The United Empire/Strategy

There are many paths for these humanoids, though they tend to prefer economic and military development.

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## Strategy

The United Empire excels at Wonder Victory, but their strengths apply well to any victory type. Their ability to buyout improvements with , their  feedback from system production, and the  bonus of  feedback make them a powerhouse for system improvements and ship production. Like the Sophons, the United Empire is another faction good for beginners, mainly because this empire tends to be versatile and fairly well suited for both war and peace.

### Buyout

While The United Empire can thrive only with  buyout, researching the standard  buyout is still recommended. Any improvements or other bonuses that reduce the buyout cost will also reduce the  buyout cost, so prioritize  (-10% buyout) for rank 1. Influence Luxuries, especially , for System Development Projects are also heavily recommended if they can be seized. Buying out as many improvements as possible will quickly snowball their industrial machine, allowing the mass-creation of ships or a push towards a Wonder Victory. Once the snowball effect starts, start buying only early  and  improvements in new colonies, to save  for buying Technologies.

### Expansion

The United Empire heavily rewards expansion into a large number of systems, and they excel at all three forms of expansion: Colonization, Warfare, and Pacific Conversion. It is recommended to pursue only 1 or two of these types, as they require specialized technologies.

#### Colonization

The United Empire starts on a Terran planet (Fertile and Temperate), with  in power, and the immediate ability to purchase improvements.

> This combination makes them one of the fastest-expanding empires in the game, rivaled only by The Unfallen, who excel in colonizing clustered Constellations. The United Empire, however, enjoys the Expansionist I trait, which causes them to suffer reduced approval penalties due to overcolonization.
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Build the  improvement for a total of +30  immediately, then pump out colonization ships, scouts, and defense ships as needed. Do not neglect  improvements, as the capital system will need to supply all of the new colonies. Developing any flat-bonus luxury resource for the first System Development will make this mass-colonization tactic incredibly powerful, so consider quick development of the Science and Exploration tree. Consider forcing  to power temporarily to colonize all planets without the colonization technologies, then terraform to appropriate levels.

#### Warfare

The United Empire can build a large fleet quickly with  and  in power, which is very easy to achieve. With a wide empire, Strategic Resources are plentiful, so consider early pursuit of advanced Ship Designs in the Empire Development tree and/or Strategic Modules in the Military tree.

#### Pacific Conversion

In empires with an extremely high  output, Pacific Conversion can be a powerful way to conquer the galaxy. System Development Projects that boost  output are heavily recommended for this strategy, as are the Planetary Specializations that boost . Technologies that give many System Improvements are recommended for this strategy, as they will boost  for population growth and  feedback. Industry-boosting improvements are a lower-priority because of your ability to buyout many improvements.