Harmony

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The Leader of the Harmony

The Harmony is a playable faction in Endless Space: Disharmony, the first expansion pack for Endless Space. They are conscious crystalline entities who seek to eradicate Dust, which they view as a corrupting plague, from the galaxy in order to resume their search for the universe's "Core".

A Dust-infected subspecies, the Pulsos, appear in Endless Space 2.

Background

Characteristics

The Harmony consists essentially of conscious crystalline mineral structures. There are several characteristics that differentiate the Harmony from other forms of life:

• It is possible that they pre-date the Endless. However, as they live in the voids between stars there has been little organized study of the species.
• As they are mineral, it is difficult to categorize them in terms of traditional definitions of "life." It should be said, however, that they appear to think, respond to stimuli, and move. Their ability to reproduce is unknown.
• They are largely indifferent to other life forms, as they do not compete for the same resources. They are more a force of nature than a conscious race that other sentient beings can interact with.
• Their goal and purpose, as nearly as we can tell, seems to be religious.

What little communication has been done with them seems to indicate that they are seeking the "Core" of the universe; a place where the great resonating frequencies of stars, planets, matter, and energy chime in an apparently perfect harmony.

Discovery

The Endless discovered the Harmony long ago, at a time when they had only just begun to explore the universe beyond their homeworld, Tor. An Endless miner named Rheuaril Beih encountered an unknown mineral on a distant world. A series of tests turned up a most unexpected result when the mineral reacted to stimuli, consumed energy, and altered its shape. Beih thus went down in history as the first Endless to discover an alien life form.

Further study of the mineral led to discoveries of similar minerals on other worlds, revealing an entire species which came to be known as the Harmony. A fundamental creature born of the energies of the Big Bang, the living rocks of the Harmony were capable of manipulating quantum energies and gravitation. The Harmony spread itself at widely varying speeds across the stars using space-time anomalies, gravitons or even interplanetary transport networks. Little direct knowledge was gained due to the near impossibility of communication, but study of the Harmony led to leaps in the Endless's ability to manipulate gravity and time-space.

Disharmony

Era of Disharmony

The Harmony had been moving since the birth of the universe, passing through the galaxies, seeking the Core. Their migration was deliberate, calm, inevitable. Dust was their downfall. In the galaxy of the Endless they were ensnared; this strange technological creation that affected particles, fields and waves broke the single movement of the Harmony into a cacophony of gravity-enchained individuals. The Harmony sees Dust as a menace or a plague, and has set out to rid the universe of its effects.

For the rest of the galaxy, this cleansing is a minor apocalypse. The Harmony, creatures of mineral, see no difference between "inhabited" and "uninhabited" planets -- they are simply "infected" or "clean." And those that are infected will be dealt with ruthlessly. Thus began the Era of Disharmony.

Traits

Harmony Affinity	Doesn't use Dust. Is not affected by Approval modifiers. % on Systems provokes loss on and . Disharmony: Decreases on Empire for each "impure" System. +2  for each ship orbiting a Harmony world, up to 2x max CP. Harmony Faction-Specific Technologies
Xenobotany	Unlocks the Technology of the same name.
Crowded Planets	+2 on Small. +2 on Tiny. +1 on Medium.
Strategically Resourceful	-1 Strategic Resource required for Abundance on Empire.
Mineral Memory	Can see all Strategic Resources of visited systems.
Efficient Stock	+1% per Strategic Resource deposits on System. +1% per Strategic Resource deposits on System. +1% per Strategic Resource deposits on System.
Solid Citizens	-20% collateral damage against Population on System. -20% collateral damage against Troops on Empire.

Harmony Faction-Specific Technologies
Benefit	Wing & Cost	Name	Effects
T0 Ship	n/a	n/a		METAMORPHIC Ship Class -75% Support Module Engine on Ship -50% on Population Growth on Star System
T2 Ship	130	Efficient Shielding		TECTONIC Ship Class -75% Bombers on Ship -75% Fighters on Ship -50% on Population Growth on Star System
T4 Ship	680	Baryonic Shielding		SIMIC Ship Class -50% Defense Module on Ship -50% on Population Growth on Star System
T6 Ship, Harmonized	4000	Applied Atmospherics	___	LITHIC Ship Class -50% Support Module Power on Ship -50% on Population Growth on Star System ___ Orbital Counseling -22% on Disharmony Penalty on Empire Replaces: Orbital Counseling -22% Expansion Disapproval on System
T7 Ship	7500	Non-Baryonic Shielding		ATHENIC Ship Class -25% Weapon Module on Ship -50% on Population Growth on Star System
Improved	40	Soil Xenobiology	___	Silic Soils +1 per on Planets Cost: 80 Replaces: Sustainable Farms +1 per on Arctic +1 per on Desert +1 per on Arid +1 per on Tundra -2 on improvement Cost: 97.5 ___ Default Version: Alien Grafting +2 per on Terran +2 per on Planet +1 per on Ocean +1 per on Jungle Cost: 52
Unique	85	Resource Leverage		Core Charts Temporary effects, depending on the Game Speed +100% on Ship +100% on Ship
Dust-Related Stuff Purified	130	Particle Scanning	___	Removed: Atemporal Finance +2 per on Arid +2 per on Planet +1 per on Desert Cost: 50 ___ Default Version: Cis-Oort Satellites +3 Influence Area on Star System -1 on improvement Cost: 120
More Expensive, Dust-Related Stuff Purified	130 Replaces: 40	Xenology	___	Default Version: Animalia Unlocks the gathering of Redsang, Bluecap Mold, Dustwater, and Hydromiel ___ Removed: Xenotourism Agencies +8 per colonized Terran +8 per colonized Jungle +8 per colonized Ocean +8 per colonized Arid +8 per colonized Tundra -2 on improvement Cost: 80
Harmonized	300	Applied Casimir Effect	___	Default Version: Total Hull Integrity Unlocks space travels via wormholes ___ Colonization Program -22% on Disharmony Penalty on Empire Replaced: Colonization Program -22% Expansion Disapproval on System
Dust-Related Stuff Purified	300	Improved Fleet Management	___	Default Version: Coordinated Fleets I +3 Command Points Cap on Empire ___ Removed: Post-Op Analyticals -5 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire +20% XP Bonus when assigned on Hero +20% XP Bonus for each Battle on Hero +20% XP Bonus for each Construction on Hero +20% XP Bonus each Opponent injured on Hero
Approval Related Improvement Purified	300	Botanical Scanning	___	Default Version: Epigenetic Crop Seeding +2 per on Ocean +2 per on Jungle +2 per on Terran +1 per on Desert +1 per on Arctic +1 per on Arid +1 per on Tundra -3 on improvement Cost : 220 ___ Removed: Infinite Supermarkets +25 on Star System -2 on improvement Cost : 160
More Expensive, Upkeep Related Stuff Purified	300 Replaces: 130	Relativistic Economics	___	Default Version: Xenolinguistics Unlocks: Cease Fire and Offer Peace ___ Extreme Option Exchange +1 Trade Routes Cap on Star System -2 on improvement Cost : 80 Replaces: Extreme Option Exchange -15% Upkeep +1 Trade Routes Cap on Star System -2 on improvement Cost : 80
Unique	425	Harmonize Planets		Restoration Grids +50% FIS on Planet with Max -2 on improvement Cost: 1000
Unique	510	Metal Memory		Harmonized Targets +10% Damage Max per Abundance Case on Empire +10% Damage Min per Abundance Case on Empire +10% Defense per Abundance Case on Empire
More Expensive, Dust-Related Stuff Purified	680 Replaces: 300	Relativistic Markets		Alien Security Unlocks: Open Borders,Trade Technology, Trade Star System, Trade Resource Rplaces: Alien Security Unlocks: Open Borders,Trade Technology, Trade Star System, Trade Resource,Trade Dust (Flat Fee), Trade Dust (Per Turn)
Approval Related Improvement Purified, Second Improvement Improved	4000	Inter-Species HR	___	Removed: Unlimited Information Highways +30 on Star System -40% Overpopulation Disapproval on Star System -7 on improvement Cost: 500 , Requires: Hexaferrum ___ Alien Standards and Systems Trade Routes generates instead of Unlocks: Cooperation Agreement, Invite to Alliance, Create Alliance Replaces: Alien Standards and Systems Unlocks: Cooperation Agreement, Invite to Alliance, Create Alliance
Dust-Related Stuff Purified	4000	Alien Barter Theory	___	Removed: Abundant Luxuries -20% Buyout Bonus on Star System -5 on improvement Cost: 450 ___ Default Version: Space Elevator +25% Trade Routes Bonuses on Star System -5 on improvement Cost: 450
Changed into Unique	5625	Personal Shielding	___	Contamination Barriers Purification of the Star System 33% converted into 33% converted into No produced on Colonized Planet This Improvement cannot be Scrapped or Razed Cost: 5 Turns Replaces: Dark Energy Rifle +60 Defense per on Star System +5 Control Recovery (Invasion) on Star System -2 on improvement Cost: 2900 , Requires: Hexaferrum Default Version: Artifact Analysis Unlocks: Concrete Artifacts, Virtual Artifacts, Pre-schism Artifacts, Mundane Artifacts
Weakened, Dust-Related Stuff Purified	7500	Futuristic Game Theory	___	Removed: Alien Resources +2 Academy Cap on Empire -10 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire ___ Default Version: Entangled Sensor Array +20% Influence Area on Star System -2 on improvement Cost: 1000
Harmonized	14000	Personal Fields	___	Default Version: Living Habitats +1 on Helium +1 on Methane +1 on Asteroids +1 on Hydrogen -6 on improvement Cost: 1800 ___ Virtualized Comms -22% on Disharmony Penalty on Empire Replaced: Virtualized Comms -22% Expansion Disapproval on System
Heroes Related Improvement Purified	25000	Perfect Forecasting	___	Default Version: Alien Communications +2 Trade Routes Cap on Star System -9 on improvement Cost: 2660 , Requires: Orichalcix ___ Removed: Alien Leadership +3 Academy Cap on Empire -10 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire
Unique	27000	Systemic Unity		Virtual Dyson Sphere +500 Defense for each Planet with Max on Purified System
Harmonized	36000	Dark Energy Effects	___	Default Version: Non-Baryonic Shell +2 per on Planets +2 per on Planets +2 per on Planets +2 per on Planets -7 on improvement Cost : 4500 , Requires: Titanium-70 ___ Dark Radiation Towers -22% on Disharmony Penalty on Empire Replaced: Dark Radiation Towers -22% Expansion Disapproval on System
Dust-Related Stuff Purified	36000	Galactic Trade Center	___	Removed: Revenue Zen -30% Buyout Bonus on Star System +2 per on Planets -11 on improvement Cost: 6000 ___ Default Version: C5 Systems +4 Command Points Cap on Empire
Changed	36000	Perfect Negotiations		Alien Esteem +5% per Alliance on System +5% per Alliance on System Replaces: Alien Esteem +10 per Alliance on System +5 per number of Wars on System +5% per number of Wars on System +5% per Alliance on System
Missing Completely	105800 summed up	Optimized Logistics, Advanced Scholastics, Vocation-Oriented Society, Maximized Exploitation, High-Consumption Society, Long-Term Xeno Funds, Permanent Advantage

Steam Achievements

	Cleaning Spree Win with the Harmony

	Cleansing the Galaxy As the Harmony, purify 10 systems in a game

Notes

Affinity

The Harmony affinity is more complex than the in-game text description implies:

• Doesn't use Dust - The player cannot hire Heroes, buyout Improvements, retrofit ships, trade Dust, or receive Dust from Trade Routes, Random Events, or Exploration Events.
• Is not affected by Approval modifiers - The player's Approval is locked at 50.
• % on Systems provokes loss on and - Dust harms the Harmony, reducing productivity in Systems that produce Dust. This gameplay malus can be negated by constructing the Contamination Barriers Improvement, which "purifies" a System and permanently removes its capacity to produce Dust.
• Disharmony: Decreases on Empire for each "impure" System - Dust harms the Harmony, reducing productivity in Systems that produce Dust. This gameplay malus can be negated by constructing the Contamination Barriers Improvement, which "purifies" a System and permanently removes its capacity to produce Dust.
• +2  for each ship orbiting a Harmony world, up to 2x max CP - This flat bonus was added in patch 1.1.42.
  • It appears the "up to 2x max CP" is for the FIS bonus, not the number of ships orbiting your system. e.g. having 8 max CP allows you to have a maximum of +16 FIS on a system.

In addition, the Harmony have the following gameplay modifications that are unique to their faction:

• Unlimited Improvement and ship construction with no upkeep cost.
  • However, ships can not be upgraded due to lack of dust and any ship you build will reduce population growth in that system, not just colony ships.
• Tax Rate replaced by an adjustable "Body & Mind" gauge: when at the center, production is normal; at far left, -100% and +100% production; at far right, +100% and -100% production.

Miscellaneous

• The Harmony were first revealed in a developer lore post about the history of the Endless.
• For the first expansion for Endless Space, Amplitude let the community vote on three potential new factions which would form the expansion's focus. The Harmony won the vote, defeating the Dust Collective and Virus factions, paving the way for Endless Space: Disharmony.