Technology

Technology is the most crucial element of securing galactic hegemony. Each major race has its own technology tree, with staggered technology ages to help streamline the gameplay and avoid the age-old problem of attacking a tank with a phalanx (so to speak).

Expanded game
With the or  expansions, it is easiest to think of there being a single tech tree, with certain technologies requiring or being precluded by specific Abilities and Race Types.

significantly overhauled the tech tree from. The tech tree has four main branches:, , Warfare, and Governance. A race may call each of those branches by a different name, but any structural differences are due to the race type or an ability.

Technology trees
All major factions have their own unique technology tree, the minor factions share a technology tree, and custom factions can use any of the technology trees. Clicking on the faction name will take you to more information about that faction, while clicking on the technology tree description will take you to the technologies of that faction.

Commonalities
Every race has access to the basic necessities of expanding and growing their empire. Everyone has some kind of factory progression, for example, and access to colonization tech for extreme worlds. They differ in many of the details, though, and each race has one or more areas of expertise according to their general personality and proclivities.