Factions

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The **Factions** are the groups that have both an interest and the means to colonize other worlds. Each faction gains bonuses and penalties, with different Victory conditions, based upons their principles and approach to hominization.

The Daughters of Gaia are fundamentally and diametrically opposed to the Sons of Hephaestus on the issue of whether planetary environments should be altered. And the UNSA is opposed to the Horizon Corporation on the values.

The UNSA focuses on cooperation in the form of democracy and an educated populace at the cost of slower monetary gain. Meanwhile The Horizon Corporation sacrifices those ideals in the pursuit of financial gain, and the Far-Future Institute dedicate themselves to cutting-edge development and scientific discovery.

Cultural starting positions can for the most part be changed during the game by spending culture points, so it's better to choose a faction based on what you want your end goal to be; paradise habitability, giant population, ridiculous amounts of revenue, earning 20 culture points without changing a planet's starting stats, or researching all technologies.

Depending on the faction of choose, there are limits to what the world's culture can be. For example, if choose Horizon Corporation, The Knowledge Value (research speed boost) can never be higher than +0%. In exchange, The Wealth Value (financial growth) stat can never be lower than +0%.

There are faction events that are exclusive to their respective factions, for example, the UNSA holds elections, and the Horizon Corporation gets revenue from hit products. Far-Future Institute gain the second laboratory, the Daughters of Gaia and Sons of Hephaestus capture the spy from the opponent.

## Daughters of Gaia

*One of the earliest groups advocating for off-world terraforming, the Daughters of Gaia were founded by the charismatic Deirdre McCloud* *and have since become a powerful force in Earth politics. Under your leadership, the dreams of the Daughters will finally become reality: the transformation of an alien world into a new garden paradise.*

**Victory Goal:** Achieve independence, and paradise habitability (have all stats within 5% of their ideal levels).

**Economy:** Ecological: +30% biomass growth, -30% construction speed.

**Eco-Policy:** Transformation: +15% biomass growth, -15% habitations.

**Satellite:** Reduced cost for Soletta.

**Culture** **Limit:** Cannot choose Industrial Economics.

## Sons of Hephaestus

*Not everyone believes that we have the right to transform entire planets to suit our needs. Chief among the leaders of the conservation movement are the Sons of Hephaestus, a Planetary Purity splinter group dedicated to colonization methods that do not "contaminate" the host planet. Pioneers in advanced habitations, the Sons have members in nearly every known off-world colony.*

**Victory Goal:** Achieve independence, and retain starting habitability (have all stats within 5% (4% in version 6.35) of the original levels; if the stats change a lot, (there is no 'game over' unless the world has flooded and the Soletta has not been constructed) just change them back and it's fine).

**Eco-Policy:** Conservation: +30% habitations, -30% biomass growth.

**Economy:** Industrial: +15% construction speed, -15% biomass growth.

**Satellite:** Reduced cost for Sky Farm.

**Culture** **Limit:** Cannot choose Transformation Eco-Policy.

## United Nations Space Administration

*After the Sundering, the surviving nations of the world agreed to pool their resources into a combined, truly international space exploration effort. After a few high-profile successes and the return of a relatively stable economy, the UNSA is poised to take its greatest step yet: the international hominization of an entirely new world, in the name of a united Humanity.*

**Victory Goal:** Achieve independence, and reach 500,000,000 population.

**Government:** Democracy: +30% population growth, -30% financial growth.

**Values:** Knowledge: +15% research speed, -15% financial growth.

**Satellite:** Reduced cost for Lagrange Academy.

**Culture** **Limit:** Cannot choose Plutocratic Government.

## Horizon Corporation

*The Horizon Corporation was one of the first powerhouses of private spaceflight, and has since come to dominate the interplanetary market. Never content to stand still, though, Horizon is about to unveil their most ambitious plan yet: the single-handed transformation of an entire planet into a new, corporate civilization.*

**Victory Goal:** Achieve independence, and reach 1,000,000,000 credits in revenue (accumulate 1 billion credits).

**Values:** Wealth: +30% financial growth, -30% research speed.

**Government:** Plutocracy: +15% financial growth, -15% population growth.

**Satellite:** Reduced cost for Orbital Surveyor.

**Culture** **Limit:** Cannot choose Knowledge Values.

## Far-Future Institute

*Founded by scientists, futurists, inventors and philanthropists, the Far-Future Institute is an international society dedicated to reshaping humanity's future through cutting-edge science. The FFI envisions a world beyond petty corporations, religions, and governments, a world where policy is guided by science, where expertise is king, and where even the sky isn't the limit for long.*

**Victory Goal:** Achieve independence, and research all technologies.

**Values:** Knowledge: +30% research speed, -30% financial growth.

**Economy:** Industrial: +15% construction speed, -15% biomass growth.

**Satellite:** Reduced cost for Space Elevator.

**Culture** **Limit:** Cannot choose Wealth Values.