
Remember when Price of Perfection used to be worth -25 points and was the best min-maxing negative trait in the game? Heuristic Collection (+10% research on systems that have custom faction pop(s), +0.1 science per Manpower on systems).Īnd I start as a Federation on Terran planets.īoth opinions and your own favorite custom faction(s) are welcome! Please, however, include the same overall info if you post a custom faction the point is to let others try out the same builds.Īh yes, Price of Perfection + Constructionists.Biomimetic Builders (+2 industry/pop on Fertile).Already good, this is outrageous with a population booster! (+5 Science, industry, and dust per pop). By midgame I'll have most or all of the colonizing techs, anyhow ^^'. It's pretty hard to keep this party for long, with my playstyle, but it's a big early boost anyway. Starting with this party lets me grab resources very fast in the early game. With Constructionists II, I still build ships at normal speed =). Price of Perfection II (+20% ship cost, but +10% damage as well).Not a big deal, especially since this is negated by the "Ecstatic" bonus I almost always have - lol.


Strategics are great for system upgrades, although I try to make the 1st one with jadonyx, whenever possible. I like the Vaulters' colonizer a LOT but you could easily spend these 10 points elsewhere, if you don't. Probably the most undervalued trait I can think of, even at its rather stiff cost of 40 trait points.

Allows you to colonize essentially at will, without penalty, without using any morale-improving system upgrades and a minimum of morale buildings, pretty much forever. IMO this is a greatly undervalued trait =o. What are your favorite custom factions, and how do you play them? I haven't noticed any threads like this, so.
