List of all Traditions, and what they do.

[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Provide 1 additional Researcher Job on each planet.
(1) Public Education: +3 Leader Pool Size
(2) Mandatory Higher Education: +1 Leader Starting Level.
(3) Learn, Unlearn, and Learn Again: +33% Leader Experience Gain
(4) Towers of Ivory: Provide one Research Director Job on planets with a level 3 research lab.
(5) Military Schools: +200 Starting XP for ships and armies. Admirals and Generals max level increased by 1.
Finisher: When leaders reach lv 5 one of their traits are upgraded to an improved version, providing twice the bonus.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Empire Size from districts -20%.
(1) Streamlined Recruitment Processes: -25% Leader recruitment cost.
(2) Meritocratic Promotion Policies: +1 Governor Max Skill Level. Governors start with an additional random trait.
(3) Efficient Bureaucracy: +25% Building Speed, -25% Clear Blocker Time, +10% Ship Build Speed.
(4) Standardized Planetary Administration: Developed planets with a sector governor receive -25% District Build Cost.
(5) Bureau of Oversight: +30 Edict Fund.
Finisher: Unlocks an Additional Civics Slot


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Government Ethics Attraction increased by +15% on planets with the monument building chain.
Adoption: Government Ethics Attraction increased by +15% on planets with the temple building chain. [Swap: Spiritualist Empires]
Adoption: Government Ethics Attraction increased by +15% on planets with the Corporate Culture Site building chain. [Swap: Megacorps]
(1) Works of Literature: Amenities is increased by +15%.
(2) Guild of Artists: Gain 1 Culture Worker job and 1 Entertainer job for every 40 pops on a planet.
(3.1) Inspiration of Awe: +20% Envoy improve relations and foreign empire opinion by 10*.
(3.2) The Art of War: Unity output is increased by 20% while at war.[Swap: Xenophobe, non Pacifist Empires.]
(3.3) Pursuit of Perfection: Unity output increased by +10%. [Swap: Xenophobe, Pacifist Empires.]
(4.1) Grand Architecture: Each City District produce +0.5 unity..
(5) Galactic Wonders: Unlocks 5 special, expensive, Wonder Buildings. You can only build one of each and only have one on each planet. Each provides planet as well as empire wide bonuses. A planet must have 100 pops for you to build a wonder on it.
Finisher: Cultural Workers provides +2 Society Research.
Finisher: Entertainers provides +2 Unity. [Swap: Spiritualists, Megacorps.]


Adoption: Anomaly Discovery chance increased by +20%.
(1.1) Primitive Lifeforms Study: All our planets have a 10% to gain an alien pet deposit (includes new planets we acquire, one planet can only be affected once). Observation Stations produce 5 unity, and their missions produce +50% Society Research.
(1.2) Arms Collections: Weapon Damage increased by +5% and Army Damage increased by +15%. [Swap: Fanatic Purifiers, Devouring Swarms or Terminators]
(2.1) The Librarians: New Leaders have a 25% chance to get a Librarian trait, reducing their research speed by -5%, survey speed by -15% and increase their cost and upkeep by +50%. While this leader is recruited (do not need to be actively researching) our research speed is increased by +10% in either engineering/physics/society research.
(2.2) Information Keepers: New Leaders have a 25% chance to get a Keeper trait, reducing their research speed by -5%, survey speed by -15% and increase their cost and upkeep by +50%. While this leader is recruited (do not need to be actively researching) our research speed is increased by +10% in either engineering/physics/society research. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses]
(2.3) The Librarians: Research Speed increased by +10%. [Swap: AI Players]
(3.1) Historical Records: Increase Government Ethics attraction by +10% and unity output by +5%.
(3.2) Physical Records: Increase unity output by +10%.
(4) Galactic Records: Gain 10 influence whenever a system is fully surveyed.
(5) Preservation of Knowledge: We gain +1 monthly unity for every technology that we have researched.
Finisher: Unlocks the Planetary Archive building, producing 3 unity and increasing planet engineering/physics/society research by +10%.

[Gestalt consciousness, non devouring swarm, terminators, and assimilators empires only. Incompatible with Destruction and Fury traditions.]

Adoption: Gain an additional Envoy.
(1) Trade Deals: +10% Foreign Empire Trade Willingness.
(2) Peaceful Contacts: Reduce Border Friction by -50% and increase trust growth by +20%.
(3) Foreign Embassies: Increase Foreign Empires Opinion of us by +30*.
(4) Gentle Ways: Stability increased by 5.
(5) Sharing of Ideas: Increase Research Speed by 5%.
Finisher: Increase Weapon damage against End Game Crisis, Fallen and Awakened Empires by +15%. Increase diplomatic weigth by 15%.


[Hive minds and empires having completed the genetics tradition tree only.]

Adoption: +10% Habitability, +25% Colony Development Speed.
(1) Bio Construction: Building Upkeep and Building Build Cost is reduced by -10%.
(2) Living Ships: Monthly Hull Regeneration is increased by +2%.
(3) Omnivores: Food output increased by +20%.
(4) Spawning Pools: Growth Speed Increased by +20%.
(5) Constant Evolution: +1 Trait Point and -5% Modify Species Cost.
(5) Constant Evolution: Increase Society Research Speed and Research Speed (Biology) by +10%. [Swap: Empires who have not unlocked gene modding]
Finisher: Agri-Drone produces +1 minerals.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: All leaders gain the Chivalrous trait, giving minor bonuses. Admirals and Generals who win a battle have a small chance to gain the hero trait (chance depends on battle circumstances).
(1) Rules of Engagement: Fire Rate increased by +10%.
(2) Honour: Trust Growth increased by +30% and foreign empire opinion increased by +20*.
(2) Honour: The Happiness of all pops is increased by +5%. [Swap: Inward Perfection and Fanatic Purifiers.]
(3) Work Ethics: Energy, Food and Minerals produced by jobs is increased by +5%.
(4) A Warriors Valour: Army Moral increased by +25%, Army Recruitment and Upkeep cost is reduced by -15%.
(5) Glorious Battle: Gain unity whenever you destroy a military ship or station in battle.
Finisher: Every new ruler gets to select one of 8 virtues, giving minor bonuses and penalties.


[Non gestalt empires only. Incompatible with Individualism traditions]

Adoption: Planet Housing increased by 15%.
(1.1) Part of the Puzzle: Consumer Goods Cost reduce by -10% and Resettlement Cost is reduced by -15%.
(1.2) Part of the Puzzle: Consumer Goods Cost reduce by -15%. [Swap: Resettlement Disallowed]
(2) United We Stand: Government Ethics Attraction increased by +10% and unity output increased by +5%.
(3) Cooperation: Resource Output is increased by +5% on planets without any crime.
(4) Ready to Serve: Navy Size increased by +15% and Army Cost reduced by -15%.
(5) Self Sacrifice: Army Morale increased by +20% and the happiness of worker pops is increased by +5%.
Finisher: +30 Edict Fund.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Provides 3 Clerk Jobs on every Planets.
(1) Economic Boom: Energy Credit output is increased by +15% while Energy Credit gain is positive.
(2) Encourage Local Economies: Enables 3 planet decision, each increasing either energy, food or minerals production by 20% and reducing the other two by -15%.
(3) Financial Reforms: Trade Value increase by +20%.
(4.) Trade Routes: Trade Protection increased by 5 throughout our empire.
(5.1) Master Merchants: +5% Trade Attractiveness and -5% Market Fee.
(5.2) Fluid Economy: -10% Market Fee. [Swap: Fanatic Purifiers and Inward Perfection]
Finisher: Gain one executive job for every 50 pops on a planet.


[Non gestalt empires only. Incompatible with Foundation traditions]

Adoption: Reduce penalty from empire size by -25%.
(1) Local Command Structures: -33% Governor Recruitment Cost and -15% Leader Upkeep.
(2) Restrict Federal Power: Provides governors with a trait, reducing crime by -15 and increasing their xp gain by +20%.
(3) National Assembly: +33% Faction Unity Gain.
(4.1) Autonomous States: Subjects Receive +10% Happiness, +20% Naval Capacity, +50 Opinion.
(4.2) Loyalty: Government Ethics Attraction increased by +15%. [Swap: Empires without Subject]
(5) The Endless Realm: Outpost upkeep cost is reduced by -50%.
Finisher: Empire Size -10%.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: Increase resource output by +3/6/10% on planets with at least 25/50/100 pops.
(1) Warrior Clusters: Army Damage increased by 20% and Army Upkeep reduced by -10%.
(2.1) Worker Teams: Simple Drone food and minerals output is Increased by +10%.
(2.2) Worker Teams: Simple Drone energy and minerals output is Increased by +10%. [Swap: Machine Empire.]
(3) Input Sharing: Increase Leader XP gain by 25%.
(4) Cognition Centrals: All leaders receive the Cognition Central trait, giving minor bonuses.
(5.1) Growth Phases: Unlocks the Growth Phase planet decision which increases Growth Speed and Food Consumption by 50%, and reduces Resource Output by -25%.
(5.2) Growth Phases: Increase Growth Speed by 15%. [Swap: AI Player.]
(5.3) Growth Phases: Unlocks the Growth Phase planet decision which increases Robot Build Speed and Energy Consumption by 50%, and reduces Resource Output by -25%. [Swap: Machine Empire.]
(5.4) Growth Phases: Increase Robot Build Speed by 15%. [Swap: AI Machine Empire.]
Finisher: All newly colonized planets start with an additional pop.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: +25% Research Speed (Computing).
(1.1) Deep Neural Networks: +10% Jobs Energy Output.
(1.2) Deep Neural Networks: +15% Robots Energy Output. [Swap: Have built a robot pop or have the mechanist civic.]
(2) Unsupervised AI Researchers: Engineering, Physics and Society output is increased by +5%.
(3) Combat Simulations: +10% Ship Accuracy.
(4.1) AI Controlled Ships: +20% Fire Rate and +20% Evasion for Fleets without an Admiral.
(4.2) AI Controlled Ships: +5% Fire Rate and +1 Admiral max level. [Swap: AI Player]
(5.1) Simulated Reality: +5% Happiness.
(5.2) Simulated Reality: +5% Happiness, +5% additional Happiness for Slaves. [Swap: Slavery Allowed]
Finisher: Building Build Speed +25%, Building Upkeep Cost -10%.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

(1) Hoarders: Gain +0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0 Monthly Influence when we have at least 500/6000/25000/80000 stored Energy Credits.
(2.1) Ruthless Negotiators: Trade Fee reduced by -5%. Unlocks the Ruthless Negotiators policy which increases Trade Attractiveness +5/10/15% while reducing foreign empire opinion by -15/30/45.
(2.2) Land Grab: Starbase Influence Cost reduced by -15%. [Swap: Fanatic Purifiers, Inwards Perfection, Devouring Swarms or Terminators]
(2.3) Ruthless Negotiators: Trade Fee reduced by -5% and Trade Attractiveness increased by +5%. [Swap: AI Players]
(3) Thrifty: Job Resource Consumption is reduced by -10%. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses]
(4) In Pursuit of Treasures: +33% Advanced Strategic Resource production. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]
(5) The Great Craving: Gain unity whenever a planet is colonized or conquered. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]
Finisher: Energy output increased by +10%.


[Gestalt consciousness, non servitor, empires only. Incompatible with Benevolence traditions]

Adoption: +20% Naval Capacity
(1) Task of Destruction: Purge speed increased by +100%. Also, gain 2 influence from purging pops.
(2) Warborn: Weapon Damage increased by 10%, Army Damage Increased by 10%.
(3.1) Relentless Pursuit: Reduce the disengagement Chance by -33% for fleets we are fighting.
(4.2) Relentless Pursuit: Weapon Damage increased by 5%, Army Damage Increased by 20%. [Swap: AI]
(4.1) Fear: Neighbours receive -20% Growth Rate and Unity output.
(4.2) Fear: +25% Army Morale Damage. [Swap: Passive AI]
(5.1) Nemesis of the Galaxy: +2 Max Rivalries, +20% Rivalry Influence Gain.
(5.2) Nemesis of the Galaxy: Increase Monthly Influence gain by +2 while we are at war. [Swap: Devouring Swarm, Assimilators and Terminators]
Finisher: Opponents in war receive +20% War Exhaustion.
Finisher: Reduce War Exhaustion Gain by -15%. [Swap: Passive AI]


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: +5% Happiness.
(1) One Faith: +10% Unity.
(2) Holy Scripts: +5 Stability.
(3.1) The Clergy: Provide one Priest Job for every 35 pops on a planet.
(3.2) The Clergy: Priests produce +1 unity and consume one less consumer goods. [Swap:Spiritualist Empire]
(4) Preachers: +20% Tradition cost penalty from empire size.
(5) Deus Vult: +25% Morale, +5% Weapon damage.
Finisher: We may select one ethic which attraction is increased by 50%.


[Non gestalt empires only. Incompatible with Confederacy traditions]

Adoption: +15% Government ethics attraction and ?5% Research speed. Increase penalty for going over the administrative capacity by +50%.
(1) A Common Cause: +15% Unity Output from jobs.
(2) Centralized Government: +10% Energy, Physics, Society, Engineering Output, and Trade Value in Capital. Bonus is increased by to 20%/30% when the Colonial Centralization/Galactic Administration technologies are researched.
(3) The Grand Design: +1 Monthly Influence.
(4) Intelligence Gathering Corps: +10 Base intel, +20% Survey Speed.
(5) Progressive Economy: +10% Resource production from specialists.
Finisher: +1 Codebraking, +25% Infiltration Speed.


[Non gestalt, non xenophobe, non fanatic purifiers, barabric despoilers, and inward perfectionists empires only. Must have disallowed purging. Incompatible with Malice traditions]

Adoption: No opinion penalty for first contacts. Gain unity whenever we established communications with another empire. +25% Envoy improve relations.
(1) Foreign Embassies: Foreign empire opinion increased by +30*.
(2) A Melting Pot of Cultures: Research Speed increased by +5%.
(2) Kindness: Provides 1 Medical worker job oine each planet and medical workers provides +2 Society Research.
(4.1) The Way of Peace: Reduce Border Friction and Collateral Damage by -50%.
(4.2) Brothers in Arms: Weapon Damage is increased by +10% and Ship Building Speed by +25% while fighting in a war with at least one ally. [Swap: Militarist Empires]
(5.1) Open Society: Foreign Migration Attraction increased by +30% and Xenophile Ethics Attraction increased by +10%.
(5.2) Open Society: Foreign Migration Attraction increased by +40%. [Swap: Non Xenophile Empires]
Finisher: Energy Credit and Unity output is increased by +10% on planets with at least 3 species.


[Gestalt consciousness, non servitor, empires only. Incompatible with Benevolence traditions]

Adoption: Unlocks the Fury policy which can be set from level 0 to level 5, reducing foreign empire Opinion by -0/-10/-25/-45/-70/-100 respectively. Each level increase the efficiency of the various fury traditions. Increase Fire Rate by +5% and an additional +1% for each Fury Level.
(1.1) Hatred: Rivalry Influence Gain increased by +25% and an additional +5% for each Fury Level.
(1.2) Recklessness: Ship Speed increased by +5% and an additional +3% for each Fury Level. [Swap: Devouring Swarm, Assimilators and Terminators.]
(2) The Spirit of War: War Exhaustion Gain reduced by -5% and an additional -9% for each Fury Level.
(3) Fighting Frenzy: Army Damage increased by +20% and an additional +6% for each Fury Level.
(4) Battle Rage: Whenever a fleet destroys another fleet in battle (small one do not count) its speed and fire rate is increased by +10% for 4 months, increased by an addition 4 months for each fury level.
(5.1) Ravager: Whenever we successfully invade a planet, there is a 5% chance for every pop on the planet that we kill it. Chance to kill a pop is increased by 3% for each Fury Level. Gain a small amount of unity for every pop killed. Each planet can only be affected once every 10 years. The effect can be turned off using a policy.
(5.2) Ravager: Gain unity whenever we successfully invade a planet. Army damage is increased by 10%. [Swap: Passive AI]
Finisher: Weapon Damage increased by +2% for each fury level.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Mineral output increased by +10%.
(1) Hoarders: Gain +0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0 Monthly Influence when we have at least 500/6000/25000/80000 stored Energy Credits.
(2.1) Ruthless Negotiators: Trade Fee reduced by -5%. Unlocks the Ruthless Negotiators policy which increases Trade Attractiveness +5/10/15% while reducing foreign empire opinion by -15/30/45.
(2.2) Land Grab: Starbase Influence Cost reduced by -15%. [Swap: Fanatic Purifiers, Inwards Perfection, Devouring Swarms or Terminators]
(2.3) Ruthless Negotiators: Trade Fee reduced by -5% and Trade Attractiveness increased by +5%. [Swap: AI Players]
(3) Tight Fisted: Food Consumption and Consumer Good Cost is reduced by -10%.
(4) Extortion: Unlocks the Extortion policy, allowing us to increase our energy output by 15%/30%/45%, while reducing the happiness of all £pops by 10%/20%/30%.
(5) Bribery: Enables a Empire Edict which lets you pay Energy Credits to increase the Happiness of a selected Faction by +5%.
Finisher: Energy output increased by +10%.


[Machine empires and having completed the synthetic tradition tree only.]

Adoption: Research Speed (Computing) increased by 25%.
(1) System Manipulation: Evasion increased by 10%.
(2.1) Communication Disruption: Ship and Planet Sensor range is reduced by 1 and Starbase Influence Cost is increased by +25% for neighbouring empires (empires which we have a federation, defensive pact or which are our subjects are unaffected).
(2.2) Communication Disruption: Army Morale Damage increased by 30%. [Swap: Passive AI]
(3) Spyware: Planet Sensor Range increased by 2.
(4.1) Malware: Research Speed is decreased by 10% and Building Upkeep is increased by 15% for all rival empires.
(4.2) Malware: Research Speed is decreased by 10% and Building Upkeep is increased by 15% for all other empires. [Swap: Terminators]
(4.3) Malware: Weapon Damage increased by +5%. [Swap: Passive AI]
(5) Database Mining: Research Speed Increased by 10%.
Finisher: Rivalry Influence Gain is increased by 30%.
Finisher: Army Morale Damage increased by 25%. [Swap: Terminators]


[Non gestalt empires only. Incompatible with Collectivism traditions]

Adoption: Gain 10 influence whenever a leader gains a level.
(1) Cult of Ingenuity: Scientist starting level increased by +1. In addition, whenever a scientist have surveyed 300 planets they get an expertise research trait.
(2) Promotion of the Talented: Admiral starting level increased by +1. In addition, ship experience gained is increased by 50%.
(3) Rule of the Accomplished: Ruler max level increased by +1. In addition, Ruler Political Power and Resource output increased by 50%.
(4) Career Pursuit: Leader Upkeep increased by -20% and Max Level increased by 1.
(5) Personal Ambitions: Growth from Migration and Leader Experience Gain increased by +25%.
Finisher: Specialist happiness increased by 50%.


Adoption: Planets may all have an additional 2 mining districts.
(1) New Prospecting Techniques: Mining Station Mineral output increased by 20%.
(2) An Industrial Revolution: +15% Research Speed (Industry). Adds several new rare industry related technologies to the tech-deck.
(3) Grand Forgeries: Unlocks the Blast Furnace Building, increasing Metallurgist Alloy production by 1 and energy consumption by 2.
(4.1) Mass Production: +25% Ship Build Speed.
(4.2) Mass Production: +20% Robot Build Speed. [Swap: Have built a robot pop or have the mechanist civic.]
(5.1) Forge Worlds: Enables the Designate Forge World decision, increasing planet Minerals, Alloy, and Consumer Goods output by +20%, while reducing planet Food output, growth speed, and migration pull by -20%, in addition Happiness is reduced by -10%.
(5.2) Forge Worlds: Enables the Designate Forge World decision, increasing planet Minerals, Alloy, and Consumer Goods output by +20%, while reducing planet Food output and growth speed by -25%. [Swap: Hive Minds.]
(5.3) Forge Worlds: Enables the Designate Forge World decision, increasing planet Minerals, Alloy, and Consumer Goods output by +20%, while reducing planet energy output and robot assembly speed by -20%. [Swap: Machine Empires.]
(5.4) Advanced Industries: Reduce Mineral upkeep for Chemists, Translucers, and gar refiners, by -50%. [Swap: Expanded Stellaris Ascension Perks Active.]
Finisher: Reduce upkeep for Metallurgists and Artisans by -25%.


[May not be Xenophile, fanatic purifiers, barbaric despoilers, devouring swarm, terminators, or assimilators. Incompatible with Proselytism traditions]

Adoption: Empire Size from Pops -10%.
(1) Fortified Borders: -15% Starbase Upkeep Cost and +3 Starbase Defence Platform Capacity.
(2) Fierce Defenders: +20% Fire Rate in Owned Space, +50% Army Morale on defense.
(3) Buffer Zones: Outpost Influence cost is reduced by -10% and Alloy cost by -20%.
(4.1) Guarding Against Foreign Influences: +15% Government Ethics Attraction.
(4.2) Eternal Silence: -80% Border Friction. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]
(5.1) Closed Society: +20% Unity while no diplomatic relations (except for Non Aggression Pacts).
(5.2) Tranquillity: +20% Unity while no diplomatic relations (except for Non Aggression Pacts). [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]
Finisher: +10% Happiness while not at war.
Finisher: +1 Monthly Influence while not at war. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: -25 Crime
(1) Equals in front of the Law: +5% Happiness, +5% Unity Output.
(2) Adeptus Arbites: -33% Piracy Growth, -15% empire size from colonies, +1 Hostile Operation Difficulty.
(3) Supreme Court: Edict Cost reduced by -10% and +15 Edict Funds.
(4) Constitution: Increase planet stability by 5.
(5) Legal Perfection: Influence Output increased by +25%.
Finisher: +10%/20% Unity gain while influence is at least 750/1000.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Pop growth from migration increase by +25%.
Adoption: +10% Trade Value [Swap: Founder species do not have free movement.]
(1.1) Universal Rights: Monthly Influence Gain increased by 1.
(1.2) Justified Rule: Slave Happiness is increased by 20%. [Swap: Empires who allows slavery.]
(2.1) Freedom of Speech: +5% Faction Happiness while no factions are suppressed.
(2.2) Freedom of Speech: +3% Faction Happiness. [Swap: AI Player]
(3.1) Frontier Spirit: New colonies start with an additional pop. In addition, newly colonized planets have their pop happiness increased by 20% for 10 years.
(3.2) Manifest Destiny: New colonies start with an additional pop. Claim Cost reduced by -10%. [Swap: Empires who allow slavery. Not Fanatic purifiers nor Inward Perfection.]
(4) Dreams of Possibilities: Increase Leader Pool Size by 2 and reduced leader recruitment cost by -15%.
(5.1) A Righteous Cause: Increase Weapon Damage by 15% and Army Damage by 25% when fighting an empire that permits slavery or purging,
(5.2) Conviction: Increase Government Ethics Attraction by 20%. [Swap: Permits Slavery or Purging or had the Inward Perfection Civic.]
Finisher: -10% Specialist Jobs resource consumption.


[Non gestalt, non xenophile empires only. Must either be xenophobe, gestalt consioussnes, barbaric despoilers, or have either slavery or purging allowed. Incompatible with Friendship traditions]

Adoption: Reduce the happiness of all empires we have insulted by -10%.
Adoption: +15% Naval Capacity. [Swap: AI players. Empires without diplomacy.]
(1.1) Bread and Water: -50% Slave Upkeep.
(1.2) Sadist: Reduce Stability by 20 for planets we successfully invade for 20 years. Modifier removed if we conquer the planet. [Swap: Empires without Slaves]
(1.3) Sadist: Increase army damage by 25%. [Swap: Passive AIs without Slaves]
(2.1) Eradication of Hope: -50% Slave Political Power, -25% Slave Relocation cost.
(2.2) Shroud of Terror: Whenever we declare a war, reduce Growth Rate by -20%, Naval Capacity by -10% and Happiness by -10% for our opponents for 10 years. [Swap: Empires without Slaves]
(2.3) Shroud of Terror: Increase Weapon Damage by +5% [Swap: AI empires with slaves, or passive AI with slaves]
(3.1) No one’s Friend: +3 Max Rivals
(3.2) Devastation: +20% Army Damage and +33% Collateral Damage. [Swap: Empires without Rivals]
(4.1) Antagonists: +30% Rivalry Influence Gain.
(4.2) Antagonists: +5% Fire Rate. [Swap: Empires without Rivals]
(5) The Joy of Destruction: Gain unity from Destroying ship and stations (more from larger ships).
Finisher: +10% Weapon Damage



Adoption: +10% Ship Hull and Armor Points.
Adoption: -15% Robot Maintenance. [Swap: Have built a robot pop or have the mechanist civic.]
(1.1) Engineering Corps: -50% Constructor Maintenance, -20% Mining Station Build Cost.
(1.2) The Art of Space Construction: -50% Constructor Maintenance, -20% Mining Station Build Cost. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousness]
(2.1) Develop new Blueprints: +15% Engineering Research Speed.
(2.2) Develop new Blueprints: +1 Robot Modification Points [Swap: Have built a robot pop or have the mechanist civic.]
(2.3) Develop new Blueprints: +1 Machine Modification Points. [Swap: Machine Empire.]
(3) Machines of War: +10% Army Damage. Enable Titan Armies, Enable Mechanical Knights Armies.
(4.1) Grand Designs: +33% Starbase Hull Points.
(4.2) Grand Designs: +20% Megastructure Build Speed, -10% Megastructure Build Cost. [Swap: Have the Galactic Wonders, Voidborn, or Circle of Life Ascension Perk. ]
(5.1) The Guild of Engineers: Unlocks Engineers Guildhall building, providing Master Engineer and Technician Jobs, as well as boosting planet engineering output by 10%. Require Planetary Capital building and can be upgraded.
(5.2) The Guild of Engineers: Unlocks Engineers Guildhall building, providing Master Engineer and Technician Jobs and a Robotocist job, as well as boosting planet engineering output by 10%. Require Planetary Capital building and can be upgraded. [Swap: Have built a robot pop or have the mechanist civic.]
(5.3) Self Reparation Protocols:+0.5% Daily Armor and Hull regeneration. [Swap: Gestalt Consiousness]
Finisher: Technicians produce +1 Energy.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: +5% to all resource production while at or over maximum naval capacity.
(1) Natural Warriors: -10% Army recruitment cost and +25% Army XP gain. Provide 1 Warrior Drone job for every 25 pops on a planet.
(2) Cunningness of the Predator: +2 General Skill, -50% General Recruitment Cost, +20% Army Morale Damage.
(3) The Grand Armada: +10% Naval Capacity and +20% Fleet Size Limit.
(4) Master Arms Makers: Reduce Special Resource Cost of Ship Components by 25%.
(5) Warsene: Increase Admiral and Ship XP gain by +25%. Admirals start with an additional trait.
Finisher: +15% Weapon Range, +5% Weapon Damage.


[Non gestalt, non fanatic pacifist, empires only.]

Adoption: +5% to all resource production while at or over maximum naval capacity.
(1) Conscription: -20% Army recruitment cost. Provide 1 Soldier job for every 25 pops on a planet.
(2) Reform Army Hierarchies: +2 General Skill, -50% General Recruitment Cost, +50% Army XP gain.
(3) The Grand Armada: +10% Naval Capacity and +20% Fleet Size Limit.
(4) Master Arms Makers: Reduce Special Resource Cost of Ship Components by 25%.
(5) Prestige of the Admiralty: Increase Admiral and Ship XP gain by +25%. Admirals start with an additional trait.
Finisher: +25% Weapon Range.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: +2 Encryption.
(1.1) Shroud of Secrecy: +20% Faction Unity Gain and +1 Hostile Operation Difficulty.
(1.2) Shroud of Secrecy: +1 Hostile Operation Difficulty and -25% Rig Election Cost. [Swap: Be a democracy and not have the Shadow Council civic.] [/i]
(1.3) Shroud of Secrecy: +1 Hostile Operation Difficulty and -50% Rig Election Cost. [Swap: Be an oligarchy and not have the Shadow Council civic.] [/i]
(1.4) Shroud of Secrecy: +1 Hostile Operation Difficulty and -75% Rig Election Cost. [Swap: Be a dictatorship and not have the Shadow Council civic.] [/i]
(2) Covert Assets: +33% Advanced Strategic Resource production.
(3) Pursuit of the Forbidden Knowledge: +15% Physics Research.
(3) Pursuit of the Forbidden Knowledge: +15% Physics and Psionics Research. [Swap: Not materialist.]
(4) Navigators Guild: -33% Emergency FTL Damage.
(5) Mystics: All leaders receive the Mystic trait, giving minor bonuses.
Finisher: Every planet receives a Shadow Administrator Job for every 50 pops.


Adoption: +10% Society Research Speed, +10% Research Speed (Biology).
Adoption: +15% Food output. [Swap: Hive Minds.]
Adoption: +5% Unity output, +50% Colony Development Speed. [Swap: Machine Empires.]
(1.1) Adaptive Society: +10% Habitability.
(1.2) Frugality: Jobs resource Consumption decreased by -10% [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses.]
(2) Natural Riches: All our planets generate +2 features (includes new planet we acquire).
(3.1) One with Nature: -30% Blocker Removal Cost and time.
(3.2) Natural Integration: Increase max districts on a planet by 1 [Swap: Hive Minds]
(3.3) Diametric Strength: Whenever a planet is colonized we receive 4 influence for every tile blocker on it. [Swap: Machine Empires.]
(4.1) Self Sustaining: Provide one farmer job for every 25 pop on a planet. Reduce pop food consumption by -10%.
(4.2) One with Nature: -30% Blocker Removal Cost and time. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses.]
(5.1) Non-Consumerism: -5% pop food, consumer goods, housing and amenities requirement.
(5.2) Preserves: Unlocks the Preserve building (produces 12 unity, increase planet society output by 20%. Reduce planet minerals production by -20% and max districts by 2. Planet stability is reduced by -10 for 20 years if a preserve is destroyed.) [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses, Human Player.]
(5.3) Preserves: +15% unity, +5% Society Research Speed. [Swap: Gestalt Consciousnesses, AI Player.]
Finisher: Unlocks the Preserve building (produces 12 unity, increase planet society output by 20%. Reduce planet minerals production by -20% and max districts by 2. Planet stability is reduced by -10 for 20 years if a preserve is destroyed.)
Finisher: +15% unity, +5% Society Research Speed. [Swap: Not Gestalt Consciousnesses, AI player.]
Finisher: +10% Society Research Speed, +10% Research Speed (Biology). [Swap: Hive Minds.]
Finisher: +20% Society Research Speed. [Swap: Machine Empires.]


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: -20% Drone Deviancy.
(1) Total Information Processing: +1 Leader Max Skill Level.
(2) Full Drone Presence: +25% Building Speed, -25% Clear Blocker Time, +10% Ship Build Speed.
(3) Increased Capacity: Empire Size -10%.
(4) Simultaneous Control: Developed planets with a sector governor receive 25% District Build Cost.
(5.1) Advanced Cognitive Synapses: +25% Edict Duration, +1 Edcit Cap [Swap: Hive Minds]
(5.2) Transmitter Towers: ?30 Edict Funds [Swap: Machine Empires]
Finisher: Unlocks an Additional Civics Slot


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: -20% Resettlement Cost.
Adoption: +15% Government Ethics Attraction [Swap: Egalitarian Ethic or Resettlement Forbidden.]
(1.1) Ministry of Propaganda: Half Influence cost of Faction Suppression. Half Faction Happiness penalty when suppressed. +5% Government Ethics Attraction.
(1.2) Ministry of Propaganda: +10% Government Ethics Attraction, Monthly Influence Gain is increased by +0.5. [Swap: AI Player.]
(1.3) Prevent Disinformation: +15% Egalitarian Ethics Attraction, reduce planet crime by -10%. [Swap: Egalitarian Ethic.]
(2.1) State Sanctioned Parties: +3% Faction Happiness.
(2.2) Political Stability: +3% Faction Happiness. [Swap: Egalitarian Ethic.]
(3.1) Standardized Work Schedules: Food and Minerals output from workers is increased by +10%:
(3.2) Standardized Work Schedules: Food and Minerals output from slaves is increased by +15%: [Swap: Slavery Allowed.]
(4.1) Regulated Society: -10% Job resource consumption.
(4.2) Planned Procreation: +20% Growth Speed. [Swap: Authoritarian Ethic.]
(5.1) A State of Control: Provide 1 enforcer job for every 35 pops on a planet.
(5.2) Rights and Responsibilities: Increase worker pop happiness and increase Naval Capacity by +10%. [Swap: Egalitarian Ethic.]
Finisher: Reduce pop consumer goods and housing usage by -10%.


Adoption: Ship Hull Points and Army Health are increased by +10%.
(1) Resilience: Ship Armour by +15%. In addition, reduce bombardment damage taken by 15%.
(2) Persistence: Ship Speed is increased by +15%.
(3) Defender: Military Station Hull Points is increased by +50%
(4) Enduring: War Exhaustion Gain is reduced by -25%.
(5.1) Revanchism: Rival Influence Gain is increased by +10%. Whenever we lose a war, our resource output and fire rate is increased by +10% for 20 years.
(5.2) Revanchism: War Exhaustion Gain is reduced by -5%. Whenever we lose a war, our resource output and fire rate is increased by +10% for 20 years. [Swap: Devouring Swarm, Assimilators and Terminators]
Finisher: Leader Age is increased by +25 years.
Finisher: Ship Hull Points is increased by +15%. [Swap: Machine Empires]


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: Rivalry Influence Gain increased by +25%.
Adoption: +5% Weapon Damage. [Swap: Devouring Swarm, Assimilators or Terminators]
(1) One Purpose: +10% Unity.
(2) The Means to Succeed: Amenities increased by +20%.
(3) The Option of Violence: +20% Army Damage, +5% Weapon damage.
(4) Determination: Ship Speed is increased by +10% and Growth Speed is increased by +15%.
(5) Ingrained Drone Reflexes: + 25 Edict Funds.
Finisher: +1 Monthly Influence.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: +1 Sensor Range
(1) The Nature of the Universe: +20% Physics Research.
(2) The Nature of the Shroud: -33% Emergency FTL Damage.
(3.1) The Nature of Mortality: Increase Mortal Empires Opinion of us by +20*. Increase Weapon Damage by +10% While fighting Mortal Empires.
(3.2) The Nature of Mortality: Increase Weapon Damage by +15% While fighting Mortal Empires. [Swap: Devouring Swarms and Determined Exterminator.]
(4) The Nature of Ourselves: +10% Unity Output.
(5.1) The Nature of Existence: +1 Spawning Drone Job per planet.
(5.2) The Nature of Existence: +1 Replicator Job per planet. [Swap: Machine Empires.]
Finisher: +20% Influence gain.


[Non gestalt empires only.]

Adoption: Reduce Piracy Growth by -25%. Mineral output is increased by +20% during wars.
(1) Scavenger: Gain minerals from destroying ships and stations, an additional amount of minerals is provided by destroying stations.
(2.2) Raiders: Unlocks a policy increasing Trade Value by 10%/20%/30% while reducing foreign empire opinion of us by -15/-30/-50.
(2.3) Raiders: Energy and Minerals output is increased by +10%. [Swap: AI Players]
(3.1) Saboteur: Reducing food and mineral production for our rivals by -10% and increases their building upkeep by +10%. Maximum Rivals increased by +1.
(3.2) Saboteur: Weapon Damage increased by +5% and Maximum Rivals increased by +1. [Swap: Passive AI, Fanatic Purifiers, Inward Perfection]
(4) Ruthless Fighters: Weapon Damage and Fire Rate is increased by +5%.
(5.1) Rights of the Strong: The happiness of ruler pop is increased by 15%, while the political power of worker pops is reduced by -25%.
(5.2) Free Spirits: Pop Growth from Migration is increased by +15% and Ship Speed is increased by +10%.
Finisher: Army Damage is increased by +15%. Gain minerals whenever we successfully invade a planet. Reduce the Resource Output of that planet by 25% for 10 years (modifier removed if we conquer it).
Finisher: Army Damage is increased by +25%. Gain minerals whenever we successfully invade a planet. [Swap: Passive AI]


[Non gestalt, non inward perfectionists empires only. Incompatible with Isolation traditions]

Adoption: Increase the speed at which ethics change by 100%.
(1.1) Missionaries: Neighbouring Countries receive +25% Ethics Attraction towards you ethics (double if Fanatic). +5% Government Ethics Attraction.
(1.2) Missionaries: +20% Government Ethics Attraction. [Swap: Passive AI]
(2) Crusades: +10% Fire Rate, +25% Army Morale, +15% Naval Capacity and Ship Build Speed while enemy War leader has at least one opposing ethics to you.
(3) Assimilation Policy: No Recently Conquered Penalty.
(4.1) Ordo Patria: Subjects Receive +25% Attraction Towards your ethics. +20 Edict Funds.
(4.2) Ordo Patria: +20 Edict Funds, -15% Crime. [Swap: Empires without Subjects, Passive AI]
(5) Exceptionalism: +5% Happiness and 15% Unity Output for 10 years after winning a war (or until war is lost).
Finisher: Provides planets 1 Inquisitor job per 35 pops (gives a slight bonus to ethics attraction and crime reduction, as well as produces a small amount of unity).


[Machine empires only.]

Adoption: -10% Empire size.
(1) Memory Banks: Engineering, Physics and Society output is increased by +5%.
(2) Training Databases: All leaders gain xp at a slow rate.
(3) Data Cores: Jobs Energy output increased by +15%.
(4) Coordination Terminals: -33% Leader Upkeep.
(5) Signalling Network: Reduce Tradition Cost Penalty for going over Admin Cap by -10%.
Finisher: Energy Cap is increased by 100000.


[Hive minds and empires having completed the psionic tradition tree only.]

Adoption: Unity output increased by 10%.
(1) Intrusive Mind: Evasion is increased by 10%.
(2.1) Mind Suppression: Army Morale Damage increased by 15%. Starbase and Claim Influence Cost is increased by +15% for neighboring empires (empires which we have a federation, defensive pact or which are our subjects are unaffected).
(2.2) Mind Suppression: Army Morale Damage increased by 30%. [Swap: Passive AI]
(3.1) Everwatcher: Planet Sensor Range increased by 2.
(3.2) Everwatcher: Planet Sensor Range increased by 2.
(4) Seventh Sense: Anomaly Discovery Chance increased by 10% and Survey Speed is increased by 10%.
(5) Power Manifestation: Shield HP increased by 15%, Energy Weapon Damage increased by 15%.
Finisher: Leader XP Gain increased by 25%.



Adoption: Increase Starbase Capacity by +20%.
(1.1) Yearning for the Void: Navy Size is increased by +15% and Ship Build Cost reduced by -5%.
(1.2) The Call of the Void: Navy Size is increased by +15% and Ship Build Cost reduced by -5%.
(2) A Life in Space: Reduce the Upgrade and Build Cost for Starbases by -25%.
(3) Void Walker: Ship Speed is increased by +25%.
(4) Stargazer: Stars in system we control which produces energy produces +1 energy.
(5.1) Spaceborn: Reduce Starbase Building Build cost by -20% and increase Starbase Building Build Speed by +50%. Reduce Starbase Module Build cost by -20% and increase Starbase Module Build Speed by +50%.
(5.2) Spaceborn: Reduce Starbase Building Build cost by -20% and increase Starbase Building Build Speed by +50%. Megastructure Build Speed is increased by +33%. [Swap: has galactic wonders ascension perk]
(5.3) Spaceborn: Reduce Starbase Module Build cost by -20% and increase Starbase Module Build Speed by +50%. Habitats produce an additional +15% resources.. [Swap: has the voidborn ascension perk]
(5.4) Spaceborn: Megastructure Build Speed is increased by +33% and habitats produce an additional +15% resources. [Swap: has the voidborn ascension perk and galactic wonders ascension perk]
Finisher: Reduce the build cost of Mining and Research Stations by -25%.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: Empire Size from districts -20%.
(1) Dynamic Mind: -20% Leader Recruitment Cost and -30% Governor Recruitment Cost.
(2) Micro Merging: Reduce empire size from number of pops by -15%.
(3.1) Control Submind Parameters: We gain a policy to increase either energy output by 15%, Food output by 20%, minerals output by 15%, research output by 10% or unity output by 20%.
(3.2) Control Submind Parameters: We gain a policy to increase either energy output by 15%, minerals output by 15%, research output by 10% or unity output by 20%. [Swap: Non servant machine empires.]
(3.3) Control Submind Parameters: Increase Energy and Minerals Output by 10%. [Swap: AI Player.]
(4) Drone Independence: Increase Minerals Production by +5%, Army Damage by +10% and Building Build Speed by +15%.
(5) Designate System Minds: Outpost alloy cost reduced by -50%.
Finisher: -15% Leader Upkeep, +2 Leader Pool Size.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: Reduce Pop Housing, and Amenities usage by -10%.
(1) Hordes: Army Build Speed increased by +50% and Growth Speed increased by +10%.
(1) Hordes: Army Build Speed increased by +50% and Robot Build Speed increased by +10%. [Swap: Machine Empires]
(2) Overwhelming Numbers: Navy Size increased by +15% and Fleet Command Limit is increased by +10%.
(3) Swarming Fleets: Corvette Build Speed Increased by +100% and their build cost is reduced by -10%.
(4) Population Explosion: Colonies start with an additional pop. Colony Growth Speed increased by +25%.
(5.1) Spreading Through the Galaxy: Generates an additional Colony Ship whenever a Colony Ship is built.
(5.2) Spreading Through the Galaxy: Colonies start with an additional pop. Colony Growth Speed increased by +25%. [Swap: AI Player]
Finisher: -15% Empire size from pops.


[Gestalt consciousness empires only.]

Adoption: Leader Age Increased by +25.
Adoption: +1 Machine Modification points. [Swap: Machine Empires]
(1) Pride: Unity output increased by 10%.
(2.1) Superiority: Rivalry Influence Gain increased by +25%.
(2.2) Superiority: Increase Society gain from purging by +50%. [Swap: Devouring Swarm]
(2.3) Superiority: Increase Unity gain from purging by +50%. [Swap: Terminators]
(2.4) Superiority: Weapon Damage increased by +5%. [Swap: Assimilators]
(3) Wisdom: +1 Monthly Influence.
(4) Ancient Knowledge: Research Speed is increased by +5%.
(5.1) Passage of the Cycles: Weapon Damage and Evasion is increased by +5%. Foreign empire opinion is increased by +10*.
(5.2) Passage of the Cycles: Weapon Damage and Evasion is increased by +5%. [Swap: Devouring Swarms or Terminators]
Finisher: Leader Maximum Skill Level increased by +2.



*Opinion Modifiers is halved with respect to Fallen Empires.