Getting new technologies from asimilated minor factions

In a way, assimilating a minor faction is kind of like getting a technology: it's an empire wide buff of some sort.  It WOULD be cool, albeit not really mechanically all that interesting, to get a ship skin from your assimilated culture.  It would mean a bit more time in the ship designer each game for marginal benefit though, unless one chooses to watch battles.

Well, while I agree on the buff that the assimilation brings. This could be somehow richer than just an increase on your statistics.

Imagine getting a unique strategy card or a unique building that will give you the upperhand on one of the technologie quadrants.

The weapons/modules for the ships are just one part of the whole idea.

I think is much nicer than just getting a +% on your resources and it might give a stronger incentive to go for that or another minor faction.

Cheers!

yea i think the minor civilisations are way to dull atm. Think the devs are aware of that.

Also i like the idea. maybe you could even get their ship designs unlocked to use them in battle.

It is a bit easy to assimilate minor factions atm, so a system + a bonus trait + a tech would be too strong in my opinion, because empires starting less close to minor factions would be at a disadvantage in early game.