University of Planet (SMAC)

The University of Planet is a faction in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. It is a technocracy led by Prokhor Zakharov, often referred to by the titles of Academician or Provost.
==Faction characteristics==
* +2 Research (Brilliant research)
* -2 Probe (Academic networks vulnerable to infiltration)
* One bonus tech at start of game
* Extra drone for every four citizen (lack of ethics)
* Aggression Erratic
* Priorities Research
* Starting Tech Information Networks
* Agendas Knowledge
* Aversion Fundamentalist
* Special bonuses Free Network Node at each base.
Although Zakharov himself is not restricted from using the Power or Wealth values choices, an AI-controlled Zakharov will take offense to a player's choices of such.
==Leader's defining quote==
"The substructure of the universe regresses infinitely towards smaller and smaller components. Behind atoms we find electrons, and behind electrons quarks. Each layer unraveled reveals new secrets, but also new mysteries."
-- Prokhor Zakharov, "For I Have Tasted The Fruit"
==Writings==
* Non-Linear Genetics
* For I Have Tasted The Fruit
* See How They Run
* Now We Are Alone
==Staff==
* Dr. Fedorov, science advisor
* Nataliya, native-lifeform specialist talent. If the first native-lifeform combat unit created by the University dies, Zakharov will create a monument known as Nataliya Lab. 
==List of bases==
===Land===
# University Base
# Academy Park
# Lab Three
# Library of Planet
# Planetary Archives
# Razvitia-Progress Base
# Cosmograd
# Budushii Dvor
# Tsiolkovsky Institute
# Mendelev College
# Nauk Science Center
# Zarya-Sunrise
# Nadezjda-Hope
# Academgorodok
# Koppernigk Observatory
# Svobodny-Free Base
# Zvedny Gorodok
# Baikonur
# Climactic Research
# Monitoring Station
# Buran Prospect
# Mir Lab
# Relativity School
# Pavlov Biolab
# Lomonosov Park
# Korolev Center
# Gagarin Memorial
# New Arzamas
# Otkrietia-Discovery
# Zoloto-Gold
# Edinstvo-Unity
# Large Hadron Collider
# Climatic Research Center
# Biome Project X
# Mendel Institute
# The Scientific Method
# The Singularity
# Transhumanism
# Experimental Protocol
# Double-blind
# Peer Review
# Biotic Survey
# Unified Field
# Relativity Base
# Zero Point
# Fountain of Knowlege
# Quantum Foam
# Stream of Consciousness
# Serendipity
# Helix
# Aurora
# Darwin
# Genius
# Schrodinger’s Dome
# Gagarin’s Reach
# Home of Hawkins
# Curiosity
# Hypothesis
# Taste of The Fruit
# The Caves of Steel
===Water===
# The Marine Institute
# Marine Biology Lab
# Oceanographic Lab
# Hydrothermal Institute
# Deep Sea Lab
# Strands of Life
# Tidal Research Base
# Reef Research Center
# The Soumarine Institute
# Gravity’s Pull
==Trivia==
* The leader of the University of Planet is voiced by Yuri Nesteroff.
* The base name "The Caves of Steel" is likely a reference to the Isaac Asimov novel of the same name.