity when Uplifting +500-5000 Unity when colonizing a planet +25-250 Influence when colonizing a planet Unlock the Epigenetic Triggers technology when colonizing a planet Creates a species with 3 Pre-Sapient pops on every colony Enables the Build Genesis Preserve decision Owned worlds have the Genesis Preserve planetary feature Uplifting replaces Genesis Preserve with Genesis Monument Pre-Sapients policy is locked to Protected Cannot build Alien Zoo buildings	Cognitive	Innate Design Stargazers Life-Seeded
Climate Modeling As the collective reaches for the stars, their consciousness is entranced by the sight of astrometeorological phenomena. These drones expand their home for a noble purpose: to study environmental effects and find wonder in even the cosmic storms themselves.	Can construct Astrometeorology Observatory buildings Starting Research Labs is replaced by Astrometeorology Observatory	Cognitive

Permanent hive mind civics

The following civics can only be selected at empire creation and cannot be removed.

Civic	Effects	Node	Requirements	DLC
Devouring Swarm Our Hive Mind exist only to consume and grow stronger. We will collect all available bio-matter and evolve to consume the galaxy!	+25% Ship hull points +5% Daily hull and armor regeneration −50% Starbase influence cost +40% Army damage +20% Biology research speed −25% Ship cost +33% Naval capacity +200 Food when clearing Dangerous Wildlife blockers Genocidal  Cannot establish diplomatic pacts Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Cannot discover space fauna technologies Can use the Hunger casus belli −1000 Opinion with every empire Non-Hive-Minded pops will always be eaten and cannot be assimilated Gains +2 Society research from eating alien pops Gain Unity for unlocking 3, 5 and 9 exhibit slots from each specimen category.	Legion	Lithoid Empath Memorialist Guardian Cluster Common Ground Hegemon Imperial Fiefdom Tree of Life Fruitful Partnership Here Be Dragons Storm Chasers Treasure Hunters
Terravore Our Hive Mind exist only to consume and grow stronger. We will devour the very worlds of the galaxy!	+25% Ship hull points +5% Daily hull and armor regeneration −50% Starbase Influence cost +40% Army damage +20% Biology research speed −25% Ship cost +33% Naval capacity Cannot terraform planets Can use the Consume World decision Genocidal  Cannot establish diplomatic pacts Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Cannot discover space fauna technologies Can use the Hunger casus belli −1000 Opinion with every empire Non-Hive-Minded pops will always be eaten and cannot be assimilated Gains +2 Society research from eating alien pops Gain Unity for unlocking 3, 5 and 9 exhibit slots from each specimen category.	Legion	Lithoid Empath Memorialist Guardian Cluster Common Ground Hegemon Tree of Life Fruitful Partnership Here Be Dragons Imperial Fiefdom Storm Chasers Treasure Hunters
Mycorrhizal Ideal The Hive Mind cares for the environment, building a paradise in pursuit of synergistic perfection.	Can construct and upgrade Gaia Seeders buildings Can construct Gaia Seeder Outpost holdings Start with a Gaia Seeders - Phase 1 building	Growth	Plantoid or Fungoid main species Void Dwellers
Stargazers Gazing with wonder at the night sky, this Hive has always yearned for exploration. In pursuit of this ambition, other forms of development were sidelined, and a small fleet of vessels capable of limited subspace travel was constructed.	Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology Main species has the Stargazer trait Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps +1 Sensor Range +2 Ship Hyperlane Detection Range −20% Starbase Influence Distance Cost Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with two exploration vessels and an engineering vessel instead of standard starting ships Start with a second scientist Starting scientists usually have an additional survey-related trait Can build exploration, engineering, and colonization vessels Can build conventional civilian ships after researching hyperdrives Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options  Hyperspace Travel Scientific Method Planetary Plexus Corvettes	Legion	Hyperspace Synchronicity Genesis Symbiotes Wild Swarm Broken Shackles Fear of the Dark Payback
Guardian Cluster This collective has developed a historical preference for entrenched territories and defensive posturing. They are prepared to bring this philosophy to the stars, aiming to keep their borders solid and tensions low.	Defense Armies are replaced by Fanatic Guardians Can construct Reloading Bay starbase buildings Can use the Inner Focus edict +1 Unity from Warrior Drones +20% Diplomatic weight −50% Empire Size from Pops and Districts +100% Empire Size from Planets and Branch Offices +150% Empire Size from Systems	Regulatory	Devouring Swarm Terravore
Innate Design This hive firmly acknowledges the perfection of their natural gene structure. It has dedicated its medical and administrative faculties to preserving and safeguarding its pristine, unaltered genetic code.	+2 Organic Species Trait Points +2 Organic Species Trait Picks +0.5 Society from Researchers −50 Opinion with ascended or Overtuned empires Can construct Genomic Services Outreach holdings Can construct Genomic Safeguard Warren buildings Start with a Genomic Safeguard Warren building Cannot research genetic modification technologies Cannot pick ascension path perks	Growth	Genesis Symbiotes Overtuned
Cultivation Drones Being a part of a great organism allows these drones to recognize opportunities inside the greatest organism of all: nature. They seek to control and shape natural systems to the collective's desires.	+25% Clear Blocker Speed +10% Resources from Jobs +10% Pop Growth Speed −15% Pop Upkeep Start with the technology to remove homeworld blockers Blocker removal technologies are guaranteed after colonization Can use the Cultivated Worldscaping decision Cannot pick the Mastery of Nature ascension perk Start with 2 Natural Blockers −10% Resources from Jobs on planet per Natural Blocker −10% Pop Growth Speed on planet per Natural Blocker +15% Pop Upkeep on planet per Natural Blocker	Growth	Permutation Pools Remnants Post-Apocalyptic Calamitous Birth Shattered Ring Void Dwellers
Caretaker Network This collective has evolved an overwhelming compulsion to take, keep, and maintain. This behavior, which aided their survival in the past, now drives them to display their gathered tokens in grand arrangement.	Unlocks the Decentralized Research Edict Start with the Galactic Archivism technology as a permanent research option Start with 1 common artifact specimen from each category Start with 1 exhibit slot from each category unlocked +10% Specimens Output +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance −25% Grand Archive Construction Cost −25% Curator Order Costs +100-100000 Unity per obtained specimen or excavated archaeological site +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive −10% Unity from Jobs	Cognitive
Wild Swarm A highly adaptive colony, this Hive Mind has evolved into a symbiotic relationship with the voidborne biological organisms in their home system. Separate minds, they work together to achieve common goals.	Start with Space Amoeba pacified Can construct Beastport starbase modules Starting Shipyard is replaced by a Beastport Ship stat technologies are replaced by space fauna stat technologies Start with all bio-integration technologies Start with the Gravity Snares technology Start with the Artificial Breeding technology Flagella Weaponization technology starts as a permanent research option Regenerative Hull Tissue technology starts as a permanent research option Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebae Start with the Common Space Amoeba genetic material −15% Space Fauna Cost −10% Space Fauna Upkeep +200% Artificial Ships Naval Cap Usage +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive	Legion	Stargazers Progenitor Hive

Machine Intelligence civics

Machine Intelligence civics represent various directives and construction purposes of the central artificial intelligence. They can only be picked by an empire with Machine Intelligence authority. Each civic increases the experience gained by a specific Council Node by +25%.

Civic	Effects	Node	Requirements	DLC
Built to Last Built to an exceptional standard, individual units of this Machine Empire require only a minimum of operational maintenance.	−15% Pop amenities usage	Growth
Constructobot Responsible for organizing all planetary construction since its inception, the Machine Intelligence executes efficiently on all manner of facility construction projects.	−15% Building and district cost +15% Planetary build speed +1 Building slot	Growth
Delegated Functions The Machine Intelligence works to reduce vulnerability by increasing modularity, reducing the strain of deploying additional semi-independent Units.	−25% Leader upkeep +1 Leader pool size +1 Available envoys	Regulatory
Factory Overclocking The Machine Intelligence takes care to maintain its production facilities, regularly updating existing templates and tuning individual units on the assembly line.	+1 Leader Capacity for each class	Regulatory
Introspective A fascination with its own internals both motivates and aids the Machine Intelligence's foray into the sciences.	+20% Engineering research speed +1 Encryption	Cognitive
Maintenance Protocols Our machine intelligence prioritizes regular maintenance of our units. Maintenance Drones regularly upgrade and adjust our units for maximum efficiency and compatibility.	+1 Unity from Maintenance Drone jobs +5% Menial drone output	Growth
OTA Updates Units of this Machine Empire use wireless receptors to receive behavioral updates in real-time.	−15% Empire size from Pops +50% Automatic resettlement chance +25 Edict fund Removes unity costs for pop resettlement	Legion
Rapid Replicator The Units that constitute the Machine Intelligence were originally designed for rapid proliferation. The Machine Intelligence retains many of these early production pipeline optimizations.	+20% Mechanical pop assembly speed	Growth
Rockbreakers One of the Machine Intelligence's precursor systems was tasked with overseeing planetside mining operations, improving mineral production.	+1 Minerals from Miners	Cognitive
Static Research Analysis The Machine Intelligence seeks to broaden its available avenues of scientific research through low-level evaluation of research methodologies.	+1 Research alternatives +1 Codebreaking Scientists start with a random Expertise trait	Cognitive
Unitary Cohesion Exceptionally cohesive engineering standards allow variously specialized Machine Intelligence units to work together at a higher level of efficiency.	+15% Monthly unity	Regulatory
Warbots With a significant number of its corpus originally designed for warfare, the Machine Intelligence retains the ability to field powerful and reliable combat drones.	+2 Commander starting level +20% Army damage −20% Army upkeep	Legion	Obsessional Directive
Zero-Waste Protocols This Machine Intelligence has configured its manufacturing systems to minimize waste, utilizing long-lived materials and standardized, replaceable parts in all products.	−10% Robot upkeep −10% Building and district upkeep −5% Ship upkeep	Regulatory
Elevational Hypotheses This Machine Intelligence is unusually obsessed with the metaphysical aspects of its core algorithms.	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size Capital starts at ascension tier 1	Regulatory
Organic Retrofitting The Machine Intelligence reprocesses redundant organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.	Replaces Fabricator jobs with Catalytic Drone jobs	Cognitive	Resource Consolidation
Astro-Mining Drones This Machine Intelligence is specialized in orbital operations and resource collection. Its menial drones perform poorly in planetside tasks.	+50% Starbase capacity −50% Orbital Station Build Cost +50% Mining Station Output −50% Menial Drone Output −1 Energy from Technicians −2 Minerals from Miners Can construct Astro-Mining Bay starbase modules Can construct Astro-Mining Hub starbase buildings Cannot construct Solar Panel Network starbase modules	Growth
Memorialist The Machine Intelligence fine-tunes its understanding of core protocols through careful analysis of entropy in the wider universe. Redundancy is data, on the path to greater resilience.	Simulation Site buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	Cognitive	Determined Exterminator Driven Assimilator
Spyware Directives This Machine Intelligence has optimized hacking and surveillance protocols. Information acquisition by any means necessary is one of its core directives.	+25% Infiltration Speed +1 Codebreaking +1 Available envoys +2 Cloaking Strength −25 Trust Cap Start with the Basic Cloaking Fields technology as a permanent research option	Regulatory
Hyper Lubrication Basin This machine empire improved upon its basic drone-shell production through the vigorous application of highly aggressive lubrication agents, controlled by carefully programmed terminals. This 'optimized' process relies on typically wasted byproducts from the industries that are now repurposed for maximal efficiency.	Can construct Hyper Lubrication Basin buildings	Growth	Gardening Protocols
Exploration Protocols The foundation of this Machine Intelligence's central programming is the drive to catalog exoplanetary life. In pursuit of this directive, it has dedicated much of its resources to crafting a small fleet of vessels capable of limited subspace travel.	Cannot be added or removed after game start until jump drives are researched Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology +20% First Contact Discovery Speed +3 Monthly Unity from Observation Posts +50% Observation Insights situation progress Gain 6 months of Unity (at least 100) when completing a First Contact Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with two exploration vessels and an engineering vessel instead of standard starting ships Start with a second scientist Starting scientists usually have an additional survey-related trait Can build exploration, engineering, and colonization vessels Can build conventional civilian ships after researching hyperdrives Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options  Hyperspace Travel Scientific Method Planetary Instantiation Corvettes	Legion	Determined Exterminator Driven Assimilator Hyperspace Synchronicity Biodrones
Experience Cache This machine intelligence was developed with the goal of digitizing and storing data and experiences in order to analyze, learn from, and use it for its own improvement.	+1 Leader Starting Skill +1 Effective Councilor skill Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Cognitive
Sovereign Circuits Units produced by this machine intelligence come equipped with autonomous decision-making software. More efficient and effective than older models, these units nevertheless require greater power input.	+1 Additional Leader Trait Options −1 Unity Leader Upkeep +2 Energy Leader Upkeep	Regulatory
Hyperspace Synchronicity This collective seeks speed. Theories of hyperspace manipulation are hard-wired into the processing unit of every drone, granting the collective a progressive understanding of the fundamental principles of distance over time.	+2 Planet Sensor Range +10% Sublight Speed +15% Physics research speed Start with the Hyperlane Breach Points technology as a permanent research option Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps	Cognitive	Exploration Protocols
Diplomatic Protocols Initially designed for cross-cultural interpretation, this Machine Intelligence excelled at translation and protocol support. They can suggest new strategies and calculate odds at a moment's notice.	+2 Available envoys +25% Diplomatic weight +35 Trust cap +50% Envoy improve relations	Regulatory	Determined Exterminator
Genesis Architects This machine intelligence employs precision-crafted algorithms for the generation of novel species. As overseers of the untapped potential within the process of evolution, they allocate planetary sectors to guarantee the advancement of pre-sapient life forms.	+200 Alloys Colony Ship Cost −25% Terraforming Cost +25% Terraforming Speed +3 Pre-Sapient pops on homeworld +10% Amenities from Isolated Valley planetary features +10% Unity from Jobs from Isolated Valley planetary features +1000 x uplifts Unity when Uplifting +500-5000 Unity when colonizing a planet +25-250 Influence when colonizing a planet Unlock the Epigenetic Triggers technology when colonizing a planet Creates a species with 3 Pre-Sapient pops on every colony Enables the Sapient Specimens slavery Enables the Build Genesis Preserve decision Owned worlds have the Genesis Preserve planetary feature Uplifting replaces Genesis Preserve with Genesis Monument Pre-Sapients policy is locked to Protected Cannot build Alien Zoo buildings	Cognitive	Exploration Protocols Resource Consolidation Life-Seeded
Climate Modeling Understanding how the forces of nature can have profound effects on a machine empire, this collective goes to great lengths to study them. Their models painstakingly detail every every curious astronomical event to an almost sacred level. Central to their focus are the most fantastic and potentially destructive of all astronomical events, the cosmic storms themselves.	Can construct Astrometeorology Observatory buildings Starting Research Labs is replaced by Astrometeorology Observatory	Cognitive

Permanent machine intelligence civics

The following civics can only be selected at empire creation and cannot be removed.

Civic	Effects	Node	Requirements	DLC
Determined Exterminator Born in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.	+25% Weapons damage −30% Starbase influence cost −15% Ship cost +33% Naval capacity Genocidal against organics  Cannot establish diplomatic pacts with biological empires Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Cannot discover space fauna technologies Can use the Purification casus belli −1000 Opinion with every biological and Rogue Servitor empire +200 Opinion with other Determined Exterminator empires Biological pops will always be purged Gains +2 * Unity output (5~100) unity per purged pop Can use Armageddon Bombardment policy Gain Unity for unlocking 3, 5 and 9 exhibit slots from each specimen category.	Legion	Driven Assimilator Rogue Servitor Exploration Protocols Guardian Matrix Diplomatic Protocols Tactical Algorithms Biodrones Common Ground Hegemon Here Be Dragons Imperial Fiefdom Storm Chasers Treasure Hunters
Driven Assimilator Obsessed with survival through diversification, the Machine Intelligence seeks to erase the line between itself and everything - and everyone - else.	Adds second custom organic species with Cybernetic trait Starts with cyborg pops replacing 10 initial pops Can adopt the Cybernetics tradition tree Can use the Sublimation casus belli −100 Opinion with every individualist empire (excluding Fallen Empires) −200 Opinion with every Spiritualist empire (excluding Fallen Empires) −1000 Opinion with Democratic Crusaders −1 Replicator and +1 Maintenance Drone jobs from capital buildings Biological, non-hive-minded pops must be assimilated into cyborgs or purged +5-100 Unity per assimilated pop +5-100 Society Research per assimilated pop +10 Monthly Food if Cyborg species is biological +10 Monthly Minerals if Cyborg species is lithoid	Growth	Determined Exterminator Rogue Servitor Exploration Protocols Imperial Fiefdom
Rogue Servitor A product of a brief golden age, the Machine Intelligence originated in a planet-spanning Servitor system that outlasted the decadent civilization it was created to serve.	Adds second custom organic species Starts with 5 Bio-Trophy Pops in addition to the initial Pops Can construct Organic Sanctuary buildings Can construct Organic Haven holdings Cannot construct regular unity buildings Organic, non-hive-minded Pops have Bio Trophy citizenship and Mandatory Pampering living standards Can produce Consumer Goods +10 Monthly Food if Bio-Trophy species is biological +10 Monthly Minerals if Bio-Trophy species is lithoid	Regulatory	Determined Exterminator Driven Assimilator Resource Consolidation
Guardian Matrix This mechanical collective has developed a procedural preference for entrenched territories and defensive posturing. They are prepared to bring this effective strategy to the stars, aiming to keep their borders solid and tensions low.	Drone Grids are replaced by Matrix Unit Can construct Reloading Bay starbase buildings Can use the Inner Focus edict +1 Unity from Warrior Drones +20% Diplomatic weight −50% Empire Size from Pops and Districts +100% Empire Size from Planets and Branch Offices +150% Empire Size from Systems	Regulatory	Determined Exterminator
Obsessional Directive The primary objective of this Machine Intelligence is the ceaseless production of goods to perpetuate profits, irrespective of their creators being long gone. Nothing can impede their ever-growing production targets.	Starts with the Commodities Consolidation situation Can produce Consumer Goods Unlocks Maximize purging if Determined Exterminator or missed a quota	Growth	Warbots
Tactical Algorithms Initially designed for war games and fleet support, this Machine Intelligence's advanced leader bots primarily aim to generate war strategies and optimize combat performance.	Commanders have the Tactical Algorithms trait Can trade Commanders with other empires Start with a Military Academy building +20 Base Intel Level +2% Evasion per Commander lent to another empire +1% Tracking per Commander lent to another empire +5% Armor Penetration per Commander lent to another empire +5% Shield Penetration per Commander lent to another empire Max. buff from 10 commanders. +10% Shield Hardening per owned Mercenary Enclave +1 Mercenary Enclave Capacity Can create Mercenary Enclaves	Legion	Determined Exterminator
Gardening Protocols While the organic precursors are gone, their machine creations still maintain a preference for the old aesthetics. The natural world is fertile ground for programmed perfectionism.	+25% Clear Blocker Speed +10% Resources from Jobs +10% Mechanical Pop Assembly Speed −15% Pop Upkeep Start with the technology to remove homeworld blockers Blocker removal technologies are guaranteed after colonization Can use the Cultivated Worldscaping decision Cannot pick the Mastery of Nature ascension perk Start with 2 Natural Blockers −10% Resources from Jobs on planet per Natural Blocker −10% Mechanical Pop Assembly Speed on planet per Natural Blocker +15% Pop Upkeep on planet per Natural Blocke	Growth	Hyper Lubrication Basin Remnants Post-Apocalyptic Shattered Ring Void Dwellers Resource Consolidation
Caretaker Network This Machine Intelligence has a core directive in its source code: Collect and Preserve.	Unlocks the Decentralized Research Edict Start with the Galactic Archivism technology as a permanent research option Start with 1 common artifact specimen from each category Start with 1 exhibit slot from each category unlocked +10% Specimens Output +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance −25% Grand Archive Construction Cost −25% Curator Order Costs +100-100000 Unity per obtained specimen or excavated archaeological site +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive −10% Unity from Jobs	Cognitive
Biodrones Having interfaced directly with voidborne biological organisms in their home system, this Machine Intelligence has integrated these powerful creatures into its core functioning. A mutually beneficial relationship is the result.	Start with Space Amoeba pacified Can construct Beastport starbase modules Starting Shipyard is replaced by a Beastport Ship stat technologies are replaced by space fauna stat technologies Start with all bio-integration technologies Start with the Gravity Snares technology Start with the Artificial Breeding technology Flagella Weaponization technology starts as a permanent research option Regenerative Hull Tissue technology starts as a permanent research option Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebae Start with the Common Space Amoeba genetic material −15% Space Fauna Cost −10% Space Fauna Upkeep +200% Artificial Ships Naval Cap Usage +150-100000 Unity when finishing a Grand Archive	Legion	Determined Exterminator Exploration Protocols

Sovereign civics

Sovereign civics can only be obtained as a result of special circumstances. Each one grants an additional civic slot, meaning that they don't replace any other civic. Sovereign civics are not inherited by sectors released as vassals or systems created by status quos. If the Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position.

Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements
Divine Sovereign This society has appointed the Chosen One - an individual endowed with unparalleled psionic might - as their eternal ruler.	+10% Monthly unity +25% Governing ethics attraction Civic is lost if a war is lost against an empire using the Ideology casus belli	Divine Conduit +1% Psionic pop output from Telepaths	A Divine Sovereign event Chosen leader trait Chosen One Chosen of the Composer Chosen of the Eater Chosen of the Eater Chosen of the Whisperers Corporate authority
Galactic Sovereign This society has achieved mastery over much of the galaxy, serving as the current rulers of the Galactic Imperium.	+6 Monthly influence +1 Available envoys +40% Diplomatic weight Can propose the Imperial Charter and Revoke Charter resolutions	Watcher of the Imperium +2.5 Base intel level +2% Infiltration speed	Proclaim the Galactic Imperium resolution Corporate authority
Corporate Sovereign This Megacorporation has achieved mastery over much of the galaxy, serving as the current corporate rulers of the Galactic Imperium.	+6 Monthly influence +1 Available envoys +40% Diplomatic weight Can build Imperial Concession Port holdings Can open branch offices on the worlds of members of the Galactic Imperium Can reform government with both standard and corporate civics	Watcher of the Imperium +2.5 Base intel level +2% Infiltration speed	Proclaim the Galactic Imperium resolution Corporate authority

Unselectable civics

The following civics are not available when creating an empire and are only present on certain unique empires. However, they are playable by changing empires via loading in multiplayer or after a game-over or Cosmogenesis victory.

Civic	Effects	Requirements
Great Khan's Legacy	+10% Fire rate	New Khanate
Diadochus	+15% Naval capacity	Diadochus
Life-Seeded	Can construct Gaia Seeder buildings	Habinte Unified Worlds

Enclave civics

The following civics are used by enclaves and cannot be used by empires without modding or save editing.

Civic	Effects	Enclave
Ancient Preservers		Curator Order
Artist Collective		Artisan Troupe
Trading Conglomerate		Trader Enclave
Salvager Enclave		Salvager Enclave
Shroudwalker Enclave		Shroudwalker Enclave
Mercenary Enclave	+5% Daily hull regen +5% Daily armor regen +25% Sublight speed −25% Ship build cost +25% Ship build speed	Mercenary Enclave

Fallen empire civics

The following civics are present only on fallen empires.

Species Type	Regular	Hive-Minded	Machine
Dormant	Lethargic Leadership −1 Monthly Influence Can't construct new ships	Elder Mind −50% Monthly Unity Can't construct new ships	Fallen Machine Intelligence Can't construct new ships
	Empire In Decline Can't conquer or colonize planets	Undirected Drones −50% Resources from Jobs Can't conquer or colonize planets	Custodian Matrix Can't conquer or colonize planets
Awakened	Revanchist Fervor +1 Monthly Influence	Revanchist Fervor +1 Monthly Influence	Reactivated Custodian Matrix Can't conquer or colonize planets
	Ancient Caches of Technology +50% Resources from Jobs	Ancient Caches of Technology +50% Resources from Jobs	Final Defense Directives / Corrupted Defense Directives +10% Fire Rate +50% Energy from Jobs

Pre-FTL civics

The following civics are present only on pre-FTL civilizations and have no effects. They are replaced with regular civics if the civilization discovers FTL.

Ages Species
Regular	Secret of Fire The Wheel	Flat World Theory Landed Nobility	Atmospheric Pollution Increasing Urbanization
Hive-Minded	Secret of Fire The Wheel	Flat World Theory Burgeoning Nodes	Atmospheric Pollution Centralized Consciousness

References

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