Each race has different parties, such as industrialists and scientists, which can have different statuses, such as entrenched and established. Politics are also important for different reasons. Each tree has four levels, which are only unlockable by researching different subjects in the level before. There are four different categories of research trees: military, science and technology, business and trade, and empire development. The game has currently 10 factions (including DLC ones). It unlocks new constructions, ship hulls, weapons, modules, upgrades, tactics, abilities and other useful things. Research is key to progressing through the game. To reach different systems, players must follow established star lines, unless they have special technologies researched. Finally, the player can construct different structures, which give system-wide buffs and can be built an unlimited number of times, with a few exceptions. Each planet can also be given a specialization, which give buffs, with additional buffs being granted based on climate. The ability to colonize different environments is unlocked through research.

Planet stats decide how effective planets are at what, while environments decide whether a planet is colonizable or not.

Anomalies can be explored using an explorer ship, and give buffs or debuffs to the entire system. production, food, etc.), and sometimes anomalies. Each system has up to 5 planets, with their own environments, climates, stats (i.e. They are then given control of a fledgling empire, which they must expand by conquering systems. At the beginning of the game, the player can choose from one of several races, each with their own perks and traits.

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