Each Government has its use, be it Federation for large sprawling Empires and System Development, Democracy for overall general happiness and flexibility in law use or Republic for enhancing the chosen laws even further. The one form of Government that often get's ignored is Dictatorship. I mean sure Cravers are locked within theirs but their form is unique so maybe these ideas of mine are not only to strengthen Dictatorship but also Cravers themsevles(not like they need it). I have three ideas in mind for Dictatorships. 

The first idea involves Hacking and namely that it removes certain Hacking possibilities for opposing factions. For normal systems it removes the ability to plant sleepers while for the Home System it prevents the option of recruiting Revolutionaries.

The second idea I had was with regards to Ship upgrades. When updating a Ship's design, it takes Gold and optionally Strategic Resources to update old designs to the current one. If under a Dictatorship, this cost is reduced by up to 25%, making keeping a military that is up to date less costly to do so.

Third idea I had was with regards to Military upkeep. Sometimes fielding a large Military can be a burdensome task, particularly with Dust Inflation and costly System Improvements. If you rule with an Iron Fist, your military is your most important asset and efficiency is a must. Therefore your maintenance costs are reduced by up to 25%.

But doesn't Distatorship already get a bonus insofar that they can raze/plunder planets without repercussions? Would this be removed in turn?

Two military laws may be used. "Lower Fleet Costs" & "Rule Spoils Of War Act"

Barf wrote:

The second idea I had was with regards to Ship upgrades. When updating a Ship's design, it takes Gold and optionally Strategic Resources to update old designs to the current one. If under a Dictatorship, this cost is reduced by up to 25%, making keeping a military that is up to date less costly to do so.

Dictatorship is actually really strong. Choosing your main party directly is no joke. Switching to ecologists as bad start Vodyani turn 20 is a lifesaver and maintaining it through the whole game allows you to skip ALL the colonization technologies. That is just 1 example.

mamarider wrote:

Dictatorship is actually really strong. Choosing your main party directly is no joke. Switching to ecologists as bad start Vodyani turn 20 is a lifesaver and maintaining it through the whole game allows you to skip ALL the colonization technologies. That is just 1 example.

Just fly away man, wdym? :-D