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Planetary management

Districts

Buildings

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Districts represent large areas of development on the planet dedicated towards a particular purpose, whether that be housing or resource gathering. The total number of districts that can be built on a planet is equal to the planet size. The number of mining, generator and agriculture districts is further constrained by the deposits on the planet.

Each district contributes to the Empire Sprawl (with one district being equivalent to one system), which can increase costs such as, but not limited to  Research and  Unity if above the Administrative Capacity, but since districts provide more raw resources than average systems, it should not be a strong limitation.

Unlike buildings, districts will be retained in case of planetary depopulation.

Planetary districts

Each normal planet can support five different types of districts: urban districts, industrial districts, and three different resource districts.

Urban

There are two types of urban districts on a normal planet: city districts and industrial districts. City districts mainly provide  housing for Pops living on the planetary surface. Industrial districts provide some additional housing and create jobs that generate  alloys or  consumer goods resources. Industrial districts do not generate resources per se, but rather the jobs that the district provides are the source of the resources.

The maximum number of urban districts that can be built per planet is equivalent to its planetary size.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−2	480	500

	District	Produces	Jobs	Description
	City District	Housing: +5 +1 Public Works tradition +1 Weather Control Systems technology +1 Anti-Gravity Engineering technology −1  Agrarian Idyll  Building Slot: +1	Clerk: +1 +1 Trans-Stellar Corporations tradition	These dense urban centers provide large amounts of housing and office space for clerical workers.  Gestalt Consciousness
	Industrial District	Housing: +2 −2 Industrial Maintenance	Metallurgist: +1 +1 Gestalt Consciousness  Artisan: +1 −1 Gestalt Consciousness  Maintenance Drone: +0 +1 Industrial Maintenance	Smelting facilities and factories fill this district, creating advanced products out of raw materials.
	Hive District	Housing: +6 +6 Hive Worlds +1 Extended Hives tradition +1 Weather Control Systems technology +1 Anti-Gravity Engineering technology  Building Slot: +1	Maintenance Drone: +3 +3 Hive Worlds +1 Anti-Gravity Engineering technology	These towering spires are where the drones gather when not working to rejuvenate and consume nutrients.  Hive Mind
	Nexus District	Housing: +5 +1 Optimized Nexus tradition +1 Weather Control Systems technology +1 Anti-Gravity Engineering technology  Building Slot: +1	Maintenance Drone: +3 +1 Anti-Gravity Engineering technology	Centralized districts where drones are serviced and repaired before they are deployed to their work assignments.  Machine Intelligence

Resource

A resource district provides some additional housing, and creates jobs that generate  energy,  minerals, or  food resources. The number of resource districts that can be built is limited by Planetary features, except on Hive Worlds and Machine Worlds. Resource districts do not generate resources per se, but rather the jobs that the district provides are the source of the resources.

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

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−1	240	300

	District	Produces	Jobs	Description
	Generator District	Housing: +2 +1  Agrarian Idyll +1  Machine Intelligence	Technician / Tech-Drone: +2 +1  Hive Mind	Rows of massive power plants that generate massive amounts of energy which can then be used or converted into energy credits.
	Mining District	Housing: +2 +1  Agrarian Idyll +1  Machine Intelligence	Miner / Mining Drone: +2 +1  Hive Mind	These mining towns and resource extraction centers drill deep into the mantle to access mineral deposits.
	Agriculture District	Housing: +2 +1  Agrarian Idyll +1  Agrarian Utopias technology +1  Machine Intelligence	Farmer / Agri-Drone: +2 +1  Hive Mind	Land set aside for cultivation, either through the growing of crops or animal husbandry. Machine Worlds

Arcology districts

Ecumenopolis planets have their own set of districts called Arcologies. They provide a far larger amount of housing and jobs than planet districts but cannot produce basic resources.

Residential Arcologies

Residential Arcologies provide large amount of  Housing and can be improved by the same set of Technologies of regular Housing districts.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5	600	1000

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

Production Arcologies

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

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5 −1	600	1000 50

	District	Produces	Jobs	Description
	Foundry Arcology	Housing: +10 −2 Industrial Maintenance	Metallurgist / Foundry Drone / Fabricator: +6  Maintenance Drone: +0 +1 Industrial Maintenance	Geared towards military industries, this ecumenopolis district is filled with the roar of smelters and the clang of metallurgies. Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes
	Industrial Arcology	Housing: +10 −2 Industrial Maintenance	Artisan / Artisan Drone: +6  Maintenance Drone: +0 +1 Industrial Maintenance	Workshops filled with artisans and civilian industries line the stacked streets of this district. Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals One must be true:  Gestalt Consciousness  Rogue Servitor
	Leisure Arcology	Housing: +10	Culture Worker: +4  Entertainer: +4 −4,  Duelist +4	Where denizens of the ecumenopolis unwind in their leisure hours. Strategic Resource:  Exotic Gases  Gestalt Consciousness

Ring World districts

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

Housing segments

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

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5	360	1000

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

Production segments

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

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−5 −2	360	1000 50

	District	Produces	Jobs	Description
	Commercial Segment	Housing: +10	Clerk: +10  Merchant: +2	Civilian industry and infrastructure populate this Ring World segment dedicated to commerce. Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals  Gestalt Consciousness Fallen Empire
	Generator Segment	Housing: +10 +5  Hive Mind	Technician / Tech-Drone: +10 +5  Hive Mind	Reactors fill this Ring World section, focused on the generation of energy. Strategic Resource:  Rare Crystals One must be true:  Gestalt Consciousness Fallen Empire
	Research Segment	Housing: +10	Researcher / Brain Drone / Calculator: +10	Research facilities of all kinds fill this Ring World segment. Strategic Resource:  Exotic Gases
	Agricultural Segment	Housing: +10 +5  Agrarian Idyll +5  Agrarian Utopias technology +5  Hive Mind	Farmer / Agri-Drone: +10 +5  Hive Mind	Endless seas of farmland stretch across this Ring World section, growing massive amounts of food. Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes
	Industrial Segment	Housing: +10 −4 Industrial Maintenance	Artisan / Artisan-Drone: +5 −5 Gestalt Consciousness +1  Rogue Servitor  Metallurgist / Foundry-Drone / Fabricator: +5 +5 Gestalt Consciousness −1  Rogue Servitor  Maintenance Drone: +0 +2 Industrial Maintenance	Clanking factories and powerful machinery fill this Ring World section, providing a strong industrial base for the Empire. Strategic Resource:  Volatile Motes

Habitat districts

Habitats have their own set of Districts, where one of them will depend on the planetary orbital resource deposit where the Habitat is built.

Upkeep	Time	Cost
−2	240	400

	District	Produces	Jobs	Description
	Habitation District	Housing: +8	Maintenance Drone: +2	A habitat housing district provides comfortable, if compact residences for its population.
	Trade District	Housing: +3	Clerk: +3 +1 Trans-Stellar Corporations tradition	A sprawling habitat trading district where merchants and clerks conduct business.  Gestalt Consciousness
	Leisure District	Housing: +3	Default:  Culture Worker: +1  Entertainer: +2 −2,  Duelist +2  Rogue Servitor:  Maintenance Drone: +1  Bio-Trophy: +5	Who needs the great outdoors, with hubs of habitat entertainment like these? One must be true:  Gestalt Consciousness  Rogue Servitor
	Astro-Mining Bay	Housing: +3	Miner / Mining-Drone: +3 +1  Hive Mind	With no natural resources on their own, Habitats depend on these facilities to mine and process minerals from nearby asteroids and planetoids.  Minerals or  Alloys deposit on the planet
	Reactor District	Housing: +3	Technician / Tech-Drone: +3 +1  Hive Mind	Habitat-side energy production plant districts generate energy-credits, as well as provide power to the arcology on which they are built.  Energy deposit on the planet or Empire is  Gestalt Consciousness
	Research District	Housing: +3	Researcher / Brain-Drone / Calculator: +3	Centers of scientific discovery, these habitat districts employ researchers from myriad fields of study.  Research or Strategic Resource deposit on the planet
	Industrial District	Housing: +3 −2 Industrial Maintenance	Metallurgist / Foundry-Drone / Fabricator: +1 +1 Gestalt Consciousness −1  Rogue Servitor  Artisan / Artisan-Drone: +1 −1 Gestalt Consciousness +1  Rogue Servitor  Maintenance Drone: +0 +1 Industrial Maintenance	Industrial machinery fills this habitat district, taking full advantage of the benefits of low gravity.

District cost

District cost can be affected by the following:

Source	District cost
Colonial Remains planet modifier	−25%
Architectural Sense ruler trait	−10%
Architectural Interest governor trait	−10%
Functional Architecture civic	−10%
Master's Teachings: The Greater Good edict	−10%
Ecumenopolis designation	−5%
High Gravity planet modifier	+10%
Low Gravity planet modifier	−10%

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