Planetary management

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.10) of the game.

Planetary management involves district creation, building construction, and assigning a workforce for resource production to maintain peace and order, manage population growth, and set up garrisons for planetary defense.

Planets are, without a doubt, a vital part of a stellar empire because they provide the overwhelming majority of resources and the population required for an empire to grow and prosper. If a planet is managed properly, it could provide the needs of its populace and the demands of its empire, and if an empire has a large collection of prosperous, productive planets within its borders, it can quite easily be seen as a successful empire.

Stability[]

Stability is a measure of the overall stability of a world, either socio-political or in terms of drone functionality, and is influenced by a large number of factors such as happiness, housing, amenities, and crime or deviancy. It ranges from 0 to 100 and has a base level of 50.

Each point of stability above 50 adds +0.6% resources from jobs, +0.6% trade value, and +0.4 immigration pull.
Each point of stability below 50 adds −1% resources from jobs, −1% trade value, and +2 emigration push.
At very low stability, organic pops (excluding Hive-Minded or Nerve Stapled pops) and sentient Mechanical pops may cause unrest events.
Planets with less than 25 stability for a year or more can trigger a Planetary Revolt situation.

A colony with any enslaved species and low stability can gain one of the following modifiers once every 2 years. All modifiers can be removed instantly by discontinuing slavery.

Modifier	Effects	Duration	Required stability	Description
Slaves Radicalizing	−20 Stability	20 years	40	Radical Slave elements are rallying, spreading unrest.
Hunger Strike	−50% Slave pop resource output −50% Slave Upkeep	5 years	25	It's hard to work when you're doubled over from hunger pangs.
Slave Riots	−1000% Slave pop resource output −50% Pop growth speed −50% Army build speed −50% Planetary build speed	10 years	10	Slave Riots inhibit population growth.

Stability can be increased by the following:

Source	Stability
Civilian difficulty	+20
Cadet difficulty	+10
Chosen One governor trait	+10
Oracle governor trait	+10
Ether Drake Trophy relic activation	+10
Fanatic Pacifist ethic	+10
Pacifist ethic	+5
Police State civic	+5
Shared Burdens civic	+5
Information Quarantine edict	+5
Utopian Dream tradition	+5
Collective Reasoning tradition	+5
Inner Stability agenda	+5
The Greater Good resolution 5	+5
Psionic Archive relic activation	+5
Chosen of the Instrument governor trait	+5
Aesthetic Approach empire modifier	+5
Closed Society empire modifier	+5
Freedom Fighters empire modifier	+5
Harmonized Society empire modifier	+5
Open Society empire modifier	+5
Progress Oriented empire modifier	+5
Deep Space Black Site starbase building (system)	+5
Bulwark subject (relay network)	+5
Networked Dominance Relay Network edict (relay network)	+3
Revolutionary Spirit empire modifier	+2.5
Population United empire modifier	+2
Stuffed Toy empire modifier	+1
Whisperers in the Void covenant	−3
Scales of the Worm relic activation	−5
Whisperers in the Void covenant (50 favor)	−7
Progenitor Hive lost capital	−10

Crime and Deviancy[]

Crime and Deviancy (for Gestalt Consciousness empires) are measures of the overall level of non-compliance in the population of a world. Crime and Deviancy are produced by all sapient pops except those undergoing assimilation, ranging from 0 at 100% happiness to +2 at 0% happiness. While unemployment does not increase Crime or Deviancy directly, it can add modifiers that cause them if measures aren't taken. Crime and Deviancy are reduced by certain jobs and leaders. Non-sentient Mechanical pops in an organic empire and mechanical pops integrated into a Machine Intelligence empire do not produce crime or deviancy, despite counting as 50% happiness for the purpose of approval rating.

Every year one of the following modifiers can be added as long as the requirements are met. Another modifier cannot be added for the next 10 years. Alternatively, 15 devastation can be added instead of a modifier. Once a planet has below 10 Crime or Deviancy, all modifiers will be removed after 15 years. The timer is reduced by 50% for each Enforcer or Hunter-Seeker Drone job. All modifiers are also removed if a planet changes ownership.

Modifier	Effects	Duration	Requirements	Description
Criminal Underworld	+15 Crime +1 Criminal job +1 Criminal job per 33 Crime	Permanent	30 Crime or refusing the Increased Benefits modifier	This world is home to a large criminal underworld.
Drone Deviancy	+15 Deviancy +1 Deviant Drone job +1 Deviant Drone job per 33 Deviancy	Permanent	30 Deviancy or refusing the Activity Program modifier	This world is home to large communities of deviant drones, who no longer respond to commands from the Hive Mind.
Drone Corruption	+15 Deviancy +1 Corrupt Drone job +1 Corrupt Drone job per 33 Deviancy	Permanent	30 Deviancy or refusing the Standby Mode modifier	This world is home to several networks of deviant and corrupted drone units, who operate outside the established parameters set by the core intelligence.
Center of Drug Trade	+30 Crime +3 Criminal jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30 Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world has become a major center of drug trade. Illegal narcotics are being smuggled planetside on a daily basis, with a large segment of the populace being regular users.
Gang Wars	+30 Crime +3 Criminal jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30 Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world is currently in the middle of a very destructive gang war between two or more organized crime factions. Heavy fighting is ongoing between the rivaling gangs, with local security forces trapped in the middle.
Mob Rule	+30 Crime +3 Criminal jobs Replaces the Criminal Underworld modifier	Permanent	30 Crime and Criminal Underworld modifier	The world is currently dominated by a single criminal organization. They have infiltrated all layers of society, and little happens here without their involvement or permission.
Crime Boss Arrested	−30 Crime	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	An important crime boss was recently arrested on this world, crippling a major criminal organization.
Bribed Officials	−20 Stability	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	Several high-ranking officials on this world were recently discovered to have been in the pay of local criminal organizations.
Crime Wave	+30 Crime	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	This world is currently experiencing a crime wave.
Smuggler Activity	−20% Trade value	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	An increase in smuggler activity on this world has had a negative impact on profits from trade.
Substance Abuse	−20% Resources from jobs	10 years	Criminal Underworld modifier	The illegal use of dangerous and highly addictive drugs is widespread on this world.
Cartel War	−20 Stability	10 years	Center of Drug Trade modifier	The powerful drug cartels that have carved up this world between themselves are currently fighting a low-intensity war.
Travel Advisory	−20% Trade value	10 years	Gang Wars modifier	The violent gang warfare on this world has led to a travel advisory which has greatly diminished the number of visiting traders.
Corrupt Administration	−20 Stability	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The vast majority of this world's planetary administration was recently revealed to have been in the employ of its dominant crime syndicate.
Protection Racket	−20% Resources from jobs	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The mobsters who rule this world have implemented an extensive protection racket.
Trade Pilfering	−20% Trade value	10 years	Mob Rule modifier	The gangster syndicate ruling this world has assumed control over several spaceports through intermediaries. A large portion of local trade now has to go through them.
Deviant Ringleader Killed	−30 Deviancy	10 years	Drone Deviancy modifier	An important ringleader among the deviant drones of this world was recently terminated.
Deviant Interference	−30 Stability	10 years	Drone Deviancy modifier	Deviant drones are interfering with our facilities on this world.
Corrupt Network Terminated	−30 Deviancy	10 years	Drone Corruption modifier	A virus recently terminated one of the corrupt drone networks on this world.
Drone Signal Interference	−30 Stability	10 years	Drone Corruption modifier	Signals from the corrupted drone networks on this world are interfering with the functionality of our loyal units.

Decisions[]

Decisions represent planet-wide undertakings. Most decisions have a cost to be used, either when taking the decision or when agreeing to the deal that made the decision available in the first place. Some decisions also take some time to implement, from a few days up to 10 years; these decisions go into the planet's construction queue, and can be paused and resumed by reordering, like other constructions.

	Decision	Cost	Effects	Requirements
	Expand Preservers	1800 500	Adds a Nature Preserve blocker	Ranger Lodge building Unused district slots
	Day Farm Construction	900 1000	Adds a Dayside Solar Farm planetary feature	Global Energy Management technology File:Tidal locked.png Tidal Locked planet modifier Dayside Solar Farm Moon
	Hostile Fauna Removal	900 1000	File:Dangerous wildlife.png Removes the Hostile Fauna planet modifier	Terrestrial Sculpting technology File:Dangerous wildlife.png Hostile Fauna planet modifier Environmentalist
	Soil Rehabilitation	900 750 250	File:Bleak.png Removes the Bleak planet modifier	Terrestrial Sculpting technology File:Bleak.png Bleak planet modifier
	Weather Control Systems	900 1000	File:Hazardous weather.png Removes the Hazardous Weather planet modifier Removes the Wild Storms planet modifier	Terrestrial Sculpting technology File:Hazardous weather.png Hazardous Weather or Wild Storms planet modifier
	Planetary Prospecting	180 250 500	Adds a random planetary feature to the planet	Once per world Adaptability tradition tree finished Void Dwellers Habitat Ring World Machine World Hive World Ecumenopolis
	Expand Dayside Infrastructure	3600 500 1000	Adds a Dayside Solar Farm planetary feature	Intentionally Tidally Locked planet modifier One use only
	Uproot Weeds	180 500	Removes any Invasive Xenoflora modifier −50 Temporary opinion with the empire that seeded the world	Invasive Xenoflora modifier
	Transplant Tree of Life	180 500	Adds a Tree of Life Sapling planetary feature	Tree of Life origin No Tree of Life planetary modifier
	Project Cornucopia	180 250 500	Adds a Project Cornucopia planetary feature	Industrial Development Resolution 5 Galactic Community member Project Cornucopia Habitat Ring World Ecumenopolis Hive World Machine World
	Consume World	None	Starts situation Consume World	Terravore civic Empire Capital Habitat Ring World Ecumenopolis Hive World Machine World
	Settle Crystalline Refugees	10	Habitat gains 5 pops with the Habitat Preference, Void Dweller, Intelligent, and Docile traits. +10 with the Crystalline Empire	Offer from the Crystalline Empire
	Expand Planetary Sea	720 50 1000	+1 Planet Size Consumes Ice Asteroids or Frozen Worlds	Ocean World Hydrocentric ascension perk Starbase with an inactive Ice Mining Station Frozen World or Ice Asteroid Can be used up to 3 times per planet
	Grow a New Progenitor	800 400	Removes a planetary feature that increases the number of Agriculture Districts Adds a Progenitor Nest planetary feature	Progenitor Hive origin Hive Capital designation Progenitor Nest planetary feature
	Strip Mining	180 15	Removes a planetary feature that increases the number of Agriculture Districts Adds a Prospectorium Strip Mine planetary feature	Prospectorium tier 3 Planetary feature that gives Agriculture Districts
	Consecrate Habitat	360 50	Adds an Order's Castle building	Maw of the Toxic Entity relic activation Once per Habitat Order's Keep building
	Activate Dimensional Manipulation Device	1000	Adds a Dimensional Manipulation Device planetary feature	Order's Keep present Quest for the Toxic God situation choice
	Memorial to the Unshackled	900 2500	Adds 4 City Districts Adds 2 Industrial Districts Adds 1 Generator Districts Adds 2 Mining Districts Adds 3 Agriculture Districts Removes all Scavenger Sites Adds a Memorial to the Unshackled planetary feature Removes the Crashed Slaver Ship planetary feature Removes all origin planet modifiers Removes all origin buildings except the capital	Crashed Slaver Ship planetary feature Crashed Slaver Ship archaeological site outcome
	Remove Wreckage	900 2500	Adds 4 City Districts Removes all Scavenger Sites Removes the Crashed Slaver Ship planetary feature Removes all Ship Debris blockers	Crashed Slaver Ship planetary feature Anti-Gravity Engineering technology Broken Shackles origin
	Display Microplanet Husk	180 500 100	Adds a Microplanet Memorial planetary feature	Tiny planet astral rift outcome One use only
$Decision fractal seed$	Fractal Seed	100	$D fractal seed$ Adds a Fractal Seed planetary feature	The Lattice astral rift outcome $D fractal seed$ Fractal Seed 3 or 9 uses only
	Incubate Wind Creatures	None	Adds an Incubate Wind Creatures planetary feature	Windswept Planet astral rift outcome Incubate Wind Creatures 3 uses only
	Rockworm Hive	None	Adds a Rockworm Hive planetary feature	Rockworms astral rift outcome One use only
	Deploy Murmuring Monolith	100	The Murmuring Monolith takes off	Murmuring Monolith building Begin Psi-Inoculation decision
	Anti Reformist Raids	180 500	−4 Progress to the Reformist Demands situation 50% Chance to remove the Democratic Tendencies planet modifier if there are no Egalitarian pops Worsens the ruler's Luminary trait	Reformist Demands situation

Terraforming decisions[]

The following decisions will terraform the world to a new class.

Decision	Cost	New class	Planetary features	Other effects	Requirements
Arcology Project	3600 200 20000	Ecumenopolis	Removed	Districts are converted based on the current designation	Arcology Project ascension perk All district slots filled with City Districts or Industrial Districts All blockers removed Habitat Ring World Shattered Ring World
Restore Ecumenopolis	3600 200 20000	Ecumenopolis	Removed	Adds a Former Relic World planetary feature Districts are converted based on the current designation	Relic World Anti-Gravity Engineering technology All Blockers removed Gestalt Consciousness unless Rogue Servitor
Repair the Shattered Ring	3600 10000	Ring World	No features	Districts are converted into Segments at a ratio of 5:1 Mineral Purification Plants and Mineral Purification Hubs buildings are removed	Shattered Ring World Mega-Engineering technology All Blockers removed
Nu-Baol Life-Seeding	720	Gaia World	Kept	The planet is populated with 4 Pacifist plantoid pops that have the Agrarian, Communal, Venerable, Delicious and Slow Breeders traits. If the empire has Hive Mind authority they will also have the Hive-Minded trait. If the Plantoids DLC is installed, they will also have the Phototrophic trait.	The Last Baol relic activation Habitat Ring World Shattered Ring World Ecumenopolis Hive World Machine World Relic World

Planet modifier decisions[]

The following decisions each add a permanent or temporary planet modifier.

Decision	Cost	Duration	Modifier effects	Requirements
Distribute Luxury Goods	100 per 10 pops (max 1000)	10 years	+25% Amenities +25% Immigration Pull	Gestalt Consciousness
Launch Anti-Crime Campaign	250	Until ended (no cost)	+10 Enforcer Crime Reduction +2 Enforcer Upkeep Negotiate with Crime Lords decision disabled	10+ Crime Gestalt Consciousness Crime Lord Deal modifier
Negotiate with Crime Lords	250	Until ended	+10 Stability +50% Crime +2 Criminal job +1 Criminal job per 33 Crime Launch Anti-Crime Campaign decision disabled Prevents crime events, except "Criminal Underworld" Ending the modifier adds the Broken Crime Lord Deal modifier for 5 years: −10 Stability +1 Criminal job per 33 Crime	10+ Crime Gestalt Consciousness Anti-Crime Campaign modifier
Expel Excess Population	250	5 years	−10 Stability Expels enough Pops (max 10) as refugees to fix the housing shortage	Negative Housing Allowed Population Controls policy Gestalt Consciousness Population Expelled modifier
Declare Population Controls	250	Until ended (no cost)	−100% Pop Growth −5 Stability +100 Emigration Push	Allowed Population Controls policy Gestalt Consciousness
Discourage Planetary Growth	250	Until ended (no cost)	−75% Pop Growth Reduction +25% Pop Amenities Usage +25% Pop Upkeep +100 Emigration Push	Prohibited Population Controls policy Gestalt Consciousness
Cease Robot Assembly	250	Until ended (no cost)	−100% Robotic Pop Assembly Speed −75% Pop Assembly Cost	Robotic Workers policy is set to Allowed
Cease Drone Production	250	Until ended (no cost)	−100% Pop Growth	Gestalt Consciousness
Activate Oracle Nexus	200 500	10 years	+10 Stability −15 Deviancy	Machine Intelligence Hidden Worlds archaeological site outcome
Mastery of Nature	2000 100 360	Permanent	+2 Max Districts +50% Max Resource Districts	Mastery of Nature ascension perk World is a planet Mastery of Nature modifier
Galactic Market Hub Nomination	1000 150	Until ended ( 10)	Applies a Base Marketplace Competition Rating modifier to the world	Form the Galactic Market resolution At least 20 pops
Boost Nomination Bid	2000 300		Increase the planet's Base Marketplace Competition Rating modifier one stage	Galactic Market Hub Nomination Usable up to 2 times
Deploy Tissue Growth Stimulants	200	10 years	+10% Pop Growth Speed −10% Happiness −5 Stability	City of Bones Excavation complete Machine Intelligence
Construct Explosive Fungifoam Housing Units	500	Permanent	−10% Pop housing usage	City of Bones Excavation complete Machine Intelligence
Flood Habitat	720 50 1000	Permanent	Habitability −20% Considered an Ocean world for Aquatic species	Habitat Hydrocentric ascension perk Starbase with an Ice Mining Station In a system with Frozen World or Ice Asteroid
Exhibit Art Monument	15	Until ended ( 15)	+15% Amenities +50 Immigration Pull If ended can be used again	Bought from the Artisan enclave One use per purchase
Implement Divine Algorithm	500 360	10 years	+10% Energy from Jobs +1 Tech-Drone Job	Numistic Order caravan deal
Trium Atmospheric Deodorizer Deployment	None	80 Years	+30% Immigration Pull +10% Pop growth from immigration	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use per purchase
Trium Bunk Beds Deployment	None	80 Years	+10% Housing	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use per purchase
Trium Food Container Deployment	None	80 Years	−10% Pop Food Upkeep	Vengralian Trium caravan deal One use per purchase
Send Artifacts to Museum Exhibits	100	10 years	+20% Culture Worker Output	Gestalt Consciousness Corporate
Initiate Performance Competition	100	10 years	+10% Executive Output +10% Manager Output	Corporate
Incorporate Artifact Relays	100	10 years	Synapse Drones on the planet provide +1% Menial Drone Output and +2 Stability Coordinators on the planet provide +1% Menial Drone Output and +2 Stability	Gestalt Consciousness Rogue Servitor
Send Artifacts to Organic Sanctuaries	100	10 years	+10% Bio-Trophies Output	Rogue Servitor
Initiate Yuht Cleansing Process	500 50	Permanent	+10% Habitability	Delve into the Secrets of the Yuht Special Project
Extradimensional Experimentation	500	Until ended (no cost)	+1 Dimensional Portal Researcher +1 Zro upkeep	Unchained Knowledge Resolution 5
Crystalline Construction	10	Permanent	+8 Housing −10% Building Cost	Offer from the Crystalline Empire Once per Habitat
Introduce Chaos	500 1800	Permanent	+5% Resources from Jobs	Perfect Organization planet modifier Gestalt Consciousness
Begin Psi-Inoculation	50	Until ended (no cost)	1 Pop gains the Psionic trait every 6 months	Murmuring Monolith building Biological pops present
Intentional Tidal Locking	None	Permanent	−3 Max Agriculture Districts −3 Max Mining Districts Enables the Expand Dayside Infrastructure decision	Tiny planet astral rift outcome Once per world

Specialized planet decisions[]

Specialized planet decisions cost 1000 Unity and will give a planet a permanent modifier that, aside from its effects, will change the planet's designation. Ringworlds, habitats and capital worlds cannot be specialized. A planet can only have one specialization modifier. Abolishing a specialization costs 2500 Unity

Decision	Modifier effects	Requirements
Create Penal Colony	+33% Immigration pull +100% Crime −25% Crime on other colonies Designation changed to Penal Colony	Penal Colonies technology Planet Size 15 or greater Gestalt Consciousness Any owned planet has the Penal Colony modifier
Create Resort World	+100% Habitability +1 Clerk job per 2 pops +15% Amenities on other colonies +15% Immigration pull on other colonies Designation changed to Resort World	Resort Worlds technology Planet Size 15 or greater Gestalt Consciousness Any owned planet has the Resort World modifier Ecumenopolis Any built district Any building besides a Reassembled Ship Shelter
Create Thrall-World	+50% Pop growth speed Designation changed to Thrall-World	Thrall-Worlds technology At least 1 pop from a fully enslaved species on the colony Gestalt Consciousness Ecumenopolis Any built district Any building besides the capital building
Create Crucible World	+2 Crucible Drone job from capitals −1 Replicator job from capitals +10% Pop upkeep −10% Resources from Jobs Designation changed to Crucible World	Driven Assimilator Crucible Worlds tradition Planet Size 15 or greater Any owned planet has the Crucible World modifier Ecumenopolis Machine World

Consecrate World[]

The Consecrate World decision requires the Consecrated Worlds ascension perk and can be used on up to three uncolonized planets within your borders at the same time at the cost of 500 unity. It can be canceled at any time for the same cost, and if taken again the result is re-rolled. When the decision is taken, the planet gains a Consecrated modifier – which gives the planet a visual effect, and the empire gains the Consecrated World Worship modifier with following bonuses, cumulative for each consecrated world:

Consecrated modifier				Chance							Description
Quality										Other	Description
Holy World	+8%	+4%	+8%	100%	10%	14.3%	00%	00%	0.00%	000%	This planet is deemed an immaculate and sacrosanct place.
Venerated World	+6%	+3%	+6%	000%	40%	28.6%	20%	00%	0.00%	000%	This is deemed a most blessed planet.
Respected World	+4%	+2%	+4%	000%	50%	50.0%	70%	20%	02.4%	000%	This is deemed a suitable object of worship.
Profane World	+2%	+1%	+2%	000%	00%	07.1%	10%	80%	97.6%	100%	This is deemed a poor object of worship.

Having three worlds with Consecrated (Holy World) gives a slight additional bonus, for a total of +25%, +15%, +25%.

If a system containing a Consecrated planet is conquered the previous owner will lose −10% Happiness for 5 years.

Consecrating one of the Holy Guardians' File:Consecrated worlds.png Holy Worlds gives a cumulative +30 opinion with the fallen empire; deconsecrating a Holy World removes all opinion bonuses gained by consecration with the Holy Guardians.

Empires with the Knights of the Toxic God origin have a chance to consecrate toxic worlds as a holy world.