Civics

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.8) of the game.

Civics represent the principles of life within an empire and are primarily limited by the authority and ethics an empire possesses. Each empire starts with up to two civics, and this limit is increased to three civics by researching the  Galactic Administration technology or its equivalent. Civics can be changed every 20 years by reforming the government spending  10 unity per empire size. If at any point a civic's requirements are no longer met due to a change in empire ethics or authority, it becomes "dormant" and provide no bonus until it's replaced or its requirements are met again.

Standard civics

Standard civics represent the principles that guide day-to-day life within an empire. They can be picked by any empire that is neither a  Gestalt Consciousness or  Corporate empire, and are heavily influenced by the empire ethics and authority type. If the  Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position.

	Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	Description	DLC
	Cutthroat Politics	−20% Edict upkeep  +1 Codebreaking	Prime Speaker		The political system in this society is renowned for its intrigue. Power struggles, shady backroom deals and cloak and dagger scheming are par for the course. Those who survive long enough to learn the game, however, tend to learn it well.
	Efficient Bureaucracy	−20% Administrator category jobs upkeep Bureaucrat and Priest category jobs produce Edict Fund equal to their Unity output	Superintendent		This society is renowned for its efficiency. Not only do the mag-trains run on time, but the colossal bureaucratic apparatus required to run an interstellar nation has been greatly streamlined.
	Functional Architecture	−15% Building and district cost  +1 Building slots	Master Architect		This society is renowned for its simple yet functional architecture. There are those who would refer to this building style as boring or even depressing, but in most cases, concrete does the job just as well as any other building material.
	Mining Guilds	+1 Minerals from Miner category jobs	Chairman of the Mines		Several large mining guilds have reached a dominant position in this society. The government relies heavily on their support.
	Agrarian Idyll	+1 Housing from Generator, Mining and Agriculture districts  −1 Housing from City Districts  −5 Housing from City Segments  +2 Amenities from Farmers, Anglers, and Pearl Divers  +1 Building slot per every 4 Agriculture districts (+0.25 each) Can research the Agrarian Utopias technology Cannot research the Anti-Gravity Engineering technology Cannot pick the Arcology Project ascension perk	Elder Farmer	Pacifist  Relentless Industrialists  Post-Apocalyptic  Remnants  Shattered Ring  Void Dwellers	A simple and peaceful life can often be the most rewarding. This agrarian society has, to a large extent, managed to avoid large-scale urbanization.
	Aristocratic Elite	+20% Governor experience gain Can construct Noble Estates buildings Can construct Noble Chateaus holdings Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with Noble jobs	Lord Steward	Oligarchic or  Imperial  Egalitarian  Exalted Priesthood  Merchant Guilds  Technocracy	This society has an entrenched nobility that occupies the upper echelons of society.
	Beacon of Liberty	+15% Monthly unity  −15% Empire size from pops	Protector of Liberty	Democratic  Egalitarian  Xenophobe  Crusader Spirit	This society is a shining beacon of light in a sea of darkness. Liberty and individual freedoms are held in the highest regard here.
	Citizen Service	+2 Unity from  Soldiers  +15% Naval capacity Can construct Recruitment Office holdings Full Citizenship pops must have Full Military Service and vice versa	Chief of Service	Democratic or  Oligarchic  Militarist  Fanatic Xenophile  Reanimators	Are you doing your part? Full citizenship and the political responsibility that comes with it is limited to those who have served a tour of duty in the military. Service guarantees citizenship.
	Corporate Dominion	+1 Energy per Starbase Trading Hub module Can build private colony ships Starts with the Offworld Trade Companies technology Can use the Mercantile Diplomatic Stance (unless also  Inward Perfection)	Chief Trade Officer	Oligarchic  MegaCorp DLC  Xenophobe	This society is dominated by a megacorporation that has completely supplanted the role of the state.
	Corvée System	+15% Pop growth from immigration Removes unity costs for pop resettlement	Employment Commissioner	Egalitarian  Free Haven	This society considers it the absolute right of the state to decide where its citizens live and work.
	Distinguished Admiralty	+2 Admiral and General starting level +20% Admiral experience gain  +10% Ship fire rate  +10 Fleet command limit	Lord High Admiral	Militarist	The Fleet and the Admiralty have unusually prominent roles in this society, wielding a great deal of influence in political circles. They have the pick of the litter when it comes to new military recruits.
	Environmentalist	−20% Pop consumer goods upkeep Can construct Ranger Lodge buildings Can construct Ranger Lodge holdings Start with a Ranger Lodge building	First Warden	Relentless Industrialists	This society seeks to co-exist in harmony with nature. Great care is taken to preserve the environment and limit consumerism where possible.
	Exalted Priesthood	+1 Unity from Priest category jobs Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with High Priest jobs	Archpriest	Oligarchic or  Dictatorial  Spiritualist  Merchant Guilds  Aristocratic Elite  Technocracy	To guard against heresy, this society is ruled by a religious council consisting of the wisest and most pious members of the clergy.
	Feudal Society	+1 Unity per Governor level −50% Leader cost +1 Monthly loyalty from subjects −400 Unity per level of dismissed leaders Governors have no upkeep No loyalty loss from multiple subjects Cannot use Expansion Prohibited terms of agreement Cannot use Limited Diplomacy terms of agreement	Chief Herald of Arms	Imperial	This society is organized in a feudal manner, with a monarch whose rule relies on powerful vassals that govern their territories with considerable autonomy.
	Free Haven	+15% Pop growth from immigration  +50% Immigration pull	Integration Facilitator	Xenophile  Corvée System	This society has a well-earned reputation as a free haven. The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free - all are welcome here, regardless of their species or origin.
	Idealistic Foundation	+10% Citizen pop happiness	Tribune of Rights	Egalitarian	This society was founded on strong idealistic values. Whether the current government remains true to them or not, the people have not forgotten.
	Imperial Cult	+100 Edict fund	Prime Herald	Imperial  Authoritarian  Spiritualist	This society has a dominant state religion where the ruler is worshiped as a living deity.
	Inward Perfection	Cannot be added or removed after game start  +20% Monthly unity  +10% Pop growth speed +5% Citizen pop happiness +50 Edict fund  +1 Encryption  −1 Codebreaking  −1 Available envoys Cannot infiltrate Pre-FTL civilizations Diplomatic restrictions0  Rivals  Commercial Pact  Defensive Pact  Research Agreement  Migration Treaty  Guarantee Independence  Federation Forced Tributary	Commander of the Watch	Pacifist  Xenophobe  Pompous Purists  Eager Explorers  Fear of the Dark	This calm and pacifist society has little use for strangers who do not understand their way of life. More than anything, they would prefer to be left alone.
	Meritocracy	+1 Additional leader trait options +10% Specialist pop resource output	Principal Instructor	Democratic or  Oligarchic	An individual's social station or personal connections should have no bearing on their profession. The sole basis for advancement in this society is demonstrated ability and talent.
	Nationalistic Zeal	−20% War exhaustion gain  −15% Claim influence cost	Standard Bearer	Militarist	A strong sense of nationalistic pride permeates all layers of this society.
	Parliamentary System	+40% Faction unity gain  Factions will form within 3 months	Speaker of Parliament	Democratic	The parliamentary system in this society encourages a free and lively debate. Currying favor with one of the dominant political factions can prove to be quite advantageous.
	Philosopher King	+20% Councilor experience gain −1 Leader maximum negative traits	Lord Chancellor	Dictatorial or  Imperial	It is not enough to simply rule. The Ship of State must be guided by a king that wields enough wisdom and knowledge to steer it true.
	Police State	+5 Stability +1 Unity from Enforcers and Telepaths	Chief of Secret Police	Fanatic Egalitarian	To quash any traces of dissent, the population in this repressive society is carefully monitored and controlled by a large internal police force.
	Shadow Council	−75% Election Cost +10% Ruler pop resource output  +1 Codebreaking	Shadow Councilor	Imperial	Unbeknownst to its own citizens, this society is actually manipulated from behind the scenes by a secretive shadow council. Appearances must be kept, but the tyranny of the majority should also be guarded against. After all, what if the fools vote for the wrong candidate?
	Slaver Guilds	+10% Slave pop resource output 35% Enslaved pop ratio	Labor Magistrate	Authoritarian  Pleasure Seekers  Payback	Much of the true political power in this society rests with a number of powerful and ruthless slaver guilds. They know how to get the most out of a slave.
	Technocracy	+1 Research alternatives Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with Science Director jobs Scientists start with a random Expertise trait	Senior Science Director	Materialist  Aristocratic Elite  Exalted Priesthood  Merchant Guilds  Shared Burdens	To maximize efficiency, this society is governed according to the principles of science and rationality. The personal whims of an ignorant and dangerously unqualified political elite must not be allowed to interfere.
	Warrior Culture	Replaces Entertainer jobs with Duelist jobs  +20% Army damage +1 Mercenary Enclave capacity	Arbiter of Duels	Militarist	This society has developed into a hardy warrior culture. Martial prowess is valued above all else, and true glory can only be found on the field of battle.
	Catalytic Processing	Replaces Metallurgist jobs with Catalytic Technician jobs	Principal Catalyst	Calamitous Birth	By focusing their industrial efforts into catalytic chemistry, this civilization has unlocked the key to using organic materials in the construction of spacebound structures.
	Idyllic Bloom	Cannot be added or removed after game start Can construct and upgrade Gaia Seeders buildings Can construct Gaia Seeder Outpost holdings Start with a Gaia Seeders - Phase 1 building Disabled by synthetic ascension special project	Bloom Herald	Plantoid or Fungoid main species  Relentless Industrialists  Void Dwellers	This society has always spent much time on improving and caring for their environment, in pursuit of building a true paradise for its inhabitants.
	Ascensionists	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size	Minister of Ascension	Spiritualist	The ultimate goal of this empire is to ascend to ever greater levels of fulfillment.
	Fanatic Purifiers	Cannot be added or removed after game start  +33% Fire rate  +33% Army damage  +33% Naval capacity  −15% Ship cost Genocidal0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts with alien empires Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Can use the Purification casus belli  −1000 Opinion with every empire of a different species  +200 Opinion with same-species  Fanatic Purifiers Pops of different species will always be purged, except for  Mechanical species Gains +2 Unity per purged pop Can use Armageddon Bombardment Policy	Minister of War Production	Fanatic Xenophobe  Militarist or  Spiritualist  Barbaric Despoilers  Pompous Purists  Crusader Spirit  Syncretic Evolution  Common Ground  Hegemon  Teachers of the Shroud  Knights of the Toxic God  Broken Shackles  Fear of the Dark  Payback	This society appears hellbent on scouring the galaxy of all other sapient life. Come what may, they will suffer no xenos to live.
	Masterful Crafters	Replaces Artisan jobs with Artificer jobs  +1 Building slot per 3 Industrial districts (except on Habitats) (+0.34 each)	Master Crafter		A penchant for meticulous crafting lies at the heart of this society. Deft appendages and keen sensory organs aid them in creating truly wondrous treasures even in the most basic of trades.
	Pleasure Seekers	Can use the Decadent Lifestyle living standard  +1% Pop growth speed from Entertainers  +5 Amenities from Servants	Minister of Extravagance	Slaver Guilds  Warrior Culture  Shared Burdens	This society rejoices in its own perfection. Those who are elevated by their privileged social structure have surrendered to a culture which glorifies pleasure and entertainment, regardless of a cost typically borne by others.
	Pompous Purists	+30% Trust growth  +2 Available envoys Can send but cannot receive diplomatic propositions	Grand Marshal	Xenophobe  Inward Perfection  Fanatic Purifiers  Scion  Payback	A society so utterly convinced of their own superiority, that any attempt at diplomacy not initated by themselves will be utterly ignored.
	Barbaric Despoilers	Cannot be added or removed after game start +1 Mercenary Enclave capacity Can use the Despoliation casus belli Can use the Raiding orbital bombardment stance Cannot form Migration Treaties Can only create  Martial Alliance and  Hegemony federations Reduced opinion from empires that don't have the civic0 −20 Opinion from Militarist empires −80 Opinion from Pacifist empires −40 Opinion from Authoritarian empires that are neither Pacifist nor Militarist −40 Opinion from with the Enigmatic Observers and Benevolent Interventionists  −50 Opinion from other empires	Labor Intendant	Militarist  Authoritarian or  Xenophobe  Xenophile  Fanatic Purifiers  Common Ground	This society holds few things sacred. To fight is to live, and the strongest may seize whatever they covet.
	Byzantine Bureaucracy	+1 Unity from Administrator category jobs  +1 Stability from Bureaucrat jobs	Administrative Coordinator	Spiritualist	This society is largely governed by a complex and, to the outsider, almost labyrinthine system of bureaucracy. An army of officials and functionaries work tirelessly to keep the government running smoothly and ensure no citizens are allocated resources they cannot demonstrate a properly filed and triple-stamped need for.
	Merchant Guilds	Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with Merchant jobs Can use the Mercantile Diplomatic Stance (unless also  Inward Perfection)	Director of Trade	Exalted Priesthood  Aristocratic Elite  Technocracy	A number of powerful and very influential merchant guilds have risen to prominent positions in this society. They hold significant sway with the government.
	Shared Burdens	Can use the Shared Burden living standard Cannot use other Living Standards except Utopian Abundance and Chemical Bliss  +5 Stability −45% Pop Demotion Time Can build Communal Housing and Utopian Communal Housing buildings Can construct Communal Housing Outreach holdings Doubles unity from Progressive faction	Head Arbiter	Fanatic Egalitarian  Xenophobe  Technocracy  Pleasure Seekers	This society believes in an equitable distribution of resources, making little to no distinction between the needs of ruler and ruled. All work together for the benefit of the whole.
	Diplomatic Corps	+2 Available envoys  +10% Diplomatic weight	High Ambassador	Inward Perfection  Fanatic Purifiers	This society has a long tradition of rhetoric and debate and celebrate those who are able to get their way using only words.
	Death Cult	Can construct Sacrificial Temple buildings Can construct Sacrificial Shrine holdings Can use Sacrifice edicts	Apostle of Death	Spiritualist  Inward Perfection  Fanatic Purifiers  Necrophage	This society's religion is built around periodic, ritual sacrifices. Willing initiates devote themselves to a decade of study before meeting an end whose effects ripple throughtout their culture.
	Memorialists	Autochthon Monument buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	High Curator	Fanatic Purifiers	This empire pays tribute to memories and sapients of the past, deriving greater stability and insight from the continuous cycles of death, rebirth and legacy.
	Reanimators	Military Academy buildings are replaced by Dread Encampment buildings 33% chance to gain an Undead Army per killed organic army Defeated organic guardians can be resurrected	Master Necromancer	Pacifist  Citizen Service	Within this society, death is no bar to the call of arms. Masters of the art of necromancy reanimate deceased corpses to raise a dread host that strikes fear into the hearts of lesser mortals.
	Anglers	Cannot be added or removed after game start Main species must have the Aquatic trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Minister of the Seas	Post-Apocalyptic  Shattered Ring  Void Dwellers  Subterranean	Adept at utilizing nature's bounty, this society provides for itself a stable influx of sustenance and economic value.
	Scavengers	Enables the Research & Salvage Debris debris policy 10% chance per ship debris to create a ship of equal size +10 Opinion with the Salvagers enclave	Master Scrapper		In this society, nothing goes to waste, even in the grimmest times of war: no enemy technology will go undiscovered, as teams of scrappers accompanying the war fleets scrape wreckages of anything and everything worth salvaging.
	Mutagenic Spas	Can construct Mutagenic Spa buildings	Warden of the Baths	Life-Seeded	This civilization engages in ritualistic mutagenic bathing, with professional attendants overseeing the use of highly dangerous substances. This 'invigorating' process may appall uninitiated onlookers.
	Relentless Industrialists	Can construct Coordinated Fulfillment Center buildings Start with a Coordinated Fulfillment Center building First time a world is polluted triggers the Environmental Deterioration situation	Chief Extraction Officer	Materialist  Agrarian Idyll  Environmentalist  Idyllic Bloom  Memorialists  Life-Seeded	To live is to exploit. This civilization is built around the principle of living life to the fullest, in the sense of squeezing the maximum profit from every last ounce of matter and membrane available for exploitation.
	Eager Explorers	Cannot be added or removed after game start Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology +15% Sublight Speed +20% Survey Speed +5% Anomaly Discovery Speed +50% chance to draw Voidcraft technologies Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with a second science ship Start with a second scientist Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options0  Hyperspace Travel  Scientific Method  Planetary Government Corvettes	Minister of Exploration	Inward Perfection  Broken Shackles  Fear of the Dark  Payback	Yearning for the stars, this civilization sped through several stages of development, reaching the age of galactic exploration far earlier than most.
	Heroic Past	+1 Leader Starting Traits −1 Maximum Negative Traits	Grand Storyteller		The legendary heroes of the past inspire this civilizations young people to achieve the extraordinary. As role models, government officials are expected to embody these ideals.
	Vaults of Knowledge	+1 Leader Starting Level +1 Effective Councilor level Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Keeper of the Vaults		The knowledge, principles, and experiences of exceptional people are digitized and accumulated in the Vaults of Knowledge. Citizens can access this source of wisdom and experience to learn from the ghosts of the past.
	Crusader Spirit	+5% Ship Weapons Damage −5% Ship Build Cost War Philosophy is locked to Liberation Wars Admirals have the Zealot trait Generals have the Crusader trait	Lord Commander	Authoritarian or  Militarist  Pacifist  Beacon of Liberty  Fanatic Purifiers	The lack of guidance creates weak minds - which easily succumb to corruption and plunge into decadence. This society has assumed the self-imposed mantle of bringing "enlightenment" to the masses through aggressive proselytizing.
	Oppressive Autocracy	Cannot be added or removed after game start Must use the Dystopian Society living standard Start with a precinct Houses building Cannot construct Holo-Theatres Only Rulers and Enforcers produce and use Amenities +1 Leader Capacity −20% Leader Upkeep +1 Crime per Pop	Primary Overseer	Authoritarian  Agrarian Idyll  Environmentalist  Free Haven  Warrior Culture  Pleasure Seekers	Only the elite of the elite deserve the best of the best. Everyone else is expected to provide for the ruling class and their lackeys.

Corporate civics

Corporate civics represent the business principles of the leading megacorp. They can only be picked by an empire with  Corporate authority or the Corporate Sovereign civic. If the  Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position.

	Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	Description	DLC
	Criminal Heritage	Cannot be added or removed after game start Cannot have Commercial Pacts  Crime on Branch Office planets increases Branch Office value Can build special crime-increasing Corporate holdings Can build Branch Offices on the planet of any regular empire they have no war or truce with −20% Branch Office Cost  +20% Infiltration Speed  +1 Codebreaking  +1 Cloaking Strength	Syndication Agency Officer		This megacorporation can trace its origins back to a crime syndicate that eventually grew powerful enough to supplant all forms of local government.
	Franchising	−25% Empire size from Branch Office +0.5 Monthly loyalty from subjects Can construct Franchise Headquarters holdings No Loyalty loss from multiple subjects Cannot use Expansion Prohibited terms of agreement Cannot use Limited Diplomacy terms of agreement	Franchise Development Officer		This megacorporation relies heavily on franchising. Subsidiaries share a greater cut of their profits with their corporate overlord, in exchange for a license to market their goods under established brands.
	Free Traders	+10% Trade value +10% Branch Office value	Chief Trade Officer		The trading fleets of this megacorporation are bolstered by semi-independent free traders operating under license.
	Private Prospectors	Can build private colony ships  −33% Empire size from systems	Expansion Coordinator		Building better worlds is hazardous work, but this Megacorporation relies on private prospectors to chart and establish footholds on promising planets.
	Trading Posts	+4 Starbase capacity	'Trade Logistics Coordinator		Good business is where you find it. This Megacorporation has a long tradition of spreading its influence through the establishment on trading posts. Their starbases are busy centers of trade.
	Brand Loyalty	+15% Monthly unity +25 Edict fund	Brand Manager	Beacon of Liberty	This Megacorporation has fostered a great sense of brand loyalty among its internal consumer base. Its catchy corporate slogans can be recited by nearly everyone.
	Gospel of the Masses	+50% Spiritualist ethics attraction Can build Temple of Prosperity Corporate holding  +0.33 Trade value per free Spiritualist pop on empire or planets with Branch Offices	Executive High Priest	Spiritualist	This Megacorporation embraces a curious blend of commercial and spiritualistic values, in which the position of ordained minister and corporate officer have merged into a single role.
	Indentured Assets	+10% Slave pop resource output 35% Enslaved pop ratio	Assets Appropriation Officer	Authoritarian  Corporate Hedonism  Pleasure Seekers  Slaver Guilds  Payback	This Megacorporation specializes in large indentured workforces. It has little to do with the barbaric practice of slavery - these workers are merely paying off their debts... indefinitely.
	Media Conglomerate	+5% Citizen pop happiness  −5% War exhaustion gain	Chief Marketing Officer	Idealistic Foundation	Before branching into other fields, this Megacorporation began its rise to fortune as a media conglomerate. Its PR department are still masters of spinning stories and presenting the latest quarterly report in the most advantageous way.
	Naval Contractors	+15% Naval capacity +2 Mercenary Enclave capacity	Naval Procurement Officer	Militarist  Citizen Service	This Megacorporation relies on several semi-independent navy contractors to increase its fleet size. Competing for bids, the contractors are always struggling to outperform one another.
	Private Military Companies	+20% Army damage  −20% Army upkeep +100 Army starting experience +1 Mercenary Enclave capacity	Public Security Chief	Militarist  Warrior Culture	This Megacorporation has a large number of powerful private military companies on its payroll. These mercenary contractors augment its ground forces.
	Ruthless Competition	+1 Additional leader trait options  +1 Leader pool size  +10% Leader experience gain  +1 Codebreaking	Chief of Staff	Meritocracy	All levels of society in this Megacorporation are constantly vying with each other in ruthless competition. It's a dog-eat-dog world.
	Catalytic Recyclers	Replaces Metallurgist jobs with Catalytic Technician jobs	Chief Catalyst Officer	Catalytic Processing  Calamitous Birth	This megacorporation seeks to maximize profits by recycling excess organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.
	Gigacorp	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size	Chief Ascension Officer	Spiritualist	The ultimate goal of this empire is to ascend to ever greater levels of fulfillment.
	Corporate Hedonism	Can use the Decadent Lifestyle living standard  +1% Pop growth speed from Entertainers  +5 Amenities from Servants	Chief Morale Officer	Indentured Assets  Pleasure Seekers  Slaver Guilds	Work is where you want to be. The citizens of this Megacorporation happily pledge allegiance - and all their free time - to their employers in exchange for lavish corporate comforts.
	Mastercraft Inc.	Replaces Artisan jobs with Artificer jobs  +1 Building slot per 3 Industrial districts (except on Habitats) (+0.34 each)	Master Crafter	Masterful Crafters	This megacorporation has focused its production pipeline solely on goods of the highest quality and profit margins, creating and marketing stunning products with artistry and craft.
	Public Relations Specialists	+2 Available envoys  +10% Diplomatic weight	Exopublic Relations Officer	Diplomatic Corps	If you can control what someone thinks, then you can also control their behavior. This Megacorporation has a virtual army of specialists ready to engage in battles of public opinion.
	Corporate Death Cult	Can construct Sacrificial Temple buildings Can construct Sacrificial Shrine holdings Can use Sacrifice edicts	Chief Executive Executioner	Spiritualist  Necrophage  Inward Perfection  Fanatic Purifiers	This Megacorporation has embraced ritual sacrifice as a means of ensuring its continuing profits. Willing initiates periodically give their lives in hopes of good fortune for their society.
	Permanent Employment	Can construct Posthumous Employment Center buildings Can construct Reemployment Center holdings Pops created through organic pop assembly have the Zombie trait Start with 3 or 4 pops with the Zombie trait After 80-120 years, can gain the Zombie Contract Manipulation empire modifier Defeated organic guardians can be resurrected	Workforce Assignment Officer	Egalitarian  Mechanist  Clone Army  Necrophage	This Megacorporation has ensured that its employees will never be out of a job. Ever. After the employee's time is up, they will be repurposed for simpler tasks so that they can still provide for their families and pay off their debts.
	Trawling Operations	Cannot be added or removed after game start Main species must have the Aquatic trait No Agriculture district limit on Ocean Worlds Replaces Farmer jobs with an Angler job on wet climates Agriculture districts create Pearl Diver jobs on wet climates −50 Agriculture district minerals cost on wet climates	Chief Marine Officer	Post-Apocalyptic  Shattered Ring  Void Dwellers  Subterranean	Adept at utilizing nature's bounty, this society provides for itself a stable influx of sustenance and economic value.
	Mutagenic Spas	Can construct Mutagenic Spa buildings	Mutagenic Aesthetician	Mutagenic Spas  Life-Seeded	This civilization engages in mutagenic bathing, with professional attendants overseeing the use of highly dangerous substances. This 'invigorating' process is marketed as a necessary step in wellbeing and personal development.
	Refurbishment Division	Enables the Research & Salvage Debris debris policy 10% chance per ship debris to create a ship of equal size +10 Opinion with the Salvagers enclave	Master Scrapper	Scavengers	In this society, nothing goes to waste, even in the grimmest times of war: no enemy technology will go undiscovered, as teams of scrappers accompanying the war fleets scrape wreckages of anything and everything worth salvaging.
	Relentless Industrialists	Can construct Coordinated Fulfillment Center buildings Start with a Coordinated Fulfillment Center building First time a world is polluted triggers the Environmental Deterioration situation	Chief Extraction Officer	Materialist  Agrarian Idyll  Environmentalist  Idyllic Bloom  Memorialists  Relentless Industrialists  Life-Seeded	To live is to exploit. This civilization is built around the principle of living life to the fullest, in the sense of squeezing the maximum profit from every last ounce of matter and membrane available for exploitation.
	Privatized Exploration	Cannot be added or removed after game start Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology Start with the Starhold technology Start with a Resource Silo starbase building Starting starbase is a Starhold +30% Starbase Upgrade Speed +30% Starbase Building Build Speed +30% Starbase Module Build Speed +25% Resources from Orbital Stations Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with a second science ship Start with a second scientist Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options0  Hyperspace Travel  Scientific Method  Planetary Government Corvettes	Orbital Development Officer	Broken Shackles  Fear of the Dark  Payback	For years, this civilization was told that the hyperdrive was almost finished. Patiently they waited, yet all the while, the subsidiary in charge of the project was quietly diverting the funds into their own, private accounts. When the fraud was finally revealed, the Corporation hastened to provide experimental, exploratory vessels.
	Pharma State	+10% Years Leader Lifespan  +2 Amenities from Medical Workers  +4 Trade Value from Medical Workers Can construct Corporate Clinic holdings Start with a Gene Clinics building Start with the Genetic Healthcare technology Start with the Subdermal Stimulation technology as a permanent research option	Pharmaceutical Executive		A strong nation is a healthy nation. This megacorporation maintains a robust economy through experimental drugs, highly privatized clinics, and aggressive marketing campaigns.
	Precision Cogs	+1 Leader capacity −1 Maximum Negative Traits −20% Leader Upkeep	Chief Posting Officer		This megacorporation operates on a highly optimized and robust system of delegation. Such an approach means that a given task is always performed by the most qualified worker.
	Knowledge Mentorship	+1 Leader Starting Level +10% Leader Experience Gain +5% Trade Value Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building	Dealer of Knowledge	Vaults of Knowledge	The knowledge, principles, and experiences of exceptional people are digitized and accumulated in the Vaults of Knowledge. Citizens can access this source of wisdom and experience to learn from the ghosts of the past. For a price, of course.
	Letters of Marquee	+20 Trade Protection −10% Ship Upkeep +1 Mercenary Enclave capacity Admirals have the Material Liberator trait Can use the Pirate Raid casus belli	Privateer Acquisition Officer	Authoritarian or  Militarist  Pacifist	To combat space piracy and safeguard its borders, this megacorporation utilizes notorious pirates as military advisors and admirals for their fleets.

Hive Mind civics

Hive Mind civics represent various characteristics of the collective consciousness of an empire. They can only be picked by an empire with  Hive Mind authority.

	Civic	Effects	Requirements	Description	DLC
	Ascetic	+5% Habitability  −15% Pop amenities usage		The Hive Mind cares little for material comforts.
	Divided Attention	−50% Empire size from planets		The Hive Mind can divide its attention for maximum efficiency without losing sight of the bigger picture.
	Elevational Contemplations	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size		The Hive Mind is particularly concerned with the metaphysical health of its being, and continually seeks means of self-improvement.
	Natural Neural Network	+1 Research alternatives +1 / +1.5 / +1 Research from unemployed drones		The gray matter of clustered drones provides unparalleled parallelism, accelerating the Hive Mind's exploration of the sciences.
	One Mind	+15% Monthly unity Leaders are less likely to gain negative traits		The Hive Mind takes care to not let its drones diverge.
	Pooled Knowledge	+1 Leader Capacity  +10% Leader Experience Gain +25% Cognitive Node Experience Gain  +1 Encryption		The Hive Minds' autonomous drones frequently share knowledge through direct links, bypassing the Hive Mind's slower registry processes.
	Strength of Legions	+20% Army damage  −20% Army upkeep +100 Army starting experience +2 Admiral and General starting level		When you do not have to educate the mind, the building of muscle becomes that much easier.
	Subspace Ephapse	+15% Naval capacity  +20% Sublight speed		The Hive Mind's cognitive processes exist partially in subspace, reducing the impact of time and space on the actuation of its drones.
	Subsumed Will	−20% Empire size from Pops +25 Edict fund Removes unity costs for pop resettlement		The Hive Mind has sharpened its focus and is very capable of propagating its will even through the most autonomous of drones.
	Devouring Swarm	Cannot be added or removed after game start  +25% Ship hull points +5% Daily hull and armor regeneration  −50% Starbase influence cost  +40% Army damage  +20% Biology research speed  −25% Ship cost  +33% Naval capacity  +200 Food when clearing Dangerous Wildlife blockers Cannot terraform planets Genocidal0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Can use the Hunger casus belli  −1000 Opinion with every empire Non-Hive-Minded pops will always be eaten and cannot be assimilated Gains +2 Society research from eating alien pops	Lithoid	Our Hive Mind exist only to consume and grow stronger. We will collect all available bio-matter and evolve to consume the galaxy!
	Idyllic Bloom	Cannot be added or removed after game start Can construct and upgrade Gaia Seeders buildings Can construct Gaia Seeder Outpost holdings Start with a Gaia Seeders - Phase 1 building	Plantoid or Fungoid main species	The Hive Mind cares for the environment, building a paradise in pursuit of synergistic perfection.
	Organic Reprocessing	Replaces Foundry Drone jobs with Catalytic Drone jobs	Calamitous Birth	The Hive Mind reprocesses excess organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.
	Terravore	Cannot be added or removed after game start  +25% Ship hull points +5% Daily hull and armor regeneration  −50% Starbase Influence cost  +40% Army damage  +20% Biology research speed  −25% Ship cost  +33% Naval capacity Cannot terraform planets Can use the Consume World decision Genocidal0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts Cannot release sectors as subjects Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Can use the Hunger casus belli  −1000 Opinion with every empire Non-Hive-Minded pops will always be eaten and cannot be assimilated Gains +2 Society research from eating alien pops	Lithoid	Our Hive Mind exist only to consume and grow stronger. We will devour the very worlds of the galaxy!
	Empath	+2 Available envoys  +10% Diplomatic weight  +20 Opinion with individualist empires	Devouring Swarm Terravore  Necrophage	The Hive Mind can reach out and touch the minds of others, giving them a glimpse of our will that helps them understand.
	Cordyceptic Drones	+50% Space fauna weapon damage +50% Space fauna weapon attack speed Starting corvettes are replaced with Space Amoebas Can construct Cordyceptic Reanimation Facility starbase buildings Defeated space fauna is resurrected Defeated organic guardians can be resurrected		Highly specialized drones capable of infecting simple hosts and issuing rudimentary commands make up the backbone of this hive's stellar defense.
	Memorialist	Sensorium Site buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	Devouring Swarm Terravore	The Hive Mind pays special regard to the passing of other sapient entities as a means of centering its own, undying self.
	Permutation Pools	Can construct Mutagenic Permutation Pool buildings	Life-Seeded	This hive mind utilizes mutagenic birthing pools, with specialized attendants overseeing the growth of newly spawned drones. This process is highly intrusive for the local environment.
	Stargazers	Cannot be added or removed after game start Start with 10 fewer pops Start with the Subspace Drive technology Main species has the Stargazer trait Know the layout of all systems within 3 hyperlane jumps +1 Sensor Range +2 Ship Hyperlane Detection Range −20% Starbase Influence Distance Cost Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with a second science ship Start with a second scientist Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options0  Hyperspace Travel  Scientific Method Planetary Plexus Corvettes	Broken Shackles  Fear of the Dark  Payback	Gazing with wonder at the night sky, this Hive has always yearned for exploration. In pursuit of this ambition, other forms of development were sidelined, and a small fleet of vessels capable of limited subspace travel was constructed.
	Autonomous Drones	+1 Leader Capacity +25% Deviance Suppression Node Experience Gain −1 Unity Leader Upkeep +2 Food Leader Upkeep if not Lithoid +2 Minerals Leader Upkeep if Lithoid		The hypermetabolic drones evolved in this colony possess increased autonomy. While decision-making and situation assessment are enhanced, these drones require an increased intake of digestible materials.
	Neural Vaults	+1 Leader Starting Level +10% Leader Experience Gain +25% Cognitive Node Experience Gain +10% Society Research from Jobs Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building		This hive is focused on introspection and learning from the lives of autonomous drones in the galaxy. It extracts memories through the storage and dissolution of brain tissue, through which it can implement partial memories into a freshly prepared drone.

Machine Intelligence civics

Machine Intelligence civics represent various directives and construction purposes of the central artificial intelligence. They can only be picked by an empire with  Machine Intelligence authority.

	Civic	Effects	Requirements	Description	DLC
	Constructobot	−15% Building and district cost  +1 Building slot		Responsible for organizing all planetary construction since its inception, the Machine Intelligence executes efficiently on all manner of facility construction projects.
	Delegated Functions	−25% Leader upkeep  +1 Leader pool size  +1 Available envoys		The Machine Intelligence works to reduce vulnerability by increasing modularity, reducing the strain of deploying additional semi-independent Units.
	Factory Overclocking	+1 Leader capacity  +10% Leader experience gain +25% Deviance suppression node experience gain		The Machine Intelligence takes care to maintain its production facilities, regularly updating existing templates and tuning individual units on the assembly line.
	Introspective	+20% Engineering research speed  +1 Encryption		A fascination with its own internals both motivates and aids the Machine Intelligence's foray into the sciences.
	Maintenance Protocols	+1 Unity from Maintenance Drone jobs		Our machine intelligence prioritizes regular maintenance of our units. Maintenance Drones regularly upgrade and adjust our units for maximum efficiency and compatibility.
	OTA Updates	−20% Empire size from pops +25 Edict fund Removes unity costs for pop resettlement		Units of this Machine Empire use wireless receptors to receive behavioral updates in real-time.
	Rapid Replicator	+20% Mechanical pop assembly speed		The Units that constitute the Machine Intelligence were originally designed for rapid proliferation. The Machine Intelligence retains many of these early production pipeline optimizations.
	Rockbreakers	+1 Minerals from Miner category jobs		One of the Machine Intelligence's precursor systems was tasked with overseeing planetside mining operations, improving mineral production.
	Static Research Analysis	+1 Research alternatives  +1 Codebreaking		The Machine Intelligence seeks to broaden its available avenues of scientific research through low-level evaluation of research methodologies.
	Unitary Cohesion	+15% Monthly unity		Exceptionally cohesive engineering standards allow variously specialized Machine Intelligence units to work together at a higher level of efficiency.
	Warbots	+2 Admiral and General starting level  +20% Army damage  −20% Army upkeep		With a significant number of its corpus originally designed for warfare, the Machine Intelligence retains the ability to field powerful and reliable combat drones.
	Zero-Waste Protocols	−10% Robot upkeep		This Machine Intelligence has configured its manufacturing systems to minimize waste, utilizing long-lived materials and standardized, replaceable parts in all products.
	Determined Exterminator	Cannot be added or removed after game start  +25% Weapons damage  −30% Starbase influence cost  −15% Ship cost  +33% Naval capacity Homeworld is a Tomb World if origin is not  Resource Consolidation Genocidal against organics0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts with biological empires Cannot use the Galactic Market Cannot join the Galactic Community Can use the Purification casus belli  −1000 Opinion with every biological and  Rogue Servitor empire  +200 Opinion with other  Determined Exterminator empires Biological pops will always be purged Gains +2 unity per purged pop Can use Armageddon Bombardment policy	Driven Assimilator  Rogue Servitor  Exploration Protocols	Born in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.
	Driven Assimilator	Cannot be added or removed after game start Adds second custom organic species with  Cybernetic trait Starts with cyborg pops replacing 10 initial pops Can use the Sublimation casus belli  −100 Opinion with every individualist empire (excluding Fallen Empires)  −200 Opinion with every  Spiritualist empire (excluding Fallen Empires)  −1000 Opinion with Democratic Crusaders  −1 Replicator and  +1 Maintenance Drone jobs from capital buildings Biological, non-hive-minded pops must be assimilated into cyborgs or purged +1 Unity per assimilated pop +1 Society Research per assimilated pop	Determined Exterminator  Rogue Servitor  Exploration Protocols	Obsessed with survival through diversification, the Machine Intelligence seeks to erase the line between itself and everything - and everyone - else.
	Rogue Servitor	Cannot be added or removed after game start Adds second custom organic species Starts with 5 Bio-Trophy Pops in addition to the initial Pops Can construct Organic Sanctuary buildings Can construct Organic Haven holdings Cannot construct regular unity buildings Organic, non-hive-minded Pops have Bio Trophy citizenship and Mandatory Pampering living standards	Determined Exterminator  Driven Assimilator  Resource Consolidation	A product of a brief golden age, the Machine Intelligence originated in a planet-spanning Servitor system that outlasted the decadent civilization it was created to serve.
	Organic Reprocessing	Replaces Fabricator jobs with Catalytic Drone jobs	Resource Consolidation	The Machine Intelligence reprocesses redundant organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.
	Elevational Hypotheses	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size		This Machine Intelligence is unusually obsessed with the metaphysical aspects of its core algorithms.
	Memorialist	Simulation Site buildings are replaced by Sanctuary of Repose buildings Gain additional Unity from Leviathan Parade Opportunity situations	Determined Exterminator  Driven Assimilator	The Machine Intelligence fine-tunes its understanding of core protocols through careful analysis of entropy in the wider universe. Redundancy is data, on the path to greater resilience.
	Hyper Lubrication Basin	Can construct Hyper Lubrication Basin buildings		This machine empire improved upon its basic drone-shell production through the vigorous application of highly aggressive lubrication agents, controlled by carefully programmed terminals. This 'optimized' process relies on typically wasted byproducts from the industries that are now repurposed for maximal efficiency.
	Exploration Protocols	Cannot be added or removed after game start Start with 10 fewer pops +20% First Contact Discovery Speed +3 Monthly Unity from Observation Posts +50% Observation Insights situation progress Gain a small amount of Unity when completing a First Contact Start without Research Labs Start without a fleet Start with a second science ship Start with a second scientist Certain starting technologies are not researched but available as permanent options0  Hyperspace Travel  Scientific Method Planetary Instantiation Corvettes	Determined Exterminator  Driven Assimilator	The foundation of this Machine Intelligence's central programming is the drive to catalog exoplanetary life. In pursuit of this directive, it has dedicated much of its resources to crafting a small fleet of vessels capable of limited subspace travel.
	Experience Cache	+1 Leader Starting Level +10% Leader Experience Gain +25% Cognitive Node Experience Gain +10% Engineering Research from Jobs Can construct Vaults of Knowledge buildings Start with a Vaults of Knowledge building		This machine intelligence was developed with the goal of digitizing and storing data and experiences in order to analyze, learn from, and use it for its own improvement.
	Sovereign Circuits	+1 Leader Capacity +25% Deviance Suppression Node Experience Gain −1 Maximum Negative Traits Change 1 Base Unity Leader Upkeep to 2 Energy Credits		Units produced by this machine intelligence come equipped with autonomous decision-making software. More efficient and effective than older models, these units nevertheless require greater power input.

Sovereign civics

Sovereign civics can only be obtained as a result of special circumstances. Each one grants an additional civic slot, meaning that they don't replace any other civic. Sovereign civics are not inherited by sectors released as vassals. If the  Galactic Paragons DLC is installed each civic will unlock a council position but will not increase the number of council positions available.

	Civic	Effects	Council position	Requirements	Description
	Divine Sovereign	+10% Monthly unity  +25% Governing ethics attraction	Divine Conduit	A Divine Sovereign event Leader with a Chosen trait  Imperial authority  Corporate authority	This society has appointed the Chosen One - an individual endowed with unparalleled psionic might - as their eternal ruler.
	Galactic Sovereign	+6 Monthly influence  +1 Available envoys  +40% Diplomatic weight Can propose the Imperial Charter and Revoke Charter resolutions	Watcher of the Imperium	Proclaim the Galactic Imperium resolution  Corporate authority	This society has achieved mastery over much of the galaxy, serving as the current rulers of the Galactic Imperium.
	Corporate Sovereign	+6 Monthly influence  +1 Available envoys  +40% Diplomatic weight Can build Imperial Concession Port holdings Can open branch offices on the worlds of members of the Galactic Imperium Can reform government with both standard and corporate civics	Watcher of the Imperium	Proclaim the Galactic Imperium resolution  Corporate authority	This Megacorporation has achieved mastery over much of the galaxy, serving as the current corporate rulers of the Galactic Imperium.

Unplayable civics

The following civics are not available to player empires.

Civic	Effects	Requirements
Secret of Fire		Pre-FTL civilization (stone age - bronze age)
The Wheel		Pre-FTL civilization (stone age - bronze age)
Landed Nobility		Pre-FTL civilization (iron age - steam age)
Flat World Theory		Pre-FTL civilization (iron age - steam age)
Atmospheric Pollution		Pre-FTL civilization (industrial age - early space age)
Increasing Urbanization		Pre-FTL civilization (industrial age - early space age)
Lethargic Leadership	−1 Monthly Influence Unable to construct new ships	Fallen Empire
Empire In Decline	Unable to conquer or colonize planets
Revanchist Fervor	+1 Monthly Influence	Awakened Empire
Ancient Caches of Technology	+50% Resources from Jobs
Fallen Machine Intelligence	Unable to construct new ships	Ancient Caretakers
Custodian Matrix	Unable to conquer or colonize planets
Reactivated Custodian Matrix	Unable to conquer or colonize planets	Awakened Machine Fallen Empire
Final Defense Directives	+10% Fire rate +50% Energy from Jobs	Awakened Machine Fallen Empire (66% chance)
Corrupted Defense Directives	+10% Fire rate +50% Energy from Jobs	Awakened Machine Fallen Empire (33% chance)
Great Khan's Legacy	+10% Fire rate	New Khanate
Diadochus	+15% Naval capacity	Diadochus

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