So I'm interested in your custom factions and how they work. I'm just getting into making my own and I need some examples and help with my custom factions. Anyways here's mine.



Crystals:

Harmony Affinity

Unlucky Colonists -

Crowded planets ++

Builders +

Militarists +

Kitchen Chemists +

Xenobotany +

Growth Plan +

I try not to play custom factions but it's very easy to make them OP, even with all the changes they've made.

Yeah, personally I have always like the idea that a custom version of a race should have less points then the default ones, in order to keep the 'lore' races stronger.



With the advantage to the player being that they choose their bonuses and faults, where as the default ones have them backed in according to who they are.

I really haven't played Harmony, so I'm afraid I can't offer much of an opinion on your race. Sorry!



However, I do want to offer a differing opinion from the last two posts. I'm not saying they're wrong, but my favorite part of the game is creating custom races and putting them to the test in my co-op games. I have had success with the Sheredyn, Horatio, Sophons, Amoeba, United Empire, and Hissho affinities. Maybe it is OP creating custom races, but it sure is fun!

Hey! I'm also just starting out making custom factions, and recently I've been fascinated with the Harmony. Check out this reddit post I made asking about a custom Harmony faction: http://www.reddit.com/r/EndlessSpace/comments/2aouky/custom_harmonybased_faction_suggestions_please/

Basically, I wanted to overcome the Harmony's typically slow start due to a lack of heroes, but I'm not quite sure which direction I want to take in terms of a victory condition. I'm currently playing with friends, which I assume is a bit different than playing with AI, so I just inherently think I'll need some sort of military to protect myself.

Let me know what you think since I've been really trying to figure out the Harmony! (probably not the easiest choice to make a custom faction for)