Ability Test

Name	Short Name	Description	Effects	Type
Likeable4 - Unlikeable		Modifies other players' attitude toward you	-3 Faction Diplomacy
Rich4 - Poor		Modifies how quickly credits are gained	-30% Colony Gross Income
Farmer1 - Farmers		Makes advanced farming technologies available.	+25% Colony Food Income
ResilientAbility - Resilient	Resilient	Ships immune to nebula and have access to special Hyperion improvements.	+1 Ship Is Immune To Nebula +1 Starbase Is Immune To Nebula	Ability
ResourcefulAbility - Resourceful	Resourceful	Starts with some useful Resources.		Ability
Rich2 - Rich		Modifies how quickly credits are gained	+10% Colony Gross Income
WatcherAbility - Watcher	Watchful	Grants the Cosmic Eye Executive Order. The Cosmic Eye can reveal a part of the galaxy and grants additional research or a new technology when used on another player's planet.+5 Sensor Range for Planets.+1 Sensor Range for Ships and Starbases.	+5 Colony Sensor Range +1 Ship Sensor Range +1 Starbase Sensor Range	Ability
FertileAbility - Fertile	Fertile	Start with 2 additional workers and population grows 25% faster.	+25% Colony Growth	Ability
ScoutingFleet - Scout Fleet	Scout Fleet	Begins with a colony ship and three probes.		Starting Ship
StartingIdeology_Individualism - Individualism	Individualism	Believes in the primacy of individual rights, personal freedom, and self-reliance, often over the needs and interests of the community or society.		Ideology
NocturnalAbility - Nocturnal	Nocturnal	Developed to work in cycles, each lasting 15 months.Season of Waking: Manufacturing and Growth are boosted.Season of Dreaming: Research and Influence are boosted.		Ability
WarriorsAbility - Warriors	Warriors	Ignore 10% of all damage done to their ships. All weapons do 10% more damage.	+10% Ship Beam Attack +10% Ship Kinetic Attack +10% Ship Missile Attack +0.1 Ship Beam Damage Reduction +0.1 Ship Kinetic Damage Reduction +0.1 Ship Missile Damage Reduction	Ability
GenocidalAbility - Genocidal	Genocidal	Massive advantage in conquering planets due to not caring in the least about collateral damage. Can convert other species unfortunate enough to end up on their planets into living neural network batteries.	-1 Faction Diplomacy -25% Colony Influence Per Turn +0.15 Faction Soldiering	Ability
CraftsmanAbility - Craftsman	Craftsman	+50% Income from Trade Routes	+50% Faction Trade Route Income	Ability
ConstructorsStartingShip - Constructors	Constructors	Start with two Constructors that start to quickly tap the galactic resources.		Starting Ship
CertainAbility - Certain	Certain	Believes their philosophy should be universal, increased (+2) influence, special planet improvements. 30 Research every time a Culture Trait is unlocked.	+2 Colony Influence Per Turn	Ability
ExperiencedAbility - Experienced	Experienced	All Ships receive 25% more Experience Points from battles.	+0.25 Faction Exp Bonus	Ability
IntuitiveAbility - Intuitive	Intuitive	Starts with access to Xeno Anthropology technologies and a free Culture trait.		Ability
SlaversAbility - Slavers	Slavers	Gain the ability to enslave your citizens, reducing their approval, production and food consumption. But they never protest. Gain access to Slaving Technologies.		Ability
Productive3 - Unproductive		Modifies how quickly improvements are built on your planets	-15% Colony Max Manufacturing
ArchaeologistAbility - Archaeologist	Archaeologist	Whenever artifact charges are earned an additional charge is gained.	+1 Faction Archivist Ability	Ability
Persuasive3 - Unconvincing		Modifies your chance to use Persuasion in events and diplomacy	-10 Faction Persuasion
VigilantAbility - Vigilant	Vigilant	Starbases have larger Areas of Effect. Enemy ships are slowed, and player ships gain an attack bonus, while in the area of any starbase. Makes available techs that increase movement speed.		Ability
AmphibiousAbility - Aquatic	Aquatic	Aquatic species live most of their lives deep in the oceans, giving them access to several unique Aquatic Techs. They can colonize Oceanic worlds with no penalty.	+1 Colony Mineral Conversion +1 Colony Technology Conversion +1 Colony Wealth Conversion +1 Colony Fertility Conversion	Race Type
Persuasive4 - Unconvincing		Modifies your chance to use Persuasion in events and diplomacy	-25 Faction Persuasion
Courageous2 - Courageous		Modifies the ability to resist Invasions	+20% Colony Planetary Defenses MaxHP
Influential2 - Influential		Modifies how quickly borders are expanded	+10% Colony Influence Per Turn
ScoutsStartingShip - Scouts	Scouts	Start with three tiny Probes that quickly explore the galaxy.		Starting Ship
Productive2 - Productive		Modifies how quickly improvements are built on your planets	+10% Colony Max Manufacturing
Fast1 - Fast		Modifies how far your ships can travel each turn	+2 Ship Moves Cap
Fast2 - Fast		Modifies how far your ships can travel each turn	+1 Ship Moves Cap
Intimidating3 - Meek		Modifies your chance to use Intimidation in events and diplomacy	-10 Faction Intimidation
Clever2 - Clever		Modifies how quickly technologies are learned	+10% Colony Research
RadiatedAbility - Radiated	Radiated	Can colonize Radioactive Worlds. Gains the Abhorent Infection Executive Order after several months.Abhorent Infection raises the Pollution level on a target planet.		Ability
UnrelentingAbility - Unrelenting	Unrelenting	+10 Control. Planets generate +1 more Influence per month.	+10 Faction Control +1 Colony Influence Per Turn	Ability
Courageous1 - Courageous		Modifies the ability to resist Cultural Influence effects	+30% Colony Planetary Defenses MaxHP
Explorer1 - Explorers		Modifies how far your ships can travel from your borders	+4 Ship Range +4 Ship Sensor Range
StartingIdeology_Nihilism - Nihilism	Nihilism	Believes in the rejection or denial of inherent meaning or value in life. Causing pain to others is a valid purpose.		Ideology
SurveyStartingShip - Flag Ship	Flag Ship	Begin with a Flag Ship that explores the galaxy and investigates valuable Anomalies.		Starting Ship
PatrioticAbility - Bureaucrats	Bureaucrats	Starts with 50 Control and access to coordination technologies.		Ability
Likeable3 - Unlikeable		Modifies other players' attitude toward you	-1.5 Faction Diplomacy
Intimidating4 - Meek		Modifies your chance to use Intimidation in events and diplomacy	-25 Faction Intimidation
Influential1 - Influential		Modifies how quickly borders are expanded	+15% Colony Influence Per Turn
ProliferationAbility - Proliferation	Proliferation	When a ship is constructed, two ships are constructed instead. But all ships have -25% Hit Points.	+1 Faction Redundant Assembly Ability -25% Ship Hit Points Cap -2 Unit Intelligence -1 Unit Diligence -1 Unit Resolve	Ability
Militant3 - Passive		Decreases your starting Control	-10 Faction Control
Persuasive2 - Persuasive		Modifies your chance to use Persuasion in events and diplomacy	+30 Faction Persuasion
Productive1 - Productive		Modifies how quickly improvements are built on your planets	+15% Colony Max Manufacturing
Deceptive4 - Bad Liar		Modifies your chance to use Deception in events and diplomacy	-25 Faction Deception
HopefulAbility - Hopeful	Hopeful	Believes any civilization capable of space travel must be a potential friend. Higher Approval on planets.	+0.1 Unit Approval	Ability
ColonyStartingShip - Colony Ship	Colony Ship	Begins with a Colony Ship and probe to quickly find and colonize new worlds.		Starting Ship
InspiredAbility - Inspired	Inspired	An additional Leader is available for recruitment and Leaders cost 25% less to recruit.	+1 Faction Leader Max Recruits -0.25 Faction Leader Cost Modify	Ability
SiliconBasedAbility - Silicon Based	Silicon	Silicon lifeforms are built from rocks and rare minerals. They have no need for food, though their Growth is slow unless they have access to plentiful amounts of Promethion.	+1 Colony Mineral Conversion +1 Colony Technology Conversion +1 Colony Wealth Conversion +1 Colony Fertility Conversion	Race Type
HiveMindAbility - Hive Mind	Hive Mind	Ships in your territory gain additional Hit Points per colony controlled.	+5 Faction BonusHP Max In Z O C	Ability
EngineersAbility - Engineers	Engineers	Colony and asteroid production decays at half of the normal rate.	+0.5 Colony Sponsor Decay -0.15 Colony Sponsor Decay Mod	Ability
TutorialStartingShips - Scout Fleet	Scout Fleet	Begins with a colony ship and three probes.		Starting Ship
Bureaucrat1 - Bureaucrats		Makes additional organizational technologies available	+1 Faction Control Per Turn
Deceptive1 - Deceptive		Modifies your chance to use Deception in events and diplomacy	+25 Faction Deception
PromethionBornAbility - Promethion Born	Promethion Born	Ships have double the normal Hit Points but don't heal normally.	+100% Ship Hit Points Cap +1 Ship Disable Repair	Ability
Urbanite1 - Urbanites		Has access to more advanced city building technologies	+25% Colony Population Cap
TutorialTrackerAbility - Scout Fleet	Scout Fleet	Begins with a colony ship and three probes.	-100 Faction Control	Ability
AmmoniaBasedAbility - Ammonia Based	Ammonia	Ammonia lifeforms thrive on volatile gases and complex nitrogen compounds. While they do consume food, their growth rate significantly accelerates in environments rich in pollutants.	+1 Colony Mineral Conversion +1 Colony Technology Conversion +1 Colony Wealth Conversion +1 Colony Fertility Conversion	Race Type
Explorer2 - Explorers		Modifies how far your ships can travel from your borders	+2 Ship Range +2 Ship Sensor Range
WarFleet - Siege Fleet	Siege Fleet	Begins with Fighters and a Siege ship.		Starting Ship
ExplorersAbility - Voyagers	Voyagers	+2 Ship Sensor Range.+1 Ship Moves.	+2 Ship Sensor Range +1 Ship Moves Cap	Ability
StarfaringAbility - Starfaring	Starfaring	+25% Ship Range. Starts with the ability to detect and travel on Subspace Streams.	+25% Faction Ship Range	Ability
EntrepreneursAbility - Traders	Traders	Starts with freighter, has a significant boost to Persuasion and receives 3 free trade licenses.	+3 Faction Trade Licenses Max +1 Faction Entrepreneurs Ability	Ability
Courageous4 - Craven		Modifies the ability to resist Invasions	-0.3 Colony Resistance Bonus
StartingIdeology_Egalitarianism - Egalitarianism	Egalitarianism	Believes in the fundamental equality of all sentient beings, advocating for equal rights and opportunities regardless of species, origin planet, or other characteristics.		Ideology
AncientAbility - Ancient	Ancient	Gets Research from Precursor Artifacts and anomalies. Starts with an additional Policy slot.	+1 Faction Ancient Ability +1 Faction Max Enacted Policies	Ability
CyberneticAbility - Cybernetic	Cybernetic	Gives Access to more powerful technologies and Improvements for races who are not afraid to interface with superior technologies.		Ability
XenophobicAbility - Xenophobic	Xenophobic	+50% Research, -75% Influence and -3 to Diplomacy.	+150% Colony Research -75% Colony Influence Per Turn -3 Faction Diplomacy	Ability
Explorer3 - Explorers		Modifies how far your ships can travel from your borders	-1 Ship Range
DevoutAbility - Devout	Devout	Starts with a Cleric citizen and a Krynniac Temple on their homeworld. Culture grows every time they add to their ideology.		Ability
UnwaveringAbility - Unwavering	Unwavering	Colonies are much harder to Culture flip, and access to the Unbroken Spirit technologies.	+200 Faction Rebellion Points Max	Ability
AdaptableAbility - Adaptable	Adaptable	Can colonize extreme worlds.		Ability
RaidersAbility - Raiders	Raiders	-50% Manufacturing and -50% Income on all worlds. Gain +100 Credits and +20 Manufacturing for winning battles. Gain +500 Credits and +200 Manufacturing for conquering planets. Starts with the Armed Shuttles Tech.	-50% Colony Max Manufacturing -50% Shipyard Military -50% Colony Gross Income	Ability
Persuasive1 - Persuasive		Modifies your chance to use Persuasion in events and diplomacy	+50 Faction Persuasion
EmpathyAbility - Empathy	Empathy	Increases Diplomacy by +1, Persuasion by +15%, Reduces Crime by 10%.	+1 Faction Diplomacy -0.1 Faction Crime	Ability
Brutal4 - Gentle		Modifies the success of Planetary Invasions	-0.3 Faction Soldiering
Clever4 - Foolish		Modifies how quickly technologies are learned	-30% Colony Research
DrenginTutorialStartingShips - Scout Fleet	Scout Fleet	Begins with a colony ship and three probes.		Starting Ship
LoyalAbility - Loyal	Loyal	Leaders all have +10 Loyalty and cost 25% less to recruit. +1 Cultural Point when a Leader is assigned to a Command Ship.	-0.25 Faction Leader Cost Modify +10 Unit Loyalty	Ability
CrimelordAbility - Crime Lord	Crime Lord	Starts allied with the Pirates. Also grants access to the 'Look the Other Way' Policy, improvements unlocked by increased Crime and Executive Orders to claim Pirate fleets and worlds.		Ability
Veteran3 - Veteran		Modifies how quickly your ships gain experience	-0.2 Faction Exp Bonus
Militant4 - Passive		Decreases your starting Control	-20 Faction Control
Rich3 - Poor		Modifies how quickly credits are gained	-15% Colony Gross Income
Clever1 - Clever		Modifies how quickly technologies are learned	+15% Colony Research
StartingIdeology_Pacifism - Pacifism	Pacifism	Believes in opposing war and violence, advocating for the resolution of conflicts through peaceful negotiations and mutual respect.		Ideology
ExterminatorsAbility - Exterminators	Exterminators	Transport ships are replaced with planet killing Spore Ships.	-3 Colony Influence Per Turn +15 Faction Intimidation	Ability
Intimidating1 - Intimidating		Modifies your chance to use Intimidation in events and diplomacy	+50 Faction Intimidation
SporesAbility - Spores	Spores	Starts with the ability to deploy spores to a dead world to restore life. Each time a new Culture Trait is gained another charge is earned.		Ability
CartographerAbility - Cartographer	Cartographer	Starts knowing the location of other homeworlds. They also receive 3 charges of the Dimensional Mirror power which reveals a portion of space and they gain an additional charge each time a Culture Trait is earned.		Ability
Deceptive2 - Deceptive		Modifies your chance to use Deception in events and diplomacy	+10 Faction Deception
Veteran1 - Veteran		Modifies how quickly your ships gain experience	+1.0 Faction Exp Bonus
Productive4 - Unproductive		Modifies how quickly improvements are built on your planets	-30% Colony Max Manufacturing
CarbonBasedLife - Carbon Based	Carbon Based	Carbon-based species use water and hydrocarbons as the basis of their chemistry. Their populations require food in order to grow.	+1 Colony Mineral Conversion +1 Colony Technology Conversion +1 Colony Wealth Conversion +1 Colony Fertility Conversion	Race Type
RavenousAbility - Ravenous	Ravenous	Receives 1,000 Credits and +10% Approval for 25 months after conquering a planet. It also grants the ability to consume aliens and spawn new Festron citizens.		Ability
StartingIdeology_Collectivism - Collectivism	Collectivism	Believes in prioritizing the group, community, or society over individual interests, often with a focus on shared responsibility and collective action.		Ideology
Courageous3 - Craven		Modifies the ability to resist Invasions	-0.15 Colony Resistance Bonus
WarProfiteersAbility - War Profiteers	War Profiteers	Receives 200% bonus from trade routes established with warring races.	+1 Trade Route War Profit Mult	Ability
ParanoidAbility - Paranoid	Paranoid	Ships receive +25% Hit Points and Attack when they are within their borders.	+25% Ship Hit Points Cap +25% Ship Missile Attack +25% Ship Beam Attack +25% Ship Kinetic Attack	Ability
WealthyAbility - Wealthy	Wealthy	Starts with 2000 more credits and the Universal Translator technology. Receives access to Interstellar Banking technologies.		Ability
Brutal1 - Brutal		Modifies the success of Planetary Invasions	+0.4 Faction Soldiering
Veteran2 - Veteran		Modifies how quickly your ships gain experience	+0.75 Faction Exp Bonus
ColonyStartingFleet - Colony Fleet	Colony Fleet	Begins with two Colony Ships to quickly find and colonize new worlds.		Starting Ship
Likeable2 - Likeable		Modifies other players' attitude toward you	+2 Faction Diplomacy
Likeable1 - Likeable		Modifies other players' attitude toward you	+3 Faction Diplomacy
Deceptive3 - Bad Liar		Modifies your chance to use Deception in events and diplomacy	-10 Faction Deception
Intimidating2 - Intimidating		Modifies your chance to use Intimidation in events and diplomacy	+30 Faction Intimidation
StartingIdeology_Progressivism - Progressivism	Progressivism	Advocates for social reform and new ideas. Progressives are often open to change and seek to address social inequalities and injustices through innovation and reform.		Ideology
StartingIdeology_Traditionalism - Traditionalism	Traditionalism	This philosophy values historical continuity and emphasizes the importance of customs, practices, and institutions that have endured over time. Traditionalists often resist rapid social change and maintain a deep reverence for cultural heritage.		Ideology
SyntheticLife - Synthetic	Synthetic	Synthetics are robotic lifeforms that do not require food to survive, and can operate in a variety of environments. Unlike squishy organic species, Synthetics fabricate their population and can grow virtually unfettered.	+1 Colony Mineral Conversion +1 Colony Technology Conversion +1 Colony Wealth Conversion +1 Colony Fertility Conversion +1 Faction Can Colonize Extreme World +1 Faction Synthetic Life	Race Type
Influential4 - Forgettable		Modifies how quickly borders are expanded	-30% Colony Influence Per Turn
Veteran4 - Veteran		Modifies how quickly your ships gain experience	-0.4 Faction Exp Bonus
Influential3 - Forgettable		Modifies how quickly borders are expanded	-15% Colony Influence Per Turn
Miners1 - Miners		Increases output from asteroid mining.	+50% Asteroid Production Points
Militant1 - Militant		Increases your starting Control	+50 Faction Control
Brutal3 - Gentle		Modifies the success of Planetary Invasions	-0.15 Faction Soldiering
StartingIdeology_Totalitarianism - Totalitarianism	Totalitarianism	Believes in absolute power and control by the state, with all aspects of public and private life under the governance of a single authority.		Ideology
Explorer4 - Explorers		Modifies how far your ships can travel from your borders	-2 Ship Range
Militant2 - Militant		Increases your starting Control	+30 Faction Control
TelepathyAbility - Telepathy	Telepathy	Can use telepathic executive orders to place thoughts in the minds of all citizens on a planet, for good or evil.		Ability
Brutal2 - Brutal		Modifies the success of Planetary Invasions	+0.3 Faction Soldiering
Rich1 - Rich		Modifies how quickly credits are gained	+15% Colony Gross Income
Clever3 - Foolish		Modifies how quickly technologies are learned	-15% Colony Research