The Spartan Federation

The Spartan Federation

True to its namesake, the militaristic Spartan faction places the highest priority on strength, discipline and combat readiness. Colonel Santiago, a survivalist from Puerto Rico, and a UNS Unity Security officer, leads the faction, and lead the initial mutiny aboard ship. In game, Spartan units receive morale upgrades (making them better fighters) and their disciplined society is naturally tolerant of martial law, allowing two military units to help suppress a colony's drones. The Spartans' skilled military expertise allows them to build prototype units without extra mineral cost. However, the society's devotion to military imposes a 10% penalty to industrial production. (the soldiers get all the best gear, no matter the cost) The Spartans do well with the Power social engineering choice and may not pursue Wealth, They are wary of those who don't choose an emphasis on Power, seeing them as weak and capable of being plundered. The Spartans usually go after nations they deem weak, rich, tech-heavy, or have conflicting ideals, like the Morganites or the Peacekeepers. 

Santiago has earned the right to lead her faction, a vicious and cunning ruler. She has lifted her belief of Survival of the fittest to it's apex. In game Spartans can be tough to fight on even terms if they can keep up with tech advances and get sufficent materials to fuel their war machine. That said, without people to plunder or threaten, or losing wars and bases can cause a domino effect, weakening a Spartan player until they are little more than a nusiance. 

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"Information, the first principle of warfare, must form the foundation of all your efforts. Know, of course, thine enemy. But in knowing him do not forget above all to know thyself. The commander who embraces this totality of battle shall win even with the inferior force."

-- Spartan Battle Manual