Console:AI personalities

Version

This article has been verified for the current console version (1.7) of the game.

AI empires act and behave based on their AI Personality type which in turn is dictated by factors like ethos, traits and government type. The personality type will direct the foreign empires' affairs in diplomatic treaties, fleet budgeting, aggressive/passive behavior and general empire characteristics. The empire's personality can be found in the diplomacy screen.

Behavior

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

• Characteristics describe the likelihood of behavior patterns attributed to various personality types.
• Behavior modifiers indicate the modification of certain common actions happening as compared to a generalized norm (1.0x).

Characteristics

• Conqueror – Conquer planets from other empires.
• Dominator – Invade primitives.
• Infiltrator – Infiltrate primitives.
• Liberator – Liberate conquered empires.
• Multispecies – Give rights to aliens.
• Opportunist – Attack someone already embroiled in war.
• Purger – Purge alien pops.
• Robot exploiter – Use robots for menial labor.
• Robot liberator – Give rights to robots.
• Slaver – Enslave pops.
• Subjugator – Vassalise other empires.
• Uplifter – Uplift and enlighten other species.

Behavior modifiers

• Aggressiveness – Chance of declaring wars.
• Border friction – Affects how border friction with other empires is assessed.
• Bravery – Affects the chance that they will pick rivals & war targets of similar strength instead of picking on the weak.
• Colony spending – Affects mineral & energy budget that goes to new colonies.
• Military spending – Affects mineral & energy budget that goes to navies and armies.
• Threat concern – Affects how much threat is generated for this empire when others are conquered.
• Trade willingness – At 1.0 willingness they will accept a deal that is equally good for both sides.

Diplomacy

• Defensive pact acceptance - Affects how likely it is to accept forming a defensive pact.
• Federation acceptance - Affects how likely it is to accept forming/joining a federation.
• Migration acceptance - Affects how likely it is to accept forming a migration pact.
• NAP acceptance - Affects how likely it is to accept forming a non-aggression pact.

Ships

• Armor ratio - Amount of armor they will aim for on ships.
• Shields ratio - Amount of shields they should aim for on ships.
• Weapon preference - Preferred weapon type on ships.

AI personalities

The personality with the most weight will be the one picked for an empire (existing weight modifiers are additive, not multiplicative).

Note: The absence of a behavior modifier means it's value is equal to the norm (1.0x).

Regular empires

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Weight & Modifiers	Description
Honorbound Warriors	Conqueror Dominator Multispecies Subjugator	1.75x Aggressiveness 1.5x Bravery 0.9x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.7x Trade willingness +20 Defensive pact acceptance –10 Federation acceptance –30 Migration pact acceptance –50 NAP acceptance Kinetic weapons preference –50 Opinion towards pacifists –100 Opinion towards fanatic pacifists	Fanatic Militarist Is either: Egalitarian Spiritualist Xenophile	Base: 50	Honorbound Warriors value honor and martial prowess above all other things. They will seek out worthy foes to fight and have little respect for weaklings and pacifists.
Evangelizing Zealots	Conqueror Dominator Opportunist Slaver	1.25x Aggressiveness 1.2x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 0.9x Threat concern 0.75x Trade willingness –20 Federation acceptance 0.6x Armor ratio 0.4x Shields ratio Kinetic weapons preference –100 Opinion towards materialists	/ Fanatic Spiritualist or Spiritualist Is either: / Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe Is not: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Spiritualist +2 if Fanatic Authoritarian +1 if Charismatic trait +1 if Conformists trait –1 if Repugnant trait	Evangelising Zealots seek to spread their faith across the galaxy, and are not above using military might to force others to accept their beliefs.
Erudite Explorers	Conqueror Infiltrator Multispecies Opportunist Robot Liberator Subjugator Uplifter	0.75x Aggressiveness 0.75x Bravery 0.5x Border friction 0.9x Military spending 1.2x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness +5 Defensive pact acceptance +5 NAP acceptance 0.3x Armor ratio 0.7x Shields ratio Energy weapons preference	/ Fanatic Materialist or Materialist Is not: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Materialist +2 if Oligarchic authority +2 if Intelligent trait +1 if Industrious trait +1 if Natural Engineers trait +1 if Natural Physicists trait –2 if imperial authority	Erudite Explorers value exploration and discovery process above all other things. They will gladly trade for the knowledge they seek, but are not above taking it by force if it proves necessary.
Spiritual Seekers	Infiltrator Liberator Multispecies Uplifter	0.25x Aggressiveness 0.75x Bravery 0.25x Border friction 0.8x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness +10 Defensive pact acceptance +10 Federation acceptance +20 Migration acceptance +20 NAP acceptance Energy weapons preference	/ Fanatic Spiritualist or Spiritualist Is either: / Fanatic Egalitarian or Egalitarian / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile Is not: / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Pacifist +2 if Fanatic Xenophile +2 if Extremely Adaptive trait +1 if Adaptive trait +1 if Democratic authority –1 if Nonadaptive trait	Spiritual Seekers believe that all life is connected through some higher power that can be understood through its creations. They will seek peaceful cooperation with other empires in the hopes of studying their connection to the divine.
Ruthless Capitalists	Conqueror Infiltrator Multispecies Opportunist Robot Exploiter Slaver Subjugator	0.5x Bravery 0.5x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending –10 Federation acceptance –20 Migration acceptance –10 NAP acceptance Kinetic weapons preference	/ Fanatic Militarist or Militarist Corporate Dominion civic Is not: / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 100	Ruthless Capitalists are willing to go to any length to acquire more wealth and resources for themselves and for their empire. They tend to avoid evenly matched fights, preferring to pounce on the weak and helpless.
Peaceful Traders	Infiltrator Liberator Multispecies Opportunist Robot Liberator Uplifter	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.5x Bravery 0.25x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 0.9x Military spending 1.3x Threat concern +10 Federation acceptance +20 NAP acceptance Missile weapons preference	Is either: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile Corporate Dominion civic Is not: / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist	Base: 100	Peaceful traders are chiefly concerned with the flow of commerce, and prefer trading to fighting.
Hegemonic Imperialists	Conqueror Infiltrator Opportunist Robot Exploiter Slaver Subjugator	1.5x Aggressiveness 1.5x Border friction 1.1x Military spending 0.8x Trade willingness +10 Defensive pact acceptance –20 Federation acceptance –50 Migration acceptance –10 NAP acceptance Energy weapons preference	Is either: / Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe Is not: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist	Base: 5	Hegemonic Imperialists consider themselves the rightful rulers of the galaxy, and will attempt to expand their empire by any means possible.
Slaving Despots	Conqueror Dominator Opportunist Robot Exploiter Slaver Subjugator	1.5x Aggressiveness 0.5x Bravery 0.9x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 0.8x Trade willingness –10 Federation acceptance –100 Migration acceptance –20 NAP acceptance Missile weapons preference	Is either: / Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe Has either: Decadent trait Slaver Guilds civic Is not: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile	Base: 200	Slaving Despots are slave societies that rely on military expansion to secure a steady supply of slaves for their mines and farms. They prefer to attack the weak and defenseless.
Decadent Hierarchy	Opportunist Robot Exploiter Slaver	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.5x Bravery 0.75x Border friction 0.9x Colony spending 1.1x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness –10 Defensive pact acceptance –30 Federation acceptance –100 Migration acceptance +20 NAP acceptance 0.4x Armor ratio 0.6x Shields ratio Kinetic weapons preference	/ Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian Is either: / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile Has either: Decadent trait Slaver Guilds civic	Base: 200	Decadent Hierarchies are isolationist slave societies that have few concerns aside from maintaining their rigid way of life.
Democratic Crusaders	Conqueror Infiltrator Liberator Multispecies Robot Exploiter	1.25x Bravery 0.75x Border friction 1.2x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness +10 Defensive pact acceptance +10 Federation acceptance Kinetic weapons preference +25 Opinion towards Democratic authority –50 Opinion towards Oligarchic authority –100 Opinion towards autocratic governments	/ Fanatic Egalitarian or Egalitarian / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist Democratic authority	Base: 50	Democratic Crusaders believe that it is their moral imperative to spread their democratic way of life. They tend to get along well with other democracies, but are more than willing to use military force to "liberate" the populations of less democratic empires.
Harmonious Collective	Robot Exploiter	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.75x Bravery 0.5x Border friction 1.1x Colony spending 0.8x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.9x Trade willingness –10 Defensive pact acceptance –20 Federation acceptance –100 Migration acceptance +10 NAP acceptance 0.6x Armor ratio 0.4x Shields ratio Missile weapons preference	/ Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist Is not: / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 10 +1 if Conformists trait +1 if imperial authority	Harmonious Collectives are collectivist societies where the citizens are devoted to the state without the need for coercion. They tend to keep to themselves, but are not averse to trading.
Federation Builders	Liberator Multispecies Opportunist Robot Liberator Uplifter	0.75x Aggressiveness 1.25x Bravery 0.25x Border friction 1.2x Threat concern 0.95x Trade willingness +25 Defensive pact acceptance +20 Federation acceptance +10 Migration acceptance +25 NAP acceptance 0.4x Armor ratio 0.6x Shields ratio Energy weapons preference	Is either: Fanatic Egalitarian Fanatic Xenophile Or a combination of 2 out of the following 3: / Fanatic Egalitarian or Egalitarian / Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile Is not: / Fanatic Authoritarian or Authoritarian / Fanatic Militarist or Militarist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 10 +2 if Fanatic Egalitarian +2 if Fanatic Pacifist +2 if Fanatic Xenophile +1 if Charismatic trait +1 if Natural Sociologists trait +1 if Democratic authority –1 if Repugnant trait	Federation Builders consider all sentient life to have value and will seek to form a strong federation to protect themselves and others from expansionistic empires.
Xenophobic Isolationists	Opportunist Purger Robot Exploiter Slaver Always keeps borders closed	0.5x Aggressiveness 0.75x Bravery 2x Border friction 1.2x Military spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.5x Trade willingness –20 Defensive pact acceptance –50 Federation acceptance –100 Migration acceptance 20 NAP acceptance 0.4x Armor ratio 0.6x Shields ratio Missile weapons preference	/ Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophobe or Xenophobe	Base: 10 +1 if Repugnant trait +1 if Sedentary trait –1 if Charismatic trait –1 if Nomadic trait	Xenophobic Isolationists want little to do with the rest of the galaxy, preferring to stay within their borders and have as few dealings with aliens as possible.
Fanatic Purifiers	Conqueror Dominator Opportunist Purger Robot exploiter Slaver	2x Aggressiveness 10x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.4x Armor ratio 0.6x Shields ratio Kinetic weapons preference Diplomacy –1000 Opinion towards everyone	Fanatic Xenophobe Is either: Spiritualist Militarist Fanatic Purifiers civic if Utopia is installed	Base: 1000	Fanatical Purifiers view all alien life as a cosmic mistake and seek to purify the galaxy of its taint. They are unlikely to be amenable to diplomacy in any form.
Migratory Flock	Infiltrator Multispecies Robot Exploiter	0.25x Aggressiveness 0.5x Bravery Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 0.8x Military spending 1.1x Threat concern 1.1x Trade willingness +20 Federation acceptance +100 Migration acceptance +20 NAP acceptance Missile weapons preference	/ Fanatic Pacifist or Pacifist / Fanatic Xenophile or Xenophile Nomadic or Rapid Breeders traits	Base: 50	Migratory Flocks seek to spread their species across the galaxy through peaceful means, and will happily migrate to the worlds of other Empires if permitted to do so.
Metalheads	Conqueror Dominator Opportunist Purger Robot Liberator	10x Aggressiveness 10x Bravery 10x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 1.2x Military spending 0.6x Armor ratio 0.4x Shields ratio Energy weapons preference Diplomacy –1000 Opinion towards everyone	Militarist Materialist Xenophobe Industrious trait Strong trait	Base: 1000	Metal.
Fanatical Befrienders	Conqueror Opportunist Infiltrator Multispecies Subjugator Uplifter	2x Aggressiveness 1.5x Bravery Border friction 1.2x Military spending 0.5x Threat concern +50 Defensive pact acceptance +50 Federation acceptance +50 Migration acceptance +50 NAP acceptance Energy weapons preference +100 Opinion towards everyone	Militarist Fanatic Xenophile Repugnant trait Solitary trait Venerable trait	Base: 100	Fanatical Befrienders are highly friendly but deeply lonely individuals. They will attempt to make friends by any means necessary.

Hive Minds

Hive Minds empires are single-mind empires. As such, their pops are not affected by happiness. Hive-mind pops won't survive in a non hive-mind empire and vice-versa.

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Weight & Modifiers	Description
Hive Mind	Conqueror Dominator Opportunist Propagator Purger	2x Aggressiveness 1.25x Border friction 1.2x Colony spending 0.75x Threat concern 0.7x Trade willingness –10 Defensive pact acceptance –50 Federation acceptance –100 Migration acceptance –10 NAP acceptance 0.6x Armor ratio 0.4x Shields ratio Kinetic weapons preference	Hive Mind	Base: 1000	Hive Minds concern themselves with the propagation of their species above all else. So long as they have room to expand, there is little to fear from them, but if boxed in they will think nothing of seizing worlds and slaughtering their native population.

Hive minds differ in aggressiveness from other empires. They are the only empire with the Propagator characteristic, meaning that they are highly peaceful when left with room to expand but become aggressive once the said space runs out.

Fallen empires

Fallen empires have unique personalities compared to regular AI empires. They always have only one fanatic ethos.

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Description
Keepers of Knowledge	Angered by pursuing robotics Usual wargoal is to outlaw artificial intelligence. Can send requests, tasks or gifts Can become guardians of the Galaxy	2x Bravery Border friction Threat 0.75x Trade willingness	Fanatic Materialist Stagnant Ascendancy	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the hoarding of technologies that it believes should be kept out the hands of young and irresponsible races. Pursuing dangerous lines of research may draw their ire.
Holy Guardians	Always keeps borders closed Angered by colonizing holy worlds Usual wargoal is cleansing all holy worlds Do not send requests, tasks or gifts	1.5x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Border friction Threat 0.5x Trade willingness	Fanatic Spiritualist Stagnant Ascendancy	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the preservation and defense of its holy sites. Colonizing systems that they consider sacred is likely to incur their ire.
Enigmatic Observers	Liberator Multispecies Angered by unethical species treatment Usual wargoal is to prohibit slavery and purges or to liberate captured worlds. Can send requests, tasks or gifts Can become guardians of the Galaxy	0.5x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Border friction Threat	Fanatic Xenophile Stagnant Ascendancy	This Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the study of the younger races. Purging and enslaving other species may draw their ire.
Militant Isolationists	Purger Robot Exploiter Always keeps borders closed Angered by colonizing near its borders Usual wargoal is to purge neighboring planets Do not send requests, tasks or gifts	2x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Threat Trade	Fanatic Xenophobe Stagnant Ascendancy	The Fallen Empire dedicates itself to the defense of its borders against any intrusions. Colonizing systems that border them is likely to draw their ire.

Awakened fallen empires

Awakened fallen empires have unique personalities compared to regular AI empires. They always have only one fanatic ethos.

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Description
Watchful Regulators	Conqueror Opportunist Subjugator Seeks to impose their technological primacy on the galaxy Awakened from Keepers of Knowledge	2x Bravery Border friction Threat 0.75x Trade willingness	Fanatic Materialist Awakened Ascendancy	This Awakened Empire seeks to control the technological level of all other civilizations in the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that will not surrender its technological independence.
Doctrinal Enforcers	Conqueror Infiltrator Seeks to convert the galaxy to their faith Awakened from Holy Guardians	1.5x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Border friction Threat 0.5x Trade willingness	Fanatic Spiritualist Awakened Ascendancy	This Awakened Empire seeks to impose its religious doctrines on the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that will not willingly convert
Benevolent Interventionists	Liberator Opportunist Subjugator Uplifter Seeks to ban atrocities from the galaxy Awakened from Enigmatic Observers	0.5x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Border friction	Fanatic Xenophile Awakened Ascendancy	This Awakened Empire seeks to protect the lesser races from each other. They are likely to attack any empire that does not accept their enforced peace.
Jingoistic Reclaimers	Conqueror Dominator Purger Robot Exploiter Always keeps borders closed Seeks to conquer or vassalize the galaxy Awakened from Militant Isolationists	2x Aggressiveness 2x Bravery Threat Trade	Fanatic Xenophobe Awakened Ascendancy	The Awakened Empire seeks to restore its lost dominion over the galaxy. They are likely to attack any empire that does not acknowledge their overlordship.

Fallback personality

In case of a glitch, the Despicable Neutrals personality will be used. Otherwise, this personality type should not appear in a normal playthrough.

AI personality is decided on the end of the first day. Therefore, on the first day of the game, all empires will have the fallback personality, even for fallen empires, but no one can establish communications with another empire on the first day, so this is no problem.

Personality	Characteristics	Behavior modifiers	Prerequisites	Weight & Modifiers	Description
Despicable Neutrals	None	All at norm (1.0x)	Fallback AI personality	Fallback AI personality	What makes a species turn neutral ... Lust for gold? Power? Or were they just born with hearts full of neutrality?