Crusade Expansion

The Crusade Expansion is the second expansion for. It was released on May 8, 2017. Crusade dramatically shifted the design of the game towards its original, as yet unrealized, vision (a process completed by the Retribution Expansion). It introduced the Civilization Builder, ground invasions, espionage, citizens, three new major races, a new UI, a new resource system, and many other changes to gameplay and balance. Racial abilities became more distinct and impactful.

In 2.5, a limited version of the Civilization Builder, the new resource system and associated gameplay changes were merged into the base game.


 * The shield around Earth has been eliminated, but humanity has been anything but idle. Furious that their attempts at diplomacy and goodwill were met with treachery and violence, Earth has turned to its most valuable asset: its people. From spies trained in espionage to soldiers ready to invade enemy planets, the galaxy is ready for a crusade.

Crusade Expansion Trailer

Features

 * Civilization Builder
 * Create a custom faction with its own leader, ideology, abilities, and ships
 * Integrated with the Steam workshop
 * Ground invasions
 * Train citizens as legions and invade other planets
 * Espionage
 * Spies can steal technologies, cause unrest, sabotage, and assassinate
 * Citizens
 * Special citizens confer colony-level and global effects, depending on their type
 * Promote citizens to convert them into a specific benefit
 * Missions
 * Invest shipyard production into treasure hunts, resource discovery, etc
 * New Races and Civilizations
 * Terran Resistance
 * Onyx Hive
 * Slyne

Gameplay Changes

 * Resources now accumulate
 * Starbases are upgraded with resources instead of CONSTRUCTOR undefined ships
 * Improved diplomacy and trade, which use the new resource system
 * is a resource used to build cities, which increase the