Edicts

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

Edict cost

Edicts cost various resources depending on empire size. Each point of empire size increases the cost of all edicts by 1%. The cost of edicts can be reduced by the following:

Source	Edict cost
Cutthroat Politics civic	−20%
Charismatic ruler trait	−10%
Psionic tradition tree finisher	−10%
Fanatic Spiritualist ethic	−20%
Spiritualist ethic	−10%
Demobilization Initiative	−20%

Edict fund

The Edict Fund is a small amount of free space for edicts that cost unity. Any upkeep cost beyond the fund cap will be paid for from the empire's unity storage. Edict Fund can be increased by the following:

Source	Edict fund
Imperial Cult civic	+100
Executive Vigor ascension perk	+100
Grand Council domination tradition	+50
Harmonious Directives harmony tradition	+50
Flexible Thought Routines synchronicity tradition	+50
Inwards Perfection civic	+50
Subsumed Will civic	+25
OTA Updates civic	+25
Brand Loyalty civic	+25
Charismatic ruler trait	+20
Adaptive Bureaucracy technology	+20
Colonial Bureaucracy technology	+20
Effective Bureaucracy technology	+20
Galactic Bureaucracy technology	+20
Statecraft tradition tree	+20

Unity edicts

Unity edicts have a unity upkeep and make use of Edict Fund.

Edict	Base upkeep	Effects	Requirements	Description
Fortify the Border	10	+50% Starbase upgrade speed +2 Starbase capacity		Defense of our systems is paramount. This Edict will divert additional resources to these ends.
Nutritional Plenitude	10	+10% Pop growth speed +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid pop upkeep +5% Biological pop happiness +5% Lithoid pop happiness	Gene Crops technology Not Gestalt Consciousness	It is the fundamental right of each of our citizens to enter hibernation with a full digestive organ. Easy access to plentiful, nutritional fare will be the fuel that spurs our growth among the stars.
Expanded Breeding Program (Hive Mind)	10	+10% Pop growth speed +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid pop upkeep	Gene Crops technology Hive Mind authority	This Edict provides additional resources to the spawning pools.
Expanded Breeding Program (Rogue Servitor)	10	+20% Pop growth speed +25% Organic pop upkeep +25% Lithoid pop upkeep +5% Biological pop happiness +5% Lithoid pop happiness	Gene Crops technology Rogue Servitor civic	Using gamification and point-based reward schemes, we will subtly encourage our Bio-Trophies to fill our Organic Sanctuaries.
Fleet Supremacy	10	+100 Ship starting experience +10% Ship build speed +10% Diplomatic weight from fleet power +10% Ship upkeep	Doctrine: Space Combat technology	Our navy is the best means to project power. This Edict will prioritize them above lesser needs.
Capacity Subsidies	30	+50% Technician output +0.5 Technician upkeep	Global Energy Management technology	This Edict allows short-term overloading of energy grids, letting power plants across our empire run at increased capacity.
Mining Subsidies	30	+50% Miner output +0.5 Miner upkeep +0.5 Strategic resource miner upkeep	Mineral Purification technology	This Edict is a focused administrative effort to reprioritize and re-evaluate production goals, yielding a boost to mining output.
Farming Subsidies	30	+50% Farmer output +0.5 Farmer upkeep	Food Processing technology	This Edict provides aggressive economic stimulus for positive, quantifiable impacts on food production.
Forge Subsidies	30	+10% Metallurgist output +1 Metallurgist upkeep	Global Production Strategy technology	Our empire thirsts for more specialized alloys and precious metals. This Edict provides our foundries with additional resources so production can be increased.
Industrial Subsidies	30	+10% Artisan output +1 Artisan upkeep	Global Production Strategy technology One must be true: • Not Gestalt Consciousness • Rogue Servitor civic	Success can be measured the acquisition of things. This Edict provides our factories with additional resources so production can be increased.
Synaptic Reinforcement	10	+1 Maintenance Drone Maintenance Drone job from Synaptic Node buildings +2 Synaptic Node upkeep	Clustered Synapses technology Hive Mind authority	Reinforces our Synaptic Nodes as central foci in our colonies, increasing their ability to provide for nearby drones.
Tracking Implants	30	+1 Encryption −10 Crime on all planets +25% Authoritarian ethics attraction −10% Happiness	Tracking Implants technology Communications with another empire Not Gestalt Consciousness	Mandatory subdermal implants record movement and actions, greatly enhancing our empire's internal security. Loyal citizens have nothing to hide from the government.
Thought Enforcement	30	+1 Encryption −5 Crime from Telepath jobs +25% Governing ethics attraction −10% Happiness	Thought Enforcement technology Communications with another empire Not Gestalt Consciousness	Telepaths monitoring the citizenry for incorrect thoughts will make corrections as they find them.
Bureau of Espionage	20	+1 Available envoys +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology Not Gestalt Consciousness	Expanding our intelligence operations and prioritising decryption technologies is critical for the well-being of the empire.
Observation Instinct	10	+1 Available envoys +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology Hive Mind authority Communications with another empire	Additional resources will be directed to nurturing and expanding our observation capabilities.
Covert Analysis Algorithm	20	+1 Available envoys +2 Codebreaking +10 Base intel level +10 Maximum infiltration level	Quantum Hacking technology Machine Intelligence authority Communications with another empire	A substantial portion of processing will be diverted to investigative analysis.
Map the Stars	10	+25% Survey speed +10% Anomaly discovery chance +1 Ship hyperlane detection range	Adopted the Discovery tradition tree	This Edict pushes for further galactic exploration, to bring light to the darkness and find what wonders lie beyond.
Diplomatic Grants	10	+1 Available envoys +10% Diplomatic weight	Adopted the Diplomacy tradition tree Communications with another empire	This Edict initiates a diplomatic offensive in a concentrated effort to improve the image of our empire in the eyes of others.
Industrial Maintenance	10	+1 Maintenance Drone job from Industrial Districts +2 Industrial District upkeep	Finished the Synchronicity tradition tree Machine Intelligence authority	Industrial maintenance drones are empowered to act as caretakers for the areas surrounding each industrial district.
Research Subsidies	30	+10% Researcher output +1 Researcher upkeep	Databank Uplinks tradition	Knowledge is power. This Edict focuses our efforts on advancing technology.
Extended Shifts	10	+10% Worker pop resource output +10% Slave pop resource output −10% Worker and Slave happiness	Workplace Motivators tradition	We must ask our workers to toil harder. Some blood, sweat and tears may be necessary for the Greater Good.
Drone Overdrive	10	+10% Menial drone output +10% Pop amenities usage	Drone Network tradition Gestalt Consciousness	Our drones will be worked harder, as more resources are required.
Enhanced Surveillance	20	+1 Available envoys +1 Encryption −10% Happiness +25% Authoritarian ethics attraction	Public Trust Officers tradition Communications with another empire Not Gestalt Consciousness	Terrible threats probe our defenses, waiting for us to lower our guard. Increased resources must be sent to internal covert security departments to protect ourselves.
Veneration of Saints	10	+20% Priest output +25% Spiritualist ethic attraction	Empire is some degree of Spiritualist	Rather than focusing exclusively on this temporal world, we should provide our spiritual guides with whatever they need to prepare us for the next.
Peace Festivals	10	+10% Happiness +25% Pacifist ethic attraction	Empire is some degree of Pacifist	This Pacifist Edict fosters a spirit of unity and good cheer through whole seasons filled with special events and festivals.
Information Quarantine	10	+5 Stability +50% Governing ethics attraction	Empire is some degree of Authoritarian	This Edict puts strict checks on the flow of information, better preserving local cultural identities.
Encourage Political Thought	10	+100% Ethics shift chance	Empire is some degree of Egalitarian	This Edict Encourages the populace to openly discuss political matters, even if the path taken may lead them astray.
Land of Opportunity	20	+100% Immigration pull +25% Pop growth from immigration	Empire is some degree of Xenophile Communications with another empire	This Edict creates targeted PR campaigns that frame our empire as being on the cutting edge, a new social frontier - a place where anyone can thrive, a fresh start.
Greater Than Ourselves	20	+200% Automatic resettlement chance	The Greater Good resolution 3 Member of the Galactic Community	Encourages unemployed worker and simple drone pops to voluntarily resettle themselves to suitable planets with jobs and housing within our empire.
Evacuation Protocols	10	+100% Colony development speed −50% Resettlement cost	Doomsday origin Homeworld hasn't exploded yet Any colony	We must establish a new home and prepare to evacuate our homeworld.
Damn the Consequences	1	Doubles the bonuses of Overtuned traits +100% Organic pop upkeep Can't be canceled for 5 years	Overtuned origin	This Edict pushes our genetic modifications to the very limit, doubling their effect but also causing an increased amount of terrible side-effects, including sudden catastrophic combustion.
Numistic Visualization	25	−5% Pop consumer goods upkeep +10% Research speed (Statecraft) +10% Monthly energy credits	Numistic Order caravan deal	The active use of Numistic visualization techniques will refocus our people's attention from personal gain to cosmic energy production. To achieve something, you must first visualize it.

Ambitions

Ambition Edicts become available with the Ascension Theory technology and are the most powerful available edicts. They have a base monthly upkeep of 75 unity and also cost the same base amount to activate.

Edict	Effects	Requirements	Description
A Grand Fleet	+20% Naval capacity −20% Ship upkeep		Our galactic ambitions require that the construction of A Grand Fleet must be our primary goal.
Desperate Measures	+100% Ship build speed during a defensive war +40% Home territory fire rate		The cornered animal is indeed the most dangerous, as our enemies will soon find out. No effort must be spared to ensure our continued survival.
Fortress Proclamation	+100% Starbase upgrade speed +100% Defense Platform build speed		Our frontiers shall be an unassailable line, and they will convey a clear message to our most ambitious neighbors - this far, no further!
Omnifarious Acquisition	+33% Monthly minerals		Everything that can be spared will be recycled and used. Our ambitions require all the resources we can possibly find.
Scientific Revolution	+20% Research speed +1 Research alternatives		A brief yet highly productive golden age of scientific discovery. The combination of fearlessness, ingenuity and unbridled optimism can take you far.
Will to Power	+5 Monthly influence		As power is simply the ability to impose one's will on others, the will to power is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Hearts and Minds	+100% Governing ethics attraction +100% Ethics shift chance	Not Gestalt Consciousness	A concentrated propaganda effort to make the populace understand the merits of the government's position. Ultimately, it is for their own good.
Architectural Renaissance	+50% Megastructure build speed +100% Planetary build speed +1 Megastructure build capacity	Mega Engineering technology	It is construction on a scale that previous generations could only dream of. Megastructures may well become the true legacy of our civilization.

Anomaly edicts

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

Edict	Base upkeep	Effects	Anomaly	Description
Extensive Sensor Searches	25	+1 Sensor range +2 Ship hyperlane detection range	Arid and Abandoned	After having researched advanced sensor technology we have enough information to pour extra resources into enhancing our own search scans. Our technicians would have an easier time finding objects of interest at the edge of our systems with this initiative.
Improved Energy Initiative	25	−5% Pop consumer goods upkeep +10% Research speed ( Industry) +10% Research speed ( Materials)	Toxicity	We can further limit the use of toxic fuels and non-renewable resources in order to promote research into new methods of energy production. This could help us come closer to a perfect energy cycle and improve the environment for our people to enjoy.
Improved Working Environment	25	+5% Happiness +10% Research speed ( Biology) +10% Research speed ( Statecraft)	Drops in the Ocean	Spending time and resources to improve the working conditions of our people will surely result in better results and happier workers.
Master's Teachings: Diplomatic Trust	20	+100% Trust growth	Continental Findings	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. Her anecdotes from diplomatic negotiations could act as a good base for diplomatic negotiations.
Master's Teachings: Philosophical Mindset	20	+1 Leader pool size +10% Society research speed	Cold Hard Potential	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. It contains several analysis and ponderings on the meaning of life and the purpose of the cosmos. By having our rulers follow these advice we can make more informed decisions.
Master's Teachings: The Greater Good	20	−10% Building cost −10% District cost +10% Planetary build speed	Buried in the Sand	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. By following her advice on how to unify the people via self-sacrifice we could make great strides in infrastructure.
Master's Teachings: Warring States	20	+10% Naval capacity −15% Army upkeep	A Feel for Steel	Translations of an alien philosopher's teachings. Her depictions of war and ideas on combat strategy could make for excellent training material for our military.

Network edicts

Network edicts are only available once the Hyper Relays technology has been researched and give various bonuses in the systems with a Hyper Relay at the cost of adding strategic resources to the upkeep of every Hyper Relay. All network edicts have a base upkeep of 15 unity.

Edict	Hyper Relay upkeep	Hyper Relay network bonus	Required technology	Description
Networked Dominance	+0.1 Exotic Gases	+3 Stability	Galactic Bureaucracy	The Relay Network can be used to more effectively impose our will over our colonies.
Networked Movement	+0.1 Volatile Motes	−25% Resettlement cost +50% Automatic resettlement chance	Galactic Bureaucracy	The Relay Network can be enhanced with regular shuttle flights to encourage the internal migration of pops.
Networked Amenities	+0.1 Rare Crystals	−10% Pop amenities usage	Artificial Moral Codes if not Gestalt Consciousness Unity of Purpose if Gestalt Consciousness	Connecting the Relay Network to our logistics and supply chains improves the efficiency of maintenance operations.

Strategic resources edicts

Strategic resources edicts cost an amount of advanced or strategic resources. They are not visible unless the empire has sufficient resources.

Edict	Base cost	Effects	Requirements	Description
Terraforming Gases	0.5 Exotic Gases	+50% Terraforming speed	Terrestrial Sculpting technology	By employing exotic gases to the terraforming process, we are able to achieve progress at a much faster rate.
Crystalline Sensors	0.5 Rare Crystals	+1 Sensor range		By employing rare crystals to boost our sensors, we are able to gain a crystal clear picture of our surroundings.
Volatile Land Clearance	0.5 Volatile Motes	−25% Clear blocker cost +25% Clear blocker speed		By using volatile motes for their explosive capabilities, we are able to clear difficult terrain at a much faster rate.
Exotic Gases as Fuel	1 Exotic Gases	+15% Sublight speed		Various exotic gases also function as excellent fuel for sublight travel, although perhaps not the most economical alternative.
Exotic Gases for Shield Boost	1 Exotic Gases	+25% Shield hit points		Some exotic gases can be utilized for boosting ships' shield capabilities. They can create complex dampening fields to repel and soften enemy attacks.
Focusing Crystals	1 Rare Crystals	+25% Energy weapon damage		By increasing our ships' access to rare crystals, we are able to increase the damage of their energy weapons.
Volatile Ammunition	1 Volatile Motes	+25% Kinetic weapon damage		We are able to deploy volatile motes as an explosive in our ships' ammunition.
Volatile Explosives	1 Volatile Motes	+25% Explosive weapon damage		By using volatile motes to construct specialized missiles, our ships will have greater destructive capabilities.
Volatile Reactive Armor	1 Volatile Motes	+25% Armor hit points		By enhancing our ships' armor with a reactive component, our ships are able to absorb more damage by reducing incoming damage in a controlled counter-explosion.
Living Metal Mega-Construction	0.5 Living Metal	+50% Megastructure build speed		The inherent properties of living metal makes it perfect for improving megastructure construction.
Nanite Actuators	0.5 Nanites	+10% Research speed		Simple but powerful nanoactuators, allowing for complex manipulations and experiments at mesoscopic scales.
Sight Beyond Sight	0.5 Zro	+1 Sensor range −15% Hyper jump charge time −15% Hyper jump cooldown −15% Jump drive cooldown +15% Quantum Catapult accuracy	Mind Readers tradition	Microdosing Zro allows our navigators to sense objects beyond the reach of our scanners.
Zro Addatives	0.2 Zro 15 Unity	+25% Leader experience gain if biological +30 Years leader lifespan if biological −50% Leader accident chance if machine	Psionic Archive relic	The properties of Zro are mysterious. Yet if given to our leaders, it seems they obtain slight precognitive abilities, allowing them to learn faster and avoid dangers that could have ended their lives early.
Zro Catalysis	0.5 Zro	+15% Resources from Psionic pops	Holy Covenant federation level 5	Among the many mysterious properties of Zro is the ability to significantly increase the capabilities of psionic beings imbibing it.

Campaigns

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

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

Sacrifices

Sacrifice edicts are available only to empires with the Death Cult or Corporate Death Cult civic who have at least one pop with the Mortal Initiate job or a subject with a pop with the Overlord Mortal Initiate job. All sacrifices will kill all pops holding the jobs, with the edict granting benefits scaling with what percentage of the population that had Mortal Initiate jobs (max 15%). In addition to its specific effects, each sacrifice grants +5% pop growth speed and +3 Unity from Death Priests. Only one Sacrifice Edict can be active at any time. Unlike other edicts, sacrifices do not have an upkeep cost but only an upfront cost, and their bonus lasts for 5 years. The small empire multiplier is 0.64 with less than 50 pops, 0.8 with less than 100 pops, and 1 otherwise. The random multiplier is the following:

16.6% chance for 15
66.6% chance for 20
16.6% chance for 25

The final multiplier is small empire multiplier times the random multiplier times the ratio of Mortal Initiates to pops and then round to closest 0.1. The maximum possible multiplier is 3.75 with small empire multiplier at 1, random multiplier at 25, and ratio of Mortal Initiates at 15% or more and final multiplier is 3.8 after round to closest 0.1.

Sacrifice: Bounty will also add +1 Monthly Organic Pop Assembly to Reassigner jobs if the empire has the Permanent Employment civic.

Edict	Cost	Bonus	Description
Harmony	3 months unity	Happiness *+(10 + 50Multiplier)%**	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate. Their final sacrifice is a time for joyous celebration of purpose. Let every day be spent in honor of a good life!
Togetherness	3 months unity	Unity *+(10 + 30Multiplier)%**	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate, ensuring that our society is brought closer together. Let our unity shine out into the lonely dark of space!
Bounty	6 months unity	Energy *+(5 + 30Multiplier)% Minerals +(5 + 30Multiplier)%*	The most devout amongst us are prepared to meet their fate, keen that our society should be enriched by their final sacrifice. Let death cleanse the way for vibrant life, glorious in its essence!