GalCiv4:Policies

Every civilization gets a base set of policies from the start of the game depending on what type of biological race they are (carbon-based, aquatic, synthetic, or silicon-based) and depending on what civilization abilities they have. More Policies are unlocked throughout the game through researching various techs.

Policies from Civilization Biology

All biological types (carbon-based, aquatic, synthetic, or silicon-based) get the following 3 policies.

• Heart of the Empire: +10% homeworld income, +10% homeworld influence
• Land Exploitation: gross income +5, pollution +30%
• Security Lights: -5% crime for each planet

Some biological types also get unique policies...

Carbon-Based:

• Coerced Colonization: +100% growth, -5% approval

Aquatic:

• Underwater Homes: +2 population cap for each core world

Synthetic:

• Extreme Automation: +50% manufacturing, -20% gross income
• Remote Piloting: +1 moves

Policies from Civilization Abilities

Ancient:

• Heritage Protection: +100% influence to homeworld

Crimelord:

• Look the other Way: +20% crime

Empathy:

• Empathic connection: +30% approval

Engineering:

• Asteroid Exploit: -10% gross income, +1 raw production for each asteroid mined

Explorer:

• Fast Exploration: -50% hp, +2 moves

Fertile:

• Population Boom: +200% growth, -25% gross income, +10% approval

Inspired:

• Brainstorming: +2 research to homeworld

Loyal:

• Professionalism: +50% experience

Prolific:

• Shoddy Equipment: -50% construction cost, +300% maintenance

Ravenous:

• Endless Feast: -2 Diplomacy, +1 Food, +20% approval

Resourceful:

• IP Theft: -1 Diplomacy, +20% research

Slaver:

• Slave Labor: -1 Diplomacy, -90% maintenance

Spores:

• Grove Growth: +50% food

Starfarer:

• Subspace Sensors: +100% sensor range, -10% gross income

Unrelenting:

• Singular Purpose: +1 control/turn
• Reproductive Imperative: +100% growth, +2 maintenance
• Xeno Harvest: -1 diplomacy, +50% gross income

War Profiteer:

• Hull Reinforcement: +25 hp to ships

Wealthy:

• Laizze faire: +100% gross income, +10% crime, +20% pollution
• The Great Expanse: +200% growth, +1 Maintenance

more to come...