Government
Government Ethos
- How an empire behaves within game play. Each empire is tracked for five traits: aggressiveness, altruism, egocentricity, belief strength and xenophobia. These traits determine the empire’s governing ethos. Over time an empire’s ethos can change. The player’s Empire Dashboard or another empire’s Dossier displays one of the following icons to identify the current ethos and plays a unique Chime when the window is opened. Colors representing the two dominant traits are incorporated into the icons.


Chimes
Hyperculturalism: Low Altruism & Low Xenophobia
Autonomous Isolationism: Low Altruism & High Xenophobia
Inventive-Philanthoropism: High Altruism & Low Xenophobia
Utopian Pillarisationism: High Altruism & High Xenophobia
Pseudo-Passivism: Low Aggressiveness & Low Xenophobia
Constitutional Segregationalist: Low Aggressiveness & High Xenophobia
Dispassionate Individualism: Low Aggressiveness & Low Altruism
Benevolent Cordialism: Low Aggressiveness & High Altruism
Absolute Militarism: High Aggressiveness & Low Xenophobia
Anthropological Racialism: High Aggressiveness & High Xenophobia
Oppressive Totalitarianism: High Aggressiveness & Low Altruism
Social Terrorism: High Aggressiveness & High Altruism
Universal Egalitarianism: Low Egocentricity & Low Xenophobia
Romantic Nationalism: Low Egocentricity & High Xenophobia
Disengaged Cynicism: Low Egocentricity & Low Altruism
Trans-Utilitarianism: Low Egocentricity & High Altruism
Tranquil Bohemianism: Low Egocentricity & Low Aggressiveness
Martial Professionalism: Low Egocentricity & High Aggressiveness
Radical Idealism: High Egocentricity & Low Xenophobia
Astro Imperialism: High Egocentricity & High Xenophobia
Ancestral Elitism: High Egocentricity & Low Altruism
Ascendant Universalism: High Egocentricity & High Altruism
Venerated Populism: High Egocentricity & Low Aggressiveness
Righteous Egotism: High Egocentricity & High Aggressiveness
Enlightened Universaltheism: High Belief & Low Xenophobia
Inquisitorial Sanctificationism: High Belief & High Xenophobia
Dogmatic Foundationalism: High Belief & Low Altruism
Altruistic Benevolentism: High Belief & High Altruism
Pacifistic Pietism: High Belief & Low Aggressiveness
Fanatical Reformist: High Belief & High Aggressiveness
Utilitarian Idealism: High Belief & Low Egocentricity
Religious Elitism Visionary: High Belief & High Egocentricity