Faction Highlight: The Voor Technocracy

Having used their advanced scientific minds to conquer the harsh elements of their home world Hiverion, The Voor Technocracy have now set their sights on conquering the galaxy!

Unlike with some of the other factions in Stellaris Nexus, the Voor's unique resource, Patrons, doesn't have any passive effects. Instead, they get unique buildings and research options, which helps to set them apart and creates some very interesting strategic pathways.

You gain Patrons by using the Explore Edict or by trading technology with rival factions. And considering the unique research options the Voor have, this can really help sway Pacts in your favor, gaining you votes, credits, ships and even planets. Just be careful of who you give the Graviton Bomb to, as they might use it to destroy the planet they just traded you.



To balance this all out, their intense focus on the mind means they're physically weaker than some other factions, which plays out as a -1 ship strength to all fleets.

But special buildings and research are not the only thing that Patrons can be used on, as it also triggers some unique leader Edicts. Like the Explorer's unique Edict; Deep Space Mission, which creates an Academic Fleet in any visible star system. Now this costs 10 Materials, 3 Munitions and 2 Patrons. But when you consider that Academic Fleets can be used to Explore anomalies, it seems a small price to pay.



If you'd rather focus on research than exploration, the Technocrat has Cybernetic Mandate; which gives you +2 Science and Materials, at the cost of -1 Support income, and 1 Patrons, which helps you get to those level 8 techs faster.

The Voor Technocracy are great for players who enjoy an active play style but not specifically a military one. Researching, trading and exploring are their principal focus, and through that you can blow up planets, increase ship strength to rival any faction and enjoy the quiet comfort of knowing that you're the smartest person in the galaxy.

Whatboy Studio Director Dax asked Writer Jolly what it is about the Voor that makes him come back to them game after game. You can find the discussion in the YouTube link below:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]