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part 3

Chapter 10: Faction Profiles
Chapter 11: Base Facilities
Chapter 12: Unit Statistics
Chapter 13: Technology Advances
Chapter 14: Secret Project

Chapter 13: Technology Advances

Retroviral Engineering

Though the genejack factory provides significant bonuses, this low-level facility also comes with negative effects. You might want to continue on and wait until similar facilities, without downsides, are discovered.

* Type: Conquer 6
* Base facilities: Genejack factory
* Comes from: Bio-engineering, advanced military algorithms
* Leads to: Biomachinery, Centauri genetics

Alpha Centauri Tech Tree Path: Nerve Gas
An atrocity if used, the nerve gas pods pack a serious offensive punch, typically bringing the victim near complete destruction. Be prepared for serious repercussions if used, though; economic sanctions and vendettas are sure to follow.

1. Industrial base (or applied physics)
2. High energy chemistry

Secrets of Alpha Centauri
One step away from psi gates, this advance also provides additional reduction of industry's effect on ecology with the base facility, the Temple of Planet.

* Type: Discover 12
* Base facilities: Temple of Planet
* Citizens: Transcend
* Comes from: Centauri psi, sentient econometrics
* Leads to: Matter transmission

Secrets of Creation
Move on to Threshold of Transcendence to arrive at the threshold of end-of-game research. If the military is more your style, move on to singularity mechanics.

* Type: Discover 10
* Comes from: Unified field theory, the Will to Power
* Leads to: Singularity mechanics, Threshold of Transcendence

Secrets of the Human Brain
Though the Lord's Believers and Peacekeepers have the shortest route to this advance, the Peacekeepers will likely arrive first. Head through neural grafting for more military-heavy rewards.

* Type: Discover 2
* Abilities: Hypnotic trance
* Bonus: First faction to discover this advance is awarded with a free technology advance
* Socio-economic model: fundamentalist
* Comes from: Social psych, biogenetics
* Leads to: Neural grafting, Centauri empathy

Self-Aware Machines
Loaded with facilities and secret projects, self-aware machines are also an important prerequisite to significant advances.

* Type: Discover 11
* Base Facilities: Nessus mining station, orbital defense pod
* Secret projects: The Self-Aware Colony
* Comes from: Advanced spaceflight, digital sentience
* Leads to: Singularity mechanics, matter editation

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