Objectives

Empire quests

Empire quests are objectives that grant an immediate reward when completed (usually an operation) as well as an added bonus to the first commander to reach them. The Empire quests are only available if you check the 'Empire quest' checkbox under 'advanced setup' and 'gameflow' as you set up the game.

Type	Task	Objectives	Reward	Pioneer reward	Requirements
Unity	The Emissary	Do 2 quests for an NPC faction Achieve Peace with an NPC faction		25 Influence	None
Unity	The Diplomat	Sign a non-agression pact with another player Maintain a peaceful relationship with for 10 consecutive turns		All colonies gain 50 Happiness	Contact with another commander
Unity	The Negotiator	Sign a friendship pact with a faction Buy 5 items from a faction		50 Influence 50 Energy	Completed The Emissary
Unity	The Patron	Buy 3 dwellings from an NPC faction		A small army of faction units appear at the capital colony	Completed The Negotiator
Unity	The Unifier	Make an alliance with 2 different players Maintain an alliance for 20 consecutive turns		100 Influence 200 Energy	Completed The Diplomat
Military	The Invader	Declare war on an NPC faction Kill 2 armies belonging to an NPC faction		Receive a tier I unit at the capital colony	None
Military	The Warmonger	Enter war with another player Kill 6 units belonging to another player		Receive a tier II unit at the capital colony	Meet another player
Military	The Technologist	Apply unit mods to 5 separate units Use 5 tactical operations in combat		A commander receives a random hero item	Research any unit mod or tactical operation
Military	The Conqueror	Conquer 3 dwellings		A small army of racial units appear at the capital colony	Complete the Invader
Military	The Emperor	Defeat 2 players by capturing their capitals or killing their commanders		An army of racial units appear at the capital colony	Complete the Warmonger
Development	The Builder	Add a sector to the capital Exploit a colony sector Found a second colony		A free colonist appears in a colony	None
Development	The Operator	Research Operation Effectiveness I skill Use a strategic operation Use a covert operation Use a doctrine operation		100 Energy	Research any covert or strategic operation
Development	The Economist	Research any Resource improvement in the Economy tree Build a sector specialization Upgrade a sector to level 2		200 Energy	Complete the Builder
Development	The Spymaster	Use 5 different covert operations		Gain a powerful item that allows heroes to make an army invisible	Complete the Operator
Development	The Harbinger	Build a Doomsday structure in a colony Launch a Doomsday operation		All colonies gain 100 Happiness	Unlock your secret tech's Doomsday weapon

Victory

Victory is the ultimate goal of any game and can be achieved in multiples ways. A game can be continued after a player achieves victory.

Alliance Victory

If a player is allied with every other player, they instantly win an Alliance Victory.

Domination victory

Domination victory is achieved when a commander owns a randomized number of sectors and holds onto them for a 10 turns.

Doomsday victory

Doomsday is the technological victory of the game. The type of doomsday is determined by a commander's secret tech and despite their name they're not all weapons of mass destruction. All doomsday weapons trigger over the same number of stages, allowing other commanders to recognize and counter the process.

Doomsday victory requires researching the initiation phase, building three doomsday structures and then launching the doomsday finisher operation which requires 10 turns to prime. If a commander captures a doomsday structure the timer is paused and if it successfully razes the structure the timer is reset and the operation will have to be launched again once a third doomsday structure is constructed again.

Completing the first doomsday structure also enables doomsday operations.

Last man standing victory

The Last man standing victory is obtained when a player has the last surviving commander. If a commander falls, then they will respawn after 3 turns at their HQ. A player is defeated by losing their commander and their HQ together.

Score victory

The score victory is obtained by the player with the highest score at the end of the game

Unifier victory

The unifier victory is achieved when a commander successfully takes control of the planet by means of its dormant planet CORE (Conscientious Omnipresent Regency Engine) AI, an autonomous sub-system of the shattered Star Union. In order to appease the planet CORE AI to appoint a commander as planetary ruler, that commander needs to launch the Planetary Unification Protocol operation, which requires late-game research to unlock and costs a large amount of Influence. The operation can only be launched when the commander has Virtuous reputation and the commander or their allies have annexed 3 NPC factions dwellings.

Launching the Planetary Unification Protocol operation starts a probation period. The probation period has base duration of the probation period is 30 turns, modifier by the following:

• Each owned dwelling adds -2 turns
• Each allied commander adds -2 turns
• Each allied faction adds -2 turns
• Each allied commander with the Planetary Unification Protocol operation active adds -4 turns
• Each commander at war with adds +4 turns
• Each faction at war with adds +4 turns
• Each non-allied commander with the Planetary Unification Protocol operation active adds +4 turns

After the operation is launched losing a reputation level will increase the probation period by +2 turns and if the reputation becomes Untrustworthy the operation is canceled. Once there are 5 turns left the probation period can no longer be shortened by obtaining new dwellings and allies.