Districts

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Districts represent large areas of development on a planet dedicated towards a particular purpose, whether that is housing or resource production. The total number of districts that can be built on a planet is limited by district slots, which are equal to the planet size unless modified by traditions, planetary features, planet modifiers, or blockers. The number of mining, generator, and agriculture districts is further constrained by the deposit features on the planet. Each district increases empire size by a default amount of one.

Planetary districts

Regular planets can support five different types of districts: urban districts, industrial districts, and three different resource districts.

Urban

There are two types of urban districts on a normal planet: city districts and industrial districts, as well as a special trade district for the  Shattered Ring World. City districts mainly provide  housing for pops living on the planetary surface as well as additional building slots. Industrial districts provide some additional housing and create jobs that generate  alloys or  consumer goods resources.

The number of urban districts that can be built per planet is not dependent on planetary features, limited only by the number of free district slots.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−2	480	500

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
City District These dense urban centers provide large amounts of housing and office space for clerical workers.	Housing: +5  Public Works: +1  Weather Control Systems: +1  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +1  Agrarian Idyll: −1  Building Slot: +1	Clerk: +1  Trans-Stellar Corporations: +1	Gestalt Consciousness Uncapped by planetary features
Hive District These towering spires are where the drones gather when not working to rejuvenate and consume nutrients.	Housing: +6  Hive World: +6 Extended Hives: +1  Weather Control Systems: +1  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +1  Building Slot: +1	Maintenance Drone: +3  Hive World: +3  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +1	Hive Mind Uncapped by planetary features
Nexus District Centralized districts where drones are serviced and repaired before they are deployed to their work assignments.	Housing: +5 Optimized Nexus: +1  Weather Control Systems: +1  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +1  Building Slot: +1	Maintenance Drone: +3  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +1	Machine Intelligence Uncapped by planetary features
Industrial District Smelting facilities and factories fill this district, creating advanced products out of raw materials.	Housing: +2  Masterful Crafters: +1 for every 3 districts Industrial Maintenance:  Energy: −2	Metallurgist / Foundry Drone / Fabricator: +1  Artisan / Artisan Drone: +1  Masterful Crafters /  Mastercraft Inc.:  Artisan replaced with  Artificer  Catalytic Processing:  Metallurgist replaced with  Catalytic Technician Gestalt Consciousness: −1 +1 Forge World designation: −1 +1 Factory World designation: −1 +1 Industrial Maintenance:  Maintenance Drone: +1	Uncapped by planetary features

Resource

A resource district provides some additional housing, and creates jobs that generate  energy,  minerals, or  food resources. The number of resource districts that can be built is additionally limited by planetary features, except on  Hive Worlds,  Machine Worlds and  Shattered Ring Worlds.

 Agrarian Idyll and  Machine Intelligence empires gain 1 additional  housing from each of them, while  Hive Mind empires gain 1 additional  job.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−1	240	300

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
Generator District Rows of massive power plants that generate massive amounts of energy which can then be used or converted into energy credits.	Housing: +2  Agrarian Idyll: +1  Machine Intelligence: +1	Technician / Tech-Drone: +2  Hive Mind: +1	Shattered Ring World unless  Gestalt Consciousness Uncapped by planetary features if:  Shattered Ring World  Hive World  Machine World
Mining District These mining towns and resource extraction centers drill deep into the mantle to access mineral deposits.	Housing: +2  Agrarian Idyll: +1  Machine Intelligence: +1	Miner / Mining Drone: +2  Hive Mind: +1  Shattered Ring World:  Miners replaced with  Scrap Miners	Uncapped by planetary features if:  Shattered Ring World  Hive World  Machine World
Agriculture District Land set aside for cultivation, either through the growing of crops or animal husbandry.	Housing: +2  Agrarian Idyll: +1  Agrarian Utopias tech: +1 +1 for every 4 districts  Machine Intelligence: +1	Farmer / Agri-Drone: +2  Hive Mind: +1  Anglers civic and  Wet world:  Farmer: −2  Angler: +1  Pearl Diver: +1	Machine Worlds Uncapped by planetary features if:  Shattered Ring World  Hive World  Ocean World and  Anglers civic
Trade District A district of offices and factories where goods are manufactured and sold.	Housing: +2	Clerk: +1  Artisan: +1  Masterful Crafters:  Artisan replaced with  Artificer  Commercial Enterprise:  Merchant: +1	Gestalt Consciousness Only on  Shattered Ring World Uncapped by planetary features

Habitat districts

 Habitats have their own set of districts; four consistent districts and one dependent on the planetary orbital resource deposit where the habitat is built. Habitat districts are only limited by  max districts.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−2	240	400

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
Habitation District A habitat housing district provides comfortable, if compact residences for its population.	Housing: +8	Maintenance Drone: +2
Industrial District (Habitat) Industrial machinery fills this habitat district, taking full advantage of the benefits of low gravity.	Housing: +3 Industrial Maintenance:  Energy: −2	Metallurgist / Foundry Drone / Fabricator: +1  Artisan / Artisan Drone: +1  Masterful Crafters /  Mastercraft Inc.:  Artisan replaced with  Artificer  Catalytic Processing:  Metallurgist replaced with  Catalytic Technician Gestalt Consciousness: −1 +1 Foundry Station designation: −1 +1 Factory Station designation: −1 +1 Industrial Maintenance:  Maintenance Drone: +1
Trade District (Habitat) A sprawling habitat trading district where merchants and clerks conduct business.	Housing: +3	Clerk: +3  Trans-Stellar Corporations: +1  Commercial Enterprise:  Merchant: +1	Gestalt Consciousness
Reactor District Habitat-side energy production plant districts generate energy-credits, as well as provide power to the arcology on which they are built.	Housing: +3	Technician / Tech-Drone: +3  Hive Mind: +1	Either:  Gestalt Consciousness  Energy deposit on the planet
Leisure District Who needs the great outdoors, with hubs of habitat entertainment like these?	Housing: +3	Default:  Entertainer: +3  Warrior Culture:  Entertainer replaced with  Duelist  Rogue Servitor:  Maintenance Drone: +1  Bio-Trophy: +5	Either:  Gestalt Consciousness  Rogue Servitor
Research District Centers of scientific discovery, these habitat districts employ researchers from myriad fields of study.	Housing: +3	Researcher /  Brain Drone /  Calculator: +3	Either:  Research deposit on the planet Special resource deposit on the planet
Astro-Mining Bay With no natural resources of their own, Habitats depend on these facilities to mine and process minerals from nearby asteroids and planets.	Housing: +3	Miner / Mining-Drone: +3  Hive Mind: +1	Minerals or  Alloys deposit on the planet

Arcology districts

 Ecumenopolis planets have their own set of districts called arcologies. These provide a larger amount of housing and jobs than regular planetary districts, but do not provide basic resource jobs.

Residential Arcologies

Residential Arcologies provide large amount of  housing and can be improved by the same set of technologies as regular housing districts.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5	600	1000

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
Residential Arcology With these special ecumenopolistic city districts, integrated vertical architecture is utilized to maximize population density over land surface area.	Housing: +15  Public Works: +3  Weather Control Systems: +3  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +3	Clerk: +3  Trans-Stellar Corporations: +3  Maintenance Drone: +9  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +3

Production Arcologies

Production Arcologies provide large amount of  housing and  jobs that focus on manufacturing of advanced resources from basic resources. They each require Strategic Resources to build and upkeep.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5 −1	600	1000 50

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
Foundry Arcology Geared towards military industries, this ecumenopolis district is filled with the roar of smelters and the clang of metallurgies.	Housing: +10 Industrial Maintenance:  Energy: −2	Metallurgist / Foundry Drone / Fabricator: +6  Catalytic Processing:  Metallurgist replaced with  Catalytic Technician Industrial Maintenance:  Maintenance Drone: +1	Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes
Industrial Arcology Workshops filled with artisans and civilian industries line the stacked streets of this district.	Housing: +10 Industrial Maintenance:  Energy: −2	Artisan / Artisan Drone: +6  Masterful Crafters,  Mastercraft Inc.:  Artisan replaced with  Artificer Industrial Maintenance:  Maintenance Drone: +1	Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals  Rogue Servitor if  Gestalt Consciousness
Leisure Arcology Where denizens of the ecumenopolis unwind in their leisure hours.	Housing: +10	Entertainer: +6  Warrior Culture:  Entertainer replaced with  Duelist	Strategic Resource:  Exotic Gases  Gestalt Consciousness
Sanctuary Arcology These towering structures feature AI-controlled artificial climates that mimic any environment a sapient organic being could require. The organics within have their housing needs completely fulfilled.		Bio-Trophy: +15	Strategic Resource:  Exotic Gases  Rogue Servitor
Administrative Arcology Where hordes of admininistrative staff and bureaucrats toil away to meet the growing expectations of an expanding bureaucracy.	Housing: +10	Bureaucrat: +6  Corporate authority: replaced with  Manager: +6	Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals  Gestalt Consciousness  Spiritualist
Ecclesiastical Arcology A true testament to our devotion, these spires may hold the key to the spiritual well-being of our empire.	Housing: +10	Priest: +6  Corporate authority unless  Corporate Death Cult: −3  Manager: +3  Death Cult: −6  Death Priest: +3  Mortal Initiate: +3  Corporate Death Cult: −6 +2 +2 +2	Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals  Spiritualist

Ring World districts

 Ring Worlds have their own set of districts called segments. They are the most powerful district types available but also the most expensive. A maximum of 10 segments may be constructed on a ring section.

Housing segments

Like Housing districts on regular planets, the Housing segments provide massive amount of  housing and receive the same set of bonus from technologies and traditions.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5	360	1000

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
City Segment Urban centers fill this Ring World section, providing large amounts of housing and office space for clerical workers.	Housing: +25  Public Works: +5  Weather Control Systems: +5  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +5  Agrarian Idyll: −5	Clerk: +3  Trans-Stellar Corporations: +3  Enforcer: +2	Gestalt Consciousness
Hive Segment Towering spires stretch across this Ring World section for drones to gather when not working to rejuvenate and consume nutrients.	Housing: +30 Extended Hives: +5  Weather Control Systems: +5  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +5	Maintenance Drone: +15  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +5  Synapse Drone: +2	Hive Mind
Nexus Segment Efficient districts fill this Ring World section, provide locations for drones to be serviced and repaired before they are deployed to their work assignments.	Housing: +25 Optimized Nexus tradition: +5  Weather Control Systems: +5  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +5	Maintenance Drone: +10  Anti-Gravity Engineering: +5  Tech-Drone: +2	Machine Intelligence

Production segments

The Production segments provide massive amount of  housing and  jobs that focus on a limited scope of resources. They each consume Strategic Resources to build and upkeep.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5 −2	360	1000 50

District	Produces	Jobs	Properties
Industrial Segment Clanking factories and powerful machinery fill this Ring World section, providing a strong industrial base for the Empire.	Housing: +10 Industrial Maintenance:  Energy: −4	Artisan / Artisan Drone: +5  Metallurgist / Foundry Drone / Fabricator: +5  Masterful Crafters /  Mastercraft Inc.: replaced with  Artificer  Catalytic Processing: replaced with  Catalytic Technician / Drone  Gestalt Consciousness: −5 +5  Rogue Servitor /  Catalytic Processing: +1 −1 Industrial Maintenance:  Maintenance Drone: +2	Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes
Commercial Segment Civilian industry and infrastructure populate this Ring World segment dedicated to commerce.	Housing: +10	Clerk: +6  Merchant: +2  Commercial Enterprise: +2	Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals  Gestalt Consciousness Fallen Empire
Generator Segment Reactors fill this Ring World section, focused on the generation of energy.	Housing: +10  Hive Mind: +5	Technician / Tech-Drone: +10  Hive Mind: +5	Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals One must be true:  Gestalt Consciousness Fallen Empire
Research Segment Research facilities of all kinds fill this Ring World segment.	Housing: +10	Researcher /  Brain Drone /  Calculator: +10	Strategic Resource:  Exotic Gases
Agricultural Segment Endless seas of farmland stretch across this Ring World section, growing massive amounts of food.	Housing: +10  Agrarian Idyll: +5  Agrarian Utopias tech: +5  Hive Mind: +5	Farmer / Agri-Drone: +10  Hive Mind: +5	Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes

District cost

District cost can be affected by the following:

Source	District cost
Colonial Remains planet modifier (Guaranteed Habitable Worlds only)	−25%
Architectural Sense ruler trait	−10%
Architectural Interest governor trait	−10%
Functional Architecture civic	−15%
Master's Teachings: The Greater Good edict	−10%
Ecumenopolis designation	−5%
High Gravity planet modifier	+10%
Low Gravity planet modifier	−10%
Standard Construction Templates	−10%

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