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A Horatio

The Horatio are one of the playable factions in Endless Space. A race of clones, their leader seeks to "beautify" the universe by populating it with his likeness.

Background[]

Origins[]

The Horatio were founded by an eccentric Mezari trillionaire of the same name.[1] Incredibly long-lived, unbelievably rich, tired of ordinary life. Taking a single colony ship, Horatio set up base on a far flung planet that contained ancient cloning labs left by the Endless, which he would later name Horatio Prime.

Still bored and now also lonely, he turned to these facilities. Using his DNA for a template, Horatio created a race of obedient replicas of the most beautiful being in the entire universe - himself.

Before long, "Horatio, The First" as he was now known, had repopulated the planet with his likeness. At that point, it dawned on him how much more beautiful the galaxy would be if it too were filled with... Horatios.

Society[]

Ships

Horatio the First with his courtiers

The Horatio society reflects the nature of its founder and absolute ruler. Just as the faction's goal is to beautify the universe, every part of the society - the buildings, the ships, the people - also must be beautiful.

In a race of near identical copies, conformity is a great virtue, individuality a great vice. "Defective" copies that are too unique are destroyed.[2] Indeed, all Horatio, both male and female, look alike, save facial tattoos.

Convinced of their own superiority, the Horatio see the other factions as primitive and unsophisticated. The notion of other species not like them is disturbing to most Horatios[3] That said, other Horatio embrace these other species. The faction understands that sometimes working with other races is necessary or even desirable.

Traits[]

Horatio Affinity

Unlocks the Cloning of a Hero.


+ 50% Fatigue Recovery on Hero.

Horatio Faction-Specific Technologies

Arid Epigenetics Unlocks the Technology of the same name. Trait-plus-trans
Soil Xenobiology Unlocks the Technology of the same name. Trait-plus-trans
Stellar Guardians +4 Influence Area on System. Trait-2plus-trans
Cloning + 1 1001foodSmall per 1006populationUnitSmall. Trait-3plus-trans
Crowded Planets

+2 PopulationCapacitySmall on Small.

+2 PopulationCapacitySmall on Tiny.

+1 PopulationCapacitySmall on Medium.

Trait-2plus-trans
Heroic Medicine - 50% Healing Cost on Hero. Trait-2plus-trans
The Price of Beauty + 20% Ship Cost on Empire. Trait-2minus-trans

Horatio Faction-Specific Technologies (in Disharmony)[]

Benefit Wing & Cost Name Effects
Seed Ship n/a n/a Horatio seed Marchio MARCHIO Ship Class

-65% Support Module Civilian 1009weightSmall on Ship

T0 Ship n/a n/a Horatio T0 Baro BARO Ship Class

-30% 1009weightSmall for Bomb Targeting Population on Ship

T2 Ship Exploration and Expansion13016px-science Efficient Shielding Horatio T2 Coms COMS Ship Class

-50% Troops 1009weightSmall on Ship

T4 Ship Exploration and Expansion68016px-science Baryonic Shielding Horatio T4 Dux DUX Ship Class

-60% Support Module Civilian 1009weightSmall on Ship

T6 Ship Exploration and Expansion400016px-science Applied Atmospherics Horatio T6 Archidux ARCHIDUX Ship Class

-30% Troops 1009weightSmall on Ship

T7 Ship Exploration and Expansion750016px-science Non-Baryonic Shielding Horatio T7 Imperator IMPERATOR Ship Class

+20% on Population Growth on Star System

Unique Diplomacy and Trading13016px-science Galactic Nutrition Research-five-star-drive-thru

Five-Star Drive Thru

  • +100% Food on Systems
  • Bonus reductions by -2% Food per Population on Empire
Cheaper Diplomacy and Trading68016px-science

Replaces: 750016px-science

Futuristic Game Theory Research-alien-resources

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Research-entangled-sensor-array

Default Version: Alien Resources

  • +2 Academy Cap on Empire
  • -10 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire

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Default Version: Entangled Sensor Array

  • +20% Influence Area on Star System
  • -2 Dust on improvement

Cost: 1000 Industry

Unique Applied Sciences180016px-science Artificial Atmosphere Research-greenhouse-shields

Greenhouse Shields

  • +20 Food on Star System
  • -3 Dust on improvement

Cost: 500 Industry

Cheaper Diplomacy and Trading180016px-science

Replaces: 750016px-science

Advanced Biologics Research-wasteless-supply-chain

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Research-duty-free-spaceports

Default Version: Wasteless Supply Chain

  • +2 Food per Population on Barren
  • +2 Food per Population on Lava
  • +1 Food per Population on Helium
  • +1 Food per Population on Methane
  • +1 Food per Population on Hydrogen
  • +1 Food per Population on Planets
  • +1 Food per Population on Asteroids
  • -9 Dust on improvement

Cost: 1440 Industry, Requires: Hyperium Hyperium

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Default Version: Duty Free Spaceports

  • +40% Trade Routes Distance Bonuses on Star System
  • -7 Dust on Improvement

Cost: 1000 Industry, Requires: Orichalcix Orichalcix

Unique Applied Sciences750016px-science Stasis Containment Research-applied-astrofabs Augmented Stacking
  • +2 Stack Capacity Multiplier on System
Unique Diplomacy and Trading180016px-science Dust Cosmetics Research-arid-dermologics

Arid Dermologics

  • +30 Approval on Arid
Unique Galctic Warfare1800016px-science Glassteel Research-beautiful-cargo Beautiful Cargo
  • -1 incremental Population Cost of Troops on Empire
Improved Diplomacy and Trading2500016px-science Perfect Forecasting Research-alien-communications

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Research-alien-integration

Default Version: Alien Communications

Cost: 2660 Industry, Requires: Orichalcix Orichalcix

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Alien Integration

  • +3 extra Clones allowed on Empire
  • +3 Academy Cap on Empire
  • -10 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire

Replaces: Alien Leadership

  • +3 Academy Cap on Empire
  • -10 Turn(s) before new Hero arrival on Empire

Steam Achievements[]

Cake²
Cake²
Clone Galdos AI - by Adder

Hint: Use Horatio cloning ability.

Galactic Sardines
Galactic Sardines
As Horatio, own 10 tiny planets with at least 10 population
One Galaxy at a Time
One Galaxy at a Time
Win with the Horatio


Notes[]

  • Despite their biological origin, the Horatio do not seem to identify themselves as human.[4]
  • Horatio excel at populating and influence. Combining these two allows a Horatio player to rapidly develop a newly conquered system, then use its significant influence as an area-denial tool. While this will work against AI, care should be taken when facing human opponents or aggressive AI, as they are likely to simply declare war and eliminate the irritation. In combat, Horatio are strong, though not to the same level as Hissho or Cravers are. Something to bear in mind is that Horatio have the slowest ship production of all stock races, meaning a protracted war can be crippling to ones economy.
  • The second strength of Horatio is their theme: Cloning. Whereas other groups need to rely on luck of the draw for early administrators or late-game Commanders, Horatio can simply clone existing options as required. This has two benefits: One, it allows for precise heroes to be crafted, and two, the cloned hero will retain all traits and experience of the copied hero, allowing for rapidly deployed, powerful heroes. As the game shifts from early game to late, a Horatio player should begin to expel administrators and corporate heroes, in order to field high-level Commanders and Pilots on their fleets. This will be necessary to compete with any militarized opponents the player will encounter. Horatio also get an extra 3 Hero slots in the Academy via the tech "Alien Integration"

References[]

  1. In-game faction description
  2. Echo -6CF Betalus Hero Description
  3. Rutsch -C2 Odesa 44 Hero Description
  4. Faruda -1A Tergus Hero Description.
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