First of all, set up “Kinship with Automats”. Because they have the production accumulation, that’s why you won’t worry about what would you do with a production-free system? Clear, waiting for researching while production is accumulating. Then you create unit or building immediately, for example.
Second. Appearance. I prefer Sheredin, but you can set any other, it does not affect anything other than the aesthetics.
Well. We have no more than 65 points for building self-created fraction. Pros increase amount, cons – decrease. It is necessary to pick up the best abilities from other fractions and pick out all the worst.
Let’s start from disadvantages:
-feel free to choose “Endless War”. It decreases 10 point and you will fight for expansion like Cravers, won’t you? Without war, there will be no victory! Find this in category “Diplomacy”;
-in continuation of the previous one set “Weak warriors” ability, because if you expand your empire, there is no time for defense! You find it in “Protection” category. It counts minus 2 for the first mouse-click and minus 5 for the next. Don’t be so shy to click 2 times on this ability;
-next one is ability of expensive healing the Hero. You do not plan to lose your heroes, do you? Only great battles, just for wins. So, click two times on ability “Pest Doctors” in “Hero” category. It decreases 4 points;
-final disadvantage is “Affected by Dust” in the same hero category. When you will use Hero’s ability you have enough Dust. It doesn’t matter how much it costs if you are determined to win. Click twice like in previous one and it will decrease 4 points in common.
Summarize about cons: disadvantages are not critical if you will expand; your advantages help you for it, after all, now you have whole 23+65 free points for pros. Great! Let construct the best strong fraction right now!
Advantages:
-set “Dust Archeology” in “Economy” category. Double click allows you to have as many as 42 pieces of Dust in the beginning of the party. Extremely good! And it takes only 4 points;
-next one is the similar. Pick up “Dust Deposits” in category of “Anomaly”. One click, 4 points and +3 to Dust extraction at your initial planet. Well for a start too, not bad;
-another Dust bonus will be “Dust Processors” ability from “Space Battle” category. Now you get +10 pieces of Dust per destroyed enemy unit. We are going to fight, aren’t we? Why not capitalize on it? Click one time and it takes 5 points. It is enough. Don’t click more because we still need free points;
-once we get bonuses from destruction, click “Knowledge Collection” in the same category. You will receive +20 Knowledge points as well as pieces of Dust from killed enemies. Do not click double; it takes only 5 points;
-the most important ability – “Having Strategic Recourses” in category of “Economy”. You get monopoly at least from three strategic resources deposits. In the fight for resources, this is very useful. It requires 7 points;
-and more Dust. Click once on “Businessmen” ability in the same category and you increase your Dust production by 10 % just per 8 points;
-let’s go directly to the necessary war abilities: “Big Fleet” in “Fleet” category takes 10 points for increasing amount of your fleet in group; click one time;
-“Optimal Structure” in the same category increases ships capacity by 15 % just per 10 points. One click and your ships can have big guns – bigger than enemies’ “pea shooters”;
-and last advantage is “Optimists” in “Population” category. Prepare to spend last 15 points for it, but it’s worth it. Now you always have +10 contentment (satisfaction) bonus. It allows increases tax, get more Dust etc. In general, just for future benefits.
In conclusion. We have the strong fraction, which must expand, expand and expand. Easy to start, nice to develop and vital to fight and conquer.
I hope you will be able to handle with this unusual empire. They are strong like United Empire, smart like Sophons, fighters like Kheeshoos, invaders like Cravers, good-developed like Automatos, territory-expanders like Sowers and Pilgrims, optimists like Amoebas, harmonious like Harmony (apologies to Jumpers) and, at last, unique like no other. In general, they are created to win in this beautiful and endless game!
Thank you for reading and I hope you have learnt some new about Endless Space.
Good luck at Space Battles and Exploration!