Factions

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Factions screen

Factions are groups of Pops with shared demands regarding the governance of the Empire. Most ethics have only one faction, and in most cases, every pop joins the faction corresponding to its ethic. Faction names are randomly generated but can be manually changed at any point. Gestalt Consciousness empires don't have factions.

Faction properties[edit | edit source]

Every faction has all of these properties. Approval, size, and support are usually the most important figures to keep in mind.

Formation[edit | edit source]

Factions can begin forming after 10 years as long as the empire has encountered alien life (including space fauna). Empires with the Broken Shackles origin will form factions after 1 year instead. Empires with the Parliamentary System or the Crowdsourcing civic will form them within the first 3 months regardless of origin. All factions require at least 500 pops with the Full Citizenship or Residence species rights to appear and if the number of pops drops below that the faction will be disbanded, but can be reformed later if conditions allow. There is also a 180-day cooldown between factions forming, though this does not apply to the very first set of factions. A faction can only form if its ethic attraction in the empire is at least 3%.

The Supremacist faction will only form if the empire does not have the Pacifist or Fanatic Pacifist governing ethic.

Approval[edit | edit source]

Faction approval is a value from 0 to 100, starting at a base of 50 and modified by fulfilling or ignoring the faction's demands on various issues, as well as actions taken towards factions. Faction approval adds a happiness modifier to all member pops:

Approval	0-19%	20-39%	40-59%	60-79%	80-100%
Happiness	−40%	−10%	0	+5%	+10%

Size[edit | edit source]

Faction size is the number of pops who are members of the faction. Pops cannot join a faction if they have the Hive-Minded, Nerve Stapled, Zombie or Suppressed traits. Some factions have no ethics restrictions to join, others do. Some factions have different faction attraction values (this is separate from ethics attraction). Robot pops can only join factions if they have citizen rights, and cannot join the Traditionalist faction unless the empire is Spiritualist Individualist Machines. Alien species can never join the Supremacist faction and will instead join the Isolationist faction.

Depending on the size, an unhappy faction will be listed as white, yellow, or red in the outliner.

Support[edit | edit source]

Faction support is the percentage of an empire's political power held by pops in the faction. A faction can have higher support than another faction with a larger size if the smaller faction has many members who are elites with living standards that increase their political power.

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues are the primary way of affecting faction Approval: the more issues that are fulfilled, the higher the Approval. By their nature, factions with opposing ethics have some opposing issues, making it impossible to make all factions happy. An issue can be either fulfilled or not fulfilled. In either case, it might produce a happiness penalty (red), a happiness bonus (green), or be neutral (yellow). Many issues have requirements before they can appear, making it sometimes hard to know what will please a faction before unlocking the proper options. Some issues increase Approval if fulfilled, others decrease Approval if not fulfilled, and others do both.

Effects[edit | edit source]

Unless they have extremely low approval, all factions produce Unity if the empires does not have the Crowdsourcing civic and two Research resources if the empire has the civic. Factions produce resources equal to combined political power of the pops (not percentage) times the approval of the faction times that resource's output multiplier. For unity, this is multiplier always 0.2, but for research (with crowdsourcing), this is 0.1 for the major research and 0.05 for the minor research.

Faction Support is Faction's Political Power divided by the global sum of political power of all pops in all factions (except for slaves):

${\displaystyle {\text{Faction Support}}=({\text{Faction's Political Power}}/\sum {\text{Political power of all pops in all factions}})/10000}$

Note: Pops that have an ethic, but did not form a faction, are not counted in this global sum. Faction Support is always rounded down, but that is pure cosmetic.

Faction resource gain can be improved by the following:

• Egalitarian ethic: +25%
• Fanatic Egalitarian ethic: +50%
• Parliamentary System civic: +40%
• Democratic authority: +2% per ruler skill level
• The Living State technology: +10%

Actions[edit | edit source]

There are three actions available to manipulate your empire's factions. If multiple factions have the same ethic only one faction with that ethic can be promoted or suppressed.

• Embrace shifts empire ethics one step towards the selected faction's ethics. It costs 5000 Unity, has a 10-year lockout and requires at least 20% Faction support. For 10 years the embraced faction will gain +10% Approval and the other factions will lose −35% Approval. This option is not available if the empire is a Dominion.
• Promote gives +100% Ethic Attraction for the faction's primary ethic and can be used in preparation for embracing the faction.
• Suppress gives −75% Ethic Attraction for the faction's primary ethic and −50% Approval with the faction. This will cause pops to leave the faction and can potentially eliminate the faction.
• Extort is only available to empires with Oligarchic Sleepwork authority and gives the faction −10% Approval. If the empires does not have the Crowdsourcing civic the faction will replace its Unity output with a different resource. If the empires has the Crowdsourcing civic the faction will double its Research output. With the Stately Acclaim edict the faction will also gain +50% ethic attraction for the faction's primary ethic and gain +30% Approval.

Factions[edit | edit source]

There are 9 standard factions, one for each ethic except Xenophobe, which has two. Many faction issues are not present if the empire has the Fanatic Purifiers civic or require the empire to have established communications with a certain number of empires.

The following issues appear on every faction:

• Every faction will gain +5 Approval if a leader with one of its ethics is part of the empire council
• Every faction will lose −20 Approval if a leader with one of its ethics isn't part of the empire council
• Every faction will gain +15 Approval if the ruler has one of its ethics
• Every faction will lose −30 Approval if the ruler has an opposed ethic

Ethics mentioned in bold are the ones that are affected by faction actions.

Imperialist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Imperialist Imperialist factions crave dominance within our own borders, and over other empires. They thrive on rivalries and conquering other empires, and dislike relying on others.	Militarist Authoritarian	Engineering Society	Alloys	+10% Alloys from Jobs

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Strong Diplomacy			Belligerent, Supremacist, or Antagonistic diplomatic stance	+10	0
Weak Diplomacy		Unfulfilled	Cooperative diplomatic stance	0	−10
Aggressive Diplomacy	1		Unrestricted Wars or Liberation Wars policy	0	−30
Oppressive Subjugation Policy			Oppressive subjugation policy	+5	0
Benevolent Subjugation Policy		Unfulfilled	Benevolent subjugation policy	0	−5
Conquest			Conquered a planet within the last 10 years	+10	0
Local Rivalry	3	Below 2 Rivals	1 Rival	+5	−5
Neighborhood Rivalries	3	Below 3 Rivals	2 Rivals	+10	0
Galactic Nemeses	3	Fulfilled	3+ Rivals	+15	0
Imperial Hegemony	3		Having a Subject or being the president of a Hegemony federation	+5	0
Subject State		Unfulfilled	Being a subject (unless Bulwark)	0	−25
Naval Capacity Usage			Uses 75% of Naval Capacity or is at war	+5	−10
Martial Alliance			Member of a Martial Alliance federation	+5	0
Fanatic Purifiers		Fulfilled	Fanatic Purifiers civic	+10	0
Leviathan Slayer		Encountered a guardian	Killed a guardian within the last 20 years	+5	0
Military Requisition of Artifacts		Fulfilled	Find Military Applications minor artifact action modifier	+5	0
Waste of Artifacts		Fulfilled	Find Peaceful Applications minor artifact action modifier	−5	0

Progressive[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Progressive Progressive factions campaign for equity within existing social structures. They oppose non-representative forms of government, and value equal collaboration with other empires.	Egalitarian	Physics Society	Society	+10% Happiness

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Anti-Autocratic			Imperial or Dictatorial authority	+10	−15
Cooperative Diplomacy			Cooperative diplomatic stance	+5	0
Benevolent Subjugation Policy			Benevolent subjugation policy	+5	0
Free Movement		Encountered another species	Resettlement policy set to Prohibited No Migration Controls for every free species	+10	−10
Reproductive Freedom			Population Controls policy set to Prohibited	+5	−20
Anti-Stratification			Stratified Economy or Dystopian Society living standards	0	−25
Born Equal		Selected Lineages technology	Leader Enhancement policy set to Natural Selection	+5	−5
Hegemony		Unfulfilled	Member of a Hegemony federation	0	−10

Prosperity[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Prosperity Prosperity factions desire economic growth and the acquisition of resources. They campaign for the free flow of trade, and they dislike the kinds of armed conflicts that disrupt internal development.	Pacifist Xenophile	Engineering Physics	Energy	+20% Trade from Jobs

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Solid Liquidity		Own 3 worlds	At least 5000 Energy	+10	0
Mercantile Diplomacy			Mercantile diplomatic stance	+10	0
Aggressive Diplomacy		Unfulfilled	Diplomatic stance policy is not Belligerent or Supremacist	0	−10
Defensive Stance	1		War Philosophy policy set to Defensive Wars	+10	−10
Keep the Peace			At war	+5	−10
Nonviolence	3		Declared war or joined an aggressor empire in war for 20 years	0	−30
Martial Alliance		Unfulfilled	Member of a Martial Alliance federation	0	−10
Embetterment of Society		Fulfilled	Find Peaceful Applications minor artifact action modifier	+5	0
Waste of Artifacts		Fulfilled	Find Military Applications minor artifact action modifier	−5	0

Technologist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Technologist Technologist factions desire an empire-wide embrace of scientific progress and the fruits of technological advancement. They dislike politically-motivated bans on certain avenues of research, as well as being outpaced by other empires.	Materialist	Engineering Physics	Physics	+10% Research from Jobs

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Cooperative Diplomacy			Cooperative diplomatic stance	+5	0
AI Allowed			Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Workers policy not set to Outlawed	+10	−30
Bleeding Edge	1	Subject	No regular empire has Superior or Overwhelming Technology Level	+10	−20
Science Without Borders	3	Inward Perfection	3+ Research Agreements or Research Cooperative	+10	0
Synth Envy	1	Encountered a Mechanical or Cybernetic species Machine founder species	Any pop has a Mechanical or Cybernetic trait	0	−10
Research Cooperative		Fulfilled	Member of a Research Cooperative federation	+5	0
Secret Knowledge		Fulfilled	Precursor Data Cache or Curator Insight empire modifier	+10	0
Knowledge of the Past		Arcane Deciphering technology	Arcane Insights or Arcane Deciphering Cooldown empire modifier	+5	0
Precursor Secrets		Found precursor homeworld	Completed a precursor secrets special project	+5	0

Totalitarian[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Totalitarian Totalitarian factions dream of a strictly stratified society led by an single authority figure or cabal.	Authoritarian	Engineering Society	Engineering	−5% Job Upkeep

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Autocracy			Imperial or Dictatorial authority	+10	0
Anti-Democratic		Unfulfilled	Democratic authority	0	−25
Oppressive Subjugation Policy			Oppressive subjugation policy	+5	0
Benevolent Subjugation Policy		Fulfilled	Benevolent subjugation policy	0	−5
Stratified Society			Stratified Economy, Academic Privilege or Dystopian Society living standards Any pop is enslaved or purged	+10	−20
Elitism		Selected Lineages technology	Selected Lineages or Capacity Boosters Leader Enhancement policy	+5	−5
Extranational Authority	3		Having a subject	+10	0
Underling		Unfulfilled	Being a subject	0	−10
Hegemony		Fulfilled	Member of a Hegemony federation	+5	0

Traditionalist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Traditionalist Traditionalist factions desire a return to traditional values that may or may not have existed before the empire took to the stars. They preach for pious austerity, and scorn the kinds of societal change brought about by radical technology and non-spiritualist values.	Spiritualist	Physics Society	Food if biological Minerals if lithoid	−0.5 Pop Housing Usage

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Pious Polity			Spiritualist governing ethic	+5	−5
Homogeneity		At least 10% Faction Support	At least 25% Faction Support	+10	0
Embattled Minority		Unfulfilled	At least 10% Faction Support	0	−10
Unhallowed Ground		Post-Apocalyptic origin Memorialists civic Did not embrace the Worm	No Tomb World within borders is colonized or being terraformed	0	−5
Hallowed World		Surveyed a Gaia World	Consecrate a Gaia World	+5	0
Psionic Pursuit		Teachers of the Shroud origin Mindwardens origin	Mind over Matter ascension perk	+10	0
Psionic Teachings		Teachers of the Shroud origin	Psionic Theory technology	+10	0
Life Organic			Robotic Workers policy set to Outlawed	0	−5
No Synth Rights		Positronic AI technology	Artificial Intelligence policy set to Outlawed	0	−10
Profane Machines		Unfulfilled	Artificial Intelligence policy not set to Citizen Rights	0	−20
The Flesh is Strong			The Flesh is Weak ascension perk Penalty reduced to −5 if Limited Cyberization Standards	0	−15
Holy Covenant		Fulfilled	Member of a Holy Covenant federation	+5	0
Shrouded Boon		Fulfilled	Positive outcome when using the Shroud	+5	0
Shrouded Blight		Fulfilled	Negative outcome when using the Shroud	−5	0
Blessed Machine Ascension		Machine founder species	Synthetic Age ascension perk	+15	0
Automatas Astray		Machine founder species	Less than 1000 Materialist pops	0	−5
Comfort in the Past		Fulfilled	Proclaim Religious Revelation minor artifact action modifier	+5	0
Repulsive Robots Tolerated		Fulfilled	A Terrible Sight to Behold first contact event choice Alien founder species was Machine	−10	0

Xenoist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Xenoist Xenoist factions champion alien life and culture. They enjoy diverse populations and interactions with other species. They oppose species-wide slavery and purges.	Xenophile Egalitarian	Physics Society	Energy	+15% Habitability

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Cooperative Diplomacy			Cooperative diplomatic stance	+10	0
Indirect Xenology		Encountered a pre-FTL civilization	Non-Interference or Subtle Interference Native Interference policy	+10	−5
All Refugees Welcome	1		Refugees Welcome Refugees policy	+10	−10
Pre-Sapient Survival		Encountered a pre-sapient species	Protected or Tolerated Pre-Sapients policy	0	−10
Benevolent Subjugation Policy			Benevolent subjugation policy	+5	0
Oppressive Subjugation Policy		Unfulfilled	Oppressive subjugation policy	0	−5
No Purges			Prohibited Purge policy	0	−25
No Species-Wide Slavery		Alien pops in empire	Any species has the Slaves citizenship rights	0	−25
Proactive First Contact Protocols			Proactive first contact protocol	+10	0
Aggressive First Contact Protocols		Unfulfilled	Aggressive first contact protocol	0	−10
Multicultural Society	4		4+ species in empire	+10	0
Recent Uplift		Fulfilled	Uplifted a species within the last 20 years	+10	0
Recent Enlightenment		Fulfilled	Recently enlightened a pre-FTL civilization	+10	0
Landgrab Objections		Necrophage origin Encountered a pre-FTL civilization	No invasion of pre-FTL civilization within the last 20 years	0	−15
Federated	4		Federation member	+20	0
New Contact		Fulfilled	Completed a first contact within the last 10 years	+5	0
Xeno Zoological Conservation		Xenology technology Warrior Culture civic	Owns an Alien Zoo building	+5	0
Enclaves Incorporated		Encountered an enclave	Enclave station within borders	+5	0
Celebrate Diversity		Fulfilled	Celebrate Diversity minor artifact action modifier	+5	0
Book Burner		Fulfilled	Proclaim Superiority minor artifact action modifier	−5	0

Supremacist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Supremacist Supremacist factions wish for their empire's founding species to dominate. They push for policies that benefit their own species and disadvantage others.	Xenophobe Militarist (founder species only)	Engineering Physics	Alloys	+5% Elite Pop Resource Output +5% Specialist Pop Resource Output

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Strong Diplomacy			Belligerent, Supremacist, or Antagonistic diplomatic stance	+10	0
Weak Diplomacy		Unfulfilled	Cooperative diplomatic stance	0	−10
Aggressive First Contact Protocols			Aggressive first contact protocol	+10	−5
Oppressive Subjugation Policy			Oppressive subjugation policy	+10	−5
Invasive Xeno Studies		Encountered a pre-FTL civilization	Active Interference or Aggressive Interference Native Interference policy	+5	−10
Xenos Disenfranchised		Alien pops in empire	Alien species has Full Citizenship species rights	+5	−10
Same Species Ruler			Ruler belongs to the founder species With Selective Kinship same species class aliens are accepted	+10	−30
Homogenous Council		Less than 5 aliens on the council	All council members belong to the founder species Stacking −10 per alien council member, up to −40 With Selective Kinship same species class aliens are accepted	0	−10 −20 −30 −40
Council Full of Xenos		Unfulfilled	All council members belong to alien species With Selective Kinship same species class aliens are accepted	0	−60
Strong Alone	1		Federation member	+10	−20
No Immigration	3		Migration Treaty	0	−10
Asserting Dominance			Declared war as attacker within the last 20 years	+10	0
Fanatic Purifiers		Fulfilled	Fanatic Purifiers civic	+10	0
Giant Massacre		Encountered a guardian	Killed a guardian within the last 20 years	+5	0
Disdain of History		Fulfilled	Proclaim Superiority minor artifact action modifier	+5	0
Celebrating Weakness		Fulfilled	Celebrate Diversity minor artifact action modifier	−5	0
Repulsive Aliens Tolerated		Fulfilled	A Terrible Sight to Behold first contact event choice Alien founder species was not Machine	−10	0

Isolationist[edit | edit source]

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Isolationist Isolationist factions prefer when the wider galaxy is kept out of our internal affairs. They campaign to keep discourse with other empires at a bare minimum, eschewing wars of aggression - but not at the cost of our becoming an easy target.	Xenophobe Pacifist (alien species only)	Engineering Society	Minerals	+10% Unity from Jobs

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Isolationist Diplomacy			Isolationist diplomatic stance	+10	−10
Cautious First Contact Protocols			Cautious first contact protocol	0	−10
Stalwart Defense	1		Liberation Wars or Defensive Wars War Philosophy policy	0	−25
Restricted Movement	3		Refugees Welcome Refugees policy or Migration Treaty	0	−10
Unwilling Aggression	3		Declared war or joined an aggressor empire in war for 20 years	0	−25
Strong Alone	1		Federation member	0	−25
Non-Aggression Pact	3	Below 2 Non-Aggression Pacts	1 Non-Aggression Pact	+5	0
Non-Aggression Covenant	3	Below 3 Non-Aggression Pacts	2 Non-Aggression Pacts	+10	0
Non-Aggression Protocol	3	Fulfilled	3+ Non-Aggression Pacts	+15	0
Peace	1	Fulfilled	At peace for 10-24 years	+5	0
Extended Peace	1	Fulfilled	At peace for 25-49 years	+10	0
Peace Everlasting	1	Fulfilled	At peace for 50+ years	+15	0
Repulsive Aliens Tolerated		Fulfilled	A Terrible Sight to Behold first contact event choice Alien founder species was not Machine	−10	0

Manifesti[edit | edit source]

Manifesti is a special faction type that can appear during the Rise of the Manifesti event chain. If the faction approval falls below 35% for an extended period of time or 940 days pass since appearance of the faction, the faction will disband and will not appear again. Manifesti has 5 odd issues.

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion	Genetic Electorate Malleable Genes bonus
Manifesti Manifesti Factions hold to unusual and diverse goals, desiring freedom of expression and non-discrimination within reformed social structures.	Egalitarian Pacifist Xenophile	Engineering Society	Consumer Goods	−1% Pop Amenities Usage

Issue	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment			Description
Gallery of the Retina	None	Consumer Goods deficit	+5	−10	It will please the [faction name] to keep Consumer Goods production in deficit, keeping our citizens free of what they call 'the Ready-Made Scourge'.
Heads in the Clouds	None	Every scientist on the council has the Carefree or Roamer trait	+10	−10	The [faction name] assert that technology research should be entrusted only to a visionary council of carefree roamers.
Alluvio-Liberalism	Atmospheric Filtering technology Void Dwellers origin	Massive Glacier or Noxious Swamp blocker on any planet If controlling Earth cleared the Great Pacific Garbage Patch blocker	+10	−10	It will please the [faction name] to see unrestricted movement of water in all its forms as glaciers, swamps and oceans.
Personal Autonomy for Munitions	Extended Combat Algorithms technology Allowed Robotic Workers policy	Any ship with a Sapient Combat Computer component Slave armies Undead armies	+20	−20	The [faction name] are keen for military vessels to be granted sapience, and thus liberty of choice in the manner of their deployment.
Silent Partner	Encountered another empire	Official assigned to Federation or Galactic Community Proposing any resolution	+5	−5	It will please the [faction name] to wield political or diplomatic power and refuse to deploy it, engaging in staring contests instead of sending envoys.

Cybernetic Creed factions[edit | edit source]

Available only with the The Machine Age DLC enabled.

Empires with the Cybernetic Creed origin cannot have the Traditionalist faction and will instead start with four unique Spiritualist factions:

Faction	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources
The Choir of the Mind The Choir of the Mind is a quasi-hive collective of researchers and engineers. Their meditative traces serve as a means to instantly share information with their creed members.	Engineering Physics
The Templars of Steel The Templars of Steel safeguard our sacred bodies, cybernetics, and souls. Augmentations enhance their rigorous training and combat prowess.	Engineering Physics
The Commune of Toil The Commune of Toil diligently oversees every humble worker and their augmentations, and profound belief in the divinity of hard work propels their actions. Only those who tend to the roots can understand the divine.	Engineering Society
The Fellowship of the Hammer The Fellowship of the Hammer produces the highest quality materials. Their augmentations enhance the crafters of our empire.	Engineering Society

They initially have only two issues:

• Pious Polity: +5 Approval as long as empire remains Spiritualist, −5 otherwise
• Unhallowed Flesh: −5 Approval until the founder species gains the Cybernetic trait, +15 afterwards

Unlike other factions, most of their issues come from events that will happen every few years in the first years of play. Every event will add a new issue. Siding with a faction will increase its Approval but decrease the Approval of every other faction. Siding against a faction will increase the Approval of every other faction but greatly decrease the approval of the rejected faction. Both options will result in a net loss of Approval overall.

While all four factions are present, they will produce less Unity than regular factions.

During stage 3 of the The Conclave of Fusion situation, one Cybernetic Creed faction must be chosen and the remaining three factions will be disbanded. Alternatively, all four factions can be merged into the The United Creeds faction. This will remove all event issues and add the Traditionalist faction issues.

Secret societies[edit | edit source]

Available only with the Shadows of the Shroud DLC enabled.

Secret societies are three factions created a month after an empire with the Secret Societies or Influential Cartel civic completes the starting two first contacts. Instead of Unity they produce empire-wide bonuses. The faction ethics will always be the governing ethics of the empire, the Fanatic ethic if the empire has one.

Faction	100% Support bonus	Issue	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements			Extortion
The Curtain The Curtain opens and closes as necessary, allowing the people to see only what needs to be seen.	+15% Operation Speed	In Plain Sight		Deep Space Black Site starbase building	+5	−5	Engineering
		Keys to the Lock		3 or more Codebreaking	+5	−5
		Smoke and Mirrors		Own a system in a nebula	+5	0
		Reading the Room	Communications with 1 empire	60 or more Intel on 1 empire	+5	−5
		Ears to the Wall	Communications with 1 empire	5 systems from other empires within sensor range	+5	0
		Behind the Curtain	Communications with 1 empire	Completed an operation in the last 5 years	+10	0
		Gauging the Atmosphere	Communications with 2 empires	60 or more Intel on 2 empires	+10	0
		Knowing One's Audience	Communications with 3 empires	60 or more Intel on 3 empires	+15	0
		In the Shadows	Communications with 1 empire	Cloaked ship inside another empire's borders	+10	0
		All Seeing Eye	Mega Engineering technology	Completed a Sentry Array	+10	0
The Masquerade The Masquerade sits center stage in the galactic theater. The spotlight shines brightest on their performance while darker works unfold behind the scenes.	+8% Diplomatic Weight	Favors for Favors	Galactic Community formed	2 Favors	+5	−5	Energy
		Political Actor	Galactic Community formed	Official assigned to Galactic Community	+5	−5
		Laws of the Void	Galactic Community formed	Passed a resolution in the last 5 years	+5	−5
		United in Purpose	Galactic Community formed	No favors used or resolution failed in the last 10 years	+5	0
		The First Mask	Form Galactic Council resolution	Part of the Galactic Council	+5	0
		The Second Mask	Part of the Galactic Council	Custodian	+10	0
		The Final Mask	Custodian	Galactic Emperor	+20	0
		Setter of Prices	Galactic Community formed	Galactic Market leader	+10	0
		Control the Narrative	Galactic Community formed	Denounced an empire in the last 10 years	+5	0
The Grand Dance The Grand Dance exercises a carefully choreographed series of steps and turns designed to weave their way through political environments while remaining untouched.	+25% Trust Growth	The Right Choice	Imperial authority	Influenced an election in the last 10 years	+5	−5	Minerals
		Promenade	Communications with 1 empire	Positive relations with 1 empire	+5	−5
		All Seeing Eye	Communications with 1 empire	Active Sensor Link trade deal	+5	0
		Careful Footwork	Communications with 2 empires	Positive relations with 2 empires	+10	0
		Playing Both Sides	Communications with 2 empires	Started a Proxy War in the last 10 years	+5	0
		Whispers in the Dark	Communications with 2 empires	2 Envoys assigned to improve or harm relations	+5	−5
		The Grand Procession	Communications with 3 empires	Positive relations with 3 empires	+15	0
		An Innocent Prank	Communications with 2 empires	Finished a Spark Diplomatic Incident in the last 5 years	+5	0
		Shadow Puppetry	Communications with 2 empires	Secret Fealty Pledge	+10	0

Conquering a system with a Sentry Array will not trigger All Seeing Eye but losing a system with a completed Sentry Array will not remove it either.

Scourge of the Volcano[edit | edit source]

Available only with the Infernals DLC enabled.

For empires that have the Fire Cult civic the Traditionalist faction is replaced by Scourge of the Volcano.

Faction	Ethic	Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Decentralized R&D resources	Extortion
Scourge of the Volcano The only way to attain divine unity is to survive the hardest of crucibles.	Spiritualist	Physics Society	Alloys

Issue	Contacts	Additional requirements to appear	Fulfillment requirements
Pious Polity			Spiritualist governing ethic	+5	−5
Blazing Scourge			Used the Blazing Scourge decision in the last 10 years	+10	0
Ongoing Volcanization			Terraformed a planet to Volcanic World in the last 5 years	+5	0
Resettlement Active			Resettlement policy set to Allowed Migration Controls for any free species	+5	−5
Pinnacle of Endurance			Own a planet with 0-20% Habitability	+15	−5
Volcanic Worlds			50% of worlds are Volcanic Worlds	+5	−5
Pyromanic Priest		5 years have passed	Pyromanic Priest council position is filled	+5	−5
Fire Dancers		5 years have passed	1000 filled Fire Dancer jobs	+5	−5

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