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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.

	Civic	Effects	Requirements	Description	DLC
	Cutthroat Politics	−20% Edict upkeep  +1 Codebreaking		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		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.
	Environmentalist	−20% Pop consumer goods upkeep Can construct Ranger Lodge buildings Can construct Ranger Lodge holdings Start with a Ranger Lodge building	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.
	Functional Architecture	−15% Building and district cost  +1 Building slots		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		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	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	+1 Governor level cap Can construct Noble Estates buildings Can construct Noble Chateaus holdings Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with Noble jobs	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	Democratic  Egalitarian  Xenophobe	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	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)	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	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 +1 Admiral level cap  +10% Ship fire rate  +10 Fleet command limit	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.
	Exalted Priesthood	+1 Unity from Priest category jobs Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with High Priest jobs	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 Leaders have no upkeep No loyalty loss from multiple subjects Cannot dismiss leaders Cannot use Expansion Prohibited terms of agreement Cannot use Limited Diplomacy terms of agreement	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	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	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	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	Pacifist  Xenophobe  Pompous Purists	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 Leader level cap +10% Specialist pop resource output	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	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	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	+2 Ruler level cap Ruler and Governor leaders can't gain negative traits from leveling up	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	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	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	Authoritarian  Pleasure Seekers	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 Expertise traits have double effects on tech choices Capital Buildings replace some Politician jobs with Science Director jobs	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	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	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	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	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 use the Galactic Market 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	Fanatic Xenophobe  Militarist or  Spiritualist  Barbaric Despoilers  Pompous Purists  Syncretic Evolution  Common Ground  Hegemon  Teachers of the Shroud  Knights of the Toxic God	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)		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	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	Xenophobe  Inward Perfection  Fanatic Purifiers  Scion	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	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	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)	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	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	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	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	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 army Defeated organic guardians can be resurrected	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	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	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	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.
	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		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.

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.

	Civic	Effects	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% Infiltration speed  +1 Codebreaking		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		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		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		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		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	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	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	Authoritarian  Corporate Hedonism  Pleasure Seekers  Slaver Guilds	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	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	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	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 Leader level cap  +10% Leader experience gain  +1 Codebreaking	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	Catalytic Processing  Calamitous Birth	This megacorporation seeks to maximize profits by recycling excess organic matter into advanced resources suitable for spacebound structures.
	Ascensionists	+25% Planetary ascension effects −10% Planetary ascension cost −25% Tradition cost from empire size	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	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)	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	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	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	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.
	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	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 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.
	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	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.
	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		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.

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 Level Cap  +10% Leader 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 +0.25% 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 Genocidal0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts Cannot use the Galactic Market 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 +0.25% 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 use the Galactic Market 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.

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 level cap  +10% Leader 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 Genocidal0 Cannot establish diplomatic pacts with biological empires Cannot use the Galactic Market 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	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 Unique effects0  −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 Gains unity and  society research per assimilated pop Can use the Sublimation casus belli	Determined Exterminator  Rogue Servitor	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.

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. However, the circumstances which add these civics typically change the empire's ethics and authority, and also remove any invalid civics due to those changes. Sovereign civics are not inherited by sectors released as vassals.

	Civic	Effects	Added by	Description
	Divine Sovereign	+10% Monthly unity  +25% Governing ethics attraction	Event A Divine Sovereign Has a leader with the Chosen One trait  Imperial or  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	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	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
Lethargic Leadership	−1 Monthly Influence Unable to construct new ships	Sleeping Fallen Empire
Empire In Decline	Unable to conquer or colonize planets
Revanchist Fervor	+1 Monthly Influence	Awakened Fallen 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	Galactic Custodians
Corrupted Defense Directives	+10% Fire rate +50% Energy from Jobs	Rampaging Machines
Great Khan's Legacy	+10% Fire rate	New Khanate
Diadochus	+15% Naval capacity	Diadochus

Game concepts