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My question is, does the extra available health make it easier to jump out of Industry after Interdependence Network? Civic Duty is nice, but the main reason to head into the third tier is Magnasati. If you don't need that, you might be able to jump in Might to get to Martial Meditations faster...

Someone pointed out in the other thread that Chungsu prior to his takeover has a very Human Hive-esque flavor. Han Jae-Moon is basically subverting a secretive group trying to turn human beings into tools for their own power; regardless of his methods, I can see why this would make him...

Alternately, a reflection of the tendency for people who deviate culturally or ideologically from whatever norms exist in a society to create enclaves and gather in like-minded communities.

This is what I was going to say. Purity on its own has an emphasis on there always being a human there to push the button. The Aegis marks the extent to which Purity tolerates AI, and even in that case, you still have a human driving the mech, pointing the guns, and pulling the trigger...

I'm looking forward to trying out the Supremacy/Purity hybrid. Health from Terrascapes, reduced unhealthiness from population, and a variety of energy bonuses makes me want to build megacities surrounded by terrascapes.

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Sorry, I worded that rather vaguely. I was speculating that if you have a water city claim a bunch of territory and then settle a new city within that territory, the new city might take control of the territory in its vicinity. That way if the old city is taken, your newer city isn't suddenly...

It's also possible that if you plant a new water city in territory previously claimed by a city that's moved on, that the new city will "take over" control of the territory in the immediate vicinity.

I usually keep settling until I start flirting with -20 health, and then back off and consolidate.

Each level gets you "Megabot" (ship). I'm not sure how the strength of those ships is determined.

It sounds like internal trade routes have been switched back to big cities pumping up little cities, which makes Tax Haven really useful early on when you're getting your expansions up and running, but less useful once you have a mature empire (where Market Deregulation might be more useful)...

I think Purity/Supremacy looks like a defensive tall strategy. The health buff is to allow you to get bigger while still staying healthy (hopefully preserving some percentile bonuses), and the energy buff is for keeping a garrison in cities. Harmony/Purity is definitely a warmonger combination...

I think the health trait has some stiff competition in the Domestic category, so I'm not too concerned.

As a corner case, Philanthropy might be useful to a Harmony player who wants to get a lot of Xenosanctuaries up quickly. Think Tanks would be useful for getting to your T3 healthiness virtue of choice faster, but then you don't need it any more. At higher levels, Market Deregulation would let...

I think Faith is the better comparison point for diplomatic capital. A few buildings will give you a small trickle of it, especially if you build them in your new cities, but you have to invest in it to give real payouts. If the relic/depot give +1 DC each, then a few cities with those will be...