Kleox(Kleptoparasitism,Oxobacteria)

Who says life has to develop into large beings? The Kleox evolved out of various combinations of parasites on a jungle planet.

By using their special trait they can basically leech and take over the host to evolve even further. One famous

scientist once entitled the Kleox as parasites of the universe.

Main Victory Type: Expansion/Diplomacy

 Fraction trait

• don't use industry
• don't use ship modules(no attack, defence, etc.)
• +200% ship speed
• building ships cost turns

 Can infect(invade) fleets, systems and diplomats

•  infection is a paralell factor to invading,
•  increasing constantly,
•  increasing/decreasing rate can be infuenced by science and improvments

•  Infected fleets may be overtaken: once you get at least 1 ship, you can split from the main feet or remain(to infect more)
•  infected systems: leeching dust and science, infected population vote for senators of your choice and leech more science and dust, you may overtake the system
•  infected political leaders: you may infuence them, then overtake them

 other Aspects

•  need science to actual (better)detect infection(other fraction)
•  Kleox spread faster by infected ships(more ship movement between system give infection bonuses)
•  harder to infect ecstatic systems
• use population to build improvments?

Note: I'm aware this kind of fraction does introduce a quite different type of play style(infection), and there a lot of aspcects to think of. But hey, the more diverse the merrier ;)