Console:Planetary management

Version

This article has been verified for the current console version (2.6) of the game.

Planetary management involves district creation, building construction, and assigning a workforce for resource production to maintain peace and order, manage population growth, and set up garrisons for planetary defense.

Planets are, without a doubt, a vital part of a stellar empire because they provide the overwhelming majority of resources and the population required for an empire to grow and prosper. If a planet is managed properly, it could provide the needs of its populace and the demands of its empire and if an empire has a large collection of prosperous, productive planets within its borders, it can quite easily be seen as a successful empire.

Stability

Stability is a measure of the overall stability of a world, either socio-political or in terms of drone functionality, and is influenced by a large number of factors such as happiness, housing, amenities and crime or deviancy.

Stability effects

Stability ranges from 0 to 100 and has a base level of 50.

• Each point of Stability above 50 adds +0.6% resources from jobs, +0.6%  Trade Value and +0.4 immigration pull.
• Each point of Stability below 50 adds −1% resources from jobs, −1%  Trade Value and +2 emigration push.
• At very low Stability, organic pops (excluding  Hive-Minded or  Nerve Stapled pops) and sentient  Mechanical pops may cause unrest events.

Low Stability can give a planet one of the following modifiers once every 2 years. Modifiers that require Slaves can be removed instantly by discontinuing Slavery.

Modifier	Effects	Duration	Required Stability	Requires Slaves	Description
Valiant Citizens	+33% Governing Ethics Attraction	20 years	25	No	Despite high Unrest, Pops on this colony banded together to prevent further violence.
Unrest	+100% Random Ethic Attraction	20 years	25	No	Unrest on this colony caused local Pops to become more attracted to a random ethic.
Terror Victims	−33% Governing Ethics Attraction	20 years	25	No	Unrest on this colony caused Pops to be victimized in a terror attack and lose faith in the regime.
Terror Victims (Severe)	−75% Governing Ethics Attraction	10 years	25	No	Unrest on this colony caused Pops to be victimized in a terror attack and lose faith in the regime.
Slaves Radicalizing	−20 Stability	20 years	40	Yes	Radical Slave elements are rallying, spreading unrest.
Hunger Strike	−50% Slave Output −50% Slave Upkeep	5 years	25	Yes	It's hard to work when you're doubled over from hunger pangs.
Slave Riots	−1000% Slave Output −50% Pop Growth Speed −50% Army Build Speed −50% Planet Build Speed	10 years	10	Yes	Slave Riots inhibit population growth.

Rebellion

If a colony's Stability decreases below 10, a rebellion can take place. If the rebel armies are defeated the world will get +20  Stability for 10 years. If the rebel armies win the rebel colony will take control of the system's starbase and every other colony present in the system and create a rebel empire with −100  Opinion. This empire will often be annexed by a hostile empire nearby.

Type	Armies	Rebel ethics	Requirements
Slave Rebellion	3 Slave Armies for every enslaved Pop	Fanatic Egalitarian	Colony has the Slaves Radicalizing modifier
Rebellion	1  Assault Army for every pop	Population's current ethics	Colony does not have the Slaves Radicalizing modifier

Increasing Stability

Normal empires primarily increase Stability by having a high Approval Rating or using the Declare Martial Law decision and having enough  Soldier jobs.  Gestalt Consciousness empires primarily increase Stability by having a high number of  Amenities or using the Deploy Hunter-Killer Drones or Activate Compliance Protocols decisions and having enough  Warrior Drone jobs.

Stability can also be increased by the following:

Source	Stability
Empire Capital	+5
Noble Jobs	+5
Police State civic	+5
Shared Burdens civic	+5
Deep Space Black Site starbase building	+5
Finishing the Harmony or Synchronicity tradition tree	+5
Psi Corps building	+5
Governor's Palace building	+5
Governor's Estates building	+10
Pacifist ethic	+5
Fanatic Pacifist ethic	+10
Psychic governor trait	+5
Chosen One governor trait	+10
Negotiate with Crime Lords decision	+10

Stability is also increased by +10 on all human player worlds if the game difficulty is set to Cadet and by +5 all AI player worlds for each difficulty step above Ensign.

Stability is increased up to +20 by increasing the  Amenities up to double the population.

Decisions

Decisions represent planet-wide undertakings.

	Decision	Cost	Effects	Requirements	DLC
	Encourage Planetary Growth	1000	Growth Encouraged modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +25% Pop Growth Speed For planets with a Planetary Administration or better, this is equivalent to 90% of a new pop after 10 years	Machine Intelligence Declared Population Controls Drone Population Controls
	Distribute Luxury Goods	100 per 10 pops (max 1000)	Luxuries Distributed modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +25% Amenities +25% Immigration Pull	Gestalt Consciousness
	Launch Anti-Crime Campaign	25	Anti-Crime Campaign modifier added, giving the following effects: +10 Enforcer Crime Reduction +2 Enforcer Upkeep Can be ended at any time.	Gestalt Consciousness Crime higher than 10
	Negotiate with Crime Lords	50	Crime Lord Deal modifier added, giving the following effects: +10 Stability +50% Crime Will block further severe crime events from firing Can be ended at any time but will add the Broken Crime Lord Deal modifier for 5 years, giving the following effects: −10 Stability	Gestalt Consciousness Crime higher than 10
	Expel Excess Population	25	Expels up to 10 Pops from the Planet to reduce overcrowding. Expelled Pops will become refugees and may settle in other empires. Population Expelled modifier added for 60 months, giving the following effects: −10 Stability	Housing is less than 0 Population Expelled Population Controls policy is set to Allowed
	Declare Population Controls	25	Declared Population Controls modifier added, giving the following effects: −100% Pop Growth −5 Stability +100 Emigration Push Can be ended at any time.	Gestalt Consciousness Population Controls policy is set to Allowed
	Discourage Planetary Growth	25	Growth Discouraged modifier added, giving the following effects: −75% Pop Growth Reduction +25% Pop Amenities Usage +25% Pop Upkeep +100 Emigration Push Can be ended at any time.	Gestalt Consciousness Population Controls policy is set to Prohibited
	Cease Robot Assembly	25	Robot Assembly Ceased modifier added, giving the following effects: −100% Robotic Pop Assembly Speed −75% Pop Assembly Cost Can be ended at any time.	Robotic Workers policy is set to Allowed
	Cease Drone Production	25	Drone Population Controls modifier added, giving the following effects: −100% Pop Growth Can be ended at any time.	Gestalt Consciousness
	Declare Martial Law	50	Martial Law modifier added, giving the following effects: +2 Soldier Jobs +5 Stability from Soldier Jobs −33% Job Resource Output −50% Pop Growth Can be ended at any time.	Gestalt Consciousness
	Deploy Hunter-Killer Drones	50	Hunter-Killer Drones modifier added, giving the following effects: +2 Warrior Drone Jobs +5 Stability from Warrior Drone Jobs −33% Job Resource Output −50% Pop Growth Can be ended at any time.	Hive Mind
	Activate Compliance Protocols	50	Compliance Protocols modifier added, giving the following effects: +2 Warrior Drone Jobs +5 Stability from Warrior Drone Jobs −33% Job Resource Output −50% Pop Growth Can be ended at any time.	Machine Intelligence
	Planetary Prospecting	500 25 180 Days	Adds a random Planetary Feature to the planet.	Adaptability Tradition finished Once per Planet
	Mastery of Nature	2000 100 360 Days	Mastery of Nature modifier added, giving the following effects: +2 Max Districts	Mastery of Nature ascension perk Must be a planet No Mastery of Nature modifier
	Galactic Market Hub Nomination	1000 150	Applies a Base Marketplace Competition Rating modifier to the planet, according to its local conditions. The better the rating, the more likely the planet will play host to the future Galactic Market.	Galactic Market established Number of Pops is greater than 20
	Boost Nomination Bid	2000 300	Augment the planet's Base Marketplace Competition Rating with additional measures. Usable up to 2 times.	Galactic Market Hub Nomination
	Revoke Nomination	10	Base Marketplace Competition Rating modifier removed. Prior Investments will not be returned.	Galactic Market Hub Nomination
	Create Penal Colony	100	Adds the Penal Colony Designation	Penal Colonies technology Planet Size 15 or greater
	Create Resort World	100	Adds the Resort World Designation	Resort Worlds technology Planet Size 15 or greater No Districts or Buildings
	Create Thrall-World	100	Adds the Thrall-World Designation, which has the following effects: +50% Pop Growth Speed Free Pops can no longer grow Disables construction of City Districts and most Buildings Capital building is changed to a Governor's Palace Allows construction of Slave Huts Resource districts can be rebuilt after applying this Decision	Thrall-Worlds technology Ecumenopolis Habitat existing Districts or Buildings At least 1 pop from a fully enslaved species
	Restore Ecumenopolis	20000 200 3600 Days	The planet is terraformed into an Ecumenopolis and gains the Former Relic World Planetary Feature	Relic World  Anti-Gravity Engineering technology All Blockers removed
	Consume World	360 Days	Creates 1-2 Lithoid Devastation blockers and 10-20  Devastation and destroys a district if any exists but will grant 300-2500  Minerals, 300-1500  Alloys or a pop.	Terravore civic
	Exhibit Art Monument	None	Art Monument Exhibited modifier added, giving the following effects: +15% Amenities +50 Immigration Pull Can be ended at any time but not reused.	Bought for 600 from Artisan Enclave One use only
	Arcology Project	20000 200 3600 Days	The planet is terraformed into an Ecumenopolis	Arcology project ascension perk All District slots filled with City Districts All Blockers removed
	Implement Divine Algorithm	50 360 Days	Divine Algorithm modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +10% Energy from Jobs	Numistic Order caravan deal
	Trium Atmospheric Deodorizer Deployment	None	Atmospheric Deodorizer Deployed modifier added for 960 months, giving the following effects: +30% Immigration Pull +10% Pop Growth from Immigration	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use only
	Trium Bunk Beds Deployment	None	Bunk Beds Deployed modifier added for 960 months, giving the following effects: +10% Housing	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use only
	Trium Food Container Deployment	None	Food-Preserving Containers Deployed modifier added for 960 months, giving the following effects: −10% Pop Food Upkeep	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use only
	Send Artifacts to Museum Exhibits	2	Artifact Exhibition modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +20% Culture Worker Output	Gestalt Consciousness  Corporate Authority
	Initiate Performance Competition	2	Performance Competition modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +10% Executive Output +10% Manager Output	Corporate Authority
	Incorporate Artifact Relays	2	Artifact Relays modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: Synapse Drones on the planet provide +1% Menial Drone Output and +2 Stability Coordinators on the planet provide +1% Menial Drone Output and +2 Stability	Gestalt Consciousness
	Send Artifacts to Organic Sanctuaries	2	Artifact Exhibition modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +10% Bio-Trophies Output	Rogue Servitor
	Nu-Baol Life-Seeding	None	Planet is terraformed into a Gaia World. The first time the Decision is used will also create 4 Nu Baol Pops that have the  Agrarian,  Communal,  Venerable,  Delicious and  Slow Breeders traits.	The Last Baol Relic Activation
	Deploy Tissue Growth Stimulants	200	Tissue Growth Stimulants modifier added for 120 months, giving the following effects: +10% Pop Growth Speed −10% Happiness −5 Stability	City of Bones Excavation complete  Machine Intelligence
	Construct Explosive Fungiform Housing Units	500	Explosive Fungiform Housing modifier added, giving the following effects: −10% Pop Housing Usage	City of Bones Excavation complete  Machine Intelligence
	Initiate Yuht Cleansing Process	500	Yuht Cleansing modifier added, giving the following effects: +10% Habitability +50 Devastation	Delve into the Secrets of the Yuht Special Project
	Consecrate World	50	Adds this world to our canon of Consecrated Worlds (up to 3), increasing Spiritualist Ethics Attraction and boosting  Unity Generation, scaling to the spiritual significance of the planet. Consecrated modifier  Unity  Amenities  Spiritualist Ethic Attraction Holy World +8% +4% +8% Venerated +6% +3% +6% Respected +4% +2% +4% Profane +2% +1% +2% Can be canceled at any time.	Consecrated Worlds ascension perk

Crime and Deviancy

Crime and Deviancy are measures of the overall level of non-compliance in the population of a world. Crime and Deviancy are produced by any Pop, ranging from 0 at 100%  Happiness to +2 at 0%  Happiness. While Unemployment does not increase Crime or Deviancy it can add modifiers that cause them if measures aren't taken. Crime and Deviancy are reduced by certain Jobs as well as Governor leaders.

Every year one of the following modifiers can be added as long as the requirements are met. Another modifier cannot be added for the next 10 years. Alternatively 15  Devastation can be added instead of a modifier. Once a planet has below 10 Crime or Deviancy all modifiers will be removed after 15 years. The timer is reduced by 50% for each  Enforcer or  Hunter-Seeker Drone Job. All modifiers are also removed if a planet changes ownership.

Modifier	Effects	Duration	Requirements	Description
Criminal Underworld	+15 Crime +1 Criminal Job +1 Criminal Job per 33 Crime	Permanent	30  Crime or Refusing the Increased Benefits modifier	This world is home to a large criminal underworld.
Drone Deviancy	+15 Deviancy +1 Deviant Drone Job +1 Deviant Drone Job per 33 Deviancy	Permanent	30  Deviancy or Refusing the Activity Program modifier	This world is home to large communities of deviant drones, who no longer respond to commands from the Hive Mind.
Drone Corruption	+15 Deviancy +1 Corrupt Drone Job +1 Corrupt Drone Job per 33 Deviancy	Permanent	30  Deviancy or Refusing the Standby Mode modifier	This world is home to several networks of deviant and corrupted drone units, who operate outside the established parameters set by the core intelligence.
Center of Drug Trade	+30 Crime +3 Criminal Jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30  Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world has become a major center of drug trade. Illegal narcotics and being smuggled planetside on a daily basis, with a large segment of the populace being regular users.
Gang Wars	+30 Crime +3 Criminal Jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30  Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world is currently in the middle of a very destructive gang war between two or more organized crime factions. Heavy fighting is ongoing between the rivaling gangs, with local security forces trapped in the middle.
Mob Rule	+30 Crime +3 Criminal Jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30  Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world is currently dominated by a single criminal organization. They have infiltrated all layers of society, and little happens here without their involvement or permission.
Crime Boss Arrested	−30 Crime	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	An important crime boss was recently arrested on this world, crippling a major criminal organization.
Bribed Officials	−20 Stability	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	Several high-ranking officials on this world were recently discovered to have been in the pay of local criminal organizations.
Crime Wave	+30 Crime	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	This world is currently experiencing a crime wave.
Smuggler Activity	−20% Trade Value	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	An increase in smuggler activity on this world has had a negative impact on profits from trade.
Substance Abuse	−20% Resources from Jobs	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	The illegal use of dangerous and highly addictive drugs is widespread on this world.
Cartel War	−20 Stability	10 years	Center of Drug Trade modifier	The powerful drug cartels that have carved up this world between themselves are currently fighting a low-intensity war.
Travel Advisory	−20% Trade Value	10 years	Gang Wars modifier	The violent gang warfare on this world has led to a travel advisory which has greatly diminished the number of visiting traders.
Corrupt Administration	−20 Stability	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The vast majority of this world's planetary administration was recently revealed to have been in the employ of its dominant crime syndicate.
Protection Racket	−20% Resources from Jobs	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The mobsters who rule this world have implemented an extensive protection racket.
Trade Pilfering	−20% Trade Value	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The gangster syndicate ruling this world has assumed control over several spaceports through intermediaries. A large portion of local trade now has to go through them.
Deviant Ringleader Killed	−30 Deviancy	10 years	Drone Deviancy modifier	An important ringleader among the deviant drones of this world was recently terminated.
Deviant Interference	−30 Stability	10 years	Drone Deviancy modifier	Deviant drones are interfering with our facilities on this world.
Corrupt Network Terminated	−30 Deviancy	10 years	Drone Corruption modifier	A virus recently terminated one of the corrupt drone networks on this world.
Drone Signal Interference	−30 Stability	10 years	Drone Corruption modifier	Signals from the corrupted drone networks on this world are interfering with the functionality of our loyal units.

If a Branch Office belonging to an empire with the  Criminal Heritage civic is open on a planet with 0 Crime there is a 5% chance that the Branch Office will be closed. The same empire cannot close another Branch Office for 10 years but the  Corporate empire will not be able to be established another Branch Office on the same world for 10 years either.

Branch Offices

Empires that have  Corporate authority can always establish a Branch Office on another empire's worlds as long as they have a  Commercial Pact with the world's owner. Branch Offices give the Corporate empire  Energy Credits equal to half of the world's  Trade Value, regardless of either empire's Trade Policy. It also increases the Corporate empire's Empire Sprawl by 2. The amount of converted  Trade Value can be increased by +10% by the  Free Traders civic.

Establishing a Branch Office costs 1000  Energy Credits and 50  Influence. The cost is reduced to 850  Energy Credits and 43  Influence for empires that took the Universal Transactions ascension perk. Branch Offices cannot be established on the worlds of an empire with  Corporate,  Hive Mind or  Machine Intelligence authority.

For every 25  Pops on the world the Corporate empire can construct a mutually beneficial Corporate Building in the Branch Office, which gives a flat resource income to the Corporate empire and Jobs or planet bonuses to the world owner. A world can have up to 4 Corporate Buildings.

Branch Offices can be closed at any point. If a Branch Office exists on a world after a  Commercial Pact is canceled the world's owner will get the Expropriation Casus Belli.

	Corporate building	Planet bonus	Corporate empire bonus	Upkeep	Cost	Time	Requirements	Description
	Amusement Megaplex	+10 Amenities	+10 Energy		800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	A magical place where dream can become reality, this megaplex features wholesome, corporate-sanctioned fun for the entire family unit.
	Commercial Forum	+1 Merchant Jobs	+25% Branch Office Value	−3	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	Movers and shakers, local economic leaders, and other important figures can meet with corporate representatives here in a relaxed, soothing environment ideal for the creation of new business deals.
	Fast Food Chain	+1 Farmer Jobs	+10 Food	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days	Relic World Hive World Machine World	Affordable, fast, and with a perfectly acceptable nutritional value. Zero toxins* and zero hassle! * Food may contain traces of potassium benzoate, nitric acid, dark matter, soylent green and liquid smoke.
	Mercenary Liaison Office	+1 Soldier Jobs +100 Army Starting Experience	+10 Naval Capacity	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		This office allows locals to sign up for the exciting life of a corporate soldier of fortune. Generous compensation, limited health insurance and stories of adventure ensure a steady stream of recruits.
	Private Military Industries	+2 Clerk Jobs	+3 Alloys	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		These planet-based corporate factories produce and assemble a variety of components that are vital in starship construction.
	Private Mining Consortium	+1 Miner Jobs	+10 Minerals	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days	Ecumenopolis Hive World Machine World	A private mineral extraction company owned by a megacorporation. It employs local miners to access the planet's wealth.
	Private Research Enterprises	+2 Clerk Jobs	+6 Research Output	−3	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	In these state-of-the-art facilities, private tech-enterprises carry out important R&D on behalf of their parent company.
	Public Relations Firm	+2 Clerk Jobs	+6 Unity	−3	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	Misconceptions and suspicions are always floating around any large corporate entity. It is in the public's interest to hear out all sides of any dispute, and this PR firm makes it their business to get their employer's point across.
	Virtual Entertainment Studios	+2 Clerk Jobs	+6 Consumer Goods	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		Using nano-transaction systems and neuro-chemical retention algorithms, these development houses bring the latest in virtual entertainment software into the homes and lives of billions of sapient consumers.
	Temple of Prosperity	+2 Prosperity Preacher Jobs +50% Spiritualist Ethics Attraction		−2	500 Minerals	360 Days	Gospel of the Masses civic Planet Unique	A high-security temple that spreads the gospel of the Megachurch that built it.
	Executive Retreat	+5% Trade Value	+10% Empire Amenities	−5 −1	1000 Minerals 50 Exotic Gases	600 Days	Executive Leisure Program tech Planet has at least 50  Pops Planet Unique	A luxurious resort complex for high ranking corporate officers. Here they can sample the local planetary culture in a high security environment.
	Xeno-Outreach Agency	+5% Trade Value	+25% Immigration Pull	−5 −1	1000 Minerals 50 Rare Crystals	600 Days	Xeno Outreach Agencies tech Planet has at least 50  Pops Planet Unique	This corporate agency promotes a wide variety of interstellar tourist attractions, as well as offering employment packages and signing bonuses to potential emigrants interested in relocating to corporate space.

Criminal Heritage

Empires with the  Criminal Heritage can establish Branch Offices without the need of a  Commercial Pact. Their Branch Offices generate additional  Energy Credits based on the world's  Crime value, ranging from 25% of trade with 0 crime to 75% with 100 crime. Such empires do not have access to the regular Corporate Buildings aside from the Temple of Prosperity, instead using a unique set of Corporate Buildings that increases a planet's  Crime.

The world owner will get the Expropriation Casus Belli as soon as such a Branch Offices is opened.

	Corporate building	Planet bonus	Corporate empire bonus	Planet Crime	Upkeep	Cost	Time	Requirements	Description
	Bio-Reprocessing Plants	+5 Trade Value	+10 Food	+25	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days	Relic World Hive World Machine World	Underground facilities where disloyal employees and other forms of unsavory bio-matter are reprocessed into ready-to-eat food products.
	Concealed Drug Labs	+5 Trade Value	+6 Consumer Goods	+25	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		Subterranean drug clubs in remote regions that are virtually undetectable from the surface. Chemists work day and night here to produce various illegal, highly addictive and quite lucrative narcotics.
	Illicit Research Labs	+2 Clerk Jobs	+6 Research Output	+40	−3	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	All manner of highly illegal R&D is carried out in these secret laboratories.
	Pirate Free Haven	+1 Soldier Jobs +100 Army Starting Experience	+10 Naval Capacity	+40	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		A secluded and hidden city on the planet's surface, where pirates and other lowlifes can congregate to repair their ships and trade stories.
	Smuggler's Port	+1 Merchant Jobs	+25% Branch Office Value	+50	−3	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	An unauthorized spaceport that remains off the records thanks to secrecy and generous bribes. Large volumes of illegal cargo passes through here every day.
	Syndicate Front Corporations	+2 Clerk Jobs	+6 Unity	+40	−2	800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	These above-the-board businesses allow the local criminal syndicate to operate behind a veneer of upstanding legality.
	Underground Clubs	+10 Amenities	+10 Energy	+40		800 Minerals	480 Days	Planet Unique	These illegal entertainment clubs will satisfy any vice. As night descends, they are open for business in the planet's seedier districts.
	Wildcat Mining Operations	+5 Trade Value	+10 Minerals	+25	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days	Ecumenopolis Hive World Machine World	Illegal, highly unsafe mining operations operated by the destitute and the desperate, who toil away in the vain hopes of striking it rich.
	Wrecking Yards	+5 Trade Value	+3 Alloys	+25	−2	500 Minerals	360 Days		Stolen vessels and prize ships brought in by pirates are broken into scrap here. Any valuable components and alloys are carefully salvaged.

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