Ethics
3 / 3 ethic points remaining
+1 Monthly Influence
+10% Job Efficiency for Workers
+0.5 Monthly Influence
+5% Job Efficiency for Workers
+15% Faction Resource Output
+5% Job Efficiency for Specialists
+30% Faction Resource Output
+10% Job Efficiency for Specialists
+20% Pop Growth (or Assembly) Speed
-30% Refugee Attraction
+10% Pop Growth (or Assembly) Speed
-15% Refugee Attraction
+10% Trade from Jobs
+1 Envoys
+15% Refugee Attraction
+20% Trade from Jobs
+2 Envoys
+30% Refugee Attraction
+20% Ship Fire Rate
+10% Ship Fire Rate
-10% Empire Size from Pops
+5 Stability
-25% Attunement with The Eater Of Worlds
-20% Empire Size from Pops
+10 Stability
-35% Attunement with The Eater Of Worlds
+20% Monthly Unity
-20% Edict Upkeep
-20% Edict Cost
+10% Monthly Unity
-10% Edict Upkeep
-10% Edict Cost
-10% Robot Upkeep
+5% All Technology Research Speed
-20% Robot Upkeep
+10% All Technology Research Speed
Gestalt |
-20% War Exhaustion Gain
+1 Monthly Influence
+2 Encryption
Effects by Ethic
| Modifier | Authoritarian | Egalitarian | Xenophobe | Xenophile | Militarist | Pacifist | Spiritualist | Materialist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reg (fanatic) | ||||||||
| Monthly Influence | +0.5 (+1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Job Efficiency for Workers | +5% (+10%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faction Resource Output | — | +15% (+30%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Job Efficiency for Specialists | — | +5% (+10%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robot Upkeep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10% (-20%) |
| All Technology Research Speed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +5% (+10%) |
| Ship Fire Rate | — | — | — | — | +10% (+20%) | — | — | — |
| Empire Size from Pops | — | — | — | — | — | -10% (-20%) | — | — |
| Stability | — | — | — | — | — | +5 (+10) | — | — |
| Attunement with The Eater Of Worlds | — | — | — | — | — | -25% (-35%) | — | — |
| Monthly Unity | — | — | — | — | — | — | +10% (+20%) | — |
| Edict Upkeep | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10% (-20%) | — |
| Edict Cost | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10% (-20%) | — |
| Trade from Jobs | — | — | — | +10% (+20%) | — | — | — | — |
| Envoys | — | — | — | +1 (+2) | — | — | — | — |
| Refugee Attraction | — | — | -15% (-30%) | +15% (+30%) | — | — | — | — |
| Pop Growth (or Assembly) Speed | — | — | +10% (+20%) | — | — | — | — | — |
Gameplay Implications by Ethic
| Implication | Authoritarian | Egalitarian | Xenophobe | Xenophile | Militarist | Pacifist | Spiritualist | Materialist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allows Stratified Economy Living Standards | ● | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Enslave aliens | ● | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Must have Autocratic Government form | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Must have Democratic Government form | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allows Utopian Living Standards | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allows Academic Privilege Living Standards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Cannot use AI Outlawed policy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Cannot use Robotic Workers Outlawed policy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Can use the No Retreat War Doctrine | — | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — |
| Must use Defensive Wars Only policy | — | — | — | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — |
| Cannot engage in Indiscriminate Orbital Bombardment | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — | — |
| Can build Temple buildings | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — |
| Cannot use Full AI Rights policy | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — |
| Increased Opinion for other species | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot use No Refugees species policy | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot Enslave entire species | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot Displace aliens | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Can Purge aliens | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Decreased Opinion for other species | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot give aliens Full Citizenship | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot allow aliens Full Military Service | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot use Refugees Welcome species policy | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot use Democratic Government forms | reg Regular only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot use Autocratic Government forms | — | reg Regular only | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cannot use Unrestricted Wars policy | — | — | — | — | — | reg Regular only | — | — |
| Can form federation | Hegemony Federation type: Hegemony
From the start:
Members cannot freely leave the federation without the president's approval. If the president refuses, the member gets the Secession Casus Belli to leave the federation.
Federations of this type are most often built around one powerful empire surrounded by lesser satellite states. | — | — | — | Martial Alliance Federation type: Martial Alliance
From the start:
Members: +100 Ship Starting Experience
Members: +100 Army Starting Experience
Members: +25% Ship Build Speed
Members of this Federation seek to close their ranks around the ideals of camaraderie, martial prowess and military cooperation. | — | Holy Covenant Federation type: Holy Covenant
From the start:
Members: +10% Monthly Unity
Monthly Unity: +10%
This Federation promotes spiritualist scholarship, and asserts reverence for all things divine. | Research Cooperative Federation type: Research Cooperative
From the start:
Federation: +25% Federation Research Sharing
Free and automatic Research Agreements between all federation members.
This Federation leans towards technocracy, with an acute focus on discerning universal truths. |
| Policy restrictions | ||||||||
| Capacity Boosters leader_enhancement policy | — | ● | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selected Lineages leader_enhancement policy | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aggressive Interference interference policy | — | — | — | ● | — | ● | — | — |
| Indiscriminate orbital_bombardment policy | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — | — |
| Liberation Wars war_philosophy policy | — | — | — | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — |
| Unrestricted Wars war_philosophy policy | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — | — |
| Hunted pre_sapients policy | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Extermination pre_sapients policy | — | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Allowed enlightenment policy | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — |
| Covert Only enlightenment policy | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Interference interference policy | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — |
| Subtle Interference interference policy | — | — | fan Fanatic only | — | — | — | — | — |
Gestalt Consciousness: Disables Tutorial · Cannot use Democratic, Oligarchic, Dictatorial, or Imperial authority · Rulers are Immortal · Native Pops are not affected by Happiness and will not join Factions · Native Pops belong to the Drone Living Standard and do not require Consumer Goods · Native Pops can not survive in non-Gestalt Consciousness empires · Can use the No Retreat War Doctrine
Monument Bonuses per 100 Civilians
All monument buildings apply these per-100-civilian bonuses based on the empire's governing ethics.
| Ethic | Effect | Regular | Fanatic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authoritarian | Edict Fund | +1 | +2 |
| Egalitarian | Trade Value | +0.5 | +1 |
| Materialist | Research | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| Spiritualist | Unity | +0.25 | +0.5 |
| Militarist | Naval Capacity | +0.125 | +0.25 |
| Pacifist | Amenities | +100 | +200 |
| Xenophobe | Happiness | +0.625% | +1.25% |
| Xenophile | Pop Upkeep | −0.625% | −1.25% |
| Gestalt Consciousness | Unity | +0.1 | — |
| Trade Value | +0.1 | — | |
| Minerals Upkeep | +0.2 | — |