Civic
Guardian Matrix
Matrice de protection
Gestalt consciousnessCannot be changed during the gameDLC Astral Planes
Description
This mechanical collective has developed a procedural preference for entrenched territories and defensive posturing. They are prepared to bring this effective strategy 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 “Machine Intelligence”
Requirements
- Not a nomadic empire
- Incompatible with civic “Determined Exterminator”