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Office of Galactic Statistics - Minor Faction Summary Report
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Nope, never heard of and thus never seen either.
Well never mind then!
I've just checked for it and found something on Youtube.
Let's just say it's not my favourite cartoon style, but otherwise...yeah.
There's a scene where they decide to franchise Superjail. I think they call it "instant incarceration on every street of every town in every nation." Why not in space? It's a fun idea.
Well, a prison colony isn't exactly the same thing as a jail, or even a prison. A prison colony is more like ...Australia. Or, if you watch Game of Thrones, maybe it's like The Night's Watch.
Jane Turner
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I was hoping this might be updated for the last quarter - so I've decided to take the initiative and do the changes myself.
This shows the change in government types controlling systems since March this year.
This shows the change in government types controlling systems since March this year.
That is interesting...
Sorry; I've been off exploring of late and have neglected this. I shall now make amends.
In my usual format, first, the breakdown of in-game factions. The top table is the current total factions in each category, the next is the net changes since the June summary.
| Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | Percentage | ||
| Democracy | 4404 | 2 | 122 | 4966 | 9494 | 12.4 | |
| Confederacy | 1931 | 5 | 13 | 666 | 2615 | 3.4 | |
| Corporate | 5985 | 3649 | 229 | 13427 | 23290 | 30.5 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 2915 | 169 | 355 | 3439 | 4.5 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 1393 | 120 | 10190 | 11703 | 15.3 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 556 | 69 | 3480 | 4105 | 5.4 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2361 | 2395 | 3.1 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3343 | 3398 | 4.4 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 47 | 0 | 138 | 185 | 0.2 | |
| Theocracy | 8 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 144 | 0.2 | |
| Anarchy | 11 | 11 | 38 | 15539 | 15599 | 20.4 | |
| TOTAL | 12339 | 8578 | 855 | 54595 | 76367 | ||
| Percentage | 16.2 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 71.5 |
| Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | ||
| Democracy | 17 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 49 | |
| Confederacy | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 | |
| Corporate | 29 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 94 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 41 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Theocracy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anarchy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 29 | |
| TOTAL | 59 | 41 | 12 | 184 | 296 |
Nearly three hundred new factions have been added to the game. And no "old" factions, as far as can be told, have yet been removed - which is why all the stats in the "change" table are positive. New Fed factions have outnumbered Imps this time, although once again Superpower recruitment has been outweighed by new Indie factions. And once again, I am mystified that "Indie Corporate" is the most popular faction choice.
Now, for the stats you've all been waiting for: the Galactic Control stats, breaking down star systems by superpower allegiance and government class. As above, first the raw numbers, then the overall changes since June. On this change table, there are some negative numbers, which are highlighted in red.
| Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | Percentage | ||
| Democracy | 1961 | 0 | 174 | 1061 | 3196 | 15.6 | |
| Confederacy | 852 | 5 | 30 | 424 | 1311 | 6.4 | |
| Corporate | 2699 | 1613 | 373 | 2175 | 6860 | 33.5 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 2196 | 107 | 208 | 2511 | 12.2 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 779 | 49 | 1114 | 1942 | 9.5 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 378 | 31 | 892 | 1301 | 6.3 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 48 | 983 | 1031 | 5.0 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1103 | 1176 | 5.7 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 25 | 0 | 68 | 93 | 0.5 | |
| Theocracy | 18 | 0 | 16 | 125 | 159 | 0.8 | |
| Anarchy | 4 | 4 | 21 | 891 | 920 | 4.5 | |
| TOTAL | 5534 | 5000 | 922 | 9044 | 20500 | ||
| Percentage | 27.0 | 24.4 | 4.5 | 44.1 |
| Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | ||
| Democracy | -127 | 0 | 9 | 58 | -60 | |
| Confederacy | -50 | 5 | 1 | 31 | -13 | |
| Corporate | -96 | -65 | -12 | 22 | -151 | |
| Patronage | 0 | -65 | -4 | -1 | -70 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | -38 | 1 | 25 | -12 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 47 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 4 | 145 | 149 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 121 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -6 | |
| Theocracy | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | |
| Anarchy | 1 | 2 | 1 | -32 | -28 | |
| TOTAL | -267 | -162 | 5 | 426 | 2 |
Analysis: As fore-indicated by Jane's graph, there is a very similar trend to the previous quarter, with a couple of notable differences. Note that, since this "quarter" is "larger" than the last one, one cannot use the stats directly to calculate growth/shrink rates, unless the report dates are taken into account.
There is a net increase of only two star systems over the last quarter - which I guess means that no Colonia expansions or other colonization initiatives happened recently. I can only assume the two stations were part of the Alliance's expansion into the California Nebula region. So once again. new faction growth far outstrips galactic colonization rates.
The similarities: The Federation and Empire are continuing to disintegrate at a rate that would cause panic in any 21st century confederation or empire. Indies generally, and Communist, Co-operatives and Feudalists in particular, continue to expand while most other government types remain static or shrink. Imp-Feudalists remain the only major Superpower-aligned government type to not severely collapse. Anarchies remain the only Indie government type to lie deep in the red, though losses are not as bad as in the previous quarter.
The differences: The biggest difference is the status of the Alliance: with a net gain of only five systems over the quarter (compared to nearly 60 last quarter), it's growth has essentially stopped. This may have something to do with the whole kerfuffle around Lave, and the resultant increasing unpopularity for the Alliance with certain player groups. Or, it may be that the Alliance has finally reached the elastic limit of the tiny number of factions it was allocated. Or it may simply be that the Alliance is finally big enough for the other-aligned groups to sit up, take notice and work against them.
Fun Facts:
- I'm sure it would not have escaped Jane's notice that, for the first time since records began, the Indie Communist sphere (983 systems) is now larger than the entire Alliance (922 systems).
- The internal structure of the Alliance continues to shift away from Corporate (-12) and Authoritarian (-2) governments and towards Social (+15) ones. Alliance BGS workers seem to be continuing to try to push the Alliance back towards it's original lore-based ethos of "Democracy first".
- The Imperial Confederacies are fighting back. There are only five Imp-Confed factions in-game, all of which are PMFs and three of which were added this quarter. Having lost control of their only two systems in the previous quarter, they are now back up to 5 systems. Not bad for a government type that shouldn't even exist.
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Some of that, but the biggest factor is that Alliance PP as well as Alliance BGS groups have been under severe botting attacks.
One addition to Colonia in Q3 - Kinesi system, adding one each of Democracy (initial controller), Corporate, Communist, Cooperative and Anarchy. No idea where the other new one is.
Ian, is there any plan expansion for Colonia ? Has there been new CG going that way ?
The last three CGs have had a "preparing for future expansion" theme - so far the only obvious outcomes have been a new scientific installation, and I presume that Kinesi system (and specifically the unusual Mortimer's Charm station) is the new hydroponics facility from the most recent CG.
There's also this quote from Will...
...of which the upgradable Engineers may be the first part.
So there may be something interesting coming in future ... but I'm not necessarily expecting it to be in 3.3, say.
OK folks, time for another "quarterly" report. Thought I'd try to get the "quarters" back in sync, and I think it might be timely to get a nice baseline, to see if anything changes once the new BGS mechanisms come into play next week.
So in the usual order, first up we have the breakdown of minor factions in the galaxy.
And the changes since the last report in mid-October:
And now, the Controlled Systems tables. Negative changes to controlled systems are red for emphasis.
Analysis: Most of the trends visible since the beginning of this thread have continued. The Federation and Empire continue to shrink, though perhaps at a slightly reduced rate. The Alliance's growth has been checked, and is shrinking slightly. Indie Communists and Cooperatives continue to be the fastest-growing government types. Indie Anarchies continue to decline.
Once again, the imbalance between the number of new factions added (82) and the number of new star systems colonized (1) is stark. The inhabited parts of the galaxy continue to get more crowded. The average number of native factions per star system is now 3.73.
It is perhaps more meaningful to point out some of the oddities and things that have changed since the previous quarter.
Growth in Feudal states has reversed; while Imperial Feudals have record the largest expanding government type in any of the Superpowers, Indie Feudals have shrunk, in a reversal of their historic growth. They were the only Indie government type (besides Anarchies) to shrink this quarter.
Percentage-wise, Theocracies continue to show the strongest growth, up 11 percent. By comparison, the Communists have grown "only" 6 percent. Granted, it's relatively easy to get high growth percentages when your total numbers are so small.
The net change in the number of Confederacies has almost broken even, with their decline in the Federation and Alliance neatly balanced by their rise in the Empire and the Indies. While the tiny number of Imperial Confederacies continue their meteoric rise, the even tinier number of Imperial Democracies remain unloved.
The only growth government in the Alliance this quarter were the Cooperatives. This has pushed the government balance of the Alliance slightly more toward the Social end of the spectrum, though the Corporate Ethos retains its majority.
So in the usual order, first up we have the breakdown of minor factions in the galaxy.
| Factions | Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | Percentage | |
| Democracy | 4413 | 2 | 123 | 4979 | 9517 | 12.4 | |
| Confederacy | 1932 | 5 | 13 | 669 | 2619 | 3.4 | |
| Corporate | 5997 | 3653 | 231 | 13436 | 23317 | 30.5 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 2918 | 169 | 357 | 3444 | 4.5 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 1395 | 120 | 10194 | 11709 | 15.3 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 557 | 69 | 3482 | 4108 | 5.4 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2361 | 2395 | 3.1 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3350 | 3405 | 4.5 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 47 | 0 | 138 | 185 | 0.2 | |
| Theocracy | 8 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 145 | 0.2 | |
| Anarchy | 11 | 12 | 38 | 15544 | 15605 | 20.4 | |
| TOTAL | 12361 | 8589 | 858 | 54641 | 76449 | ||
| Percentage | 16.2 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 71.5 |
And the changes since the last report in mid-October:
| Factions change | Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | |
| Democracy | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | |
| Confederacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Corporate | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Theocracy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anarchy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 22 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 82 |
And now, the Controlled Systems tables. Negative changes to controlled systems are red for emphasis.
| Systems | Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | Percentage | |
| Democracy | 1904 | 0 | 172 | 1102 | 3178 | 15.5 | |
| Confederacy | 841 | 7 | 27 | 435 | 1310 | 6.4 | |
| Corporate | 2676 | 1590 | 371 | 2193 | 6830 | 33.3 | |
| Patronage | 0 | 2173 | 104 | 209 | 2486 | 12.1 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | 762 | 50 | 1120 | 1932 | 9.4 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 386 | 30 | 881 | 1297 | 6.3 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1046 | 1092 | 5.3 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1138 | 1217 | 5.9 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 93 | 0.5 | |
| Theocracy | 20 | 0 | 17 | 136 | 173 | 0.8 | |
| Anarchy | 4 | 6 | 22 | 861 | 893 | 4.4 | |
| TOTAL | 5445 | 4948 | 918 | 9190 | 20501 | ||
| Percentage | 26.6 | 24.1 | 4.5 | 44.8 |
| Systems change | Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent | TOTAL | |
| Democracy | -57 | 0 | -2 | 41 | -18 | |
| Confederacy | -11 | 2 | -3 | 11 | -1 | |
| Corporate | -23 | -23 | -2 | 18 | -30 | |
| Patronage | 0 | -23 | -3 | 1 | -25 | |
| Dictatorship | 0 | -17 | 1 | 6 | -10 | |
| Feudal | 0 | 8 | -1 | -11 | -4 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | -2 | 63 | 61 | |
| Cooperative | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 41 | |
| Prison colony | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Theocracy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | |
| Anarchy | 0 | 2 | 1 | -30 | -27 | |
| TOTAL | -89 | -52 | -4 | 146 | 1 |
Analysis: Most of the trends visible since the beginning of this thread have continued. The Federation and Empire continue to shrink, though perhaps at a slightly reduced rate. The Alliance's growth has been checked, and is shrinking slightly. Indie Communists and Cooperatives continue to be the fastest-growing government types. Indie Anarchies continue to decline.
Once again, the imbalance between the number of new factions added (82) and the number of new star systems colonized (1) is stark. The inhabited parts of the galaxy continue to get more crowded. The average number of native factions per star system is now 3.73.
It is perhaps more meaningful to point out some of the oddities and things that have changed since the previous quarter.
Growth in Feudal states has reversed; while Imperial Feudals have record the largest expanding government type in any of the Superpowers, Indie Feudals have shrunk, in a reversal of their historic growth. They were the only Indie government type (besides Anarchies) to shrink this quarter.
Percentage-wise, Theocracies continue to show the strongest growth, up 11 percent. By comparison, the Communists have grown "only" 6 percent. Granted, it's relatively easy to get high growth percentages when your total numbers are so small.
The net change in the number of Confederacies has almost broken even, with their decline in the Federation and Alliance neatly balanced by their rise in the Empire and the Indies. While the tiny number of Imperial Confederacies continue their meteoric rise, the even tinier number of Imperial Democracies remain unloved.
The only growth government in the Alliance this quarter were the Cooperatives. This has pushed the government balance of the Alliance slightly more toward the Social end of the spectrum, though the Corporate Ethos retains its majority.
I have the ability to possibly visualize this in a series of 3D maps, if you'd like to get in touch sometime. I lack the ability or rather, knowledge to pull coordinate data from Elite Dangerous Star Map and separate on some specific things, like super power affiliation, government type, etc. Once the data is parsed though, the pipeline for generating the maps is simple enough. I did a similar version of it here with some data pulled by a friend: https://sketchfab.com/models/80ee7f5d542040f6b95d7c20abfb3e15
I am confounded to read about those new Imperial Confederacies. I thought injection PMF's with "illegal" government form in regards to their superpower allegiance was stopped after the one Imperial Cooperative began to cause bugs.
However as cataloger of fluff texts, I need to investigate and record the description of these factions ASAP!
However as cataloger of fluff texts, I need to investigate and record the description of these factions ASAP!
They are not all "new" - player groups are supposed to be blocked from selecting that combination. But the six currently findable on EDSM (I don't know where the sixth came from; it may have been an error, or may have been inserted in 3.3) are:
- Crystal Armada (Pangilagara), control 4 systems, added to game Jan 2016.
- Defenders of The Galaxy (Gundji), control 1 system, no reference to addition found on forum.
- Imperial Grey Wolves (Bhare), control 1 star system, in game since about Jul 2016.
- Intergalactic Starship Pilots Confederacy (Nummitra), no systems, no reference to addition found)
- Terra's Ade Sentinels (Mehuenomici), no systems, apparently added earlier this year; their recruitment page claims they are Independent, so their being listed as Empire may be an error (or may be as a result of their chosen system becoming Imperial after they applied for it).
- The Cerberus Confederation (NLTT 9447), control 1 system, uncertain addition date (may also be recent).
There are several old bug reports noting the inconsistent behaviour of Imperial Confederacies: their faction flavour text is a missing-text error message and the ethos of these factions is Criminal rather than Social (they behave like Anarchies -all ships lawless, no illegal goods, etc).
Supporters of Crystal Armada appear to prefer that their allegiance-government combination be legitimized, rather than have their faction "fixed", as they are in Aisling space and Aisling likes Confederacies and they wish to remain Imp loyalists.
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Interesting - the two Criminal Feudals in my area are noticeably Criminal (mission selection, war with everyone) but have the normal law enforcement and markets for a Feudal.
There's the "procedurally-generated" one, People's Quivira for Equality. They weren't truly generated as an "Imperial Democracy"; rather, they were changed as a result of a CG/Galnet story back in May 2015/3301, back in the pre-Powerplay days when "Senator Patreus" was just a Galnet personality. The fluff-story was that the free people of Quivira owed Patreus a planetful of debt, and he was coming to collect. PQfE were originally a proc-genned Indie Democracy faction, but because the Empire "won" that CG, the Empire took the faction over after intervention from Aisling. They still had some support in the following months, even expanding to other star systems, but once Powerplay became entrenched, they never really stood a chance as the Power near Quivira is Patreus, and he doesn't really like Democracies.
The only other Imp Dem faction is a player group, added to the game in the first rounds of PMF additions, before the "no more Imp Dem player groups" rule was implemented: the Neo Galactic Adventure Force, in the Apam Napat system. They chose poorly by planting themselves in Patreus space too.