Console:Designation

Version

This article has been verified for the current console version (2.2) of the game.

Planetary management

Each planet can be specialized by focusing on one type of District or Building or by using certain Decisions. Specialized planets have small bonuses compared to a balanced colony.

Designation	Effects	Weight/Requirements	Description
Colony	None	10 base ×0.2 if upgraded capital and at least 10 pops	A balanced settlement and a bold new frontier.
Empire Capital	+5% Stability +10 Amenities +100% Governing Ethics Attraction	Capital world Gestalt Consciousness	The capital planet of an interstellar empire is a vast complex of government buildings, bureaus and agency headquarters.
Hive Capital	+5 Stability +10 Amenities −20 Deviancy	Capital world Hive Mind	The capital planet of a Hive Mind is the primary seat of the Mind, from where the collective's thoughts and actions spring.
Machine Capital	+5 Stability +10 Amenities −20 Deviancy +5% Drone Output	Capital world Machine Intelligence	The capital planet of a Machine Intelligence is the primary focus of its central networked consciousness, from where all units and drones are tasked, controlled and administered.
Urban World	+2.5% Specialist Output	Gestalt Consciousness +0.75 per City district (up to 20) +0.75 per Housing Arcology (up to 20)	A densely populated world where one glowing metropolis leads almost directly into the next.
Nest World	+2.5% Complex Drone Output	Hive Mind +0.75 per Hive District (up to 20)	A teeming planet-wide network of bustling hives crisscross this world.
Machine Nexus	+2.5% Complex Drone Output	Machine Intelligence +0.75 per Nexus District (up to 20)	A mechanical network of thousands of unit service and repair facilities dominate this planet's surface.
Agri-World	+5% Farmers Output	+1 per Agriculture district (up to 20) +1 Food Processing Facilities +2 Food Processing Centers +1 per Hydroponics Farm (up to 10)	Picturesque pastoral landscapes featuring flourishing crops are effaced only minutely by the ever-present scent of fertilizer.
Mining World	+5% Miners output	+1 per Mining district (up to 20) +1 Mineral Purification Plants +2 Mineral Purification Hubs +1 per Crystal Mines (up to 10)	Strip mines, quarries, boreholes, and heavy machinery dominate this planet's surface.
Generator World	+5% Technicians output	+1 per Generator District (up to 20) +1 Energy Grid +2 Energy Nexus	Nigh-endless complexes of generator plants hum and glow on this planet.
Rural World	+2.5% Worker Output	Gestalt Consciousness +0.75 per Farming District (up to 20) +0.75 per Mining District (up to 20) +0.75 per Generator District (up to 20)	The nature of this planet's production dispenses with the need for major urban centers.
Fringe World	+2.5% Menial Drone Output	Gestalt Consciousness +0.75 per Farming District (up to 20) +0.75 per Mining District (up to 20) +0.75 per Generator District (up to 20)	This planet is a sparsely populated world on the fringes of the collective.
Tech-World	+5% Research Output	+2 per Research Lab (up to 10) +2.25 per Research Complexes (up to 10) +2.5 per Advanced Research Complexes (up to 10)	This world is a seat of scientific research and technological advancement.
Fortress World	−10% Orbital Bombardment Damage +10% Defense Army Damage	+2 per Stronghold (up to 10) +2.5 per Fortress (up to 10)	Dominated by planetary defenses, bunkers and strongholds, foreign invasion and civil unrest will prove difficult on this world.
Forge World	+5% Alloys Output	+2 per Alloy Foundries (up to 10) +2.25 per Alloy Mega-Forges (up to 10) +2.5 per Alloy Nano-Plants (up to 10) +1 per Foundry Arcology (up to 20)	The heat of alloy foundries can be felt almost everywhere on this planet.
Industrial World	+5% Artisans Output	+2 per Civilian Industries (up to 10) +2.25 per Civilian Fabricators (up to 10) +2.5 per Civilian Repli-Complexes (up to 10) +1 per Industrial Arcology (up to 20)	This planet specializes in manufactories, workshops, and civilian industries.
Refinery World	+5% Gas Refiners output +5% Translucers output +5% Chemists output	+2.5 per Exotic Gas Refineries (up to 10) +2.5 per Chemical Plants (up to 10) +2.5 per Synthetic Crystal Plants (up to 10)	Much of the planet surface is covered in a vast network of pipes, refineries, and distilleries. Try not to inhale too deeply.
Resort World	+100% Habitability +1 Clerk job per 2 Pops Cannot support Districts Cannot support certain buildings Other Empire Colonies: +15% Amenities +15% Immigration Pull	Create Resort World decision	Landscaped to perfection and featuring a fully customizable global weather control system, every facet of this world's design is devoted to providing a wide range of vacation options for citizens in need of relaxation.
Penal Colony	+100% Crime +33% Immigration Pull Other Empire Colonies: −25% Crime	Create Penal Colony decision	This world is filled with strictly controlled criminals, paying off their debt to society in labor camps. For many, the debt will never be repaid.
Thrall-World	+50% Pop Growth Speed Cannot grow free Pops Cannot support City Districts Cannot support Specialist buildings Can build Slave Huts and Overseer Residences buildings	Create Thrall-World Decision	This world is purpose-built to maximize the growth rate of its enslaved population.
Habitat	None	Habitat	An artificial deep-space arcology.
Fallen Empire Colony	+5% Stability	Not Capital Fallen Empire	Though its empire may be in decline, the level of technological advancement on this world is astounding.
Fallen Empire Capital	+10% Stability	Capital world Fallen Empire	Though its empire may be in decline, the level of technological advancement on this world is astounding.
Primitive World	None	Pre-FTL civilization	A primitive planet that is home to a pre-FTL society.
Contingency World	None	Contingency	This planet has been taken over by the Contingency.
Infested World	None	Successful Prethoryn infestation	This planet has been infested by the Prethoryn Scourge.