Civic
Guardian Cluster
Amas de protection
Gestalt consciousnessCannot be changed during the gameDLC Astral Planes
Description
This collective has developed a historical preference for entrenched territories and defensive posturing. They are prepared to bring this philosophy to the stars, aiming to keep their borders solid and tensions low.
Effects
Unlocks Matrix Units as defense armies.
Allows building a Reloading Bay in starbases.
Enables Inner Focus Edict, converting 
Influence into 
Unity.
- +75% Empire Size from Colonies
- +150% Empire Size from Systems
- -25% Empire Size from Pops
- -50% Empire Size from Districts
- +20% Diplomatic Weight
- +0.25
Regulatory Node Experience Gain - +1 Produced per 100 Soldiers
- +60 Add Attunement with …
Conditions
Only offered if
- Authority “Hive Mind”
Requirements
- Not a nomadic empire
- Incompatible with civic “Devouring Swarm” and “Pyromanic Instinct”