Race types

A race belongs to one of several types. The type of the race determines which planet types are able to be colonized immediately and, like abilities, can confer unique bonuses and affect which technologies and improvements are available. Race types were separated from abilities by .

Name	Description	Races
Aquatic	Unrecognized icon name Growth based on Unrecognized icon name Food supply Can immediately colonize Unrecognized icon name Aquatic Worlds, with no penalty Can terraform 1 extra water tile each technology age Gates Unrecognized icon name Hydroponic Farm (Aquatic), Unrecognized icon name Central Mine, Unrecognized icon name Learning Center, Unrecognized icon name Birthing Pools, Unrecognized icon name Hot springs, Unrecognized icon name Aquatic Biospheres improvements Blocks Unrecognized icon name Xeno Research Laboratory, Unrecognized icon name Brindle's Observatory, Unrecognized icon name Entertainment Center and Unrecognized icon name Virtual Vacation improvements Gates Unrecognized icon name Lossless Farming technology with	Mu'Kay, Torian Regime, The Measured
Carbon Based	Unrecognized icon name Growth based on Unrecognized icon name Food supply Can immediately colonize Unrecognized icon name Corrosive Worlds	Terran Alliance, Drengin Empire, Altarian Resistance, Terran Resistance, Iridium Corporation, Krynn Syndicate, Iconian Refuge, Thalan Contingency, Arcean Empire, United Earth, Tywom, Mowlings, Free Trandals, Snathi Revenge
Silicon Based	Uses Unrecognized icon name Promethion instead of Unrecognized icon name Food to build City Can immediately colonize Unrecognized icon name Frozen Worlds and Unrecognized icon name Radioactive Worlds Blocks Unrecognized icon name Xeno Adaptation and Unrecognized icon name Bio Replication technologies Blocks Unrecognized icon name Administration Center and Unrecognized icon name Food-related improvements	Onyx Hive, Slyne
Synthetic	Disables Unrecognized icon name Food and natural Unrecognized icon name Growth; instead a colonial project is used to produce Unrecognized icon name Population All colonies receive +100 Unrecognized icon name Morale Can immediately colonize Unrecognized icon name Aquatic Worlds, Unrecognized icon name Frozen Worlds, Unrecognized icon name Bacterial Worlds, Unrecognized icon name Barren Worlds and Unrecognized icon name Toxic Worlds Blocks Unrecognized icon name Xeno Adaptation, Unrecognized icon name Bio Replication, Unrecognized icon name Xeno Entertainment technologies Gates Unrecognized icon name Generate Propaganda, Unrecognized icon name Strip Mine, Unrecognized icon name Planetary Adapter, Unrecognized icon name Experiment Chamber, Unrecognized icon name Planetary Mainframe, Unrecognized icon name Planetary Extractor, Unrecognized icon name Rare Metals Extractor, Unrecognized icon name Production Center, Unrecognized icon name Research Matrix, Unrecognized icon name Manufacture Population, Unrecognized icon name Information Processor improvements Blocks Unrecognized icon name Computer Core, Unrecognized icon name Galactic Mainframe, Unrecognized icon name Deep Core Mine, Unrecognized icon name Central Bank, Unrecognized icon name Starport, Unrecognized icon name Space Elevator, Unrecognized icon name Factory, Unrecognized icon name Xeno Research Laboratory, Unrecognized icon name Brindle's Observatory, Unrecognized icon name Kimberly's Refuge, Unrecognized icon name City, Unrecognized icon name Administration Center, Unrecognized icon name Market Center and improvements related to food, health and entertainment	Peacekeepers, Brainy'ak Collective, Yor Singularity, Dark Yor