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Zelevas

Emperor Maximilian Zelevas of the United Empire

The United Empire is one of the playable factions available in Endless Space. Ruthless but efficient, they are skilled in both commerce and combat. At the start of the game, the United Empire is beginning interstellar expansion in earnest.

Background[]

Society[]

Technically, the United Empire is a monarchy, currently ruled by Emperor Maximilian Zelevas. However, while the emperor manages the overall direction of the UE, the day-to-day management of star systems is left to various powerful corporations or families. Designated by the Empire to manage certain systems, these companies or aristocratic families work hand in hand with the Imperial bureaucracy but are also left to pursue their own profit.[1]In return, they are expected to send a portion of their earnings back to the empire.  

With this somewhat decentralized setup, a certain level of regional autonomy is inevitable, and the various corporate system governors often cut corners when they can get away with it. That said, the central empire is far from powerless. Should a corporation stop paying its dues or become too obstinate, the Imperial fleets stand ready to remind the wayward company of its obligations. [2]

In contrast to its pro-business economic policies, the UE places relatively little value on human rights or individual lives. The emperor has little tolerance for dissent, real or perceived. When an HR manager published an essay that argued that the empire's use of slavery was both inhumane and inefficient, the UE and its corporations saw this as oppositional and tried to arrest her. [3]

Military[]

Fleet-united-empire

UE starships in combat

As with the society in general, the military is a mixture of direct Imperial control via the Ministry of Security, and corporate fleets as well. Despite this mixture of control, the resulting space navy is more than sufficient to ensure corporate obedience.

Even so, the possibility of conflicting loyalties is still a threat, so for much of the empire's history, the emperor traveled with his elite bodyguard force, the Sheredyn. With that body's growing autonomy, however, it is somewhat doubtful that the current emperor, Maximilian Zelevas, still depends on the Sheredyn.[4]


The United Empire's space navy is less advanced than those of some of the older factions, but the ships are still durable and powerful.[5]

Traits[]

United Empire Affinity

25% - 100% Tax Rate will give a 0% - 60% Production bonus.

+10% Ship Experience on Empire.

United Empire Faction-Specific Technologies

N-Way Fusion Plants Unlocks the Eponymous Techonolgy. Trait-plus-trans
Businessmen +10% Dust on System. Trait-plus-trans
Entrepreneurs +1 Dust per population. Trait-plus-trans
Strong Alloys +40% HP on ships. Trait-2plus-trans
Fearless Warriors +10 Defense on system. Trait-2plus-trans
Dust Impaired +25% Dust cost of hero abilities. Trait-minus-trans

United Empire Faction-Specific Technologies (in Disharmony)[]

Benefit Wing & Cost Name Effects
Seed Ship n/a n/a UE seed Transport
TRANSPORT Ship Class[]

-50% Support Module Civilian 1009weightSmall on Ship

T0 Ship n/a n/a UE T0 Corvette
CORVETTE Ship Class[]

-25% Support Module 1009weightSmall on Ship

T2 Ship Exploration and Expansion13016px-science Efficient Shielding UE T2 Destroyer
DESTROYER Ship Class[]

-5% Ship Cost on Star System

T4 Ship Exploration and Expansion68016px-science Baryonic Shielding UE T4 Cruiser
CRUISER Ship Class[]

-25% Weapon Module 1009weightSmall on Ship

T6 Ship Exploration and Expansion400016px-science Applied Atmospherics UE T6 Battleship
BATTLESHIP Ship Class[]

-15% Ship Cost on Star System

T7 Ship Exploration and Expansion750016px-science Non-Baryonic Shielding UE T7 Dreadnought
DREADNOUGHT Ship Class[]

-30% Ship Cost on Star System

Unique Diplomacy and Trading13016px-science Wealth Systems Research-advanced-dustgen
Advanced Dustgen[]
  • Increases Ind-Dust Conversion from 33% Industry to 50% Industry

Cost: Infinite

Unique Diplomacy and Trading180016px-science Industrial Hegemony Research-trade-bureaus
Trade Bureaus[]
  • +1% Empire's Influence added to Dust on Home System
  • +1% Empire's Influence added to Industry on Home System
Cheaper Diplomacy and Trading180016px-science

Replaces: 750016px-science

Consumption Psychology

Replaces: 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 Exploitive Algorithms Research-military-industrial-complex
Military-Industrial Complex[]

Cost: 1000 Industry

Improved Galctic Warfare2700016px-science Seamless Construction Research-phalanx-ships
Phalanx Ships[]
  • 800 Invasion
  • +10% Invasion on Ship

Cost: 60 Industry Weight: 28 Tonnage

Replaces: Drop Ships[]
  • 800 Invasion

Cost : 60 Industry Weight: 25 Tonnage

Unique Galctic Warfare2700016px-science Secret Projects Research-lethal-targeting
Lethal Targeting[]
Improved Galctic Warfare4500016px-science Dark Energy Shield Research-plasma-shield-united-empire
Plasma Shield[]
  • +600 Hit points on Ship
  • +15% Hit points on Ship

Cost: 99 Industry Weight: 5% Tonnage, Requires: Titanium-70 Titanium-70

Replaces: Plasma Shield[]
  • +600 Hit points on Ship
  • +10% Hit points on Ship

Cost: 132 Industry Weight: 5% Tonnage, Requires: Titanium-70 Titanium-70

Steam Achievements[]

It's All Mine(d)!
It's All Mine(d)!
As United Empire or Sheredyn, own at least 20 deposits of one of the Strategic Resources in a single game
Power and Profit!
Power and Profit!
Win with the United Empire


Notes[]

  • The United Empire is generally a good choice for beginners because this faction is generally good all-around with their ships being more durable than normal. Their Dust Impaired weakness is more than made up with their dust bonuses.

References[]

  1. Faction in-game description.
  2. Endless Space Artbook, p150
  3. Therna Ubantri hero description.
  4. http://endlessspace.wikia.com/wiki/Factions?diff=9166&oldid=9133 Wiki posting by Amplitude Narrative Director
  5. http://www.amplitude-studios.com/Articles/UNITED-EMPIRE
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