Edicts

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.2) of the game.

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Edicts are empire modifiers with a fixed cost that an empire may choose to apply. Most edicts are unavailable at the beginning of the game and must be unlocked through research or events.

Edict cost

Edict cost can be reduced by the following:

Source	Edict cost
Cutthroat Politics civic	−20%
Charismatic ruler trait	−10%
Fanatic Spiritualist ethic	−10%
Spiritualist ethic	−5%

Continuous edicts

Continuous edicts can be activated or deactivated anytime by spending  influence. They use  edict capacity.

Edict	Cost to activate	Cost to deactivate	Effects	Requirements	Description
Fortify the Border	100	50	+50% Starbase upgrade speed +2 Starbase capacity +10% Empire sprawl from systems		Defense of our systems is paramount. This Edict will divert additional resources to these ends.
Nutritional Plenitude	200	100	+10% Pop growth speed +5% Biological pop happiness +5% Lithoid pop happiness +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid pop upkeep +10% Empire sprawl from pops	Gene Crops technology  Gestalt Consciousness	It is the fundamental right of each of our citizens to enter hibernation with a full digestive organ. Easy access to plentiful, nutritional fare will be the fuel that spurs our growth among the stars.
Nutritional Plenitude (Hive)	200	100	+10% Pop growth speed +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid Pop upkeep +10% Empire sprawl from pops	Gene Crops technology  Hive Mind	It is the fundamental right of each of our citizens to enter hibernation with a full digestive organ. Easy access to plentiful, nutritional fare will be the fuel that spurs our growth among the stars.
Expanded Breeding Program	200	100	+20% Pop growth speed +5% Organic pop happiness +5% Lithoid pop happiness +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid pop upkeep +10% Empire sprawl from pops	Gene Crops technology  Rogue Servitor civic	Using gamification and point-based reward schemes, we will subtly encourage our Bio-Trophies to fill our Organic Sanctuaries.
Fleet Supremacy	100	100	+100 Ship starting experience +10% Ship build speed +10% Diplomatic weight from fleet power +10% Ship upkeep	Doctrine: Space Combat technology	Our navy is the best means to project power. This Edict will prioritize them above lesser needs.
Capacity Subsidies	200	100	+50% Technician output +0.5 Technician upkeep	Global Energy Management technology	This Edict allows short-term overloading of energy grids, letting power plants across our empire run at increased capacity.
Mining Subsidies	200	100	+50% Miner output +0.5 Miner upkeep	Mineral Purification technology	This Edict is a focused administrative effort to reprioritize and re-evaluate production goals, yielding a boost to mining output.
Farming Subsidies	200	100	+50% Farmer output +0.5 Farmer upkeep	Food Processing technology	This Edict provides aggressive economic stimulus for positive, quantifiable impacts on food production.
Forge Subsidies	200	100	+10% Metallurgist output +1 Metallurgist upkeep	Global Production Strategy technology	Our empire thirsts for more specialized alloys and precious metals. This Edict provides our foundries with additional resources so production can be increased.
Industrial Subsidies	200	100	+10% Artisan output +1 Artisan upkeep	Global Production Strategy technology One must be true: •  Gestalt Consciousness •  Rogue Servitor civic	Success can be measured the the acquisition of things. This Edict provides our factories with additional resources so production can be increased.
Synaptic Reinforcement	200	100	+1 Maintenance Drone job from Synaptic Node buildings +2 Synaptic Node upkeep	Clustered Synapses technology  Hive Mind	Reinforces our Synaptic Nodes as central foci in our colonies, increasing their ability to provide for nearby drones.
Tracking Implants	200	200	+1 Encryption −10% Crime +25% Authoritarian ethics attraction −10% Happiness	Tracking Implants technology Communications with another empire  Gestalt Consciousness	Mandatory subdermal implants record movement and actions, greatly enhancing our empire's internal security. Loyal citizens have nothing to hide from the government.
Thought Enforcement	300	300	+1 Encryption +25% Governing ethics attraction −10% Happiness	Thought Enforcement technology Communications with another empire  Gestalt Consciousness	Telepaths monitoring the citizenry for incorrect thoughts will make corrections as they find them.
Bureau of Espionage	200	200	+1 Available envoy +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology  Gestalt Consciousness	Expanding our intelligence operations and prioritising decryption technologies is critical for the well-being of the empire.
Observation Instinct	200	200	+1 Available envoy +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology  Hive Mind Communications with another empire	Additional resources will be directed to nurturing and expanding our observation capabilities.
Covert Analysis Algorithm	200	200	+1 Available envoy +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology  Machine Intelligence Communications with another empire	A substantial portion of processing will be diverted to investigative analysis.
Map the Stars	200	100	+25% Survey speed +1 Ship hyperlane detection range	Adopted the Discovery tradition tree	This Edict pushes for further galactic exploration, to bring light to the darkness and find what wonders lie beyond.
Diplomatic Grants	100	100	+1 Available envoys +10% Diplomatic weight	Adopted the Diplomacy tradition tree Communications with another empire	This Edict initiates a diplomatic offensive in a concentrated effort to improve the image of our empire in the eyes of others.
Industrial Maintenance	200	100	+1 Maintenance Drone job from Industrial Districts +2 Industrial District upkeep	Finished the Synchronicity tradition tree  Machine Intelligence	Industrial maintenance drones are empowered to act as caretakers for the areas surrounding each industrial district.
Research Subsidies	200	100	+10% Researcher output +1 Researcher upkeep	Databank Uplinks tradition	Knowledge is power. This Edict focuses our efforts on advancing technology.
Extended Shifts	200	100	+10% Worker pop resource output +10% Slave pop resource output (worker stratum only) −10%  Worker and  slave happiness	Workplace Motivators tradition	We must ask our workers to toil harder. Some blood, sweat and tears may be necessary for the Greater Good.
Drone Overdrive	200	100	+10% Menial drone output +10% Pop amenities usage	Drone Network tradition  Gestalt Consciousness	Our drones will be worked harder, as more resources are required.
Enhanced Surveillance	200	200	+1 Available envoy +1 Encryption −10% Happiness +25% Authoritarian ethics attraction	Public Trust Officers tradition Has communications with another empire  Gestalt Consciousness	Terrible threats probe our defenses, waiting for us to lower our guard. Increased resources must be sent to internal covert security departments to protect ourselves.
Veneration of Saints	100	100	+20% Priest output +25% Spiritualist ethic attraction	Spiritualist	Rather than focusing exclusively on this temporal world, we should provide our spiritual guides with whatever they need to prepare us for the next.
Peace Festivals	100	200	+10% Happiness +25% Pacifist ethic attraction	Pacifist	This Pacifist Edict fosters a spirit of unity and good cheer through whole seasons filled with special events and festivals.
Information Quarantine	200	100	+5 Stability +50% Governing ethics attraction	Authoritarian	This Edict puts strict checks on the flow of information, better preserving local cultural identities.
Encourage Political Thought	100	100	+100% Ethics shift chance	Egalitarian	This Edict Encourages the populace to openly discuss political matters, even if the path taken may lead them astray.
Land of Opportunity	200	200	+100% Immigration pull +25% Pop growth from immigration	Xenophile Communications with another empire	This Edict creates targeted PR campaigns that frame our empire as being on the cutting edge, a new social frontier - a place where anyone can thrive, a fresh start.
Evacuation Protocols	100	100	+100% Colony development speed −50% Resettlement cost	Doomsday origin Homeworld hasn't exploded yet Has colonized another planet	We must establish a new home and prepare to evacuate our homeworld.
Greater Than Ourselves	300	200	+200% Automatic resettlement chance	The Greater Good resolution 3 Member of the Galactic Community	Encourages unemployed worker and simple drone pops to voluntarily resettle themselves to suitable planets with jobs and housing within our empire.

Edict capacity

All empires have an edict capacity which determines how many continuous edicts can be active at the same time without penalties. Each empire starts with an edict capacity of 1 and every active edict above edict capacity raises  empire sprawl by +25%. Edict capacity can be increased by the following:

Source	Capacity
Imperial authority	+1
Imperial Cult Civic	+2
Inwards Perfection Civic	+1
Grand Council tradition	+1
Harmonious Directives tradition	+1
Executive Vigor ascension perk	+2

Timed edicts

Timed Edicts can be activated by spending various of resources. They do not use Edict Capacity and they cannot be manually deactivated before they expire.

Edict duration

Timed edicts last for 10 years by default. The duration can be improved by the following.

Source	Edict duration
Charismatic ruler trait	+20%
Rules of War resolution 5	+20%
Proclamation Broadcasts repeatable technology	+10%
Ruler level	+5% per level

Strategic resources edicts

Strategic resources edicts cost an amount of advanced or strategic resources. The cost is increased by 1% for each point of  empire sprawl, regardless of administrative capacity. Strategic resources edicts are not visible unless the empire has sufficient strategic resources.

Edict	Base cost	Effects	Requirements	Description
Terraforming Gases	25	+50% Terraforming speed	Terrestrial Sculpting	By employing exotic gases to the terraforming process, we are able to achieve progress at a much faster rate.
Volatile Land Clearance	25	−25% Clear blocker cost +25% Clear blocker speed		By using volatile motes for their explosive capabilities, we are able to clear difficult terrain at a much faster rate.
Crystalline Sensors	25	+1 Sensor range		By employing rare crystals to boost our sensors, we are able to gain a crystal clear picture of our surroundings.
Exotic Gases as Fuel	50	+15% Sublight speed		Various exotic gases also function as excellent fuel for sublight travel, although perhaps not the most economical alternative.
Exotic Gases for Shield Boost	50	+25% Shield hit points		Some exotic gases can be utilized for boosting ships' shield capabilities. They can create complex dampening fields to repel and soften enemy attacks.
Focusing Crystals	50	+25% Energy weapon damage		By increasing our ships' access to rare crystals, we are able to increase the damage of their energy weapons.
Volatile Ammunition	50	+25% Kinetic weapon damage		We are able to deploy volatile motes as an explosive in our ships' ammunition.
Volatile Explosives	50	+25% Explosive weapon damage		By using volatile motes to construct specialized missiles, our ships will have greater destructive capabilities.
Volatile Reactive Armor	50	+25% Armor hit points		By enhancing our ships' armor with a reactive component, our ships are able to absorb more damage by reducing incoming damage in a controlled counter-explosion.
Living Metal Mega-Construction	50	+50% Megastructure build speed	Living Metal	The inherent properties of living metal makes it perfect for improving megastructure construction.
Nanite Actuators	50	+10% Research speed		Simple but powerful nanoactuators, allowing for complex manipulations and experiments at mesoscopic scales.

Campaigns

Campaign edicts cost basic resources and are unlocked by the  Planetary Unification technology.

Edict	Cost	Effects	Requirements	Description
Education Campaign	1000	+25% Leader experience gain	Gestalt Consciousness	Back to school! By momentarily spending resources to promote higher education programs among our leaders, their skills will improve at a faster rate.
Recycling Campaign	1000	−10% Pop consumer goods upkeep	Gestalt Consciousness	The populace must be taught to limit wasteful consumption of resources. A public awareness campaign to promote recycling will momentarily lower our consumer goods cost.
Fear Campaign	1000	+10% Monthly unity +25% Xenophobe ethics attraction	Communications with another empire Xenophobe	The vile and beastly nature of the xeno must be communicated to our people. They must accept the truth that we stand alone in a sea of alien filth.
Machine Learning Campaign	1000	+25% Leader experience gain	Machine Intelligence	By allocating additional resources to our autonomous drones, they are able to increase the rate at which their self-learning algorithms improve their overall productivity.
Learning Campaign	500 if primary species is not Lithoid 500 if primary species is Lithoid	+25% Leader experience gain	Hive Mind	By providing our autonomous drones with additional nutrients, we are able to increase their productivity.
War Drone Campaign	500 if primary species is not Lithoid 500 if primary species is Lithoid	+15% Army damage	Hive Mind	By allocating our war drones additional nutrients, we are able to increase their strength and combat readiness.

Ambitions

Ambition Edicts become available with the  Ascension Theory technology and are the most powerful available edicts. They cost base  Unity equal to the next tradition to activate, but do not further increase tradition costs. They are the only use for  Unity after all traditions are adopted.

Edict	Effects	Requirements	Description
Architectural Renaissance	+50% Megastructure build speed +100% Planet build speed +1 Megastructure build capacity	Mega Engineering technology	It is construction on a scale that previous generations could only dream of. Megastructures may well become the true legacy of our civilization.
Desperate Measures	+100% Ship build speed during a defensive war +40% Home territory fire rate		The cornered animal is indeed the most dangerous, as our enemies will soon find out. No effort must be spared to ensure our continued survival.
Fortress Proclamation	+100% Starbase upgrade speed +100% Defense Platform build speed		Our frontiers shall be an unassailable line, and they will convey a clear message to our most ambitious neighbors - this far, no further!
A Grand Fleet	+20% Naval capacity −20% Ship upkeep		Our galactic ambitions require that the construction of A Grand Fleet must be our primary goal.
Hearts and Minds	+100% Governing ethics attraction +100% Ethics shift chance	Gestalt Consciousness	A concentrated propaganda effort to make the populace understand the merits of the government's position. Ultimately, it is for their own good.
Omnifarious Acquisition	+33% Monthly minerals		Everything that can be spared will be recycled and used. Our ambitions require all the resources we can possibly find.
Scientific Revolution	+20% Research speed +1 Research alternatives		A brief yet highly productive golden age of scientific discovery. The combination of fearlessness, ingenuity and unbridled optimism can take you far.
Will to Power	+5 Monthly influence		As power is simply the ability to impose one's will on others, the will to power is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Event edicts

Event edicts can only be made available by the completion of certain event chains with specific choices.

Edict	Cost	Effects	Requirements	Description
Extensive Sensor Searches	200	+1 Sensor range +2 Ship hyperlane detection range	Resolved Abandoned Sensor Array anomaly by trying to activate it for the first time	After having researched advanced sensor technology we have enough information to pour extra resources into enhancing our own search scans. Our technicians would have an easier time finding objects of interest at the edge of our systems with this initiative.
Improved Energy Initiative	200	−5% Pop consumer goods upkeep +10% Research speed ( Industry) +10% Research speed ( Materials)	Resolved The Fumes Lie Thick anomaly by not activating robots for the first time	We can further limit the use of toxic fuels and non-renewable resources in order to promote research into new methods of energy production. This could help us come closer to a perfect energy cycle and improve the environment for our people to enjoy.
Improved Working Environment	200	+5% Happiness +10% Research speed ( Biology) +10% Research speed ( Statecraft)	Resolved Echoes from the Deep anomaly by caring about researchers well-being for the first time	Spending time and resources to improve the working conditions of our people will surely result in better results and happier workers.
Numistic Visualization	200	−5% Pop consumer goods upkeep +10% Research speed ( Statecraft) +10% Monthly energy credits	Bought the edict from the  Numistic Order caravaneer fleet	The active use of Numistic visualization techniques will refocus our people's attention from personal gain to cosmic energy production. To achieve something, you must first visualize it.
Master's Teachings: Diplomatic Trust	100	+100% Trust growth	Teachings of Traders anomaly	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. Her anecdotes from diplomatic negotiations could act as a good base for diplomatic negotiations.
Master's Teachings: Philosophical Mindset	100	+1 Leader pool size +10% Society research speed	Teachings of Explorers anomaly  Gestalt Consciousness	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. It contains several analysis and ponderings on the meaning of life and the purpose of the cosmos. By having our rulers follow these advice we can make more informed decisions.
Master's Teachings: The Greater Good	100	−10% Building cost −10% District cost +10% Planet build speed	Teachings of Settlers anomaly  Gestalt Consciousness	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. By following her advice on how to unify the people via self-sacrifice we could make great strides in infrastructure.
Master's Teachings: Warring States	100	+10% Naval capacity −15% Army upkeep	Teachings of Warriors anomaly  Gestalt Consciousness	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. Her depictions of war and ideas on combat strategy could make for excellent training material for our military.

Sacrifices

Sacrifice edicts are available only to empires with the  Death Cult or  Corporate Death Cult civic who have at least one  Mortal Initiate job. All sacrifices will kill all pops holding the jobs, with the edict granting increasing benefits the more pops are sacrificed. In addition each sacrifice grants +5% pop growth speed. Only one Sacrifice Edict can be active at any time. For the best chances of the highest modifier the empire should sacrifice at least 40 Pops.

Edict	Cost	Min bonus	Max bonus	Description
Harmony	50	+10% Happiness	+50% Happiness	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate. Their final sacrifice is a time for joyous celebration of purpose. Let every day be spent in honor of a good life!
Togetherness	50	+10% Monthly unity	+35% Monthly unity	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate, ensuring that our society is brought closer together. Let our unity shine out into the lonely dark of space!
Bounty	100	+5% Monthly energy credits +5% Monthly minerals	+30% Monthly energy credits +30% Monthly minerals	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate, keen that our society should be enriched by their final sacrifice. Let death cleanse the way for vibrant life, glorious in its essence!

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