The Conglomerate Republic of United 

Species and Systems

(C.R.U.S.S)

Gameplay

Biography

Said to have been the result of two great factions coming to an agreement of peace, the many races of the Conglomerate Republic of United Species and Systems believe that the only way to achieve a true sense of accomplishment and fulfilment is through the building of great cities throughout the Galaxy.

Their plan is to create a peaceful united galaxy by allowing all sentient life regardless of species to live equally and justly within a democratic system where everyone has an equal chance for power. The many members of C.R.U.S.S believe that by establishing peace connections with the other sentient life of the Galaxy, they will be able to focus all their resources on constructing Havens, huge cities that span the size of whole continents, allowing the citizens to have an equal quality of living.

However, they are well aware that this will not happen over a single rotation of any given planet, hence why the C.R.U.S.S heavily rely on the hard work and craftsmanship of their citizens, seemingly neglecting scientific advancement and agriculture. They continue to recruit others to their cause and negotiate deals to help further advance the creation of Havens. 

Society

The C.R.U.S.S are a very diverse and multi-cultural society. They believe that any sentient organism has the right to vote and live any which way they wish. This belief has led to many different races and cultures integrating with each other. In turn, this creates a very  diverse, accepting society and justice system that is able to look beyond the way in which one looks.

Political System

The C.R.U.S.S political system is heavily built on democracy. A political system where every citizen has the right to vote, and decide the path that is taken by the C.R.U.S.S, regardless of  ethnicity, religion or  culture. However, when situations that require immediate effect surface, all control over the C.R.U.S.S is handed to the Supreme Chancellor, who is voted for by the people after serving a term of 8 universal years, and their Supreme Court, which is made up of the top 10 candidates who were running for the role of Supreme Chancellor the same year.

Havens

Havens are large cities that span the size of continents. Every Haven is made up of 4 sectors which can be chosen by the player. The player must individually construct each sector and only once there are 4 completed sectors will the player reap the full benefits of the Haven. The player is also able to create multiple copies of a sector. However, once 4 sectors have been completed they will be classed as a Haven. Only a single Haven can be built per system.

Here are the available sectors:

Complete Haven:

Once a complete Haven has been constructed, the following bonuses will be attributed to the sectors:

Combat

How I believe the C.R.U.S.S should be played

I wanted to portray the idea that the player's main focus, when playing as the C.R.U.S.S, is to construct Havens. I also think that the player should take a very defensive role when it comes to combat and they should also avoid going to war for it is an unfavourable situation to be in. Furthermore, I also wanted the C.R.U.S.S to be played very carefully in terms of the diplomacy and relations with other factions, for that (I hope) will be a very important asset to the player, when it comes to gathering the resources needed to build Havens. Finally, I wanted the Havens to be a sort of main goal by giving them a large production cost to spur the player on to working their ways towards it as well as planning out what sort of sectors they would need in the future.

What I plan to add if I get to the later phases

Feedback

I really need some feedback, so if you have any advice or ways I can improve, I would 100% appreciate it if you could reply to my Idea. Also, please follow as I will be updating quite regularly.

Thanks :-) for reading,

                                     Aqil Ghani

*edit 1: added "Combat"

*edit 2: reduced Haven approva

Hey guys,

                If any of you find that the way in which this contest was held is unfair in any way I recommend you head over to Hinin's contest entry as well as check out EndlessCrashes's, carolean7's, PANCZASU's and Talross's entries to the contest.

This proposition rocks ^^

More seriously : this proposition is really well-made and makes me think of a good mix between the Sowers and the Amoeba.

You could also try adding more elements related to the GDD (you focus on ES and EL mechanics, and I understand that, but there is so much novelties you could exploit) if you think it gives worth to your faction : for example, you didn't give your base population affinity, which is crucial in the new perception the game has of the different populations in your empire.

This faction give me a "Coruscant feeling" : with its faction affinity, you can pretend to a super-tall empire  even bigger than what the Automatons could do in ES (example below), except the conglomerate would even more impressive in the end game.

My unique worry is that the costs of your unique amelioration are staggering : even though the bonus will be enormous, you won't be able to think about creating them before long (I think you should reduce the bonus and the cost of the heavens by half).

(Plus the +10 populations to the system is quite insane when you think about it ^^')

Good luck to you !

I really like this submission, it's like a breath of fresh air after a lot of kinda repetitive entries. I like how you encourage the player to be more pacifistic by making havens. Gives the player something to do instead of waging war.

When it comes to constructive criticism, there are two things about the faction and one about the submission itself.

1. The Havens seem way too strong to me at the moment, especially with the extra bonuses they can get. I'd consider making each district inactive until an entire Haven is constructed and only give a temporary  bonus upon completing a Haven. The bonuses should also be smaller. It's a minor thing though, since Amplitude can balance it all out.
2. I think that the Havens should not have a static  cost but a scaling one, allowing the players to make their first Haven cheaply but making more than a few a challenge. Sure, doesn't make much sense lore-wise but it would serve the gameplay well.
3. Your submission is a little long. I mean, details are nice and you clearly worked hard on it but writing something like "Once a complete Haven has been constructed, each sector will gain a bonus" instead of making a new table would save you a lot of space.

I like the idea of the Havens and how they prefer Barren planets in which to construct these planet-cities.  Very Coruscant-y!