Codex · Races
Terran Directorate
Adaptive pioneers with stable colonies and flexible doctrine.
Profile
Humans
Beginner-friendly
Temperate worldsOceanic worldsTerran worlds
Flexible expansion, stable population growth and balanced fleets.
Fleet doctrine. Balanced hulls, broad mission access, efficient colonisation.
Technology identity
LogisticsColonial GovernanceAdaptive Engineering
Production modifiers
Every race pays for its bonuses somewhere — a race with only positive modifiers would be a strictly dominant pick, so each advantage below is balanced by a cost elsewhere in the table.
| Modifier | Multiplier | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Metal output | ×1.02 | +2% |
| Crystal output | ×1.02 | +2% |
| Deuterium output | ×1.02 | +2% |
| Energy output | ×0.94 | -6% |
| Food output | ×1.04 | +4% |
| Population growth | ×1.08 | +8% |
| Build speed | ×1 | — |
| Research speed | ×1 | — |
| Ship build speed | ×1 | — |
Combat modifiers
These multiply the base stats listed on every ship and defense page.
| Applies to | Stat | Multiplier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ships | Attack | ×1 | — |
| Ships | Shield | ×1 | — |
| Ships | Hull | ×1 | — |
| Ships | Speed | ×1 | — |
| Ships | Cargo | ×1 | — |
| Defenses | Attack | ×1 | — |
| Defenses | Shield | ×1 | — |
| Defenses | Hull | ×1 | — |
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Broad habitability
- Reliable food and population growth
- No hard military weakness
Weaknesses
- Lower specialisation ceiling
- Needs good planning to beat focused races
Opening plan
- Stabilise mines and housing
- Unlock cargo and colony ships early
- Use balanced fleets until intel reveals a weakness
Fleet of the Terran Directorate
The same hulls every race can build, as this one names and renders them.
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