Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri/Factions

The factions
Velociryx wrote so much about the individual factions that we had to split it all up into two subchapters:


 * The SMAC Factions
 * The Alien Crossfire Factions

Here you can also see a table comparing them all (Alien Crossfire factions not integrated yet):

[1] Meaning 4 population is the limit before a Hab Complex is built, and 11 population is the limit before Habitation Dome is built.

[2] Negative modifiers to efficiency are ignored, while positive modifiers still take effect.

[3] Meaning 9 population is the limit before a Hab Complex is built, and 16 is the limit before a Habitation Dome is built.

[4] First base and starting units are in the sea. Ocean shelf tiles produce +1 mineral. Can improve non-shelf ocean tiles with Advanced Ecological Engineering.

''Portions of this chapter were originally written by Velociryx in his SMAC FAQ. Used with permission.''