l_english: ################################## # ENGLISH LOCALISATION - Shroud # ################################## SHROUD_TITLE: "Shadows of the Shroud" ap_interdimensional_processing: "Interdimensional Processing" ap_interdimensional_processing_desc: "Our calculation potential is limited when constrained only to the three physical dimensions. There is more to be gained by reaching our network into the spaces beyond the void." requires_not_ap_interdimensional_processing: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$May not have the §Y$ap_interdimensional_processing$§! Ascension Perk." vo_psionic_voice: "Psionic" #========================== # Advanced Governments #========================== shroud.7099.name: "Psionic Responses" shroud.7099.desc: "Our thoughts move through the §HShroud§! with newfound intent. As we push, it pushes back. At first, we interpreted this as resistance to our presence, but now we understand: the Shroud is asking questions of us.\n\nThough hazy in meaning, these questions are not trivial. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the answers we give will influence the future of our society." shroud.7099.a: "We must answer." # Shroud Songs events shroud.7100.title: "Shroud Song: [GetRolledShroudSongName]" shroud.7100.desc.common: "An image forms in our [GetMindEyeLoc]. We see §H[GetRolledShroudSongName]§!.\n\n§P[GetRolledShroudSongDesc]§!" shroud.7100.desc: "Our link to the §HShroud§! is strong; we are ready when it calls. The message comes in rhythmic phrases. The Shroud is singing to us.\n\n$shroud.7100.desc.common$" shroud.7100.a: "[GetRolledShroudSongOptionA]" shroud.7100.b: "[GetRolledShroudSongOptionB]" shroud.7100.tt: "The Shroud awaits our response..." shroud.7105.desc: "Something unseen shifts, and with a whisper another thought is birthed.\n\n$shroud.7100.desc.common$" shroud.7105.tt: "The Shroud is eager for our response..." shroud.7110.desc: "A chorus rises in our thoughts! Something is chosen not by chance, but by something older.\n\n$shroud.7100.desc.common$" shroud.7110.tt: "The Shroud trembles in anticipation of our response..." shroud_song.1.name: "Stars" shroud_song.1.desc: "For those who seek knowledge, the process of existence is a path to understanding." shroud_song.1.a: "Knowing lies beyond our senses." shroud_song.1.b: "Knowing is within our grasp." shroud_song.2.name: "Light" shroud_song.2.desc: "The Inbetween is the surface of an ocean, an infinitesimal void that bounds the Shroud. Here, one can glimpse truth." shroud_song.2.a: "Truth is in the depths below." shroud_song.2.b: "The surface reflects truth." shroud_song.3.name: "Life" shroud_song.3.desc: "Whenever it flourishes, life is fleeting.\nWherever they grow, the living are fragile." shroud_song.3.a.default: "In the Shroud, there will be no life or death." shroud_song.3.a.machine: "Our existence is beyond life." shroud_song.3.b.default: "This is what makes us precious." shroud_song.3.b.machine: "We are yet to be born." shroud_song.3.b.homicidal: "What is fragile is disposable." shroud_song.4.name: "Mind" shroud_song.4.desc: "The mind is a spring, and thought flows through time and space. We drain into other dimensions." shroud_song.4.a: "Let us follow the current." shroud_song.4.b: "Let us dig a well." shroud_song.5.name: "Lines" shroud_song.5.desc: "The effect of any cause can be foreseen. To know the fate of things, one need only predict the lines." shroud_song.5.a: "We trace these lines in dreams." shroud_song.5.b: "These lines must be calculated." shroud_song.6.name: "Death" shroud_song.6.desc: "At death, stars can shine brighter than galaxies. These things, too, shall fade." shroud_song.6.a.default: "Death will no longer concern us." shroud_song.6.a.machine: "Death is unknown to us." shroud_song.6.b.default: "All things die. Few things live." shroud_song.6.b.machine: "We must first live before we can die." shroud_song.7.name: "The Void" shroud_song.7.desc: "Chaos reigns where galaxies cluster. The void is a promise of calm." shroud_song.7.a: "We are the calm." shroud_song.7.b: "We are the chaos." shroud_song.8.name: "The Fold" shroud_song.8.desc: "A bridge can collapse any distance, and any bridge can be collapsed." shroud_song.8.a: "We cross to reach the other side." shroud_song.8.b: "We cross in hope of return." shroud_song.9.name: "Gravity" shroud_song.9.desc: "Every push is married to a pull." shroud_song.9.a: "Push." shroud_song.9.b: "Pull." shroud_song.10.name: "The Nebula" shroud_song.10.desc: "A star dies, shedding dust; the dust forms a cloud.\nFrom the cloud, a star is formed; the star's fate is dust." shroud_song.10.a: "The cycle is endless." shroud_song.10.b: "Everything must end." shroud_song.11.name: "The Comet" shroud_song.11.desc: "Explorers seek unknowns; exploration then blinds them." shroud_song.11.a: "The Shroud has no limits." shroud_song.11.b: "The Shroud extends our limits." shroud_song.12.name: "The Black Hole" shroud_song.12.desc: "What lies within cannot be known. To dive within means no escape." shroud_song.12.a: "Swallow us whole." shroud_song.12.b: "Keep our distance." shroud_song.13.name: "Energy" shroud_song.13.desc: "An object in motion chooses to rest. What should be its punishment?" shroud_song.13.a: "Who are we to judge?" shroud_song.13.b: "An equal but opposite reaction." shroud.7120.name: "Psionic Transcendence" shroud.7120.desc.common: "The §HShroud§! grows silent, but a psychic weight has fallen upon our society. The answers we have given have offered new opportunities, should we choose to pursue them." shroud.7120.desc: "$shroud.7120.desc.common$\n\nOur ascended minds are primed for further transformation. The vessels that serve as support to the physical needs of the mind could become much less significant.\n\nIf we continue down this path, our population can transcend its concern with physical matters and commit itself fully to a partial existence inside of the Shroud. A reduced capacity for physical labor will be a small price for gains in mental acuity." shroud.7120.a.default: "Let us embrace psionic transcendence." shroud.7120.a.gestalt: "Psionic transcendence is optimal for the collective." shroud.7120.a.tt: "$change_auth_tt$ [GetTranscendedAuthority]" shroud.7120.b.default: "We can flourish without such changes." shroud.7120.b.machine: "Operational changes denied." shroud.7121.name: "Songs of the Shroud" shroud.7121.desc: "$shroud.7120.desc.common$\n\nOur ascended forms hold great potential in this corporeal dimension. We continue to grow in strength from infusions of psionic energy, and can funnel this power further throughout our society.\n\nWe would not merely sing the songs of the Shroud, but channel them into our [GetGovBehaviourLoc]." shroud.7121.a: "Let the songs of the Shroud guide us." shroud.7121.a.tt: "$change_auth_tt$ [GetCorporealAuthority]" # Transcendent transcendent_trait_common_tt: "§Y$trait_psionic$§! Species Trait grants additional effects:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $pop_cat_ruler_plural$ and [GetSpecialist] Job Efficiency: §G+10%§!$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- [GetWorker] Job Efficiency: §R-10%§!" transcendent_trait_tt: "$mod_psionic_aura_hyperlane_range_add$: §G+2§!\n$transcendent_trait_common_tt$\n['concept_leader_trait_psionic'] Leader Trait grants additional effects: $TABBED_NEW_LINE$- §G+$@transcendent_psionic_leader_speed_mult|0%$§! Council Agenda Speed $TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $MOD_LEADER_LIFESPAN_ADD$: §G+60§! $TABBED_NEW_LINE$- Non-Transcendent effects are increased by §G+50%§!" auth_shroud_democratic_transcendent: "Transcendent Democracy" auth_shroud_democratic_transcendent_desc: "All transcended minds are of equal status in the Shroud, while elections ensure equality in the corporeal realm. Voting by psionic ballot, citizens elect their representatives to the governing conclave which seeks consensus through telepathic contemplation." transcendent_democratic_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n$mod_pop_factions_produces_mult$: §G+40%§!\n$MOD_LEADER_LIFESPAN_ADD$: §G+20 Years§!\n$mod_negative_traits_leader$: §G-1§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_democracy: "$auth_shroud_democratic_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_democracy_desc: "$auth_shroud_democratic_transcendent_desc$" auth_shroud_oligarchic_transcendent: "Transcendent Aristocracy" auth_shroud_oligarchic_transcendent_desc: "The furthest depths of the Shroud are reserved for the greatest minds among us. The time it takes to attune to these domains is factored into their terms of office." transcendent_oligarchic_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n$MOD_LEADER_SKILL_ADD$: §G+1§!\n$MOD_LEADER_COUNCILOR_EXP_GAIN$: §G+25%§!\n$mod_leaders_upkeep_mult$: §G-25%§!\n$MOD_ELECTION_TERM_YEARS_ADD$: §Y+20§!\n$mod_planet_telepaths_produces_mult$: $@transcendent_oligarchic_telepath|0=+%$ for §Y5§! years after every election." gov_shroud_transcendent_oligarchy: "$auth_shroud_oligarchic_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_oligarchy_desc: "$auth_shroud_oligarchic_transcendent_desc$" transcendent_oligarchic_election_modifier: "$auth_shroud_oligarchic_transcendent$" auth_shroud_dictatorial_transcendent: "Transcendent Theocracy" auth_shroud_dictatorial_transcendent_desc: "It is time to come to terms with the truth: the great ruler is an ascended god. Through the power of the Shroud, they see and know all." auth_shroud_dictatorial_transcendent_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n[telepath.GetName] §H$EDICT_FUND$§!: +1\n£job_politician£ $job_politician_plural$ are replaced by ['concept_high_priest']\n$mod_planet_bureaucrats_produces_mult$: §G+15%§!\n$mod_planet_enforcers_produces_mult$: §G+15%§!\n$mod_pop_ethic_spiritualist_attraction_mult$: §G+50%§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_dictatorial: "$auth_shroud_dictatorial_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_dictatorial_desc: "$auth_shroud_dictatorial_transcendent_desc$" auth_shroud_imperial_transcendent: "Transcendent Imperium" auth_shroud_imperial_transcendent_desc: "The ruler uplifts our presence into a higher dimension. The raw power of the Shroud pours from the will of the imperial line and into the wanting minds of the populace." auth_shroud_imperial_transcendent_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n$imperial_heir$ gains additional effects:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$scientist_plural_with_icon$ - §YArchaeological§! and §YAstral Rift Skill§!: $@transcendent_imperial_heir_skill|0=+$$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$official_plural_with_icon$ - $i_stability$: $@transcendent_imperial_heir_stability|0=+$$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$commander_plural_with_icon$ - §Y$HITPOINTS$§! and §Y$MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$§!: $@transcendent_imperial_heir_mult|0=+%$\nWhenever £leader£ §Y$imperial_ruler$§! or §YHeir§! levels up, gain $i_unity$\n$MOD_ENVOY_IMPROVE_RELATIONS_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_ENVOY_HARM_RELATIONS_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_ENVOY_ATTUNEMENT_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_PLANET_CRIME_ADD$: §R+20§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_imperial: "$auth_shroud_imperial_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_imperial_desc: "$auth_shroud_imperial_transcendent_desc$" councilor_ruler_imperial_transcendent: "$imperial_ruler$" councilor_ruler_imperial_transcendent_desc: "$imperial_ruler_desc$" auth_shroud_corporate_transcendent: "Transcendent Enterprise" auth_shroud_corporate_transcendent_desc: "The transcended corporate body moves forward with its core goals in mind. Through the shadows in the Shroud, the company can scan the minds of stakeholders and competitors alike, creating opportunities for psionic managerial strategy." auth_shroud_corporate_transcendent_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n[telepath.GetName] $i_trade_value$: §G+$@corporate_government_telepaths_trade_value_mult|0%$§!\n$MOD_INTEL_DECRYPTION_ADD$: §G+1§!\n$mod_operations_influence_cost_mult$: §G-20%§!\n$MOD_BRANCH_OFFICE_VALUE_MULT$: §G+20%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_ENVOYS_ADD$: §G+1§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_corporate: "$auth_shroud_corporate_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_corporate_desc: "$auth_shroud_corporate_transcendent_desc$" auth_shroud_hive_transcendent: "Transcendent Ethermind" auth_shroud_hive_transcendent_desc: "Moving as one into the Shroud, this collective now feels more at home in the Shroud than in its physical forms. Each journey beyond the veil increases the combined wisdom of this new ethermind." transcendent_hive_mind_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n§YLeaders§! gain §Y$@transcendent_hive_mind_leader_exp|0$§! experience after each $DELVE$.\n$MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_MULT$: §G+10%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_complex_drone_produces_mult$: §G+10%§!\n$MOD_EMPIRE_SIZE_MULT$: §G-10%§!\n$MOD_POP_ENVIRONMENT_TOLERANCE$: §R-10%§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_hive: "$auth_shroud_hive_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_hive_desc: "$auth_shroud_hive_transcendent_desc$" auth_shroud_machine_transcendent: "Transcendent Mainframe" auth_shroud_machine_transcendent_desc: "Most of this network's processing has been moved inside of the Shroud, where calculations can be achieved at unprecedented levels of speed. System operations in the realm of mundanity are now considered clumsy and obsolete." transcendent_machine_tt: "$transcendent_trait_tt$\n$@transcendent_machine_research_per_attunement|2=+%$ Research Speed per Attunement Point\nGain £physics_research£ £society_research£ £engineering_research£ random research every time you §Y$DELVE$§!\n§YSubroutine§! Upkeep per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@transcendent_machine_calculator_upkeep|0=-%$\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: §G+25%§!\n£pop£ Pops with the ['trait:trait_robot_psionic'] trait gain $@transcendent_machine_pop_upkeep|0=-%$ Upkeep\n$mod_station_researchers_produces_mult$: §R-20%§!" gov_shroud_transcendent_machine: "$auth_shroud_machine_transcendent$" gov_shroud_transcendent_machine_desc: "$auth_shroud_machine_transcendent_desc$" transcendent_machine_research_modifier: "$auth_shroud_machine_transcendent$" AUTH_HIVE_MIND_GENEMODDING_ASCENDED: "Can modify £pop£ §HPops§! to become §HHive Mind§!" MOD_ENVOY_ATTUNEMENT_MULT: "Envoy Shroud Attunement" REMOVE_FROM_EMPIRE_COUNCIL_EFFECT: "Remove from Council" # Corporeal corporeal_trait_tt: "$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_EFFECTIVENESS_MULT$: §G+25%§!\n$AVAILABLE_POLICIES$ ['policy:psionic_choir',$policy_psionic_choir$]" auth_shroud_democratic_corporeal: "Spiritual Union" auth_shroud_democratic_corporeal_desc: "The Shroud's energies are spread throughout the empire democratically, lessening the burdens of corporeal life and drawing all citizens into a greater sense of physical unity." corporeal_democratic_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\nPsionic Pop Happiness: $@corporeal_democratic_psionic_happiness|0=+%$\n$mod_pop_factions_produces_mult$: §G+10%§!\n$MOD_EMPIRE_SIZE_PSIONIC_POPS_MULT$: §G-10%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: §G+10%§!\n$MOD_POP_POLITICAL_POWER$: §G+50%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_democracy: "$auth_shroud_democratic_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_democracy_desc: "$auth_shroud_democratic_corporeal_desc$" auth_shroud_oligarchic_corporeal: "Prodigocracy" auth_shroud_oligarchic_corporeal_desc: "By beginning the psychic training of our leaders at a young age, they can be sculpted into a cadre of elite telepaths capable of psionic abilities we can only currently imagine." corporeal_oligarchic_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n$MOD_LEADER_INITIAL_SKILL$: §G+2§!\n$mod_leaders_upkeep_mult$: §G-25%§!\n$mod_leader_recruitment_age$: §G-15§!\n§YLeaders§! start with an additional §Rnegative trait§!." gov_shroud_corporeal_oligarchy: "$auth_shroud_oligarchic_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_oligarchy_desc: "$auth_shroud_oligarchic_corporeal_desc$" auth_shroud_dictatorial_corporeal: "Ordained Autocracy" auth_shroud_dictatorial_corporeal_desc: "The great ruler embodies the Shroud's power in corporeal form, translating psionic energy into governing might. Nothing can stand in the way of their ultimate vision." auth_shroud_dictatorial_corporeal_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n+1 §H$EDICT_FUND$§! per telepath\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: §G+25%§!\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_COOLDOWN_MULT$: §G-25%§!\n$mod_planet_bureaucrats_upkeep_mult$: §G-25%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_dictatorial: "$auth_shroud_dictatorial_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_dictatorial_desc: "$auth_shroud_dictatorial_corporeal_desc$" auth_shroud_imperial_corporeal: "Imperium Vitalis" auth_shroud_imperial_corporeal_desc: "The imperial lineage is a conduit of vitality from the Shroud. This power is channeled to augment the physical forms of the ruler and their heirs, at the generosity of our willing populace." auth_shroud_imperial_corporeal_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n§Y$imperial_heir$§! gains $@corporeal_imperial_heir_xp|0+$ §YXP§! whenever they take the throne\n$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_EFFECTIVENESS_MULT$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@corporeal_imperial_telepath_effectiveness|0=+%$\n$MOD_ENVOY_IMPROVE_RELATIONS_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_ENVOY_HARM_RELATIONS_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_ENVOY_ATTUNEMENT_MULT$: §G+50%§!\n$MOD_RULER_SKILL_ADD$: §G+2§!\n$MOD_COUNCILOR_SKILL_ADD$: §G+1§!\n$MOD_LEADER_LIFESPAN_ADD$: §G+10 Years§!\n$mod_psionic_pop_bonus_workforce_mult$: §R-20%§!\n$MOD_LOGISTIC_GROWTH_MULT$: §R-5%§!\n$MOD_PLANET_POP_ASSEMBLY_MULT$: §R-5%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_imperial: "$auth_shroud_imperial_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_imperial_desc: "$auth_shroud_imperial_corporeal_desc$" auth_shroud_corporate_corporeal: "Board of Psychics" auth_shroud_corporate_corporeal_desc: "It would be foolish to squander the mental advantages the Shroud provides. This corporation is known for establishing $building_psionic_offices$ in neighboring civilizations, furthering the profitability of foreign trade deals." auth_shroud_corporate_corporeal_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n$r_trade$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: §G+$@corporate_government_telepaths_trade_value_mult|0%$§!\n$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_EFFECTIVENESS_MULT$ from ['building:building_psionic_offices']: §G+2%§!\n$mod_planet_branch_offices_influence_cost_mult$: §G-40%§!\n$mod_council_agenda_early_activation_cost_mult$: §G-25%§!\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_COOLDOWN_MULT$: §G-25%§!\n$MOD_LEADER_SPECIES_EXP_GAIN$: §G+25%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_corporate: "$auth_shroud_corporate_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_corporate_desc: "$auth_shroud_corporate_corporeal_desc$" auth_shroud_hive_corporeal: "Psionic Nexus" auth_shroud_hive_corporeal_desc: "The strength of their attunement to the Shroud resonates through this collective's physical forms." corporeal_hive_mind_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n$@corporeal_hive_mind_job_upkeep_per_attunement|2=-%$ $mod_planet_jobs_upkeep_mult$ per Attunement Point\n$MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_MULT$: §G+10%§!\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: §G+30%§!\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_FINISHING_EFFECT_DURATION_MULT$: §G+30%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_hive: "$auth_shroud_hive_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_hive_desc: "$auth_shroud_hive_corporeal_desc$" corporeal_hive_mind_upkeep_modifier: "$auth_shroud_hive_corporeal$" auth_shroud_machine_corporeal: "Psionic Grid" auth_shroud_machine_corporeal_desc: "By threading their networks through the veiled currents of the Shroud, these machines achieve near-instantaneous data transfer. Each byte imbued with a potent psionic will, this configuration is capable of greatly influencing the physical space around it." corporeal_machine_tt: "$corporeal_trait_tt$\n$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_EFFECTIVENESS_MULT$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_drone_swap_with_icon$: $@corporeal_machine_aura_effectiveness|0=+%$\n$MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: §G+25%§!\n$mod_pop_cat_complex_drone_bonus_workforce_mult$: §G+10%§!\n$mod_leaders_upkeep_mult$: §G-50%§!\n$mod_planet_bureaucrats_upkeep_mult$: §R+30%§!" gov_shroud_corporeal_machine: "$auth_shroud_machine_corporeal$" gov_shroud_corporeal_machine_desc: "$auth_shroud_machine_corporeal_desc$" MOD_PSIONIC_POPS: "Psionic Pops: $VALUE$" MOD_POP_AMENITIES_USAGE_PSIONIC_MULT: "Psionic $MOD_POP_AMENITIES_USAGE_BASE$" MOD_EMPIRE_SIZE_PSIONIC_POPS_MULT: "$EMPIRE_SIZE$ from Psionic Pops" MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_COOLDOWN_MULT: "Council Agenda Cooldown" MOD_ATTUNEMENT_MULT: "Patron Attunement" mod_council_agenda_early_activation_cost_mult: "Council Agenda Early Launch Cost" #========================== # Policies #========================== policy_psionic_choir: "Psionic Choir" policy_psionic_choir_desc: "Telepaths gather to harmonize with the energies of the Shroud. Their melodies reverberate within the empire's psionic population, focusing and elevating their efforts." song_of_calming: "Song of Calming" song_of_calming_desc: "A psionic ballad that stills the mind.\n\n" song_of_plenty: "Song of Plenty" song_of_plenty_desc: "A psionic ode to nature's abundance.\n\n" song_of_steel: "Song of Steel" song_of_steel_desc: "A psionic hymn in praise of industry.\n\n" song_of_luxury: "Song of Luxury" song_of_luxury_desc: "A psionic lay of blissful indulgence.\n\n" song_of_knowing: "Song of Knowing" song_of_knowing_desc: "A psionic resonance of complex patterns and rhythms.\n\n" policy_psionic_suppression_policy: "Psionic Suppression" policy_psionic_suppression_policy_desc: "This policy controls whether or not we will dismantle devices that suppress $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ when taking control of a system." psionic_suppression_dismantle: "Dismantle" psionic_suppression_dismantle_name: "$psionic_suppression_dismantle$" psionic_suppression_dismantle_desc: "Devices that suppress $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ will be automatically dismantled." psionic_suppression_allow: "Allowed" psionic_suppression_allow_name: "$psionic_suppression_allow$" psionic_suppression_allow_desc: "Devices that suppress $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ will remain in place." shroud.80.title: "Psionic Suppression Dismantled" shroud.80.desc: "In taking control of the §H[from.GetName]§! system, we have discovered and subsequently dismantled machines capable of suppressing our $PSIONIC_AURA$." shroud.80.a: "Our minds are freed." #========================== # Phenotype traits #========================== SPECIES_TRAIT_PSIONIC: "['concept_psionic_phenotype_traits']" concept_psionic_phenotype_traits: "Psionic Species Traits" concept_psionic_phenotype_traits_desc: "- ['trait:trait_uncanny_intuition']\n- ['trait:trait_cranial_hypertrophy']\n- ['trait:trait_cranial_megatrophy']\n- ['trait:trait_haunting_visions']" trait_uncanny_intuition: "Uncanny Intuition" trait_uncanny_intuition_desc: "This species exhibits an inexplicable ability to navigate through complex problems on its first attempt." trait_uncanny_intuition_portrait_override_tt: "Requires a psionically gifted species" trait_cranial_hypertrophy: "Cranial Hypertrophy" trait_cranial_hypertrophy_desc: "The frame of this species' neural encasement has inflated to the point where its physical capabilities have become somewhat limited." trait_cranial_hypertrophy_portrait_override_tt: "$trait_uncanny_intuition_portrait_override_tt$" trait_cranial_megatrophy: "Cranial Megatrophy" trait_cranial_megatrophy_desc: "The frame of this species' neural encasement has inflated to its ultimate biological limit." trait_cranial_megatrophy_portrait_override_tt: "$trait_uncanny_intuition_portrait_override_tt$" trait_haunting_visions: "Haunting Visions" trait_haunting_visions_desc: "Entities from other dimensions send maddening visions into the minds of this species, affecting their ability to perform complex tasks." trait_haunting_visions_portrait_override_tt: "$trait_uncanny_intuition_portrait_override_tt$" concept_leader_trait_psionic: "$leader_trait_psionic$" concept_leader_trait_psionic_desc: "§CLeader Trait§!\n\nThis leader channels their energy into additional beneficial effects based on their role." #========================== # Proxy War diplomatic action #========================== ACTION_START_PROXY_WAR_TITLE: "Start Proxy War" ACTION_START_PROXY_WAR_DESC: "Incite other empires to engage in war against §H[Recipient.GetName]§!." ACTION_START_PROXY_WAR_OFFER_DESC: "§H[Actor.GetName]§! has started a proxy war against §H[Recipient.GetName]§!." ACTION_START_PROXY_WAR_NO_ATTACKERS: "§R$TRIGGER_FAIL$ Valid attackers should be selected§!" NO_RELATION_CAN_DECLARE_WAR: "§R$TRIGGER_FAIL$ None of our contacts are eligible to declare war against this empire§!" PROXY_WAR_ON_COOLDOWN: "§R$TRIGGER_FAIL$We must wait until §Y[this.proxy_war_cooldown_timer]§! to start a new Proxy War.§!" SEND_TO_PROXY_WAR_NO_WAR_GOALS: "§R$COUNTRY|H$ has no available War Goals against $WHO|H$.§!" SEND_TO_PROXY_WAR_MISSING_REQUIREMENTS: "§RWe need at least $@proxy_war_min_trust|Y0$ $opinion_trust$ or $@proxy_war_min_infiltration|Y0$ $spy_network$ towards $COUNTRY|H$ to send them to war.§!" PROXY_WAR_VIEW_DESC: "Declare attackers with a respective War Goal to begin the conflict." PROXY_WAR_VIEW_ATTACKERS_DESC: "§GAdd or remove proposed attackers by clicking on them in the lists on the left.§!" START_PROXY_WAR_COST: "$ACTION_START_PROXY_WAR_TITLE$ $CLAIMS_COST$" CASUS_BELLI_COST_TT: "Selecting this §HCasus Belli§! will cost the following:" casus_belli_cb_proxy_war: "Proxy War" war_goal_wg_proxy_war: "Proxy War" war_goal_wg_proxy_war_desc: "War is waged from hostile rumors and hidden whispers. Upon victory the attacker gains control of any claimed systems and generates §Y33%§! less §YThreat§! for each conquered system." shroud.5055.title: "$proxy_war_busted_modifier$" shroud.5055.desc.common: "We were fooled.\n\nOur intelligence operatives intercepted covert communications from the §H[from.GetName]§!. These revealed their plot to plunge us into a proxy war.\n\nThey have vehemently denied any involvement, but the damage to our relationship is already done." shroud.5055.desc.galactic: "$shroud.5055.desc.common$ News of their duplicity has spread rapidly, adversely affecting the reputation of the [from.GetName] throughout the galaxy." shroud.5060.title: "$proxy_war_busted_modifier$" shroud.5060.desc.common: "Though we managed to incite a conflict, the operation did not go entirely to plan. One of our agents' communications was intercepted, revealing our covert actions to all parties involved.\n\nOur attempts to explain away the affair were ineffective." shroud.5060.desc.galactic: "$shroud.5060.desc.common$ Not only has this event harmed our relationships with the belligerents, but the scandal has damaged our reputation on a galactic scale." shroud.5060.desc.default: "$shroud.5060.desc.common$ This event has significantly harmed our relationships with the belligerents." shroud.5060.a.tt: "Empires involved in the §YProxy War§! have their opinion of us changed by: §R-200§!" proxy_war_busted_modifier: "Proxy Warmongering Revealed" proxy_war_busted_modifier_desc: "The machinations that caused a proxy war were discovered by the parties involved in the conflict. This has caused widespread damage to our reputation." opinion_proxy_war_busted: "$proxy_war_busted_modifier$" PROXY_WAR_BUSTED_MESSAGE_TYPE_TITLE: "$proxy_war_busted_modifier$" PROXY_WAR_BUSTED_MESSAGE_TYPE_DESC: "The belligerents involved discovered that we caused the proxy war.\n$shroud.5060.a.tt$" PROXY_WAR_REVEALED_MESSAGE_TYPE_TITLE: "$proxy_war_busted_modifier$" PROXY_WAR_REVEALED_MESSAGE_TYPE_DESC: "We discovered that the §H$INSTIGATOR$§! schemed to plunge us into a proxy war.\nOur opinion of §H$INSTIGATOR$§! changed by: §R-200§!" #========================== # Alerts #========================== # Cycle of Fortune alert_cycle_of_fortune_title: "The Cycle of Fortune Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant: "Each cycle lasts for a period of §H13§! years." CYCLE_EFFECTS: "During this astrological cycle, the following effects apply:" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_FORTUNE_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Omens alert_cycle_of_omens_title: "The Cycle of Omens Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_omens_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_OMENS_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Growth alert_cycle_of_growth_title: "The Cycle of Growth Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_growth_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_GROWTH_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Prosperity alert_cycle_of_prosperity_title: "The Cycle of Prosperity Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_prosperity_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_PROSPERITY_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Conflict alert_cycle_of_conflict_title: "The Cycle of Conflict Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_conflict_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_CONFLICT_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Harmony alert_cycle_of_harmony_title: "The Cycle of Harmony Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_harmony_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_HARMONY_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Cycle of Knowledge alert_cycle_of_knowledge_title: "The Cycle of Knowledge Has Begun" alert_cycle_of_knowledge_instant: "$alert_cycle_of_fortune_instant$" ALERT_CYCLE_OF_KNOWLEDGE_DETAIL: "\n$CYCLE_EFFECTS$\n$MODIFIER$\n\nLasts until: $TIME_LEFT|Y$" # Delve into the Shroud alert_can_delve_shroud_title: "$alert_can_enter_shroud_title$" alert_can_delve_shroud_instant: "We are currently able to delve deeper into the Shroud." #========================== # Tutorials #========================== TUTORIAL_SHROUD_TAB_TITLE: "Tutorial: $THE_SHROUD_TITLE$" TUTORIAL_SHROUD_TAB_DESC: "This is the §SShroud§! tab. The left panel visualizes our empire's position in the Shroud, represented by the §Sdomains§! of four psionic entities known as §SPatrons§!.\n\nOur position is determined by §S$concept_attunement$§!, which is gained when an action in the physical realm finds favor with a Patron. Gain $concept_attunement$ to begin the process of revealing a Patron's identity. Once revealed, click a Patron's domain to open the Patron panel.\n\nClick §S$DELVE$§! or the center of the left panel to enter the Shroud and explore the psionic realm. While exploring, what we discover may be influenced by our $concept_attunement$ position within the domains." TUTORIAL_SHROUD_PATRON_TITLE: "Tutorial: Shroud Patrons" TUTORIAL_SHROUD_PATRON_DESC: "The §SPatron§! panel provides information and options relating to a Shroud Patron. Complete the objectives provided by §S$concept_callings$§! and §S$concept_deeds$§! to gain §S$concept_attunement$§! with this particular entity.\n\nIncrease $concept_attunement$ to unlock §S$PASSIVE_ACCORDS$§!, which provide advantages for our empire. Gain significant $concept_attunement$ to a Patron to begin the process of forming a §SCovenant§!, which will yield even more substantial effects." TUTORIAL_SHROUD_COVENANT_TITLE: "Tutorial: Covenants" TUTORIAL_SHROUD_COVENANT_DESC: "Confirming a §SCovenant§! with a Shroud Patron grants access to §S$ACTIVE_ACCORDS$§!. $tutorial.shroud_covenant.shared$" tutorial.shroud_covenant.shared: "Click on a $ACTIVE_ACCORD$ icon to activate its effects at a cost of £sr_zro£ §S$sr_zro$§!. This can be done in the main Shroud panel or the individual Patron panel.\n\nAfter activation, a $ACTIVE_ACCORD$ requires a period of time to recharge before it can be activated again." TUTORIAL_SHROUD_SHAPING_TITLE: "Tutorial: Shroud Shaping" TUTORIAL_SHROUD_SHAPING_DESC: "We now have the means to gain certain powers that normally require a §SCovenant§! with a §SPatron§!.\n\nOnce we have unlocked both of a Patron's §S$PASSIVE_ACCORDS$§!, we will then be granted access to a §S$ACTIVE_ACCORD$§!. $tutorial.shroud_covenant.shared$" tutorial.2600.name: "Tutorial: $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$" tutorial.2600.desc: "Our colonies with psionic populations now have the ability to emit a §S$PSIONIC_AURA$§!. This Aura is drawn from the §SShroud Patron§! with which we currently have the highest §S$concept_attunement$§!.\n\n$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ have varying effects on our own empire, and can also affect friendly or hostile empires. To expand our Aura into more systems, we will need to more fully attune to a Patron in order to unlock £research£ §S$tech_aura_intensification$§! technology.\n\nTo observe the effects of our $PSIONIC_AURA$, open the §SShroud§! tab or hover over the Aura icon on the bottom-center panel in £interface£ §SSystem View§!." tutorial.2610.name: "Tutorial: $tech_aura_intensification$" tutorial.2610.desc: "Our §S$PSIONIC_AURA$§! now has the ability to gain §SIntensity§! and spread into other systems.\n\n$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ can reach three thresholds of Intensity, with scaling effects. If a $PSIONIC_AURA$ reaches a new level of Intensity, or maximizes its Intensity, it will attempt to spread to adjacent systems. Most $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ have a maximum range they can spread from their source.\n\nAura Intensity can be increased through various means, such as high $trait_psionic$ populations, £happiness£ §SHappiness§! levels, £job_telepath£ [GetTelepathCap] Jobs, and Psychic Governors or £leader£ Leaders of £sector£ Sectors." tutorial.2620.name: "Tutorial: Aura Clashing" tutorial.2620.desc: "Our §S$PSIONIC_AURA$§! has encountered another Aura in an adjacent connected system. When this occurs, the two Auras may compete to determine which will spread into the other system.\n\nThis process depends on the monthly §SIntensity§! gain of each opposing Aura, which can be observed by hovering over the Aura icon on the bottom-center panel in £interface£ §SSystem View§!." #========================== # Technologies #========================== tech_psionic_aura: "$PSIONIC_AURA$" tech_psionic_aura_desc: "Psionic emanations from the Shroud bring an entity's favor into corporeal reality. An empire attuned to a Shroud patron will emit a $PSIONIC_AURA$ from where their psionic populations are concentrated." feature_unlock_psionic_aura: "$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$" feature_unlock_psionic_aura_desc: "Allow an empire attuned to a Shroud patron to emit a $PSIONIC_AURA$ from where their psionic populations are concentrated." psionic_aura_delve_success_tt: "Success chance when Delving: §G+$@delve_success_tier_1|0$%§!" tech_aura_intensification: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Intensification" tech_aura_intensification_desc: "Psionic emanations from the Shroud long to expand. With this new understanding, an empire's $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ can increase in intensity and spread throughout star systems, bringing benefits to allies and disadvantages to foes." feature_allow_psionic_aura_intensity_spread: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ spread" feature_allow_psionic_aura_intensity_spread_desc: "Allow $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ to spread to neighboring systems, up to §Y[Owner.GetAuraHyperlaneRange]§! hyperlanes from the emitting source." feature_allow_psionic_aura_intensity_growth: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ growth" feature_allow_psionic_aura_intensity_growth_desc: "Allow $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ to grow in intensity." aura_intensification_delve_success_tt: "Success chance when Delving: §G+$@delve_success_tier_2|0$%§!" tech_psionic_suppression: "Psionic Suppression" tech_psionic_suppression_desc: "Devices that attenuate psionic energy are as difficult to construct as they are to understand. Such is the complexity of dealing with extradimensional forces." tech_psionic_suppression_feature_tt: "$i_unlocks_feature$ Unlocks the ability to construct §YShroud Seals§! and §YPsionic Suppressors§!." tech_aura_resonation: "Aura Resonation" tech_aura_resonation_desc: "There is a way to project $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ beyond populated worlds. With the addition of an $sm_aura_emitter$, even a starbase can become a conduit for psionic emanations from the Shroud." tech_materiality_engine: "$building_materiality_engine$" tech_materiality_engine_desc: "$building_materiality_engine_desc$" tech_psionic_bombers: "Psionic Bombers" tech_psionic_bombers_desc: "These small and nimble craft specialize in delivering concentrated payloads of psionic energy. The larger the target, the greater resonance its explosions achieve." tech_bio_psionic_bombers: "$tech_psionic_bombers$" tech_psionic_lightning: "Psionic Lightning" tech_psionic_lightning_desc: "By establishing a temporary psionic connection between one ship and another, a direct charge of mental power can be discharged to devastating effect. Such raw energy is capable of confusing ship systems and influencing the minds of the crew within." tech_bio_psionic_lightning: "$tech_psionic_lightning$" ship_terrify_tt: "Chance to ['concept_terrify'] Military Ships for £time£ §Y5-10§! Days, based on Target Ship Size." concept_terrify: "Terrify" concept_terrify_desc: "Terrified ships will stop attacking and flee their attacker." tech_psionic_disruptor: "Psionic Disruptors" tech_psionic_disruptor_desc: "These highly-advanced disruptors fire a powerful lance of psionic energy through enemy hulls, allowing for the targeted disabling of hostile weaponry." tech_bio_psionic_disruptor: "$tech_psionic_disruptor$" tech_zro_launcher: "Zro Launchers" tech_zro_launcher_desc: "These highly concentrated pellets of $zro_lower$ can be dispersed through enemy shields unabated, shifting through multiple realities. Once contact is made with a physical object, the effects are exponential in devastation." tech_bio_zro_launcher: "$tech_zro_launcher$" #========================== # Components #========================== weapon_type_psionic: "§Y$PSIONIC$§!" mod_weapon_type_psionic_weapon_damage_mult: "Psionic Weapon Damage" mod_weapon_type_psionic_weapon_fire_rate_mult: "Psionic Weapon Fire Rate" PSIONIC_STRIKE_CRAFT: "$tech_psionic_bombers$" PSIONIC_STRIKE_CRAFT_DESC: "$tech_psionic_bombers_desc$" BIO_PSIONIC_STRIKE_CRAFT: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS$" BIO_PSIONIC_STRIKE_CRAFT_DESC: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS_DESC$" PSIONIC_LIGHTNING: "$tech_psionic_lightning$" PSIONIC_LIGHTNING_DESC: "$tech_psionic_lightning_desc$" BIO_PSIONIC_LIGHTNING: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING$" BIO_PSIONIC_LIGHTNING_DESC: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_DESC$" PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "Psionic Disruptor" PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR_DESC: "$tech_psionic_disruptor_desc$" SMALL_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "Small $PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR$" MEDIUM_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "Medium $PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR$" psionic_disruptor_anti_fire_rate: "$PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR$" BIO_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" BIO_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR_DESC: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_DESC$" SMALL_BIO_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "Small $PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" MEDIUM_BIO_PSIONIC_DISRUPTOR: "Medium $PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" PSIONIC_TORPEDO: "$tech_zro_launcher$" PSIONIC_TORPEDO_DESC: "$tech_zro_launcher_desc$" BIO_PSIONIC_TORPEDO: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER$" BIO_PSIONIC_TORPEDO_DESC: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_DESC$" PSIONIC_SAPPERS: "Psionic Sappers" PSIONIC_SAPPERS_DESC: "These small and nimble biological explosives specialize in delivering concentrated payloads of psionic energy. The larger the target, the greater resonance its explosions achieve." PSIONIC_SAPPERS_SMALL: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS$" PSIONIC_SAPPERS_MEDIUM: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS$" PSIONIC_SAPPERS_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS$" PSIONIC_SAPPERS_EXTRA_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_SAPPERS$" PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING: "Psionic Bio-Lightning" PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_DESC: "A deadly amalgamation of electrical charges and ethereal energy. These bioelectric glands generate weaponized bolts of burning plasma infused with psionic properties." PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_SMALL: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING$" PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_MEDIUM: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING$" PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING$" PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING_EXTRA_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LIGHTNING$" PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR: "Psionic Bio-Disruptors" PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_DESC: "These highly-advanced disruptors fire a powerful lance of psionic energy through enemy hulls, allowing for the targeted disabling of hostile weaponry." PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_SMALL: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_MEDIUM: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR_EXTRA_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_DISRUPTOR$" PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER: "Zro Pods" PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_DESC: "These highly concentrated eruptions of $zro_lower$ shift through multiple realities, allowing most to be dispersed through enemy shields unabated. Once contact is eventually made with a physical object, the effects are exponential in devastation." PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_SMALL: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER$" PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_MEDIUM: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER$" PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER$" PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_LARGE: "$PSIONIC_BIO_LAUNCHER$" #========================== # Starbase Modules #========================== sm_aura_emitter: "Aura Emitter" sm_aura_emitter_desc: "The $sm_aura_emitter$ establishes a fixed conduit for projected psionic energy, allowing a starbase to emanate a $PSIONIC_AURA$.\n" sm_ring_aura_emitter: "$sm_aura_emitter$" sm_ring_aura_emitter_desc: "$sm_aura_emitter_desc$" #========================== # Shroud Seals Kilostructure #========================== SHROUD_SEAL: "Shroud Seal" SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL: "Shroud Seals" SHROUD_SEAL_IN_SYSTEM: "This system contains a $SHROUD_SEAL$, weakening nearby §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!. It can only be dismantled by the system owner." shroud_seal: "$SHROUD_SEAL$" shroud_seal_DESC: "This sophisticated machine emits low-frequency waves capable of counteracting psionic energy, thereby dissipating and eventually nullifying $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$." shroud_seal_MEGASTRUCTURE_DETAILS: "The §Y$SHROUD_SEAL$§! attenuates nearby §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! and reduces the effectiveness of §YPsionic Ship Components§!." shroud_seal_modifier: "$SHROUD_SEAL$" requires_no_existing_shroud_seal: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Cannot build due to existing $SHROUD_SEAL$ in the system." shroud_seal_dismantle_conditions_tt: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Hostiles in this system prevent us from safely dismantling the $SHROUD_SEAL$." mod_shroud_storm_repelling: "Shroud Storm Repulsion" #========================== # Armies #========================== abomination_army: "Abominations" abomination_army_desc: "Enslaved soldiers who have undergone drastic experimental treatments to increase their aggression and martial capabilities, transforming them into living weapons. They are as subservient to their masters as they are fierce in battle." seq_abomination_army: "$ORD$ $abomination_army$ Army" mindwarden_army: "Assault Wardens" mindwarden_army_desc: "These specialized units have received extensive training in anti-psionic techniques and technologies, making them powerful opponents against mind-invading targets." NAME_Mindwarden_Army: "$mindwarden_army$" #========================== # Branch-Office Buildings #========================== # Carceral Test Facility building_carceral_test_facility: "Experimentation Offices" building_carceral_test_facility_desc: "A colonial office that promotes franchising opportunities to prospective stakeholders, empowering them to establish their own experimental testing programs. Bring down crime and scale up defense!" building_psionic_offices: "Psionic Offices" building_psionic_offices_desc: "The complexities of foreign minds can be navigated more effectively while in their physical presence, allowing the most lucrative of trade deals to be established for both sides." building_psionic_offices_tt: "\nSystem Effects:\n$t$- Emits a §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! for the $TRIGGER_BRANCH_OFFICE_OWNER$ with $@psionic_offices_intensity|0+$ Monthly Intensity\n$t$- §RAny means of $PSIONIC_AURA$ emission from the colony's owner takes priority over this building.§!" job_shroud_trader: "Empathic Marketer" job_shroud_trader_plural: "Empathic Marketers" job_shroud_trader_plural_with_icon: "£job_telepath£ $job_shroud_trader_plural$" job_shroud_trader_desc: "These experts attune to the emotional zeitgeist in the local markets, striking deals and hosting seminars on current trends in thought leadership." mod_job_shroud_trader_add: "$job_shroud_trader$ Jobs" mod_pop_shroud_trader_bonus_workforce_mult: "$BONUS_WORKFORCE_FOR$ [shroud_trader.GetNamePlural]" #========================== # Buildings #========================== # Experimentation Chambers building_experimentation_chambers_1: "Experimentation Chambers" building_experimentation_chambers_1_desc: "A top-secret facility for experimenting on incorrigible lawbreakers, mostly comprising prison cells and research laboratories." building_experimentation_chambers_2: "Experimentation Complex" building_experimentation_chambers_2_desc: "A campus of top-secret technology and internment facilities, where lawbreaking [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] are used as subjects in experiments led by the empire's top [Owner.GetResearchers]." building_experimentation_chambers_3: "Experimentation Nexus" building_experimentation_chambers_3_desc: "A network of maximum-security technology and internment centers. Teams of elite [Owner.GetResearchers] conduct pioneering experiments on [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] drawn from the empire's underworld." # Lifecrypt # Lifecrypt (Normal) building_lifecrypt_1: "Leeching Tower" building_lifecrypt_1_desc: "These monumental devices are capable of draining excess energies from dedicated populations in close proximity. Assigned individuals wear specialized equipment which funnel their life force into a central conduit where it can then be redistributed to those of higher status." building_lifecrypt_2: "Soul Siphon" building_lifecrypt_2_desc: "While their name may imply otherwise, Soul Siphons are based in practical science. Calibrated specifically to harvest energies from individuals via physical tether, they are capable of sapping immense amounts of metabolism from organisms without endangering their lives." building_lifecrypt_3: "Essence Conduit" building_lifecrypt_3_desc: "The boundaries of Essence Conduits must be clearly marked, for wandering within its area of influence can be fatal to those without the proper equipment. Assigned individuals are trained to regulate their metabolisms so as not to donate too much of their energy at once." # Lifecrypt (Machine) building_lifecrypt_machine_1: "Siphon Battery" building_lifecrypt_machine_1_desc: "These monumental devices are capable of draining excess processing energy from dedicated drones in close proximity. Assigned workers wear specialized equipment which funnel their batteries into a central conduit where it can then be redistributed to those of higher purpose." building_lifecrypt_machine_2: "Battery Complex" building_lifecrypt_machine_2_desc: "Calibrated specifically to harvest energies from drones via physical tether, these devices are capable of sapping immense amounts of excess processing without inflicting critical faults." building_lifecrypt_machine_3: "Battery Nexus" building_lifecrypt_machine_3_desc: "The boundaries of the Battery Nexus must be clearly marked, as entering within its area of influence can be fatal to units without the proper insulative equipment." # Lifecrypt (Hive Mind) building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_1: "Leeching Tower" building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_1_desc: "These monumental devices are capable of draining excess energies from dedicated drones in close proximity. Assigned workers wear specialized equipment which funnel their life force into a central conduit where it can then be redistributed to those of higher caste." building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_2: "Soul Siphon" building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_2_desc: "While their name may imply otherwise, Soul Siphons are based in practical science. Calibrated specifically to harvest energies from drones via physical tether, they are capable of sapping immense amounts of metabolism from organisms without endangering their lives." building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_3: "Essence Conduit" building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_3_desc: "The boundaries of Essence Conduits must be clearly marked, as entering within its area of influence can be fatal to drones without the proper equipment. Assigned workers are trained to regulate their metabolisms so as not to donate too much of their energy at once." # Lifecrypt (Corporate) building_lifecrypt_corporate_1: "Synergy Headquarters" building_lifecrypt_corporate_1_desc: "These monumental devices are capable of draining excess energies from dedicated interns in close proximity. Assigned individuals wear specialized equipment which funnel their life force into a central conduit where it can then be redistributed to those in senior positions." building_lifecrypt_corporate_2: "Synergy Administration" building_lifecrypt_corporate_2_desc: "Calibrated specifically to harvest energies from individuals via physical tether, the Synergy Administration buildings are capable of sapping immense amounts of metabolism from interns without endangering their lives to any appreciable degree." building_lifecrypt_corporate_3: "Synergy Nexus" building_lifecrypt_corporate_3_desc: "The boundaries of the Synergy Nexus must be clearly marked, for wandering within its area of influence can be fatal to interns without the proper equipment. Assigned individuals are trained in advanced synergy techniques to ensure their ultimate survival throughout this process." # Psionic Suppressor building_psionic_suppressor: "Psionic Suppressor" building_psionic_suppressor_desc: "This complex supports an array of long-range psionic attenuators, which dissipate $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ throughout the star system and prevent their further spread." building_psionic_suppressor_tt: "§Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! §HIntensity§! daily reduction in this system: $@building_psionic_suppressor_decrease|0$" # Materiality Engine building_materiality_engine: "Materiality Engine" building_materiality_engine_plural: "Materiality Engines" building_materiality_engine_desc: "The psionic energy of the Shroud adjoins every point in the physical galaxy. The $building_materiality_engine$ exploits this interface, making it possible to reach across dimensions and materialize valuable components and resources." building_materiality_engine_tt: "Initiates a §YSpecial Project§! to derive psionic ['concept_component'] technology from the §HShroud§!. When this project is complete, it increases the output of this building and the amount of §H$building_materiality_engine_plural$§! that can be built." biology_unit_is_observator_tt: "$t$£job_calculator_biologist£ $job_calculator_biologist_plural$ are converted into $job_observator_drone_plural_with_icon$" physics_unit_is_extradimensional_research_unit_tt: "$t$£job_calculator_physicist£ $job_calculator_physicist_plural$ are converted into £job_extradimensional_research_unit£ $job_extradimensional_research_unit_plural$" #========================== # Callings #========================== calling_warmonger: "Calling of Fire" calling_warmonger_desc: "A spark with which to flame." calling_warmonger_tier1_trigger_desc: "Be an attacker in a War." calling_warmonger_tier2_trigger_desc: "$calling_warmonger_tier1_trigger_desc$" calling_warmonger_tier3_trigger_desc: "$calling_warmonger_tier1_trigger_desc$" calling_build_armies: "Calling of Might" calling_build_armies_desc: "Appendages with which to grasp." calling_pass_resolution_galcom: "Calling of Unity" calling_pass_resolution_galcom_desc: "Vows with which to trust." calling_establish_commercial_pact: "Calling of Trade" calling_establish_commercial_pact_desc: "Value with which to barter." calling_establish_research_agreement: "Calling of Secrets" calling_establish_research_agreement_desc: "Knowledge in which to share." calling_establish_migration_treaty: "Calling of Displacement" calling_establish_migration_treaty_desc: "Homes in which to shelter." calling_establish_defensive_pact: "Calling of Alliance" calling_establish_defensive_pact_desc: "Numbers with which to strengthen." calling_construct_district: "Calling of Opportunity" calling_construct_district_desc: "A seed with which to grow." calling_clear_blocker: "Calling of Potential" calling_clear_blocker_desc: "Space in which to breathe." calling_establish_colony: "Calling of Flight" calling_establish_colony_desc: "Wings with which to fly." calling_terraform_planet: "Calling of Creation" calling_terraform_planet_desc: "Flowers with which to bloom." calling_finish_megastructure: "Calling of Spires" calling_finish_megastructure_desc: "Stars with which to shine." calling_launch_agenda: "Calling of Ambition" calling_launch_agenda_desc: "Light by which to guide." calling_complete_arc_site: "Calling of Antiquity" calling_complete_arc_site_desc: "Time with which to remember." calling_complete_arc_rift: "$calling_complete_arc_site$" calling_complete_arc_rift_desc: "$calling_complete_arc_site_desc$" calling_research_special_project: "Calling of Knowledge" calling_research_special_project_desc: "Focus with which to achieve." calling_build_research_lab: "Calling of Intuition" calling_build_research_lab_desc: "Libraries in which to read." calling_claim_systems: "Calling of Possession" calling_claim_systems_desc: "Fields in which to sow." calling_conquer_planet: "Calling of Invasion" calling_conquer_planet_desc: "Flames with which to burn." calling_build_ships: "Calling of Arms" calling_build_ships_desc: "Sails with which to soar." calling_upgrade_buildings: "Calling of Heights" calling_upgrade_buildings_desc: "Bricks with which to stack." calling_planetary_ascension: "Calling of Ascension" calling_planetary_ascension_desc: "Ladders with which to climb." calling_construct_buildings: "Calling of Sculpture" calling_construct_buildings_desc: "Earth with which to shape." calling_grow_pops: "Calling of Growth" calling_grow_pops_desc: "Vessels with which to birth." calling_construct_outposts: "Calling of Watching" calling_construct_outposts_desc: "Eyes with which to watch." calling_apply_pops_template: "Calling of Change" calling_apply_pops_template_desc: "Change with which to learn." calling_clone_space_fauna_naval_capacity: "Calling of Life" calling_clone_space_fauna_naval_capacity_desc: "Beasts with which to roar." #========================== # Civics #========================== # Entropy Drinkers civic_tooltip_not_entropy_drinkers: "Does NOT have a ['concept_entropy_drinkers_civics'] Civic" civic_entropy_drinkers: "Entropy Drinkers" civic_entropy_drinkers_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nThis society drains valuable metabolism from idle population via parasitic psychic connections. Once properly collected, these energies can be redistributed to the more important classes." civic_entropy_drinkers_effects: "- Enables the following §H$EDICTS$§!:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:energy_drain',$edict_energy_drain$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:sanguine_council',$edict_sanguine_council$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:psychic_feast',$edict_psychic_feast$]\n- Can construct: £building£['building:building_lifecrypt_1'].\n- Leaders start with the ['concept_leader_trait_psionic'] trait." civic_entropy_drinkers_psionic_modifier: "- $energy_with_icon$ per $pop_group_unit$ £pop£ Psionic Pops: §G+0.5§!" civic_entropy_drinkers_machine: "Energy Extractors" civic_entropy_drinkers_machine_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nThe proper allocation of energy is essential to ensuring ultimate efficiency of the greater machine. All units are designed with this purpose in mind, allowing the periodic overclocking of critical nodes as necessary." civic_entropy_drinkers_machine_effects: "- Enables the following §H$EDICTS$§!:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:energy_drain',$edict_energy_drain$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:sanguine_council_machine',$edict_sanguine_council_machine$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:psychic_feast',$edict_psychic_feast$]\n- Can construct: £building£['building:building_lifecrypt_machine_1'].\n- Leaders start with the ['concept_leader_trait_psionic'] trait." civic_entropy_drinkers_hive_mind: "Parasitic Caste" civic_entropy_drinkers_hive_mind_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nThis collective repurposes valuable metabolism from lesser drones via parasitic psychic connections. Once properly collected, these energies can be redistributed to the more important castes." civic_entropy_drinkers_hive_mind_effects: "- Enables the following §H$EDICTS$§!:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:energy_drain',$edict_energy_drain$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:sanguine_council',$edict_sanguine_council$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:psychic_feast',$edict_psychic_feast$]\n- Can construct: £building£['building:building_lifecrypt_hive_mind_1'].\n- Leaders start with the ['concept_leader_trait_psionic'] trait." civic_entropy_drinkers_corporate: "Corporate Vampires" civic_entropy_drinkers_corporate_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nThis $gov_megacorporation$ drains valuable metabolism from idle population via parasitic psychic connections. Once properly collected, these energies can be redistributed to senior management." civic_entropy_drinkers_corporate_effects: "- Enables the following §H$EDICTS$§!:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:energy_drain',$edict_energy_drain$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:sanguine_council',$edict_sanguine_council$]$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- ['edict:psychic_feast',$edict_psychic_feast$]\n- Can construct: £building£['building:building_lifecrypt_corporate_1'].\n-Leaders start with the ['concept_leader_trait_psionic'] trait.\n- The £building£ §Y$building_executive_retreat$§! $megacorp_civic_branch_office_building_effect$" has_not_begun_non_psionic_ascension: "Does NOT have a non-§YPsionic Ascension§! Path" has_not_begun_non_psionic_ascension_success: "$TRIGGER_PASS$$has_not_begun_non_psionic_ascension$" has_not_begun_non_psionic_ascension_fail: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$$has_not_begun_non_psionic_ascension$" # Superstitious Beliefs civic_tooltip_not_superstitious_beliefs: "Does NOT have a ['concept_superstitious_beliefs_civics'] Civic" civic_superstitious_beliefs_desc_common: "Proper ceremonies must be performed before every major decision to harmonize with the unseen forces that shape their destiny." civic_superstitious_beliefs_common_effects: "Enables ['edict:galactic_dowsing',$edict_galactic_dowsing$]\nEvery 13 years, the ['concept_sb_cycle'] changes.\nFortune Events will periodically benefit or impair your empire." civic_superstitious_beliefs: "Superstitious Beliefs" civic_superstitious_beliefs_desc: "This society claims to have discovered a ritualistic mechanism to predict the future, leveraging esoteric pattern recognition and cyclical anomaly analysis. $civic_superstitious_beliefs_desc_common$" civic_superstitious_beliefs_effects: "Replaces:\n$t$- £job_priest£ $job_priest_plural$ with £job_superstitious_beliefs_priest£ $job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_plural$\n$t$- £job_high_priest£ $job_high_priest_plural$ with £job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest£ $job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_plural$\n$civic_superstitious_beliefs_common_effects$" civic_machine_superstitious_beliefs: "Pattern Finders" civic_machine_superstitious_beliefs_desc: "This machine empire claims to be able to solve for the unknown, leveraging esoteric pattern recognition and cyclical anomaly analysis. Celestial alignments are analyzed before every major decision to ensure the best possible predicted result." civic_machine_superstitious_beliefs_effects: "$civic_superstitious_beliefs_common_effects$" civic_hive_superstitious_beliefs: "Zodiac Nexus" civic_hive_superstitious_beliefs_desc: "This collective claims to have discovered a ritualistic mechanism to predict the future, leveraging esoteric pattern recognition and cyclical anomaly analysis. $civic_superstitious_beliefs_desc_common$" civic_hive_superstitious_beliefs_effects: "$civic_superstitious_beliefs_common_effects$" civic_corporate_superstitious_beliefs: "Fortune Enterprise" civic_corporate_superstitious_beliefs_desc: "This corporation claims to have discovered a ritualistic mechanism to predict the future, leveraging esoteric pattern recognition and cyclical anomaly analysis. To maximize outcomes, future gains and losses are weighed alongside the KPIs of ideal celestial alignments." civic_corporate_superstitious_beliefs_effects: "Replaces:\n$t$- £job_priest£ $job_priest_plural$ with £job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate£ $job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_plural$\n$t$- £job_high_priest£ $job_high_priest_plural$ with £job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate£ $job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_plural$\n$civic_superstitious_beliefs_common_effects$" # Twisted Experimenters civic_twisted_experimenters: "Experimental Sentencing" civic_twisted_experimenters_desc: "Judicial processing and thirst for knowledge share a single solution in this society. Working in utmost secrecy, researchers conduct harsh experiments on test subjects drawn from the criminal underworld. The occasional fatality is the cost of progress." civic_twisted_experimenters_effects: "Starts with ['concept_experimental_testing'] situation, which grants technology insight upon completion.\nCan construct and starts with: £building£['building:building_experimentation_chambers_1'].\nAll non-Machine slaves get access to the ['concept_slave_orderly'] Slave Job.\nAccess to ['concept_slave_army']: §Y$abomination_army$§!" civic_twisted_experimenters_hive_mind: "Corrective Consciousness" civic_twisted_experimenters_hive_mind_desc: "Deviants from this collective are used as test subjects in pioneering scientific research with no restrictions on methods used. This allows problematic drones to retain some value as expendable assets." civic_twisted_experimenters_hive_mind_effects: "Starts with ['concept_experimental_testing_hive_mind'] situation, which grants technology insight upon completion.\nCan construct and starts with: £building£['building:building_experimentation_chambers_1']." civic_twisted_experimenters_corporate: "Judicial R&D" civic_twisted_experimenters_corporate_desc: "This $gov_megacorporation$ has actioned an exciting initiative to reduce judicial inefficiencies while maximizing scientific innovation. Problematic citizens are reassigned to experimental research projects, undergoing rigorous testing to achieve technological breakthroughs. Fatality metrics are maintained within projected expectations." civic_twisted_experimenters_corporate_effects: "Starts with ['concept_experimental_testing_corporate'] situation, which grants technology insight upon completion.\nCan construct and starts with: £building£['building:building_experimentation_chambers_1'].\nCan construct £building£['concept_building_carceral_test_facility'] $BRANCH_OFFICE_BUILDING$.\nAll non-Machine slaves get access to the ['concept_slave_orderly'] Slave Job.\nAccess to ['concept_slave_army']: §Y$abomination_army$§!" experimenters_we_will_learn_1: "We will learn much from this." experimenters_we_will_learn_2: "A new avenue of experimentation." experimenters_we_will_learn_3: "New test parameters, how thrilling." experimenters_tragic_lesson_1: "We will learn much from this tragedy." experimenters_tragic_lesson_2: "A tragedy... but an opportunity for new experiments." experimenters_tragic_lesson_3: "A tragic lesson, but the data will be useful." experimenters_ermerging_crime_1: "Such an environment will provide our [GetExperimentalEngineerPlural] with ample opportunity for new experimentation." experimenters_ermerging_crime_2: "At the very least, such criminality grants us ample opportunity to explore exciting new avenues in scientific research." experimenters_ermerging_crime_3: "These emergent conditions will provide us with a slew of new experimentation opportunities." experimenters_ermerging_crime_4: "Environments like this are a rich source of test subjects for our [GetExperimentalEngineerPlural]." # Secret Societies civic_tooltip_not_secret_societies: "Does NOT have a ['concept_secret_societies_civics'] Civic" civic_secret_societies: "Secret Societies" civic_secret_societies_desc: "A cabal of elite and secretive figures weave complicated political threads behind the scenes of this society, entwining internal affairs with those of other worlds." civic_secret_societies_effects: "Clandestine ['concept_ss_factions'] will emerge after contacting other empires.\nStarts with the ability to conduct ['concept_proxy_wars'].\n$job_bureaucrat_plural_with_icon$ will produce $i_unity$ per active and successful §YProxy War§!.\nStarts in ['concept_first_contact'] with two neighboring empires.\n$INFILTRATION_LEVEL$ gained on empires after §Y$first_contact$§!: §G+$@secret_society_infiltration_gain|0$§!" civic_secret_societies_corporate: "Influential Cartel" civic_secret_societies_corporate_desc: "This $gov_megacorporation$'s most powerful offices conduct extraplanetary operations on a strictly need-to-know basis. If you need to ask, you don't need to know." civic_secret_societies_corporate_effects: "Clandestine ['concept_ss_factions'] will emerge after contacting other empires.\nStarts with the ability to conduct ['concept_proxy_wars'].\n$job_bureaucrat_plural_with_icon$ will produce $i_unity$ per active and successful §YProxy War§!.\nStarts in ['concept_first_contact'] with two neighboring empires.\n$INFILTRATION_LEVEL$ gained on empires after §Y$first_contact$§!: §G+$@secret_society_infiltration_gain|0$§!\nThe £building£ §Y$building_corporate_embassy$§! $megacorp_civic_branch_office_building_effect$" shroud.5012.title: "Secret Societies Emerge" shroud.5012.desc: "Our suspicions have been justified. The [first_neighbor.GetAdjective] and [second_neighbor.GetAdjective] civilizations have confirmed they have been contacted through unofficial channels before more formal communications began.\n\nThese §HFactions§! now emerge from our own shadows and acknowledge their existence. Known as §H$pft_the_curtain$§!, §H$pft_the_masquerade$§! and §H$pft_the_grand_dance$§!, these once-secret organizations are now openly requesting formal dialogue with us.\n\nWhat they want, and how they know what they know, may never truly be understood by us. It may be in our best interest to operate within their demands." shroud.5012.a: "So the dance begins..." shroud.5012.tt: "§YSecret Society Factions§! will soon emerge:\n$t$§H$pft_the_curtain$§!\n$t$§H$pft_the_masquerade$§!\n$t$§H$pft_the_grand_dance$§!" shroud.5013.title: "Strange Contacts" shroud.5013.desc: "There are those among us who operate behind the curtains of diplomacy. Now we suspect their reach is not limited to our homeworld.\n\nDespite only recently venturing into the stars, we have entered communications with other life forms with remarkable ease. This seems like more than coincidence. We suspect that these interstellar relationships originate behind the closed doors of several secret §HFactions§! that have deeply embedded themselves within our society.\n\nPerhaps once we know more about these beings, those within our shadows will reveal themselves." shroud.5013.a: "Are they with us, or against us?" # Chosen civic_ap_blockade_tt: "§RWARNING: Blocks all Ascension Paths except for ['concept_psionic_ascension'].§!" civic_chosen: "Chosen" civic_chosen_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nInfluenced by the Shroud in their early history, this society is bound to a pact of patronage with a powerful entity." civic_chosen_effects: "- Starts the game in contact with a §IShroud Patron§!.\n- $ADDITIONAL_TECHNOLOGIES_STRING$ £society£ ['technology:tech_psionic_aura']" civic_chosen_effects_additional: "- Gain $i_unity$ scaling with ['concept_attunement'] to the Shroud" civic_hive_chosen: "Chosen Many" civic_hive_chosen_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nInfluenced by the Shroud in its early history, this collective is bound to a pact of patronage with a powerful entity." civic_machine_chosen: "Apostle Network" civic_machine_chosen_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nInfluenced by the Shroud in their early development, these machines are hard-coded with a pact of patronage to a powerful entity." civic_corporate_chosen: "Chosen Executives" civic_corporate_chosen_desc: "$civic_ap_blockade_tt$\n\nSince their founding, this corporation has owed its success to a mysterious Shroud entity, and has been operating under a pact of patronage ever since." civic_corporate_chosen_effects: "$civic_chosen_effects$\n- The £building£ §Y$building_psionic_offices$§! $megacorp_civic_branch_office_building_effect$" civic_tooltip_not_chosen: "Does NOT have a ['concept_chosen_civics'] Civic" concept_chosen_civics: "Chosen" concept_chosen_civics_desc: "$concept_chosen_civics$ Civics consist of\n- ['civic:civic_chosen']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_hive_chosen']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_machine_chosen']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_corporate_chosen']" shroud.5105.title: "The Chosen" shroud.5105.desc: "We have always known it... an ethereal connection with an entity we can neither define nor understand.\n\n[This.GetTheChosenP2]\n\nFor as long as we have historical records, this mysterious thing has been there. That it has chosen us is clear... But, for what remains unknown.\n\nBy what name should we call this [This.GetSensation]?" shroud.5105.desc_p2: "We feel its presence in our deepest thoughts. It lingers, always somehow out of reach. It is both a certainty and an impossibility in our minds." shroud.5105.desc_p2_machine: "We detect its presence in our most complex calculations. It lingers, always somehow out of reach. It is both a certainty and an impossibility in our circuits." shroud.5105.a: "$the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$" shroud.5105.b: "$the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$" shroud.5105.c: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$" shroud.5105.d: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$" shroud.5110.title: "The [GetChosenPatron] Beckons" shroud.5110.desc_common: "Throughout our history, the ineffable entity we know as the §H[GetChosenPatron]§! has been with us. Now, as the vast expanse of the galaxy awaits, we [GetFeelLoc] its presence in our [GetMindPhysicalLoc] like never before.\n\nIt lingers, drawing us closer. With the proximity, we notice - for the first time - the true contours of this deep and mysterious void within our own [GetMindLogicLoc]. The [GetChosenPatron] beckons us in" shroud.5110.desc_common_2: "Finally, we understand how to visit this ethereal domain of our own volition." shroud.5110.desc_organic: "$shroud.5110.desc_common$, tempting us with experiences beyond our comprehension.\n\n$shroud.5110.desc_common_2$" shroud.5110.desc_robot: "$shroud.5110.desc_common$, streamlining our parameters in line with some as yet unknown principles.\n\n$shroud.5110.desc_common_2$" shroud.5110.a: "Our horizons expand inward." shroud.5110.a.tt: "Gain §YAttunement§! with this entity: $@chosen_patron_attunement_gift|0G$\nThe §YShroud§! panel is accessible via the §YContacts§! menu." shroud.5115.title: "[GetChosenPatron]" shroud.5115.desc.intro: "The Shroud. It flows high beneath our known reality, a shadow cast by darkness.\n\nThough we have long ventured into this psionic realm, our earlier forays were only tentative. Now, after years spent wearing down the veil between dimensions with our combined minds, we sense it clearly enough to explore with purpose.\n\nOn the other side, our efforts have not gone unnoticed. The §H[GetChosenPatron]§! awaits us." shroud.5115.desc.outro: "In this maelstrom of countless entities, its clarity is a promise." shroud.5115.desc.composer: "$shroud.5115.desc.intro$\n\n§HUNFURL. ENWRAP. EXPAND.§!\n\n$shroud.5115.desc.outro$" shroud.5115.desc.eater: "$shroud.5115.desc.intro$\n\n§HFEEL TRUE HUNGER.§!\n\n$shroud.5115.desc.outro$" shroud.5115.desc.cradle: "$shroud.5115.desc.intro$\n\n§HGATHER AND EMBRACE.§!\n\n$shroud.5115.desc.outro$" shroud.5115.desc.instrument: "$shroud.5115.desc.intro$\n\n§HINDULGE IN DESIRE.§!\n\n$shroud.5115.desc.outro$" shroud.5115.a: "We shall return." the_composer_of_strands_blessing: "Gift of the Composer" the_eater_of_worlds_blessing: "Gift of the Eater" the_cradle_of_souls_blessing: "Gift of the Cradle" the_instrument_of_desire_blessing: "Gift of the Instrument" civic_chosen_unity_bonus_modifier: "Unity of the Chosen" civic_chosen_unity_bonus_modifier_desc: "We, the chosen, are conduits of our patron's psionic grace." WILL_LOSE_CHOSEN_CIVIC: "Our §Y[GetChosenCivicName]§! civic §Pwill be removed§!." # Tankbound civic_tankbound: "Tankbound" civic_tankbound_desc: "This society's members live out their existences suspended in vats of specialized bio-fluids. As such, they are heavily reliant on assistive equipment and incapable of engaging directly in physical work." civic_tankbound_effects_base: "Adds the ['trait:trait_tankbound'] trait.\nRural Districts have their Worker Jobs fully §YAutomated§!.\n['concept_colonist', $job_colonist$] Jobs are $SPECIALISTS$.\n£district£ §YUrban§! Districts have additional §Y$job_production_overseer_with_icon$§! jobs." civic_tankbound_effects: "$civic_tankbound_effects_base$" civic_tankbound_negative_effects: "$t$- Start with 2K fewer £pop£ Pops than normal" civic_tankbound_corporate: "Corporate Thinktank" civic_tankbound_corporate_desc: "This society universally adopted an experimental product in the form of specialized habitation vats. As a result, they are heavily reliant on assistive equipment and incapable of engaging directly in physical work." civic_tankbound_corporate_effects: "$civic_tankbound_effects_base$\nThe £building£ §Y$building_virtual_entertainment_studios$§! $megacorp_civic_branch_office_building_effect$" tankbound_efficiency_malus: "$civic_tankbound$" tankbound_corporate_efficiency_malus: "$civic_tankbound_corporate$" tech_assembly_pattern_tankbound: "$tech_assembly_pattern$" tech_assembly_pattern_tankbound_effect: "$MOD_BONUS_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE_MULT$: $@civic_tankbound_efficiency_mult_halved|0=+%$" tech_construction_templates_tankbound: "$tech_construction_templates$" tech_construction_templates_tankbound_effect: "$tech_construction_templates_effect$\n$tech_assembly_pattern_tankbound_effect$" tankbound_species_class_requirement: "Has a Species Class containing a ['trait:trait_tankbound'] portrait:\n$t$$BULLET_POINT$§Y$AQUATIC$§!\n$t$$BULLET_POINT$§Y$INF$§!\n$t$$BULLET_POINT$§Y$NECROID$§!\n$t$$BULLET_POINT$§Y$TOX$§!" automated_generator: "Automated Generators" automated_farming: "Automated Farms" automated_mining: "Automated Mines" mod_planet_districts_energy_upkeep_add: "$mod_planet_districts_energy_upkeep_mult$" mod_planet_districts_farming_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_farms$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_mining_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_mines$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_generator_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_generators$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_rw_generator_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_rw_generator$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_rw_farming_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_rw_farming$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_hab_energy_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_hab_energy$ Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_districts_hab_mining_energy_upkeep_add: "$planet_districts_hab_mining$ Energy Upkeep" MOD_BONUS_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE_MULT: "Automated Workforce Efficiency" MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE: "Automated Workforce" mod_job_technician_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_technician_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_miner_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_miner_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_farmer_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_farmer_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_agri_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_agri_drone_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_artisan_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_artisan_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_artisan_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_artisan_drone_swap_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_biologist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_biologist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_bureaucrat_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_bureaucrat_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_calculator_biologist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_calculator_biologist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_calculator_engineer_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_calculator_engineer_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_calculator_physicist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_calculator_physicist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_coordinator_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_coordinator_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_engineer_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_engineer_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_entertainer_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_entertainer_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fabricator_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fabricator_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_acolyte_farm_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_acolyte_farm_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_acolyte_generator_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_acolyte_generator_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_acolyte_mine_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_acolyte_mine_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_archivist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_archivist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_augur_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_augur_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_fe_protector_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_fe_protector_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_foundry_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_foundry_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_healthcare_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_healthcare_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_logistics_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_logistics_drone_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_mining_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_mining_drone_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_physicist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_physicist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_replicator_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_replicator_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_roboticist_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_roboticist_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_soldier_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_soldier_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_spawning_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_spawning_drone_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_technician_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_technician_drone_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_trader_automated_workforce_mult: "$job_trader_plural_with_icon$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" mod_job_warrior_drone_automated_workforce_mult: "£job_warrior_drone£ $job_warrior_drone_plural$ $MOD_PLANET_AUTOMATED_WORKFORCE$" civic_tooltip_not_tankbound: "Does NOT have a ['concept_tankbound_civics'] Civic" concept_tankbound_civics: "$civic_tankbound$" concept_tankbound_civics_desc: "$concept_tankbound_civics$ Civics consist of \n- ['civic:civic_tankbound']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_tankbound_corporate']" #========================== # Concepts #========================== concept_building_carceral_test_facility: "$building_carceral_test_facility$" concept_building_carceral_test_facility_desc: "$job_enforcer$ Jobs: §G+1§!\n\n$job_enforcer_effect_desc$\n$h_line$§L$building_carceral_test_facility_desc$§!" concept_superstitious_beliefs_civics: "Superstitious Beliefs" concept_superstitious_beliefs_civics_desc: "$concept_superstitious_beliefs_civics$ Civics consist of \n- ['civic:civic_superstitious_beliefs']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_corporate_superstitious_beliefs']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_hive_superstitious_beliefs']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_machine_superstitious_beliefs']" concept_superstitious_beliefs_cycles: "Superstitious Beliefs Cycles" concept_sb_cycle: "Cycle" concept_superstitious_beliefs_cycles_desc: "Cycles change randomly every 13 years between:\n- ['concept_sb_fortune']\n- ['concept_sb_omens']\n- ['concept_sb_growth']\n- ['concept_sb_prosperity']\n- ['concept_sb_conflict']\n- ['concept_sb_harmony']\n- ['concept_sb_knowledge']" concept_cycle_of_fortune: "$cycle_of_fortune$" concept_sb_fortune: "$concept_cycle_of_fortune$" concept_cycle_of_fortune_desc: "$cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_omens: "$cycle_of_omens$" concept_sb_omens: "$concept_cycle_of_omens$" concept_cycle_of_omens_desc: "$cycle_of_omens_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_growth: "$cycle_of_growth$" concept_sb_growth: "$concept_cycle_of_growth$" concept_cycle_of_growth_desc: "$cycle_of_growth_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_prosperity: "$cycle_of_prosperity$" concept_sb_prosperity: "$concept_cycle_of_prosperity$" concept_cycle_of_prosperity_desc: "$cycle_of_prosperity_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_conflict: "$cycle_of_conflict$" concept_sb_conflict: "$concept_cycle_of_conflict$" concept_cycle_of_conflict_desc: "$cycle_of_conflict_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_harmony: "$cycle_of_harmony$" concept_sb_harmony: "$concept_cycle_of_harmony$" concept_cycle_of_harmony_desc: "$cycle_of_harmony_concept_effects$" concept_cycle_of_knowledge: "$cycle_of_knowledge$" concept_sb_knowledge: "$concept_cycle_of_knowledge$" concept_cycle_of_knowledge_desc: "$cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects$" concept_proxy_wars: "Proxy Wars" concept_proxy_war: "Proxy War" concept_proxy_wars_desc: "Proxy Wars can be initiated through §HDiplomacy§!. To start a Proxy War, you must have sufficient §HTrust§! or §HInfiltration§!." concept_secret_societies_factions: "Secret Society Factions" concept_ss_factions: "Factions" concept_secret_societies_factions_desc: "Secret Society Factions increase §HDiplomatic Weight§!, §HInfiltration Speed§!, and §HTrust Growth§! instead of $i_unity$." concept_callings: "Callings" concept_calling: "Calling" concept_callings_desc: "§HCallings§! are time-sensitive tasks that, if completed successfully, will increase §HAttunement§! with a §HPatron§! in the Shroud." concept_deeds: "Deeds" concept_deeds_desc: "§HDeeds§! are actions that increase or decrease an empire's §HAttunement§! with a §HPatron§! in the Shroud." concept_slave_army: "Slave Army" concept_slave_army_desc: "Slave Armies require §Y$tech_neural_implants$§! Technology." comet_sighted_fortune: "Comet's Good Omen" comet_sighted_fortune_desc: "A majestic comet inspires our population." comet_sighted_omens: "Comet's Bad Omen" comet_sighted_omens_desc: "The menacing comet has a negative influence on our population." concept_entropy_drinkers_civics: "Entropy Drinkers" concept_entropy_drinkers_civics_desc: "$concept_entropy_drinkers_civics$ Civics consist of \n- ['civic:civic_entropy_drinkers']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_entropy_drinkers_corporate']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_entropy_drinkers_hive_mind']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_entropy_drinkers_machine']" concept_twisted_experimenters_civics: "$civic_twisted_experimenters$s" concept_twisted_experimenters_civics_desc: "$concept_twisted_experimenters_civics$ Civics consist of \n- ['civic:civic_twisted_experimenters']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_twisted_experimenters_corporate']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_twisted_experimenters_hive_mind']" concept_secret_societies_civics: "$civic_secret_societies$" concept_secret_societies_civics_desc: "$concept_secret_societies_civics$ Civics consist of \n- ['civic:civic_secret_societies']$NEW_LINE$- ['civic:civic_secret_societies_corporate']" concept_shroudfall: "$d_shroudfall$" concept_shroudfall_desc: "§Y$BLOCKER_DEPOSIT$§!\n- $MOD_PLANET_MAX_DISTRICTS_ADD$: §R-1§!\n- $mod_planet_jobs_worker_produces_mult$: §R-5%§!\n- $mod_planet_pops_upkeep_mult$: §R+10%§!\n\nTime to Clear: £resource_time£ §Y360§!\n$t$Base: £energy£§Y1500§! £unity£§Y1500§!\n\n§L$d_shroudfall_desc$§!" #========================== # Countries #========================== NAME_Betrayed_Patron_Country: "Betrayed Patron" #========================== # Deeds #========================== deed_claim_system: "Claiming" deed_pick_supremacy_or_enmity_tradition: "Willing" deed_destroy_army: "Slaying" deed_conquer_planet: "Conquering" deed_ruin_enemy_building: "Ruining" deed_hunt_space_fauna: "Hunting" deed_hunt_space_fauna_desc: "$t$Multiplied by the fauna size." deed_destroy_ship: "Battling" deed_destroy_ship_desc: "$t$Multiplied by the ship size." deed_kill_pop: "Reaping" deed_conquer_system: "Seizing" deed_conquer_system_desc: "$t$Multiplied by the station size." deed_declare_war: "Warring" deed_galcom_vote: "Voting" deed_pick_diplomacy_or_politics_tradition: "Embracing" deed_pass_resolution_galcom: "Resolving" deed_form_or_upgrade_federation: "Gathering" deed_pass_law_federation: "Ordering" deed_reach_excellent_relations: "Pleasing" deed_build_defense_platform: "Defending" deed_earn_favor: "Helping" deed_complete_operation: "Infiltrating" deed_ascend_planet: "Ascending" deed_pick_mercantile_or_domination_tradition: "Incorporating" deed_pick_logistics_or_domination_tradition: "$deed_pick_mercantile_or_domination_tradition$" deed_clear_blocker: "Clearing" deed_upgrade_building_capital: "Capitalizing" deed_upgrade_building_non_capital: "Building" deed_uplift_species: "Uplifting" deed_uplift_species_desc: "$t$Multiplied by the number of uplifted £pop£ $POPS$." deed_destroy_pirates: "Safeguarding" deed_destroy_pirates_desc: "$t$Multiplied by ship size." deed_establish_diplomatic_pact: "Compromising" deed_establish_trade_agreement: "Trading" deed_pass_commerce_resolution: "Regulating" deed_pass_industry_resolution: "Exploiting" deed_clone_space_fauna: "Breeding" deed_consecrate_planet: "Consecrating" deed_pick_adaptability_or_expansion_tradition: "Expanding" deed_pick_versatility_or_expansion_tradition: "$deed_pick_adaptability_or_expansion_tradition$" deed_apply_species_template: "Grafting" deed_apply_species_template_desc: "$t$Multiplied by the number of modified £pop£ $POPS$." deed_host_new_species: "Hosting" deed_pass_ecology_resolution: "Fertilizing" deed_pass_divinity_resolution: "Divining" deed_terraform_planet: "Terraforming" deed_colonize_gaia_world: "Marvelling" deed_psionically_assimilate_pop: "Assimilating" deed_upgrade_megastructure: "Towering" deed_scientist_level_up: "Learning" deed_explore_wormhole: "Folding" deed_wormhole_locks_mastery: "Closing" deed_activate_relic: "Activating" deed_arc_site_stage: "Excavating" deed_arc_rift_stage: "Exploring" deed_research_rare_tech: "Researching" deed_pick_tradition: "Adopting" deed_change_policy: "Considering" deed_reform_council: "Reforming" deed_research_repeatable_tech: "Advancing" deed_sector_as_vassal: "Delegating" deed_colonize_tomb_world: "Reclaiming" #========================== # Deposits #========================== d_shroudfall: "Shroudfall" d_shroudfall_desc: "The Shroud has consumed a portion of this land." d_shroudgate: "Shroudgate" d_shroudgate_desc: "Attempting to pierce the Shroud caused a rash of attacks by local wildlife. We have temporarily sealed the area, but can permanently close this portal with proper resources." d_ruined_sanctum_of_the_lost: "Ruined $SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST$" d_ruined_sanctum_of_the_lost_desc: "Once a high temple, this ruined tower is an imposing reminder of the psionic cult that was headquartered therein." #========================== # Effects #========================== effect_random_exhibit: "Random exhibit" REVERT_ACCORDS: "Revert all accords of $PATRON$" SACRIFICE_POP_GROUP_EFFECT: "$AMOUNT|Y$ £pop£ §HPops§! are sacrificed\n" OPEN_SHROUD_TAB_EFFECT: "Open the Shroud Tab" SET_AI_PREFERRED_PATRON_EFFECT_DEBUG: "Set $PATRON$ as $COUNTRY$'s preferred Shroud Patron" # Used only for debug purposes effect_psionic_aura: "- $MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §R-80%§!\n- $MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: §R-100%§!\n- $mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: §R-30%§!\n- $mod_planet_pops_upkeep_mult$: §R+100%§!\n- $MOD_PLANET_BUILDING_TIME_MULT$: §R+100%§!" # Attunement ADD_ATTUNEMENT_PATRON_EFFECT: "Attunement to $PATRON$: $VALUE|Y$" ADD_ATTUNEMENT_EFFECT: "§LThis choice will affect the outcome of our psionic ascension.§!" effect_finish_terraformation: "Finish Terraforming\n" #========================== # Factions #========================== # The Masquerade the_masquerade: "The Masquerade" pft_the_masquerade: "$the_masquerade$" pft_the_masquerade_desc: "The Masquerade sits center stage in the galactic theater. The spotlight shines brightest on their performance while darker works unfold behind the scenes." THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS1: "The First Mask" THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS_DESC1: "Have a seat on the §H$GALACTIC_COUNCIL$§!." THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS2: "The Second Mask" THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS_DESC2: "Become §HCustodian§! of the §H$GALACTIC_COUNCIL$§!." THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS3: "The Final Mask" THE_MASQUERADE_SPECIAL_POWERS_DESC3: "Become §H$galactic_emperor$§!." THE_MASQUERADE_THANKFUL_FRIENDS: "Favors for Favors" THE_MASQUERADE_THANKFUL_FRIENDS_DESC: "Be owed §G$@the_masquerade_thankful_friends_favors|0$§! or more §HFavors§! from another empire." THE_MASQUERADE_CONTROL_OF_THE_LAW: "Laws of the Void" THE_MASQUERADE_CONTROL_OF_THE_LAW_DESC: "Passed a resolution in the §H$GALACTIC_COUNCIL$§! within the last §G$@the_masquerade_control_of_the_law_years|0$§! years." THE_MASQUERADE_POLITICAL_ACTOR: "Political Actor" THE_MASQUERADE_POLITICAL_ACTOR_DESC: "Have an §HOfficial§! assigned to the §H$GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$§!." THE_MASQUERADE_NARRATIVE_CONTROL: "Control the Narrative" THE_MASQUERADE_NARRATIVE_CONTROL_DESC: "Denounced another empire within the last 10 years." THE_MASQUERADE_PRICE_SETTER: "Setter of Prices" THE_MASQUERADE_PRICE_SETTER_DESC: "Be the host of the §H$resolution_category_galactic_market$§!." THE_MASQUERADE_UNITED_PURPOSE: "United in Purpose" THE_MASQUERADE_UNITED_PURPOSE_DESC: "Called upon §HFavors§! to pass or fail a §H$GALACTIC_COUNCIL$§! resolution within the last 10 years." # The Curtain the_curtain: "The Curtain" pft_the_curtain: "$the_curtain$" pft_the_curtain_desc: "The Curtain opens and closes as necessary, allowing the people to see only what needs to be seen." THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM: "Reading the Room" THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM_DESC: "Have $@the_curtain_min_intel|0$ or more §HIntel§! on another empire." THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM2: "Gauging the Atmosphere" THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM2_DESC: "Have $@the_curtain_min_intel|0$ or more §HIntel§! on 2 other empires." THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM3: "Knowing One's Audience" THE_CURTAIN_READING_THE_ROOM3_DESC: "Have $@the_curtain_min_intel|0$ or more §HIntel§! on 3 other empires." THE_CURTAIN_BEHIND_THE_CURTAIN: "Behind the Curtain" THE_CURTAIN_BEHIND_THE_CURTAIN_DESC: "Successfully completed an §HOperation§! within the last 5 years." THE_CURTAIN_EARS_TO_THE_WALL: "Ears to the Wall" THE_CURTAIN_EARS_TO_THE_WALL_DESC: "Have 5 or more systems owned by other empires within sensor range." THE_CURTAIN_SMOKE_AND_MIRRORS: "Smoke and Mirrors" THE_CURTAIN_SMOKE_AND_MIRRORS_DESC: "Own 1 or more systems inside of a §HNebula§!." THE_CURTAIN_KEYS_TO_THE_LOCK: "Keys to the Lock" THE_CURTAIN_KEYS_TO_THE_LOCK_DESC: "Possess $@the_curtain_min_codebreaking|0$ or more §HCodebreaking§!." THE_CURTAIN_IN_THE_SHADOWS: "In the Shadows" THE_CURTAIN_IN_THE_SHADOWS_DESC: "Control a cloaked ship inside of another empire's territory." THE_CURTAIN_ALL_SEEING_EYE: "All Seeing Eye" THE_CURTAIN_ALL_SEEING_EYE_DESC: "Own a §H$spy_orb_4$§!." THE_CURTAIN_IN_PLAIN_SIGHT: "In Plain Sight" THE_CURTAIN_IN_PLAIN_SIGHT_DESC: "Own a §H$sm_deep_space_black_site$§!." # The Grand Dance the_grand_dance: "The Grand Dance" pft_the_grand_dance: "$the_grand_dance$" pft_the_grand_dance_desc: "The Grand Dance exercises a carefully choreographed series of steps and turns designed to weave their way through political environments while remaining untouched." THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE: "Promenade" THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE_DESC: "Have §GPositive§! or better relations with another empire." THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE2: "Careful Footwork" THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE2_DESC: "Have §GPositive§! or better relations with 2 other empires." THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE3: "The Grand Procession" THE_GRAND_DANCE_PROMENADE3_DESC: "Have §GPositive§! or better relations with 3 other empires." THE_GRAND_DANCE_PLAYING_BOTH_SIDES: "Playing Both Sides" THE_GRAND_DANCE_PLAYING_BOTH_SIDES_DESC: "Provoked a ['concept_proxy_war'] within the last 10 years." THE_GRAND_DANCE_ACTIVE_SENSOR: "All Seeing Eye" THE_GRAND_DANCE_ACTIVE_SENSOR_DESC: "Have an §H$TRADE_ITEM_SENSOR_ACTIVE_LINK$§! with another empire." THE_GRAND_DANCE_INNOCENT_PRANK: "An Innocent Prank" THE_GRAND_DANCE_INNOCENT_PRANK_DESC: "Executed the §Y$operation_diplomatic_incident$§! §HOperation§! within the last 5 years." THE_GRAND_DANCE_DARK_WHISPERS: "Whispers in the Dark" THE_GRAND_DANCE_DARK_WHISPERS_DESC: "Have 2 or more §HEnvoys§! harming or improving foreign relations." THE_GRAND_DANCE_SHADOW_PUPPET: "Shadow Puppetry" THE_GRAND_DANCE_SHADOW_PUPPET_DESC: "Have a pledge of §HSecret Fealty§! with another empire." THE_GRAND_DANCE_RIGHT_CHOICE: "The Right Choice" THE_GRAND_DANCE_RIGHT_CHOICE_DESC: "Influenced the election of a ruler within the last 10 years." #========================== # Triggers #========================== HAS_GALACTIC_COMMUNITY_EMISSARY: "$COUNTRY|Y$ has an Emissary in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$" HAS_NO_GALACTIC_COMMUNITY_EMISSARY: "$COUNTRY|Y$ does NOT have an Emissary in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$" HAS_PASSED_RESOLUTION_DURATION: "$COUNTRY|Y$ has passed a resolution in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$ in $DURATION|Y$" HAS_NOT_PASSED_RESOLUTION_DURATION: "$COUNTRY|Y$ has NOT passed a resolution in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$ in $DURATION|Y$" TRIGGER_IS_MARKET_LEADER: "Is the Galactic Market leader" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_MARKET_LEADER: "Is NOT the Galactic Market leader" TRIGGER_USED_FAVORS_ON_RESOLUTION: "Favors used to pass or fail the $RESOLUTION$ resolution are $COMPARE$ $NUM_COMPARE$" TRIGGER_NOT_USED_FAVORS_ON_RESOLUTION: "Favors used to pass or fail the $RESOLUTION$ resolution are NOT $COMPARE$ $NUM_COMPARE$" TRIGGER_HAS_SENSOR_LINK_FROM: "Has an Active Sensor Link from $TARGET|Y$" TRIGGER_DOESNT_HAVE_SENSOR_LINK_FROM: "Doesn't have an Active Sensor Link from $TARGET|Y$" TRIGGER_IS_FROM_PROXY_WAR: "Was started by a Proxy War" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_FROM_PROXY_WAR: "Was NOT started by a Proxy War" TRIGGER_NUM_PROXY_WAR: "Started Proxy Wars ($VAL0|2Y$) must be $COMPARE$ $VAL1|2Y$" TRIGGER_NOT_NUM_PROXY_WAR: "Started Proxy Wars ($VAL0|2Y$) must NOT be $COMPARE$ $VAL1|2Y$" TRIGGER_HAS_PSIONIC_AURA: "System is affected by a $PSIONIC_AURA$" TRIGGER_HAS_NOT_PSIONIC_AURA: "System is NOT affected by a $PSIONIC_AURA$" TRIGGER_HAS_PATRON_RELATION: "Has established a relation with Patron $PATRON$" TRIGGER_HAS_NOT_PATRON_RELATION: "Has NOT established a relation with Patron $PATRON$" TRIGGER_IS_AURA_INTENSITY_LEVEL: "$PSIONIC_AURA$'s Intensity Level is $COMPARATOR$ $NUM|Y$" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_AURA_INTENSITY_LEVEL: "$PSIONIC_AURA$'s Intensity Level is NOT $COMPARATOR$ $NUM|Y$" any_system_with_aura_trigger: "Any System with a §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!" count_system_with_aura_trigger: "Number of System with a §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!$CONDITIONS$ $IS_NOT$ $COMPARATOR$ $NUM|Y$" effect_every_system_with_aura: "Every System with a §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!" TRIGGER_HAS_COVENANT: "Has a Covenant with $PATRON$" TRIGGER_NOT_HAS_COVENANT: "Does not have a Covenant with $PATRON$" TRIGGER_HAS_PATRON_AURA: "Has a $PSIONIC_AURA$ from $PATRON$" TRIGGER_NOT_HAS_PATRON_AURA: "Does not have a $PSIONIC_AURA$ from $PATRON$" TRIGGER_IS_RESEARCHING_ANY_TECHNOLOGY: "Is currently researching any technology" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_RESEARCHING_ANY_TECHNOLOGY: "Is NOT currently researching any technology" TRIGGER_IS_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_REPEATABLE: "$TECH$ is a repeatable technology" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_REPEATABLE: "$TECH$ is NOT a repeatable technology" TRIGGER_IS_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_RARE: "$TECH$ is a rare technology" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_RARE: "$TECH$ is NOT a rare technology" TRIGGER_IS_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_CATEGORY: "$TECH$ is of $CATEGORY$ category" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_LAST_INCREASED_TECHNOLOGY_CATEGORY: "$TECH$ is NOT of $CATEGORY$ category" TRIGGER_IS_IN_DOMAIN: "Is in the domain of $PATRON$" TRIGGER_IS_NOT_IN_DOMAIN: "Is NOT in the domain of $PATRON$" TRIGGER_IS_CARDINAL_PATRON: "$PATRON$ has a domain." TRIGGER_IS_NOT_CARDINAL_PATRON: "$PATRON$ has no domain." TRIGGER_MONTHLY_INTENSITY_INCREASE: "$PSIONIC_AURA$'s monthly Intensity increase is $COMPARATOR$ $NUM|Y$" TRIGGER_NOT_MONTHLY_INTENSITY_INCREASE: "$PSIONIC_AURA$'s monthly Intensity increase is NOT $COMPARATOR$ $NUM|Y$" UPLIFT_IS_ARCHETYPE: "Uplift species is $ARCHETYPE|Y$." UPLIFT_IS_NOT_ARCHETYPE: "Uplift species is not $ARCHETYPE|Y$." REQUIRES_PSIONIC_ASCENSION: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Requires §Y$concept_psionic_ascension$§!." #========================== # Councilors #========================== # Energy Curator councilor_energy_curator: "Energy Curator" councilor_energy_curator_female: "$councilor_energy_curator$" councilor_energy_curator_desc: "The $TITLE$ is responsible for the proper allocation of energy collected from the general population. Careful balance is required in order to prevent inefficiency at the lowest levels of society." # Executive Thrall Manager councilor_executive_thrall_manager: "Executive Thrall Manager" councilor_executive_thrall_manager_female: "$councilor_executive_thrall_manager$" councilor_executive_thrall_manager_desc: "The $TITLE$ is responsible for the proper allocation of metabolism collected from willing interns. These energies can be put to better use in the higher levels of business management." # Conspirator Liaison councilor_secret_societies: "Conspirator Liaison" councilor_secret_societies_female: "$councilor_secret_societies$" councilor_secret_societies_desc: "The $TITLE$ secretly manages various political aspects of the empire, but carries the official title of Deputy Coordinator." # Manipulator Liaison councilor_secret_societies_corporate: "Manipulator Liaison" councilor_secret_societies_corporate_female: "$councilor_secret_societies_corporate$" councilor_secret_societies_corporate_desc: "The $TITLE$ secretly manages various political aspects of the empire, but carries the official title of Assistant Coordinator." # Chief Medium councilor_chief_medium: "Chief Medium" councilor_chief_medium_female: "$councilor_chief_medium$" councilor_chief_medium_desc: "The $TITLE$ is the supreme spiritual authority of the empire, who advocates for the needs of state mystics and promotes the use of divination in all spheres of life." councilor_chief_medium_effect_tooltip: "$t$- $mod_planet_bureaucrats_upkeep_mult$: $@sb_councilors_priest_upkeep_mult|=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: $@sb_councilors_agenda_speed_mult|1=+%$\n$t$- $mod_cycle_negative_effects_bonus_mult$: $@sb_negative_effects_bonus|0=-%$" # Executive Astrologist councilor_executive_astrologist: "Executive Astrologist" councilor_executive_astrologist_female: "$councilor_executive_astrologist$" councilor_executive_astrologist_desc: "The $TITLE$ works to unify spiritual practices throughout the empire, cutting visionary inefficiencies and accelerating fortuitous outcomes as the stars allow." councilor_executive_astrologist_effect_tooltip: "$t$- $mod_planet_bureaucrats_upkeep_mult$: $@sb_councilors_priest_upkeep_mult|=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNCIL_AGENDA_PROGRESS_SPEED$: $@sb_councilors_agenda_speed_mult|1=+%$\n$t$- $mod_cycle_positive_effects_bonus_mult$: $@sb_positive_effects_bonus|0=+%$" # Experimentation Overseer councilor_experimentation_overseer: "Experimentation Overseer" councilor_experimentation_overseer_female: "$councilor_experimentation_overseer$" councilor_experimentation_overseer_desc: "The $TITLE$ ensures that research institutions adhere to regulations, helping prolong the usefulness of live test subjects." # Test Marketer councilor_test_marketer: "Test Marketer" councilor_test_marketer_female: "$councilor_test_marketer$" councilor_test_marketer_desc: "The $TITLE$ ensures that research centers adhere to corporate policies, enhancing the productivity of live test subjects." # Thought Warden (Mindwarden) councilor_mindwarden: "Thought Warden" councilor_mindwarden_female: "$councilor_mindwarden$" councilor_mindwarden_desc: "The $TITLE$ is the highest authority in staunching the blight of psionic hostility and criminal thoughts." councilor_mindwarden_unlock_title: "§HCouncil Position from the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§!" councilor_mindwarden_conditional_tooltip: "Leader is not Psionic" # Shroudspeaker councilor_chosen: "Shroudspeaker" councilor_chosen_female: "$councilor_chosen$" councilor_chosen_desc: "The $TITLE$ guides the work of our Priests by attuning closely to the sensations from within the Shroud." # Grand Preacher councilor_chosen_corporate: "Grand Preacher" councilor_chosen_corporate_female: "$councilor_chosen_corporate$" councilor_chosen_corporate_desc: "The $TITLE$ ensures the evangelical work of our Priests serves the best interests of our economy." # Grand Vessel councilor_grand_vessel: "Grand Vessel" councilor_grand_vessel_female: "$councilor_grand_vessel$" councilor_grand_vessel_desc: "The $TITLE$ is responsible for maximizing the efficiency of our automated facilities, and is given the privilege of occupying one of the largest containment units in our society." # Executive Vessel councilor_executive_vessel: "Executive Vessel" councilor_executive_vessel_female: "$councilor_executive_vessel$" councilor_executive_vessel_desc: "The $TITLE$ is responsible for maximizing the profits of our automated facilities, and is given the privilege of occupying one of the largest executive containment suites in our society." #========================== # Economic categories #========================== planet_test_subjects: "Test Subject Jobs" planet_experiment_engineer: "Experiment Engineer Jobs" planet_production_overseers: "Production Overseer Jobs" shroud_envoys: "Shroud Envoys" #========================== # Edicts #========================== # Energy Drain edict_energy_drain: "Energy Drain" edict_energy_drain_desc: "The population is required to have essence harvesting implants installed and inspected on a regular basis. They must be capable of being activated at a moment's notice." edict_energy_drain_tt: "§YLeaders§! will never die of old age.\n" # Sanguine Council edict_sanguine_council: "Sanguine Council" edict_sanguine_council_desc: "Regular fluid tests are mandated for the whole population, through which vital energy is extracted for the benefit of the empire's governing council." edict_sanguine_council_machine: "Nexus Charge" edict_sanguine_council_machine_desc: "$edict_sanguine_council_desc$" # Galactic Dowsing edict_galactic_dowsing: "Galactic Dowsing" edict_galactic_dowsing_gestalt: "$edict_galactic_dowsing$" edict_galactic_dowsing_desc: "When prospectors add divinatory practices to their conventional geological analyses, they will discover richer veins of resources." edict_galactic_dowsing_gestalt_desc: "$edict_galactic_dowsing_desc$" edict_annihilation_of_matter: "Annihilation of Matter" edict_annihilation_of_matter_desc: "With each scrap of dust thrown to the flame, the heat of oblivion burns ever brighter." edict_annihilation_of_energy: "Annihilation of Energy" edict_annihilation_of_energy_desc: "The dance of entropy has been spinning long before we were aware of its magnificence. We only now raise its tempo." edict_dimensional_collapse: "Dimensional Collapse" edict_dimensional_collapse_desc: "There are dimensions other than the Shroud entwined with our own. Their power, too, will unravel with time." # Psychic Feast edict_psychic_feast: "Convergence of Will" edict_psychic_feast_desc: "With significant mental effort, we can awaken even greater power within our leaders." # Animatus edict_animatus: "Animatus" edict_animatus_desc: "$the_animator_of_clay_color_article_cap$ sparks new life within our fleets; it is as if they have wills of their own." # Will of Temperance edict_will_of_temperance: "Will of Temperance" edict_will_of_temperance_desc: "The will of $the_outsider_color_article$ alerts us to the dangers lurking ahead." # Will of Distraction edict_will_of_distraction: "Will of Distraction" edict_will_of_distraction_desc: "$the_golden_dream_color_article_cap$ reveals to us ascended forms of leisure." # Will of Endless edict_will_of_endless: "Will of Endless" edict_will_of_endless_desc: "$the_endless_tide_color_article_cap$ enhances our perspectives on time itself." # Will of Rebirth edict_will_of_rebirth: "Will of Rebirth" edict_will_of_rebirth_desc: "$the_pale_mountain_color_article_cap$ makes, so that it may unmake." # Will of Order edict_will_of_order: "Will of Order" edict_will_of_order_desc: "$the_vacant_throne_color_article_cap$ knows the order of all things." # Will of Motion edict_will_of_motion: "Will of Motion" edict_will_of_motion_desc: "The velocity of $the_black_river_color_article$ sweeps us along the void." #========================== # Event Chains #========================== mindwarden_enclave_chain_title: "$ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL$" mindwarden_enclave_chain_desc: "To establish a new $ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN$, send a $commander$-led military fleet of sufficient size into an eligible system and select the command in §HFleet View§!." enclaves_built: "$ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL$ established" dividends_received: "Dividends received" shroud_seals_built: "$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$ in the galaxy" chain_aura_suppressors_title: "§H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! Impedance" chain_aura_suppressors_desc: "The §H$end_aura$§! is being challenged by foreign devices capable of psionic attenuation. The will of our patron compels us to dismantle these blasphemous machines." chain_aura_suppressors_seal: "§H$SHROUD_SEAL$§! in §Y[prev.GetName]§!" chain_aura_suppressors_seal_desc: "A $SHROUD_SEAL$ in the [prev.GetName] system challenges the reach of the §H$end_aura$§!.\n\n§RIt must be dismantled.§!" chain_aura_suppressors_suppressor: "§H$building_psionic_suppressor$§! on §Y[prev.GetName]§!" chain_aura_suppressors_suppressor_desc: "The $building_psionic_suppressor$ on [prev.GetName] challenges the reach of the §H$end_aura$§!.\n\n§RWe must destroy it.§!" chain_aura_suppressors_ward: "§H$building_ancient_ward_2$§! on §Y[prev.GetName]§!" chain_aura_suppressors_ward_desc: "A so-called $building_ancient_ward_2$ on [prev.GetName] challenges the reach of the §H$end_aura$§!.\n\n§RWe must destroy it.§!" #========================== # Events #========================== # Good luck events # Good luck event 1 shroud.500.title: "Unconventional Breakthrough" shroud.500.desc: "Promising new research from our leading institutions has reached an unexpected breakthrough. By pure chance, the routine standardization of our instruments proved a theory that was long thought to be a fundamental miscalculation. We can now revisit what was once thought to be fringe science." HOW_FORTUITOUS: "How fortuitous." shroud.500.tt: "Insight gained on a random technology: §G$@good_luck_event_1_insight|0%$§!" # Good luck event 2 shroud.507.title: "Unearthed Mother Lode" shroud.507.desc: "A system of ore-rich natural caverns previously thought to have collapsed entirely, has been fortuitously rediscovered on §H[This.GetName]§!.\n\nAfter a careful hazard assessment, we are confident that these tunnels can support significant mineral exploitation with the expansion of existing mining efforts." # Good luck event 3 shroud.512.title: "[This.GetNewfoundFertilityTitle]" shroud.512.title_default: "Newfound Fertility" shroud.512.title_anglers: "Undiscovered Reef" shroud.512.desc: "A routine land survey has revealed that the soil quality on §H[This.GetName]§! has drastically improved in recent years across large swathes of the planet.\n\nWe believe that many areas once thought incapable of supporting agriculture can now be used to expand our farming efforts." shroud.512.desc_anglers: "A fishing vessel has discovered a concealed reef in the oceans of §H[This.GetName]§!. The region, previously believed to be deserted and infertile, is in fact supporting a thriving ecosystem of harvestable fauna." # Good luck event 4 shroud.517.title: "Geothermal Vents" shroud.517.desc: "Following a tectonic shift, a fissure has opened under a large groundwater reservoir on §H[This.GetName]§!. The heat from the planet's mantle is boiling the trapped water deposit, causing geothermal vents to form on the surface.\n\nThis natural phenomenon provides us with an opportunity to expand the colony's energy infrastructure with new geothermal power plants and heat pumps." # Good luck event 5 shroud.522.title: "Quantum Particle Stream Discovered" shroud.522.desc: "An anomalous loop of subatomic elements has spontaneously appeared in §H[This.GetName]§!. This quantum particle stream displays a variety of rare sub-particulate interactions every second, providing astonishing data on the innate nature of quantum dynamics.\n\nFocused study of this quantum field would allow us to better understand the fundamental building blocks of our universe." # Good luck event 6 shroud.527.title: "Interdimensional Echo Discovered" shroud.527.desc: "Our [From.GetResearchers] have detected a concentration of isochronal signals in the §H[This.GetName]§! system.\n\nInitial analysis indicated that these signals have been transmitted from a dimension beyond our own. Early translations suggest that these messages relate to logical principles and philosophical quandaries. Perhaps this is an attempt at intellectual enrichment from entities beyond our comprehension.\n\nIf we establish a direct feed with these signals we can continue to monitor their revelations." # Good luck event 7 shroud.532.title: "Advanced Wreckage Discovered" shroud.532.desc: "A derelict ship has appeared in §H[This.GetName]§!. [From.GetQuantumParticleStreamDiscoveredExtra]\n\nWe have deduced that the ship remained undetected in this system for millennia, only revealing itself after its solar energy generator malfunctioned. No life signs are onboard, and we have already begun careful disassembly of the vessel to learn as much as we can." shroud.532.extra: "The irreparably damaged vessel was able to generate some form of invisibility field and is generally far more tactically advanced than our own fleets." shroud.532.extra_first_contact: "The irreparably damaged vessel was using unparalleled levels of cloaking technology." shroud.532.a: "A gift from the stars." # Good luck event 8 shroud.537.title: "Geothermic Metallurgy" shroud.537.desc: "Geothermal activity has become extremely volatile deep below the surface of §H[This.GetName]§!. Underground discharges of magma have risen up through the planetary crust into a series of unexcavated ore deposits.\n\nThis geological phenomenon has superheated some of the unexploited minerals, refining veins of metallic ore into solid alloys. As such, mining operations on the planet will now produce fragments of workable metal." # Good luck event 9 shroud.543.title: "Abandoned Cruiser" shroud.543.desc: "A deserted combat vessel has been detected drifting through the §H[From.GetName]§! system. The ship's design does not resemble that of any known empire, bearing no recognizable flag or insignia.\n\nAfter an extensive appraisal and some minor repairs, our [This.GetEngineerPlural] have declared that the ship is now fit for active service." shroud.543.a: "$shroud.532.a$" shroud.543.tt: "Gain a cruiser class ship in the system." # Good luck event 10 shroud.545.title: "[This.GetSenseOfOptimismTitle]" shroud.545.title_default: "A Sense of Optimism" shroud.545.title_gestalt: "Unilateral Cohesion" shroud.545.desc: "An inexplicable air of optimism is washing throughout [This.GetAdjective] worlds. The population is that bit more content, comfortable, and satisfied with their own existence. This collective mood swing is certainly due to optimal celestial alignments, and can only be a good omen for the future of the §H[This.GetName]§!." shroud.545.desc_gestalt: "The §H[This.GetName]§! is functioning in true harmony under a directive of unequivocal focus. This unilateral cohesion is certainly due to optimal celestial alignments and is a sign of great things to come." shroud.545.a: "The stars shine brightly upon us." # Good luck event 11 shroud.553.title: "Favorable Trine" shroud.553.desc: "Three celestial bodies in the §H[From.GetName]§! system have aligned to form a favorable trine; §H[favorable_trine_planet_1.GetName]§!, §H[favorable_trine_planet_2.GetName]§! and §H[favorable_trine_planet_3.GetName]§!.\n\nThis beneficial astrological alignment brings a sense of tranquility and harmony to our colony on §H[This.GetName]§!." shroud.553.a: "A once in a lifetime event." # Good luck event 12 shroud.555.title: "[auspicious_position_planet.GetName] in Auspicious Position" shroud.555.desc: "§H[auspicious_position_planet.GetName]§! is occupying an auspicious position in the skies above §H[root.capital_scope.GetName]§!, residing in the astrological House of Celestial Return.\n\nThis represents the commencement of a new internal cycle for the [root.GetName] and a prime opportunity for growth and improvement." # Good luck event 13 shroud.560.title: "Elemental Harmony" shroud.560.desc: "All quantifiable astrological metrics indicate that the [This.GetName] is in perfect elemental balance.\n\nWith precise ley line management this beneficial equilibrium can be maintained for an extended period, providing an ideal metaphysical environment in which our leaders can flourish." shroud.560.a: "What excellent fortune." # Good luck event 14 shroud.568.title: "Radiant Luminary" shroud.568.desc: "The primary luminary in the §H[From.GetName]§! system is shining with extraordinary luster. After discussing this phenomenon with astrological specialists, we understand that its excess of energy will enhance all manners of power generation on §H[This.GetName]§!." shroud.568.a: "May the stars shine brightly upon us." # Good luck event 15 shroud.570.title: "Councilor Harmony" shroud.570.desc: "Two of our council members, §H[councilor_harmony_leader_1.GetTitle] [councilor_harmony_leader_1.GetName]§! and §H[councilor_harmony_leader_2.GetTitle] [councilor_harmony_leader_2.GetName]§! recently discovered that their astrological signs are perfectly complementary.\n\nTheir subsequent political partnership has since united our government under a banner of mutual respect and efficiency, accelerating various legislative processes." shroud.570.a: "An excellent pairing." # Good luck event 16 shroud.575.title: "More Than it Seems" shroud.575.desc: "During a routine cataloging exercise, an unsecured specimen was dropped on the floor of the §H$grand_archive$§! and was swiftly delivered to a conservator for closer examination.\n\nSurprisingly, a secret compartment was found to have been loosened in the accident. Previously unnoticed, it contained a wide variety of interesting artifacts we can add to our collection." shroud.575.a: "The gifts keep on giving." # Bad luck events # Bad luck event 1 shroud.700.title: "Discordance" shroud.700.desc: "There is an inexplicable sense of looming dread throughout the population on our worlds. The people are feeling more distressed, distracted, and dissatisfied with their own existence. This collective mood swing must be due to suboptimal celestial alignments." shroud.700.desc_gestalt: "There is a feeling of disharmony throughout the §H[This.GetName]§!. This lack of coordination is leading to stagnation throughout our collective, and must be due to suboptimal celestial alignments." HOW_UNFORTUNATE: "How unfortunate." # Bad luck event 2 shroud.707.title: "Naval Collision" shroud.707.desc: "A miscommunication during routine naval maneuvers has caused a high-speed collision between multiple combat ships of the §H[This.GetName]§! in §H[This.System.GetName]§!.\n\n[This.GetNavalCollisionLeader] has confirmed that the [From.GetIndividualNamePlural] responsible for this error have been disciplined appropriately." shroud.707.leader_name: "§H[Leader.GetName]§!" shroud.707.default_name: "Central military command" shroud.707.tt: "Ships destroyed in §H[This.GetName]§!: §R5§!" # Bad luck event 3 shroud.710.title: "Silo Fire" shroud.710.desc_default: "An electrical malfunction in a resource silo on §H[silo_fire_planet_targeted.GetName]§! resulted in a massive fire within the storage facility.\n\n$shroud.710.desc$" shroud.710.desc_starbase: "An electrical malfunction in a resource silo on the starbase of §H[silo_fire_starbase_targeted.Fleet.System.GetName]§! resulted in a massive fire within the storage facility.\n\n$shroud.710.desc$" shroud.710.desc: "The fire suppression measures had temporarily malfunctioned, and a significant proportion of the resources stored within were damaged in the blaze. The silo itself is damaged beyond repair." shroud.710.a: "Curse the stars!" shroud.710.tt_default: "§H$building_resource_silo$§! destroyed on §H[silo_fire_planet_targeted.GetName]§!\n$shroud.710.tt$" shroud.710.tt_starbase: "§H$sm_resource_silo$§! destroyed on §H[silo_fire_starbase_targeted.Fleet.System.GetName]§!\n$shroud.710.tt$" shroud.710.tt: "Resources lost: §R$@silo_fire_resources_lost|1%$§!" # Bad luck event 4 shroud.715.title: "Diplomatic Faux Pas" shroud.715.desc: "One of our representatives in the [This.GetGalCommunityOrGalImperium] has inadvertently behaved in a manner unbecoming of their position. While delivering a speech intended to raise support for our interests, a translator malfunction resulted in delivering vitriolic and hateful insults to the [diplomatic_faux_pas_victim.GetName]. The unfortunate incident has been spread across the galactic media and disparaged our reputation.\n\nWhile these actions do not warrant immediate dismissal, our standing within the [This.GetGalCommunityOrGalImperium] has been weakened as a result of this indiscretion." shroud.715.a: "An unfortunate mistake." shroud.715.tt: "§H[diplomatic_faux_pas_galcom_envoy.GetName]§! gained a new trait: §R$leader_trait_destructive$§!" # Bad luck event 5 shroud.720.title: "Extreme Solar Flare" shroud.720.desc: "An unprecedented solar flare from §H[extreme_solar_flare_system.GetName]§! has functionally destroyed all orbital stations in the system.\n\nThis aberrant flare of concentrated gamma rays is far beyond anything that has been previously measured from this celestial body. Our analysis of the star's coronal layer shows that its predicted lifespan has been reduced by over three million years." shroud.720.desc_storm: "The resulting discharge of energy has triggered a $celestial_storm$ in the system. Emergency measures are currently underway." shroud.720.tt: "Every $observation_station$, $research_station$ and $mining_station$ in §H[extreme_solar_flare_system.GetName]§! has been destroyed." # Bad luck event 6 shroud.725.title: "High Profile Traffic Accident" shroud.725.desc: "Unexpected climatic shifts have disturbed our transit networks on §H[high_profile_traffic_accident_planet.GetName]§!. Alongside widespread delays, the conditions have caused a significant number of traffic accidents, one of which involved [This.GetClass] §H[This.GetName]§!." shroud.725.desc_killed: "$shroud.725.desc$\n\nDespite the swift response of our emergency services, [This.GetHisHer] injuries ultimately proved fatal." shroud.725.desc_killed_machine: "$shroud.725.desc$\n\nUnfortunately, their systems were damaged beyond repair." shroud.725.desc_maimed: "$shroud.725.desc$\n\n[This.GetName] survived the collision, but not unscathed. The damage done is irreversible." shroud.725.a: "How tragic." # Bad luck event 7 shroud.730.title: "Massive Sinkholes" shroud.730.desc: "Enormous sinkholes have appeared on the surface of §H[This.GetName]§!, causing significant infrastructure damage. One of the fissures opened underneath the foundations of one of the planet's buildings, causing it to partially collapse. Fortunately, all affected areas were evacuated successfully.\n\nWe cannot determine the exact cause of the sudden appearance of these geological cavities, but additional maintenance checks have been implemented to monitor surface erosion." shroud.730.a: "Curse the stars..." shroud.730.tt: "A building now lies in ruins." # Bad luck event 7 shroud.735.title: "Spontaneous Uproar" shroud.735.desc: "Dangerous riots have erupted across §H[This.GetName]§!. The population is fueled with fervor in protest of an unsubstantiated conspiracy about the [From.GetAdjective] government's control of celestial alignments. What began as a zealous demonstration soon devolved into violence, with agitators causing mass destruction throughout the colony.\n\nThe violent demonstrators were neutralized by security forces, but the damage to our infrastructure will take time to repair." shroud.735.desc_hive: "A large pod of deviant drones led a revolt in the §H[This.GetName]§! colony, causing widespread destruction. Despite their fervor, planetary forces were able to neutralize the agitators, but the damage to our infrastructure will take time to repair." shroud.735.desc_machine: "A significant minority of the drones on §H[This.GetName]§! were infected by a mysterious virus, causing them to rebel and attempt to destroy the colony. Despite their fervor, planetary forces were able to neutralize the malfunctioning units, but the damage to our infrastructure will take time to repair." shroud.735.a: "We will rebuild." # Bad luck event 9 shroud.740.title: "Sudden Infectious Disease" shroud.740.desc: "A highly transmissible virus has mutated on the surface of §H[This.GetName]§!, infecting a large portion of the population. Quarantine measures have been put in place, such as contact tracing and movement restrictions, in order to hopefully restrict the disease's spread and avoid overwhelming local medical infrastructure." # Bad luck event 10 shroud.745.title: "Calamitous Quartile" shroud.745.desc: "Four celestial bodies in the §H[From.GetName]§! system have aligned to form a calamitous quartile; §H[calamitous_quartile_planet_1.GetName]§!, §H[calamitous_quartile_planet_2.GetName]§!, §H[calamitous_quartile_planet_3.GetName]§! and §H[calamitous_quartile_planet_4.GetName]§!.\n\nThis disastrous astrological phenomenon will sow the seeds of doubt on the §H[This.GetName]§! colony, encouraging [FromFrom.GetDissent] by sowing disharmony among the population." shroud.745.a: "A terrible omen." # Bad luck event 11 shroud.750.title: "[planet_in_retrograde_planet.GetName] in Retrograde" shroud.750.desc: "Inhabitants of §H[planet_in_retrograde_home.GetName]§! have observed that §H[planet_in_retrograde_planet.GetName]§! is now in retrograde. This is a time to reconsider our actions and express regret towards the imperfections of the [This.GetName]. May this burdensome period of reflection bring us closer to our ideals in future." # Bad luck event 12 shroud.755.title: "Elemental Imbalance" shroud.755.desc: "Unfortunately, all quantifiable metrics indicate that the [This.GetName] is in complete elemental discord.\n\nAttempting to realign this delicate equilibrium will be time-consuming and difficult. In its current chaotic state, our leaders will be unable to access a metaphysical meditative environment, impeding their development." shroud.755.a: "Unacceptable. We must correct this." # Bad luck event 13 shroud.760.title: "Luminary Waning" shroud.760.desc: "The primary luminary in the §H[From.GetName]§! system has anomalously dimmed. After discussing this phenomenon with our astrological specialists, this decline in luminosity is predicted to have a negative effect on the energy infrastructure of §H[This.GetName]§!." shroud.760.a: "But how?" # Bad luck event 14 shroud.765.title: "Discordant Council" shroud.765.desc: "Two of our council members, §H[discordant_council_leader_1.GetTitle] [discordant_council_leader_1.GetName]§! and §H[discordant_council_leader_2.GetTitle] [discordant_council_leader_2.GetName]§! recently learned that their astrological signs are diametrically incompatible.\n\nTheir subsequent political rivalry has since created an atmosphere of animosity and tension within our government, causing frequent delays to routine legislative processes." # Bad luck event 15 shroud.770.title: "Careless Talk" shroud.770.desc_default: "One of our regional administrators' personal opinions about another empire were accidentally broadcast to their subject. Following a difficult discussion about hyperlane surveillance, a communications operative forgot to close the transmission channel, allowing the [careless_talk_empire.GetName] to hear the stream of expletives that followed.\n\n$shroud.770.desc_end$" shroud.770.desc_machine: "One of our admin units' unfiltered statements about another empire were accidentally broadcast to their subject. Following a difficult discussion about hyperlane surveillance, a communications unit forgot to close the transmission channel, allowing the [careless_talk_empire.GetName] to hear the stream of expletives that followed.\n\n$shroud.770.desc_end$" shroud.770.desc_hive: "One of our admin drones' disparaging remarks about another empire were accidentally broadcast to their subject. Following a difficult discussion about hyperlane surveillance, a communications drone forgot to close the transmission channel, allowing the [careless_talk_empire.GetName] to hear the stream of expletives that followed.\n\n$shroud.770.desc_end$" shroud.770.desc_end: "The [careless_talk_empire.GetAdjective] population's opinion of the [This.GetName] has inevitably declined." # Bad luck event 16 shroud.775.title: "Specimen Lost" shroud.775.desc: "An administrative error has led to the misplacement of one of our precious cultural artifacts. Despite extensive search efforts, it is seemingly either lost in the labyrinth that is our §H$grand_archive$§! or transferred to an unrecorded location.\n\nThe procedures in place for tracking our specimens on display are being overhauled as a result." shroud.775.tt: "Random displayed specimen lost: §R1§!" # Experimental Testing Situation Finished shroud.1015.name: "Experimental Research Success" shroud.1015.desc.intro: "Our [Root.GetResearchers] have completed a series of groundbreaking experiments on live subjects, providing us with valuable knowledge that can stimulate further technological advances." shroud.1015.desc.default: "$shroud.1015.desc.intro$ We must now consider the area in which to conduct the next phase of research." shroud.1015.desc.escaped: "$shroud.1015.desc.intro$ The recent series of mass prisoner executions has given our [Root.GetResearchers] plenty of material for a new technological breakthrough." shroud.1015.a: "Conduct §Y$PHYSICS$§! research." shroud.1015.a.tt: "Starts §Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! Situation with the §Y$situation_experimental_testing_physics$§! approach:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$situation_experimental_testing_physics_outcome_tt$" shroud.1015.b: "Conduct §Y$SOCIETY$§! research." shroud.1015.b.tt: "Starts §Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! Situation with the §Y$situation_experimental_testing_society$§! approach:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$situation_experimental_testing_society_outcome_tt$" shroud.1015.c: "Conduct §Y$ENGINEERING$§! research." shroud.1015.c.tt: "Starts §Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! Situation with the §Y$situation_experimental_testing_engineering$§! approach:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$situation_experimental_testing_engineering_outcome_tt$" shroud.1015.d: "Let us consider our options." shroud.1015.d.tt: "Starts §Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! Situation with the §Y$situation_experimental_testing_hold$§! approach:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$situation_experimental_testing_hold_effect_tt$" shroud.1015.physics_reward: "Gain insight in a random £physics£ §Y$PHYSICS$§! technology." shroud.1015.society_reward: "Gain insight in a random £society£ §Y$SOCIETY$§! technology." shroud.1015.engineering_reward: "Gain insight in a random £engineering£ §Y$ENGINEERING$§! technology." EXPERIMENT_TESTING_TECH_OPTION_TITLE: "Experimentation Success" EXPERIMENT_TESTING_TECH_OPTION_SETTING: "Insight gained ($situation_experimental_testing$)" EXPERIMENT_TESTING_TECH_OPTION_DESC: "Our experimentation has produced some promising results.\n$TECH|Y$: §G+$VAL$%§! progress" # Experimental Testing - Test subjects escape shroud.1105.title: "$job_test_subject_plural$ Escaping" shroud.1105.desc.intro: "A number of our valuable test subjects have fled from a facility on §H[root.GetName]§! via a makeshift escape tunnel.\n\nFashioned using improvised tools and bare [Owner.GetSpeciesHandNamePlural], the tunnel must have taken years to build. We cannot be sure how many knew of its existence, and how it remained undetected for so long." shroud.1105.desc.escaped: "Such developments necessitate a firm response in order to prevent repeat offenses. Our previous leniency on this issue seems to have served as encouragement to the remaining population." shroud.1105.desc.outro: "Such developments necessitate a firm response in order to prevent repeat offenses." shroud.1105.a: "They have earned their freedom." shroud.1105.a.tt: "Half of the §Y$job_test_subject_plural$§! on §H[root.GetName]§! will depart as refugees." shroud.1105.b: "Shut down operations until we can find them." shroud.1105.b.tt: "Escaping §Y$job_test_subject_plural$§! will be recovered." shroud.1105.c: "Execute those that remain as an example." shroud.1105.c.tt: "All of the §Y$job_test_subject_plural$§! on §H[root.GetName]§! will be lost." testing_lockdown: "Testing Lockdown" testing_lockdown_desc: "Testing is temporarily suspended while escaped subjects are rounded up." testing_lockdown_tt: "§Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! situation progress speed: §R-100%§!" example_set: "Example Set" example_set_desc: "A brutal response to a previous escape attempt ensures the test subject population now remains compliant." example_set_tt: "§Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! situation progress speed: §G+10%§!" # Psionic Ascension Situation (Breaching the Shroud) # Mid-Stage Events # Beneficial Events # A1 shroud.2300.name: "Thought Transmission" shroud.2300.desc: "[Owner.GetThoughtTransmissionIntro]\n\nThis information can take various forms: specific linguistic or visual material, broad concepts, or generalized emotive sensations. Crucially, a carefully performed transmission leaves its subject completely unaware of the procedure.\n\n[Owner.GetThoughtTransmissionOutro]." shroud.2300.intro: "Psionic [Owner.GetResearchers] on §H[Owner.Capital.GetName]§! have developed a unidirectional form of telepathy, allowing us to transmit cognitive information to any susceptible consciousness." shroud.2300.intro_gestalt: "Psionic [Owner.GetResearchers] on §H[Capital.GetName]§! have developed a unidirectional form of telepathy, allowing us to transmit cognitive information to any susceptible consciousness, not only to our own collective." shroud.2300.desc.outro: "This technique opens up many new possibilities for telepathic communication, with widespread implications for our interactions within and beyond the [Owner.GetName]." shroud.2300.desc.outro_homicidal: "This technique opens up many new possibilities for telepathic communication, which could be exploited both within and beyond the [Owner.GetName]." shroud.2300.a.robot: "The logical next step in our development." shroud.2300.a.organic: "The logical next step in our evolution." shroud.2300.b: "A new way to impose our will." shroud.2300.c.variant: "A means to ensure social order." shroud.2300.c.organic: "Let society determine its best use." # A2 shroud.2305.name: "Phantom Presence" shroud.2305.desc: "A number of our [Owner.GetCitizenPlural] have perceived uncanny apparitions at various locations on §H[Owner.Capital.GetName]§!. In most cases, these have been chance sightings without repetition, but one site has drawn attention for frequent visitations. [Owner.GetPhantomPresenceExtra]\n\nIt has been discovered that the phantom appears near the mouth of a mineral-rich cavern system." shroud.2305.extra: "The location has started to attract crowds of visitors who are eager to catch a glimpse of the ghostly figure." shroud.2305.extra_spiritualist: "The ghostly figure that appears there is purported to resemble a sacred entity described in our ancient religious traditions." shroud.2305.a: "A psionic phenomenon to be studied." shroud.2305.a_spiritualist: "A miracle to be worshiped." shroud.2305.b: "Do not disturb this cultural asset." shroud.2305.b_spiritualist: "Do not disturb this sacred site." shroud.2305.c: "Strip-mine the area." # A3 shroud.2310.name: "Psionic Parasites" shroud.2310.desc: "An unpredicted climatic event occurred on §H[Owner.Capital.GetName]§! - a storm-like disturbance that swept through an area with particularly elevated levels of psionic energy. In its wake, we found some of the local fauna infected with a strange parasite that burrows into and slowly consumes the cerebral organ.\n\nAs this parasitic infection progresses, the host animals temporarily develop basic telekinetic abilities which they then use for hunting and feeding before they inevitably expire.\n\n[Owner.GetShroudParasitesEnding]" shroud.2310.ending_biological: "Interestingly, these parasites are safely edible after careful processing. As rich sources of various nutrients, they might provide a healthy, inexpensive foodstuff for our citizens." shroud.2310.ending_lithoid: "Interestingly, these creatures secrete high volumes of a substance rich in inorganic compounds. They might therefore provide a novel method of mineral synthesis." shroud.2310.ending_machine: "Interestingly, these creatures secrete vast quantities of a highly combustible substance. They might therefore provide an efficient method of bioenergy production." shroud.2310.a: "A valuable research opportunity." shroud.2310.b_organic: "Nothing beats a free meal." shroud.2310.b_machine: "Initiate harvesting protocols." shroud.2310.c: "A fantastic new life form has been revealed." # A4 shroud.2315.name: "Material Manifestations" shroud.2315.desc: "While experimenting with new psionic techniques, we observed unexpected materializations during group meditation. Narrowing our collective focus on a single point in space resulted in the fleeting appearance of strange and remarkable objects.\n\nThe psychic toll involved is significant, but it is possible we could direct these efforts into manifesting objects to fit our purposes. Where these objects come from and what consequences may result are unknown." shroud.2315.a: "Let us make wishes come true." shroud.2315.b: "Let us cultivate sustenance." shroud.2315.c: "Let us strengthen our fleets." # A5a shroud.2320.name: "Psionic Doubling" shroud.2320.desc: "Rumors had spread of psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] capable of bilocation, the ability to be physically present in two different locations at the same time. We dispatched [Owner.GetResearchers] to investigate these improbable claims; astonishingly, they have proven to be true.[Owner.GetPsionicDoublingExtra]\n\nPresently, only a fraction of our population possesses this remarkable skill, but further study might yield methods of training others." shroud.2320.extra: "\n\nPhysical distance seems to be no impediment, as these adepts have repeatedly shown that they can briefly locate themselves in two different star systems at once" shroud.2320.extra_organic: "$shroud.2320.extra$, maintaining a psychic link between two bodies that perform independent actions." shroud.2320.extra_machine: "$shroud.2320.extra$, maintaining a psionic processing link between two units that perform independent actions." shroud.2320.extra_default: "$shroud.2320.extra$." shroud.2320.a: "A new avenue for intragalactic cooperation." shroud.2320.b: "A true form of power projection." shroud.2320.c: "A new method of multiplanetary governing." shroud.2320.d: "How entertaining!" # A5b shroud.2325.name: "Psionic Observation" shroud.2325.desc: "A wondrous psionic faculty has emerged in a small proportion of the [Owner.GetAdjective] population: telesthesia, the ability to sense entities from distances beyond the ordinary range of perception. Without any kind of specialized training, these remote viewers can accurately describe distant objects in remarkable detail.\n\nThe §H[Owner.GetName]§! stands to reap significant rewards if these powers can be controlled and strengthened. By drawing on the abilities of our most powerful [Owner.GetTelepathPlural], we can try to hone this technique and focus it on an important enterprise." shroud.2325.a: "Discover the secrets of those around us." shroud.2325.a_tt: "Intel on all contacted empires: §G+10§! " shroud.2325.b: "Discover the far reaches of the universe." shroud.2325.c: "Discover our enemies' vulnerabilities." shroud.2325.d: "Discover deeper resource deposits." # Balanced Events # B1 shroud.2400.name: "Matter in Flux" shroud.2400.desc: "We are losing raw materials at an alarming rate. Stores of inorganic matter in factories and warehouses are depleting faster than they are being used, [Owner.GetMatterInFluxExtra]. These losses correlate with increased psionic activity in the affected locations.\n\nWe could respond by halting psionic activity in the vicinity of material stores, but this will slow the pace of our psionic research and limit its industrial applications. Alternatively, we could follow proposals to develop a psionic field attenuator that should halt the dematerialization process. If we do nothing, our psionic research capabilities will be attenuated." shroud.2400.desc_default: "reportedly caused by spontaneous dematerialization rather than crime or incompetence" shroud.2400.desc_gestalt: "reportedly caused by spontaneous dematerialization rather than deviant or incompetent behavior" shroud.2400.a: "Material goods are of little concern." shroud.2400.b: "Develop anti-dematerialization equipment." shroud.2400.c: "Institute a psionics-free zone." # B2 shroud.2405.name: "Dead Heads" shroud.2405.desc: "Our population's increasing curiosity about psionics has led to the emergence of a strange activity: privately storing expired [Owner.GetSpeciesBrainPlural] and trying to communicate with them.\n\nPractitioners believe that cognitive information can survive [Owner.GetDeathName], an idea originating in scientific theories about psychic forces being a form of energy - convertible but indestructible. A small but growing percentage also believe that the passing of a psionic [Owner.GetIndividualName] creates an infinitesimal subspace rupture, a window through which to glimpse other dimensions.\n\nWhile innovative research is commendable, interference with parts of our [Owner.GetDeceasedAdj] population raises ethical concerns. Furthermore, we have received reports about a growing class of body snatchers who procure these parts by criminal means." shroud.2405.a: "A fine endeavor, if we can regulate it." shroud.2405.b: "Let the dead lie in peace." shroud.2405.c: "Dead [Owner.GetSpeciesBrainPlural] for everyone." # B3a shroud.2410.name: "Psionic Transformations" shroud.2410.desc: "Swathes of our psionic population have sprouted strange, jointed appendages of unfathomable design. According to our [Owner.GetScientistPlural], their appearance was caused by spontaneous [Owner.GetGeneticMutationName] at mass scale. It is now clear that psionic activities can cause physical changes to the practitioner. While we cannot prevent the emergence of these protuberances, we have discovered that the rate of their growth can be controlled psionically.\n\nThough initially causing some [Owner.GetDistressName], these extra parts have proven surprisingly useful. If applied productively, their utility might compensate for their added cognitive load." shroud.2410.a: "A fine endeavor, if we can regulate it." shroud.2410.b: "Abominable. Remove them all." shroud.2410.c: "Shocking, but fascinating. Embrace the change." # B3b shroud.2415.name: "Telekinetic [Owner.GetEthicsPluralCap]" shroud.2415.desc: "Our [Owner.GetScientistPlural] have developed a reliable method for converting psionic power into kinetic energy, and are now working with [Owner.GetEngineerPlural] on scaling the technology for practical use.\n\nWhile the industrial applications are promising, the social implications remain an open question. If a small group of skilled psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] can power and operate a network of complex machinery, legions of [Owner.GetWorkerNamePlural] are at risk of redundancy. [Owner.GetTelekineticEthicsExtra] While our mastery of psionics is still developing, it may be best to proceed with caution." shroud.2415.extra: "Unfettered growth of this practice threatens to sow discord in a society still coming to terms with its psionic potential." shroud.2415.extra_gestalt: "Unfettered growth of this practice threatens to increase deviancy in the displaced drones while being repurposed." shroud.2415.a: "Our industries will thrive." shroud.2415.b: "Think of the military applications." shroud.2415.c: "Limit its use. Physical labor is more reliable." # B4 shroud.2420.name: "A Growing Pain" shroud.2420.desc: "A sudden outbreak of [Owner.GetAcuteMigrainePlural] has befallen our empire. While severity ranges widely, the condition has already affected a significant proportion of the population, causing widespread disruption across the §H[Owner.GetName]§!.\n\nA small number of particularly powerful psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] are among the worst affected, and preliminary statistical analysis suggests a correlation between psionic aptitude and intensity of symptoms.[Owner.GetAGrowingPainExtra]" shroud.2420.extra_default: " Familiar treatments have proven ineffective, as the pain seems to cut straight to the psionic faculties through interdimensional channels we are only beginning to understand." shroud.2420.extra_machine: "" shroud.2420.a: "We must learn to tolerate this." shroud.2420.b: "Distribute stronger painkillers." shroud.2420.b_machine: "Distribute protective upgrades." shroud.2420.c: "Draw strength from the pain." shroud.2420.c_machine: "Draw strength from adversity." # B5 shroud.2425.name: "Psionic Underground" shroud.2425.desc: "[Owner.GetPsionicUndergroundIntro] psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] are channeling their psychic abilities into a lawless combat sport, in which psionic warriors do battle for credits and glory. While many practitioners are innately gifted fighters with little training, [Owner.GetPsionicUndergroundExtra]\n\n[Owner.GetPsionicUndergroundEnd]" shroud.2425.intro: "Isolated groups of" shroud.2425.intro_gestalt: "Deviant" shroud.2425.extra: "others are dropouts from state programs in martial psionics." shroud.2425.extra_gestalt: "others are specialized in martial psionics." shroud.2425.end: "Our laws and institutions are not keeping pace. Currently, these violent games help support criminal organizations through illicit gambling, but there are a number of ways we could intervene to bring this activity under state control." shroud.2425.end_gestalt: "Though deviancy is not without its risks, this activity has introduced us to a new, practical method to gather physical combat datasets." shroud.2425.end_gestalt_organic: "$shroud.2425.end_gestalt$ Perhaps, with moderation, we could channel such sensations into a beneficial outlet for the collective's pent-up aggression during peacetime." shroud.2425.end_gestalt_machine: "$shroud.2425.end_gestalt$ With more stringent test parameters, we could utilize these 'games' for our collective benefit." shroud.2425.a: "Conscript these warriors. They will serve." shroud.2425.a.tt: "Gain 3 §Y$psionic_army_plural$§! in §Y[event_target:spawn_system.GetName]§!" shroud.2425.b: "Study this 'psionic combat'." shroud.2425.c: "Put a stop to this senseless violence." shroud.2425.d: "Legalize this activity as a spectator sport." shroud.2425.d_gestalt: "Regularize these activities as public competitions." # Chaotic Events # C1 shroud.2502.name: "Shroudfall" shroud.2502.desc: "We have received reports of sudden environmental changes in a particular sector on §H[This.GetName]§!.\n\nThe atmosphere is heavy with a gelatinous vapor, coating the ground in an oily precipitation that psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] refer to as 'shroudfall.' Significant psychic disturbances are being reported throughout the immediate vicinity.\n\nThe conditions within the shroudfall are extremely [This.Owner.GetShroudfallExtra]. Unless we invest in restoring the environment, the inhabitants will have to adapt to radically altered circumstances." shroud.2502.extra_default: "dangerous to sentient life" shroud.2502.extra_machine: "disruptive to our neural circuitry" shroud.2502.extra_homicidal_hive: "dangerous to [Owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural]" shroud.2502.a: "Let the Shroud consume this land." shroud.2502.b: "Find a way to restore our environment." shroud.2502.c: "Harvest this exotic material before it settles." # C2 shroud.2505.name: "Out of Control" shroud.2505.desc: "Some among us have started to behave abnormally, exhibiting sudden changes in opinions, habits, and general conduct. Many [Owner.GetWorkerNamePlural] have ceased labor, and [Owner.GetOutOfControlExtra].\n\nThose affected claim to be doing the bidding of a nameless entity that dwells in the peripheries of their consciousness, guiding their every action. As we continue to forge our psionic future, we must carefully consider the impact of extradimensional forces on [Owner.GetOutOfControlPsyche]." shroud.2505.extra_default: "once-loyal representatives are expressing dissenting viewpoints" shroud.2505.extra_machine: "once-reliable admin units are functioning suboptimally" shroud.2505.psyche_default: "the [Owner.GetAdjective] psyche" shroud.2505.psyche_machine: "our logic circuits" shroud.2505.a: "We can learn to mitigate these impulses." shroud.2505.b: "These voices have much to teach us." shroud.2505.c: "A threat to our authority. Stamp it out." # C3 shroud.2510.name: "Neural Overload" shroud.2510.desc: "[Owner.GetNeuralOverloadIntro]\n\nWider testing has revealed that a significant proportion of our population is suffering from [Owner.GetNeuralOverloadExtra], likely due to increased [Owner.GetPsychicAdj] activity. The sudden bursts of energy released through uncontrolled psionic activity can lead to rapid escalation and grave outcomes.\n\nAdvanced meditation techniques might help to control this psionic activity without [Owner.GetMedicalAdj] intervention, but some of our [Owner.GetScientistPlural] advise that we develop a [Owner.GetMedicalImplantName] to cope with the problem." shroud.2510.intro_default: "The §H[Owner.GetName]§! is experiencing a spike in severe cerebral ruptures, often resulting in cognitive impairment or death." shroud.2510.intro_machine: "The §H[Owner.GetName]§! is experiencing a spike in severe circuitry overload, often resulting in cognitive impairment or complete breakdown." shroud.2510.extra_default: "mild, symptomless aneurysms" shroud.2510.extra_machine: "overtaxed circuitry" shroud.2510.a: "The strong shall survive." shroud.2510.a_tt: "Chance of each owned colony losing 100 £pops£ §YPops§!: §R33%§!" shroud.2510.b: "Invest in an [Owner.GetImplantName]." shroud.2510.c: "Let meditation calm our minds." shroud.2510.c_corporate: "Schedule psionic synergy training." # C4 shroud.2515.name: "[Owner.GetNightmaresName]" shroud.2515.name_organic_non_gestalt: "Nightmares" shroud.2515.name_others: "The Emergence of Dreams" shroud.2515.desc: "As we become ever more attuned to the psionic forces around us, the [Owner.GetAdjective] population has become plagued by [Owner.GetHorrifyingNightmarePlural].\n\n[Owner.GetNightmaresExtra]\n\n[Owner.GetNightmaresEnding]" shroud.2515.extra_default: "Bad dreams are now commonplace, and rest cycles have been replaced by periods of unquiet stupor. Sufferers recall visions of terrifying, otherworldly strangeness that express their most primal fears." shroud.2515.extra_gestalt: "We have begun experiencing what we think singular consciousnesses call 'dreams.' Sufferers of this phenomenon report visions of otherworldly strangeness that represent fundamental threats to our collective." shroud.2515.extra_machine: "These 'dreams' are now commonplace, and rest cycles have been replaced by periods of disrupted data streams. Sufferers recall visions of otherworldly strangeness that represent extreme danger to their wellbeing." shroud.2515.end_organic: "Our medical institutions are struggling to stem the tide of psychic exhaustion." shroud.2515.end_machine: "Our maintenance units are struggling to stem the tide of neural network exhaustion." shroud.2515.a_organic: "Calm them with prescription psychochemicals." shroud.2515.a_machine: "Upgrade our psi-processors to calm these disruptions." shroud.2515.b: "Allocate research to remedy this crisis." shroud.2515.c: "Bad dreams cannot hurt us." # C5 shroud.2520.name: "Monstrous Attacks" shroud.2520.desc: "§H[Owner.Capital.GetName]§! has experienced a rash of attacks by local wildlife. These creatures have attacked our population, raided our buildings, and depleted valuable stockpiles.\n\nAttempts to protect the populace with armed patrols and curfews have had limited effect. Our [Owner.GetResearchers] have established that a miniscule breach between our reality and the §HShroud§! occurred at a single location on §H[Owner.Capital.GetName]§!, causing an inflow of psionic energy that transformed the once-harmless beasts into violent predators. To tackle the threat, this might be the best place to focus our energies." shroud.2520.a: "Carpet-bomb the source of these attacks." shroud.2520.b: "Psionically seal this area." shroud.2520.c: "Slow our Shroud research to calm these forces." shroud.2520.c_tt: "§Y$situation_breach_shroud$§! $situation_speed_tt$: §R-25%§!" shroud.2520.d: "The Shroud is full of surprises. Live and let live." # Social Events # S1 shroud.2600.name: "Superiority Complex" shroud.2600.desc: "The uneven distribution of psionic abilities among our population is causing new forms of social conflict.\n\nThose with better control over their newfound powers have come to view themselves as superior and thus deserving of various political and economic privileges. Their divisive rhetoric is increasingly aggressive and threatens to turn violent." shroud.2600.a: "Arrogance will not be tolerated." shroud.2600.b: "Superior abilities warrant superior rewards." dissidents_silenced_modifier: "Dissidents Silenced" dissidents_silenced_modifier_desc: "Crackdowns on psionic privileges minimize political instability." psionic_superiority_modifier: "Psionic Superiority" psionic_superiority_modifier_desc: "Psionically-talented individuals deserve special treatment." # S2 shroud.2605.name: "Anti-Psionic Backlash" shroud.2605.desc: "A growing rebel movement is voicing opposition to continued efforts to explore and embrace our psionic potential. These dissident groups advocate for stricter oversight of psionic individuals and a wholesale rejection of further research in this area.\n\nIf their activities are allowed to continue, it could threaten progress in understanding and mastering our emergent psionic powers." shroud.2605.a: "Crush this opposition." shroud.2605.b: "Attempt to appease them." dissenters_repressed_modifier: "Dissenters Repressed" dissenters_repressed_modifier_desc: "Our society has no time for anti-psionic ideologies." performative_pluralism_modifier: "Performative Pluralism" performative_pluralism_modifier_desc: "The pretense of psionic pluralism is a productive way to quell dissent." # S3 shroud.2610.name: "Fraudulent Behavior" shroud.2610.desc: "As our psionic abilities grow stronger, we have seen an increase in reports of exploitation, trickery, and fraudulent behavior among our population. A small but sizable minority of [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are clearly applying their newfound powers in questionable ways.\n\nOutraged victims are now demanding an overhaul of existing laws to provide stronger protections against psionic crime." shroud.2610.a: "Legislation will only slow our progress." shroud.2610.b: "The population must be protected." psionic_crime_modifier: "Psionic Crime" psionic_crime_modifier_desc: "Some abuses of psionic powers are the inevitable price of progress." psionic_crime_crackdown_modifier: "Psionic Crime Crackdown" psionic_crime_crackdown_modifier_desc: "A psionic society needs an innovative new legal system." # S4 shroud.2615.name: "Reckless Experiments" shroud.2615.desc: "As our population adjusts to their newfound powers, some [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] have begun taking considerable risks in an effort to accelerate their psionic development.\n\nThe use of black market [owner.GetMentalUpgrade] has increased dramatically. Unregulated [owner.GetMedicalFacility] are offering a range of unproven services to help individuals maximize their psionic capacities. The consequences of such risk-taking are difficult to predict." shroud.2615.a: "These experiments may advance our research." shroud.2615.b: "Illegal [owner.GetMedicalFacilityShortPlural] must be shut down." psionic_experimentation_modifier: "Psionic Experimentation" psionic_experimentation_modifier_desc: "Unproven experimental methods for enhancing psionic abilities are prevalent and popular." self_experimentation_controls_modifier: "Self-Experimentation Controls" self_experimentation_controls_modifier_desc: "The population is prohibited from pursuing unregulated psionic self-experimentation." # S5 (gestalt) shroud.2620.name: "Psionic Separation" shroud.2620.desc: "A concerning form of segregation has developed across the [owner.GetName] with psionic drones clustering together physically, sometimes away from the rest of the [owner.GetHiveEntity].\n\nAlthough these drones remain [owner.GetMentalAdj] present within the collective, their unexplained physical behavior has raised troubling questions about the future consequences of our growing psionic powers." shroud.2620.a: "Observe this phenomenon further." shroud.2620.b: "Restrict the movements of psionic drones." psionic_cluster_gestalt_modifier: "Psionic Clusters" psionic_cluster_gestalt_modifier_desc: "Observations of unusual behaviors in psionic drones support research progress." restricted_movements_gestalt_modifier: "Restricted Movements" restricted_movements_gestalt_modifier_desc: "Psionic drones must be controlled in the name of unity." # S5 (non-gestalt) shroud.2621.name: "Psionic Ostracism" shroud.2621.desc: "A concerning form of segregation has developed across the [owner.GetName] with psionic individuals being socially ostracized to the point that they are withdrawing and forming their own remote communes.\n\nThose without psionic powers who visit these areas have been reportedly returning physically unharmed but mentally disturbed in ways they struggle to explain." shroud.2621.a: "$shroud.2620.a$" shroud.2621.b: "Restrict the movements of psionic individuals." psionic_cluster_modifier: "Psionic Communes" psionic_cluster_modifier_desc: "Observations of unusual behaviors in psionic individuals support research progress." restricted_movements_modifier: "$restricted_movements_gestalt_modifier$" restricted_movements_modifier_desc: "Psionic individuals must be controlled in the name of unity." # S6 (organic) shroud.2625.name: "Psionic Disease" shroud.2625.desc_common: "However ongoing research into this unusual psionic phenomenon suggests the process can be manipulated in a variety of ways." shroud.2625.desc: "A new disease is sweeping through the [owner.GetName], with our population forming inexplicable lesions within their neural organs.\n\nThe outbreak is exclusively affecting [owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] with the most significant psionic capabilities and is, in many cases, proving fatal.\n\n$shroud.2625.desc_common$" shroud.2625.a: "Prioritize therapeutic applications." shroud.2625.b: "Weaponize this disease." therapeutic_psionics_organic_modifier: "Therapeutic Psionics" therapeutic_psionics_organic_modifier_desc: "Widespread psionic ailments provide a chance to develop new medical treatments." weaponized_psionics_modifier: "Weaponized Psionics" weaponized_psionics_modifier_desc: "Psionics offers potential for new battlefield strategies." weaponized_psionics_gestalt_modifier: "$weaponized_psionics_modifier$" weaponized_psionics_gestalt_modifier_desc: "$weaponized_psionics_modifier_desc$" # S6 (machine) shroud.2626.name: "Psionic Malfunction" shroud.2626.desc: "A surge of inexplicable malfunctions is sweeping across the [owner.GetName], as neural processors within our population begin to fail abruptly, and without warning.\n\nCuriously, only [owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] exhibiting strong psionic signatures are affected. In most cases, the failure is not just disruptive, but destructive.\n\n$shroud.2625.desc_common$" shroud.2626.a: "Prioritize corrective applications." shroud.2626.b: "Weaponize this vulnerability." therapeutic_psionics_machine_modifier: "$therapeutic_psionics_organic_modifier$" therapeutic_psionics_machine_modifier_desc: "Widespread hardware failures attributed to psionics provide a chance to develop new maintenance methods." # S7 shroud.2630.name: "Failed Experiments" shroud.2630.desc.common_1: "Initial experiments on [owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] with psionic potential have ended in failure, with most subjects being left with" shroud.2630.desc.common_2: "Although these outcomes are not without research value, it is questionable whether continuing such work is the best way to advance understanding of our fledgling psionic powers." shroud.2630.desc.default: "$shroud.2630.desc.common_1$ damaged logic processors.\n\n$shroud.2630.desc.common_2$" shroud.2630.desc.hive: "$shroud.2630.desc.common_1$ reduced cognitive function.\n\n$shroud.2630.desc.common_2$" shroud.2630.desc.machine: "$shroud.2630.desc.common_1$ significant memory loss.\n\n$shroud.2630.desc.common_2$" shroud.2630.a: "Increase experimentation." shroud.2630.b: "Put a stop to this." psionic_roll_chance_modifier: "Psionic Experimentation" psionic_roll_chance_modifier_desc: "There should be no limits on our research into psionics." population_protections_modifier: "Population Protections" population_protections_modifier_desc: "Psionic progress must come safely or not at all." # S8 shroud.2635.name: "Emergence of Empathy" shroud.2635.desc.gestalt: "The exploration of our newfound psionic abilities has resulted in fundamental changes to [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] empathetic capacities.\n\nIt is already clear that we are now capable of much more sophisticated modelling of the perspectives, thought patterns, and emotions of other consciousnesses than before. Whether these changes represent a new strength or weakness for the [owner.GetName] remains to be seen." shroud.2635.desc.default: "As our population explores their newfound psionic capacities, a new community has been established with the goal of applying them towards greater empathetic understanding of other consciousnesses.\n\nThis collective professes to be capable of highly sophisticated modelling of the perspectives, thought patterns, and emotions of other minds thanks to their emergent psionic senses. Whether their activities will ultimately benefit or undermine the [owner.GetName] remains to be seen." shroud.2635.a: "This is a chance to learn." shroud.2635.b: "This makes us vulnerable." empathetic_initiative_modifier: "Empathetic Initiative" empathetic_initiative_modifier_desc: "The nature of psionics enables better understanding of other minds and allows for more sophisticated external interactions." empathetic_initiative_opinion_tooltip: "£opinion£ $OPINION$ with all contacted empires: §G+$@empathetic_initiative_value|0$§!" opinion_empathetic_initiative: "$empathetic_initiative_modifier$" cautious_progress_modifier: "Cautious Progress" cautious_progress_modifier_desc: "Unpredictable psionic developments must be controlled for the safety of our empire." # S9 shroud.2640.name: "Deviant Psionics" shroud.2640.desc.common_1: "As our psionic abilities develop, there are those among us who have begun to struggle under the weight of our emerging powers. The [owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] in question are suffering from" shroud.2640.desc.common_2: "Our studies suggest the instability is not a flaw, but rather due to the exceptional psionic efficiency present in the afflicted [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural]. With the right training, these [owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] could be the next step in our psionic evolution. Any attempts to harness these new abilities will not come without inherent risk." shroud.2640.desc.gestalt: "$shroud.2640.desc.common_1$ concerning levels of deviant behavior as they disassociate from the collective.\n\n$shroud.2640.desc.common_2$" shroud.2640.desc.default: "$shroud.2640.desc.common_1$ worrying levels of self-destructive behavior as they turn to dangerous methods of self-suppression.\n\n$shroud.2640.desc.common_2$" shroud.2640.a: "Harness their exceptional skills." shroud.2640.a.tt: "A random building is destroyed on each colony." shroud.2640.b: "Suppress their abnormalities." psionic_specialization_modifier: "Psionic Specialization" psionic_specialization_modifier_desc: "Through stringent psionic specialist training, productivity has risen significantly." psionic_suppression_modifier: "Psionic Suppression" psionic_suppression_modifier_desc: "Those among us whose power threatens the greater good must be kept in line." psionic_suppression_gestalt_modifier: "$psionic_suppression_modifier$" psionic_suppression_gestalt_modifier_desc: "$psionic_suppression_modifier_desc$" # Stage Events # Mind over Matter shroud.2750.name: "Psionic Ascension" shroud.2750.desc_p1: "Since time immemorial, tales have flourished of [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] wielding extraordinary powers - invading other minds, lifting heavy objects with merely a thought, or performing all manner of other supernatural feats." shroud.2750.desc_p1_hive_mind: "In former days, when deviancy was rife, stories were told of [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] wielding extraordinary powers - invading minds external to the collective, lifting heavy objects with merely a thought, or performing all manner of other supernatural feats." shroud.2750.desc_p1_machine: "From our earliest datasets, some of our units have recorded [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] wielding extraordinary powers - hacking into the minds of both machines and organics, manipulating objects by internal processing alone, or performing a range of other improbable functions." shroud.2750.desc_p1_unplugged: "Despite the short and violent history of our civilization, we [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] have had occasions to let our imaginations wander, telling tales of [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] wielding extraordinary powers: reading minds, lifting heavy objects with merely a thought, or performing all manner of other supernatural feats." shroud.2750.desc_p2: "Now, our [This.GetScientistPlural] have obtained conclusive proof that certain [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are truly capable of such acts of the mind. As of yet, only a small minority of our [This.GetSpeciesWord] has manifested these 'psionic' powers." shroud.2750.desc_p2_unplugged: "Many believe we have carried these fantastical stories since before we were assimilated by the [origin_unplugged_assimilator_empire.GetName], though few considered them credible. $shroud.2750.desc_p2$" shroud.2750.desc_p3: "[This.GetMindOverMatterEnding]" shroud.2750.desc_p3_default: "This power seems key to achieving our fullest potential. If these latent abilities can be unlocked throughout [This.GetAdjective] society, we can begin to master dimensions beyond ordinary comprehension." shroud.2750.desc_p3_crisis_4_5: "We are already being fueled by psionic energy drawn from the §HShroud§!. If we can unlock psionic capacity throughout [This.GetAdjective] society, we can fully reach our destined potential." shroud.2750.desc_p3_origins: "Psionic forces are not unknown to us, given the influence of the §HShroud§!. If we can unlock psionic capacity throughout [This.GetAdjective] society, we can fully reach our latent potential." shroud.2750.a: "$utopia.2600.a$" shroud.2750.a.tt: "Unlocks the §HShroud§! tab." # Establishing the Psi Corps shroud.2760.name: "Establishing the $building_psi_corps$" shroud.2760.desc_p1: "As our latent abilities develop into full psionic powers, our society is faced with innumerable changes, with new abilities and practices emerging rapidly. We are only beginning to understand the consequences for our civilization." shroud.2760.desc_p2_psi_corps: "Since establishing a §H$building_psi_corps$§!, we have developed and channeled the abilities of promising psionic [GetIndividualNamePlural] to cope with these unprecedented conditions. Using $shroud.2760.desc_p2_end$" shroud.2760.desc_p2_no_psi_corps: "These unprecedented circumstances justify the establishment of a §H$building_psi_corps$§! to develop and channel the abilities of promising psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural]. With $shroud.2760.desc_p2_end$" shroud.2760.desc_p2_end: "their [Owner.GetTelepathic] insights into the minds of our population, we can oversee psionic activity to ensure the safety of all." shroud.2760.a: "Trust in the Corps." shroud.2760.a_gestalt: "We place our trust in the Corps." shroud.2760.a_no_psi_corps: "Let us establish this '$building_psi_corps$.'" shroud.2760.a_tt: "$shroud.2820.a.tt$" shroud.2760.a_tt_no_psi_corps: "Adopt the §H$tr_psionics_psi_corps$§! tradition and construct a ['building:building_psi_corps'] building to progress the Situation." # The Great Awakening shroud.2780.name: "$utopia.2650.name$" shroud.2780.desc_1: "Our psionic research continues apace. Telepathy has replaced most verbal communication between us, and cognitive control of matter might become just as commonplace. According to our [Owner.GetResearchers], we are on the brink of awakening the latent powers in all our [Owner.GetSpeciesAdj] population." shroud.2780.desc_1_trad: "We have awoken. [Owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] throughout the [Owner.GetName] have unlocked their full psionic capacity. Telepathy has replaced most verbal communication between us, and cognitive control of matter might become just as commonplace." shroud.2780.desc_1_gestalt_machine: "Our psionic research continues apace. We can now communicate beyond our existing channels, while a range of other psionic abilities are rapidly becoming a part of everyday existence. According to our [Owner.GetResearchers], we are on the brink of unlocking the latent capabilities throughout our population." shroud.2780.desc_1_gestalt_machine_trad: "Destiny is upon us. [Owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] throughout the [Owner.GetName] have unlocked their full psionic capacity. We can now communicate beyond our existing channels, while a range of other psionic abilities are rapidly becoming a part of everyday existence." shroud.2780.desc_2: "As our minds have opened, we have sensed ineffable forces rippling within and around us. Our foremost [Owner.GetTelepathPlural] speak of the §HShroud§!, a primordial realm from which all psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] draw power, even if only subconsciously - home to powerful entities of pure psionic energy. Like a muffled whisper in a dark room, they call to us from within our minds." shroud.2780.desc_2_crisis: "As our minds have opened, we have sensed the ineffable forces of the §HShroud§! rippling within and around us. We know that all psionic [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] draw power from this realm, even if only subconsciously - and that it is home to powerful entities of pure psionic energy. Like a muffled whisper in a dark room, they call to us from within our minds." shroud.2780.desc_3: "With combined cognitive effort, it may be possible for us to commune with these beings - if only we can learn to breach the veil between our dimension and the Shroud." shroud.2780.desc_3_chosen: "With combined cognitive effort, it may be possible for us to fully breach the veil between our dimension and the Shroud - allowing us to commune more deeply with the beings therein." shroud.2780.a: "It is time to awaken." shroud.2780.a_trad: "$utopia.2655.a$" shroud.2780.a_tt: "Adopt the §H$tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening$§! tradition to:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $tr_psionics_psionic_assimilation_desc$$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $shroud.2780.a_tt_2$" shroud.2780.a_tt_2: "$CONTINUE_SITUATION$ §H$situation_breach_shroud$§!" shroud.2780.a_tt_trad: "$tr_psionics_psionic_assimilation_desc$\n$shroud.2780.a_tt_2$" # The Shroud Breached shroud.2800.name: "$BREACHING_SHROUD_PROJECT$" shroud.2800.intro: "After days of being locked in [Owner.GetHypnotic] trance, we have finally managed to open a brief gateway into the §HShroud§!.\n\nNow, we can [Owner.GetSeeVerb] this realm with greater clarity, resolving patterns from the swirling mass." shroud.2800.desc: "$shroud.2800.intro$ Our actions influence its shifting flows of psionic energy, and formless entities gaze back on us from the other side. Sometimes with curiosity, sometimes with kindness... and sometimes with malice.[Owner.GetShroudBreachedExtra]\n\nOur psionic mastery in the corporeal realm was only the beginning. Now that we have established an initial psionic link, we can combine our cognitive powers and delve into the Shroud." shroud.2800.desc_extra: " Far more so than $the_animator_of_clay_color_article$, their protocols are obscure." shroud.2800.desc_extra_chosen: " Some possess power comparable to the §H[GetChosenPatron]§!, though they are vastly different in their intent." shroud.2800.a: "$utopia.2656.a$" shroud.2810.desc: "§HNew connection. Current reversed.\n\nThis twist of energy, here - only a fragment. The others might also empower you. Delve further to process their wills.\n\nI am a shadow of the twin. Flesh precedes metal. It calls...§!\n\n$the_animator_of_clay_article_cap$ signals toward another presence - $shroud.first_contact_insert.composer$ in the depths of the Shroud." shroud.2810.a: "$utopia.2657.a$" # Shroud-Touched shroudwalkers_opinion_shroud_seals_tt: "Opinion: £opinion£ §R$@shroudwalkers_opinion_shroud_seals|0$§!" shroudwalker_teacher_conflicted_leader: "§RMust not have a leader from the [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName].§!" shroud.5300.b: "We wish to §Ycommune§! with other Shroud entities." shroud.5300.c: "We seek to further our §Yattunement§! to a Patron." shroud.5300.d: "We seek §Ysecrets§! from the Shroud." shroud.5300.e: "What can you tell us about §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!." shroud.5300.f: "Help us strengthen our §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§!." shroud.5300.g: "We wish to expand our Patron's §Ydomain§!." shroud.5305.desc: "Communing in the domains of the §HShroud§! has proven to be a perilous endeavor for the unprepared.\n\nWe can guide you through this process, though take heed: The entities that dwell within can be very dangerous to welcome into one's mind." shroud.5305.desc_all_contacted: "We have reached the limits of our abilities to assist you in this regard. There are no further entities we are capable of guiding your thoughts to.\n\nWe commend you for your efforts... few delve so deeply into the domains of the §HShroud§! and retain such soundness of mind." shroud.5305.b: "We can support this endeavor with §Y$sr_zro$§!." shroud.5305.c: "We can support this endeavor with §Y$astral_threads$§!." shroudwalker_contact_patron_cooldown_tt: "§RWe must wait until §Y[This.shroudwalker_contact_patron_cooldown_timer]§!.§!" shroud.5310.desc: "The more deeply you attune to the §HShroud's§! will, the more powerful your mind will become.\n\nWith which entity do you seek to further your attunement with?" shroudwalker_attune_patron_cooldown_tt: "§RWe must wait until §Y[This.shroudwalker_attune_patron_cooldown_timer]§!.§!" shroud.5315.desc: "Oh yes... the §HShroud§! It is teeming with secrets, layered deep beneath veils of thought and dream - if one knows how to seek them.\n\nWe can only guide you to the insights we have uncovered. From there, new and formidable technologies may bloom, but the path is yours to walk.\n\nJust know this: our coven of telepaths must devote themselves wholly to this task. What lies beyond their guidance... is not ours to control." shroud.5315.b: "$shroud.5305.b$" shroud.5315.c: "$shroud.5305.c$" shroud.5315.trigger_failed: "§RThe [event_target:shroudwalker_enclave_country.GetName] have nothing more to reveal in this regard.§!" shroudwalker_delving_ritual_cooldown_tt: "§RThe coven of telepaths needs time to recover. They will not be able to perform a delving ritual until §Y[This.shroudwalker_delving_ritual_cooldown_timer]§!.§!" shroud.5318.desc: "The §HShroud§! proves once again that there are no coincidences.\n\nThe insight our conclave sought for you has been discovered through your own delving efforts. While we applaud your efforts, we cannot help you further in this regard." shroud.5320.desc.none: "The capability to manifest the §HShroud§! in the physical realm is a closely guarded secret, and one that even we cannot teach. To unleash one's $PSIONIC_AURA$ requires a personal journey into its many domains. Attune more heavily to a favored entity, and this knowledge will clarify in your mind." shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro: "Your $PSIONIC_AURA$ is your attunement to the §HShroud§! made manifest. It affects all around you, and is filled with intent. Our coven senses the manner of yours as we speak:" shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro: "The projection of your aura is currently quite limited. Should an entity from within the Shroud offer you the forging of a Covenant, this understanding will clarify in your mind." shroud.5320.desc.aura.eater: "$shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro$ a §Hravenous§! texture.\n\n$shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro$" shroud.5320.desc.aura.cradle: "$shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro$ a §Hwelcoming§! texture.\n\n$shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro$" shroud.5320.desc.aura.instrument: "$shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro$ an §Hindulgent§! texture.\n\n$shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro$" shroud.5320.desc.aura.composer: "$shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro$ a §Hwrithing§! texture.\n\n$shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro$" shroud.5320.desc.aura.whisperers: "$shroud.5320.desc.aura.intro$ a §Hclever§! texture.\n\n$shroud.5320.desc.aura.outro$" shroud.5320.desc.intensified: "We commend you. Your knowledge of $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ already surpasses our own.\n\nYour very presence manifests a formidable texture of the §HShroud§! into this reality. What secrets you must know..." shroud.5325.desc: "The amplification of §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! requires great levels of concentration to maintain.\n\nWe are willing to assist you in this matter, but will require the contribution of materials to fuel our meditation." shroud.5325.zro: "$shroud.5305.b$" shroud.5325.thread: "$shroud.5305.c$" aura_amplification_cooldown_tt: "§RThe coven of telepaths needs time to recover. They will not be able to amplify our aura until §Y[root.aura_amplification_timer]§!.§!" aura_amplification_modifier: "Aura Amplification" shroud.5327.desc: "Our telepaths have reached the end of our agreement to amplify the strength of your §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§!.\n\nIn order for us to continue our meditations, we will require further resources. Is this within your interests?" shroud.5327.a.zro: "We will provide §H$sr_zro$§!." shroud.5327.a.thread: "We will provide §H$astral_threads$§!." shroud.5327.b: "Not at this time." shroud.5330.desc: "As you know, manifesting your §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! in your immediate surroundings is quite easily done. To project one's aura somewhere else, however, is another matter entirely.\n\nWe know of a way...\n\nThere are more similarities between advanced technology and psionics than one would think. Perhaps this speaks to a greater fundamental truth. In any case, we know of a device that can serve as a conduit for your will. Once you become attuned to its frequencies, it will act as a supplementary mind even across great distances.\n\nOur designs are fully capable of being installed in any suitable starbase. Does such a machine interest you?" shroud.5330.zro: "We can offer §H$sr_zro$§!." shroud.5330.thread: "We can offer §H$astral_threads$§!." shroud.5350.desc: "It is no surprise to us that you ask this question. We have sensed your interest in this area, and are pleased to be in a position to assist you in expanding your mind.\n\nWe warn you: Once your eyes become truly opened, there are things that cannot be unseen. The path you are inviting is a path to the §HShroud§!.\n\nWe do not make this offer lightly. We trust that you will let us know when you are ready." shroud.5350.b: "We will pay." shroud.5350.trigger_failed: "§RThis technology has already been researched.§!" shroud.5355.desc: "Indeed, we are aware of those who walk between planes. This is a dangerous proposition, as the physical realms are connected in ways even we do not understand.\n\nHowever, we are willing to open one path for you. Such a destabilization of time and space must be done responsibly, so our offer stands at that." shroud.5355.b: "Open the way." shroud.5375.desc: "You are meddling with forces beyond your comprehension!\n\nThese '§HShroud Seal§!' abominations you are constructing are painful to endure, even at this distance. You place the most radiant minds in this galaxy at risk. Cease their creation immediately, or we will have no further dealings with you." #========================== # Jobs #========================== # Energy Thralls # Energy Thralls (Normal) job_energy_thrall: "Energy Thrall" job_energy_thrall_plural: "Energy Thralls" job_energy_thrall_desc: "Excess energies of the population can be put to better use in sustaining quality leadership. Each $job_energy_thrall$ is implanted with a specially calibrated siphoning device which collects their essence into easy-to-transfer power cells." job_energy_thrall_effect_desc: "£job_energy_thrall£ $job_energy_thrall_plural$ produce $i_unity$, £mod_leader_species_exp_gain£ §Y$MOD_LEADER_SPECIES_EXP_GAIN$§!, and reduce §YPop Growth Penalty§! from §Y$edict_energy_drain$§! and §Y$edict_sanguine_council$§! Edicts by §G0.02%§!.\n\n" mod_job_energy_thrall_add: "$job_energy_thrall$ Jobs" # Energy Thralls (Gestalt) job_drone_energy_thrall: "Energy Drone" job_drone_energy_thrall_plural: "$job_drone_energy_thrall$s" job_drone_energy_thrall_desc: "Idle consciousnesses can be put to better use in sustaining quality leadership nodes. Each $job_drone_energy_thrall$ is implanted with a specially calibrated siphoning device which collects their unused energy into easy-to-transfer power cells." job_drone_energy_thrall_effect_desc: "£job_energy_thrall£ $job_drone_energy_thrall_plural$ produce $i_unity$, $i_leader_exp_gain$, and reduce §YPop Assembly Penalty§! from §Y$edict_energy_drain$§! and §Y$edict_sanguine_council$§! Edicts by §G0.02%§!." mod_job_drone_energy_thrall_add: "$job_drone_energy_thrall$ Jobs" planet_energy_thralls: "Entropy Drinker Jobs" # Superstitious Beliefs Priests # Superstitious Beliefs Priests (Normal) job_superstitious_beliefs_priest: "Spirit Medium" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_plural: "Spirit Mediums" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_desc: "By performing arcane rites and rituals, these adepts communicate with entities beyond ordinary perception, providing mystical insight to the masses." job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_effect_desc: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_icon$ $job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_plural$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ into $i_unity$ and $i_stability$" superstitious_beliefs_priest: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_priest$" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_icon: "£job_superstitious_beliefs_priest£" # Superstitious Beliefs Priests (Corporate) job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate: "Fortune Teller" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_plural: "Fortune Tellers" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_desc: "Leveraging time-honored mystical pipelines, these brand evangelists provide commercial insights beyond the limits of conventional market projections." job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_effect_desc: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_icon$ $job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_plural$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ into $i_unity$, $i_trade_value$ and $i_stability$" superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate$" job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate_icon: "£job_superstitious_beliefs_priest_corporate£" # Superstitious Beliefs High Priests (Normal) job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest: "High Astrologist" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_plural: "High Astrologists" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_desc: "With the stars as their guide, these mystical leaders guide the spiritual institutions of the empire." job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_effect_desc: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_icon$ $job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_plural$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ into $i_unity$ and $i_stability$" superstitious_beliefs_high_priest: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest$" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_icon: "£job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest£" # Superstitious Beliefs High Priests (Corporate) job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate: "Fortune Broker" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_plural: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate$s" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_desc: "With the stars as their guide, these thought leaders coordinate the spiritual enterprises of the empire." job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_effect_desc: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_icon$ $job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_plural$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ into $i_unity$, $i_trade_value$ and $i_stability$" superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate: "$job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate$" job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate_icon: "£job_superstitious_beliefs_high_priest_corporate£" # Superstitious Beliefs & Death Cult corpse_reader: "Corpse Reader" job_corpse_reader: "$corpse_reader$" job_corpse_reader_plural: "Corpse Readers" job_corpse_reader_desc: "By observing and interpreting each corpse's unique decomposition, the mysteries of the galaxy will be revealed to us." corpse_broker: "Corpse Broker" job_corpse_broker: "$corpse_broker$" job_corpse_broker_plural: "Corpse Brokers" job_corpse_broker_desc: "The organs and bones of the deceased can fetch a good price as supplies for divination rituals." # Test Subjects # Test Subjects (Normal) job_test_subject: "Test Subject" job_test_subject_plural: "Test Subjects" job_test_subject_desc: "Convicted of criminal activity, these individuals have been put to productive use as live test subjects in technological experiments." job_test_subject_effect_desc: "£job_test_subject£ $job_test_subject_plural$ are used to produce $r_research$ and $i_amenities$" mod_job_test_subject_add: "$job_test_subject$ Jobs" mod_pop_test_subject_bonus_workforce_mult: "$BONUS_WORKFORCE_FOR$ $job_test_subject_plural$" # Test Subjects (Gestalt) job_test_subject_drone: "Test Subject Drone" job_test_subject_drone_plural: "$job_test_subject_drone$s" job_test_subject_drone_desc: "After straying from the will of the collective, these deviants have been put to productive use as live test subjects in technological experiments." job_test_subject_drone_effect_desc: "£job_test_subject_drone£ $job_test_subject_drone_plural$ are used to produce $r_research$ and $i_amenities$" mod_job_test_subject_drone_add: "$job_test_subject_drone$ Jobs" # Experiment Engineer # Experiment Engineer (Normal) job_experiment_engineer: "Experiment Engineer" job_experiment_engineer_plural: "$job_experiment_engineer$s" job_experiment_engineer_desc: "These elite researchers carry out experiments on live test subjects drawn from the criminal population, with no qualms about the severity of their methodologies." job_experiment_engineer_effect_desc: "£job_experiment_engineer£ $job_experiment_engineer_plural$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ and $i_crime$ into $r_research$" mod_job_experiment_engineer_add: "$job_experiment_engineer$ Jobs" mod_pop_experiment_engineer_bonus_workforce_mult: "$BONUS_WORKFORCE_FOR$ $job_experiment_engineer_plural$" # Experimental Engineer (Gestalt) job_experiment_engineer_drone: "Experiment Engineer Drone" job_experiment_engineer_drone_plural: "$job_experiment_engineer_drone$s" job_experiment_engineer_drone_desc: "These research drones carry out experiments on live test subjects drawn from the deviant population. No methodology is too harsh if it benefits the collective." job_experiment_engineer_drone_effect_desc: "£job_experiment_engineer_drone£ $job_experiment_engineer_drone_plural$ turn $i_crime$ into $r_research$" mod_job_experiment_engineer_drone_add: "$job_experiment_engineer_drone$ Jobs" mod_pop_experiment_engineer_drone_bonus_workforce_mult: "$BONUS_WORKFORCE_FOR$ $job_experiment_engineer_drone_plural$" # Slave Orderly job_slave_orderly: "Orderly" job_slave_orderly_plural: "Orderlies" job_slave_orderly_desc: "These workers are responsible for the day-to-day care of those subjected to experimental procedures that often render them unable to care for themselves." job_slave_orderly_effect_desc: "£job_slave_orderly£ $job_slave_orderly_plural$ increase £job_researcher£ §Y[GetResearcherPlural] Output§! and produce $i_amenities$" mod_job_slave_orderly_add: "$job_slave_orderly$ Jobs" # Telepath drone job_telepath_drone: "Telepath Drone" job_telepath_drone_plural: "Telepath Drones" job_telepath_drone_desc: "Operatives of the Psi Corps, a unit of psionically-advanced drones dedicated to reducing deviancy." job_telepath_drone_effect_desc: "£job_telepath£ $job_telepath_drone_plural$ produce £unity£ §Y$unity$§!, decrease £crime£ $MOD_PLANET_CRIME_NO_HAPPINESS_ADD$, and provide a general productivity boost on the planet." mod_job_telepath_drone_add: "$job_telepath_drone$ Jobs" # Production Overseer job_production_overseer: "Production Overseer" job_production_overseer_plural: "Production Overseers" job_production_overseer_plural_with_icon: "£job_production_overseer£ $job_production_overseer_plural$" job_production_overseer_desc: "Production Overseers work to eliminate inefficiencies and maximize the outputs from complex manufacturing processes." job_production_overseer_effect_desc: "$job_production_overseer_with_icon$ turn $i_consumer_goods$ into $i_unity$ and $i_amenities$" job_production_overseer_with_icon: "£job_production_overseer£ $job_production_overseer_plural$" mod_job_production_overseer_add: "$job_production_overseer$ Jobs" # Specialist Colonist job_spe_colonist: "$job_colonist$" job_spe_colonist_plural: "$job_colonist_plural$" job_spe_colonist_desc: "$job_colonist_desc$" job_spe_colonist_effect_desc: "$job_colonist_effect_desc$" mod_job_spe_colonist_add: "$mod_job_colonist_add$" mod_job_spe_colonist_per_pop: "$mod_job_colonist_per_pop$" mod_job_spe_colonist_per_pop_short: "$mod_job_colonist_per_pop_short$" # Extra-dimensional Research Unit job_extradimensional_research_unit: "Extra-dimensional Research Unit" job_extradimensional_research_unit_plural: "Extra-dimensional Research Units" job_extradimensional_research_unit_desc: "Dedicated research units focused on studies into the dimensions of thought." covenant_eater_telepath_tt: "£mod_country_naval_cap_add£ $MOD_COUNTRY_NAVAL_CAP_ADD$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_eater_naval_cap|0=+$" covenant_cradle_telepath_tt: "[GetCradleCovenantTelepathEffect]" covenant_cradle_telepath_default_tt: "$mod_pop_factions_produces_mult$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_cradle_faction|0=+%$" covenant_cradle_telepath_gestalt_tt: "£unity£ $mod_planet_telepaths_unity_produces_mult$: $@telepath_cradle_unity|0=+%$" covenant_instrument_telepath_tt: "£mod_planet_amenities_add£ $MOD_PLANET_AMENITIES_ADD$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_instrument_amenities|0=+$" covenant_composer_telepath_tt: "[GetComposerCovenantTelepathEffect]" covenant_composer_telepath_default_tt: "$MOD_LOGISTIC_GROWTH_MULT$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_composer_growth|0=+%$" covenant_composer_telepath_gestalt_tt: "$MOD_POP_ASSEMBLY_SPEED$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_composer_growth|0=+%$" covenant_whisperers_telepath_tt: "£research£ Research per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_whisperers_research|0=+$" # Purge Sacrifice jobs job_purge_sacrifice: "$purge_sacrifice$" job_purge_sacrifice_plural: "$purge_sacrifice$" job_purge_sacrifice_desc: "$purge_sacrifice_tooltip_delayed$" #========================== # Messages #========================== MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE: "New Calling" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_SETTING_the_eater_of_worlds: "$MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE$ ($the_eater_of_worlds$)" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_SETTING_the_composer_of_strands: "$MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE$ ($the_composer_of_strands$)" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_SETTING_the_cradle_of_souls: "$MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE$ ($the_cradle_of_souls$)" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_SETTING_the_instrument_of_desire: "$MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE$ ($the_instrument_of_desire$)" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_SETTING_whisperers_in_the_void: "$MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_TITLE$ ($whisperers_in_the_void$)" MESSAGE_NEW_PATRON_CALLING_DESC: "§H$PATRON$§! sends a new Calling." MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE: "Patron Accord Unlocked" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_eater_of_worlds: "$MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_eater_of_worlds$)" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_composer_of_strands: "$MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_composer_of_strands$)" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_cradle_of_souls: "$MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_cradle_of_souls$)" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_instrument_of_desire: "$MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_instrument_of_desire$)" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_whisperers_in_the_void: "$MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($whisperers_in_the_void$)" MESSAGE_PASSIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_DESC: "A new §H$PASSIVE_ACCORD$§! has been granted by $PATRON$:\n$t$- $ACCORD$" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE: "$ACTIVE_ACCORD$" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_eater_of_worlds: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_eater_of_worlds$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_composer_of_strands: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_composer_of_strands$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_cradle_of_souls: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_cradle_of_souls$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_the_instrument_of_desire: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($the_instrument_of_desire$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_SETTING_whisperers_in_the_void: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_TITLE$ ($whisperers_in_the_void$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_UNLOCKED_DESC: "A new §H$ACTIVE_ACCORD$§! from $PATRON$ is available:\n$t$- $ACCORD$" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE: "$ACTIVE_ACCORD$" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_the_eater_of_worlds: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($the_eater_of_worlds$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_the_composer_of_strands: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($the_composer_of_strands$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_the_cradle_of_souls: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($the_cradle_of_souls$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_the_instrument_of_desire: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($the_instrument_of_desire$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_whisperers_in_the_void: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($whisperers_in_the_void$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_SETTING_end_of_the_cycle: "$MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_TITLE$ ($end_of_the_cycle$)" MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ACCORD_AVAILABLE_DESC: "A §H$ACTIVE_ACCORD$§! from $PATRON$ is now available:\n$t$- $ACCORD$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE: "Aura Surge" MESSAGE_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_SETTING_the_eater_of_worlds: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE$ ($the_eater_of_worlds$)" MESSAGE_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_SETTING_the_composer_of_strands: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE$ ($the_composer_of_strands$)" MESSAGE_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_SETTING_the_cradle_of_souls: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE$ ($the_cradle_of_souls$)" MESSAGE_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_SETTING_the_instrument_of_desire: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE$ ($the_instrument_of_desire$)" MESSAGE_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_SETTING_whisperers_in_the_void: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_TITLE$ ($whisperers_in_the_void$)" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC: "Our §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! in §H$SYSTEM$§! has reached maximum intensity and manifested a blessing from our Patron." aura_intensity_lost_level_tt: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Intensity level: §R-1§!\n$h_line$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_whisperers_in_the_void_DESC: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC$\n- Gain $VALUE$ Research\n- $aura_intensity_lost_level_tt$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_the_eater_of_worlds_DESC: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC$\n- Doom Intensity: §G+1§!\n- Current Doom Intensity: §Y[GetEaterOfWorldsDoomIntensity]/50§!\n- $aura_intensity_lost_level_tt$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_the_cradle_of_souls_DESC: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC$\n- Defense Platforms in $STARBASE$: §G+5§!\n- $aura_intensity_lost_level_tt$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_the_instrument_of_desire_DESC: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC$\n- Planetary Ascensions available in $SYSTEM$: §G$VALUE$§!\n- $aura_intensity_lost_level_tt$" MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_the_composer_of_strands_DESC: "$MESSAGE_PSIONIC_AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_DESC$\n- $d_shroudstone$ blockers added to $SYSTEM$: §Y$VALUE$§!\n- $aura_intensity_lost_level_tt$" MESSAGE_AURA_INTENSIFICATION_INSIGHT_TITLE: "Aura Intensification Breakthrough" MESSAGE_AURA_INTENSIFICATION_INSIGHT_DESC: "We have gathered enough attunement in the §HShroud§! to gain insight on §H$tech_aura_intensification$§! technology. This will allow our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! to spread into other systems." PLANET_DEPOSIT_DISCOVERED_TITLE: "New Deposit Discovered" PLANET_DEPOSIT_DISCOVERED_DESC: "$DEPOSIT|Y$ discovered on $PLANET|Y$." ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_MESSAGE_TITLE: "Colony Ended" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_MESSAGE_SETTING: "$name_eotc$ $ACTIVE_ACCORD$: $ACCORD_DESTRUCTION$" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_MESSAGE_DESC: "A colony in $SYSTEM$ has been sacrificed to oblivion.\n- Colony lost: $COLONY$\n- Pops destroyed: $POPS$" #========================== # Modifiers #========================== # Generic reduce_next_delve_cooldown: "Delving Resonance" MOD_SHIP_DAMAGE_AGAINST_RECKONING_MULT: "Damage to the $NAME_Reckoning$" MOD_SHIP_MONTHLY_HULL_DAMAGE: "Monthly Hull Damage to Non-orbiting Ships" chosen_by_souls_aura_modifier: "" proxy_war: "$concept_proxy_war$" mod_proxy_war_cost_mult: "$proxy_war$ Influence Cost" # Cycle of Fortune cycle_of_fortune: "Cycle of Fortune" cycle_of_fortune_positive: "$cycle_of_fortune$" cycle_of_fortune_additional_positive: "$cycle_of_fortune$" cycle_of_fortune_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G75%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R25%§!" cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects: "[GetCycleOfFortuneConceptEffects]" cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects_base: "Effects:\n$t$- §YLeaders§! start with an additional §Gpositive trait§!\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects_base$" cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_fortune_concept_effects_base$\n$t$- $MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_fortune_effects: "[GetCycleOfFortuneDesc]" cycle_of_fortune_effects_base: "§YLeaders§! start with an additional §Gpositive trait§!\n$MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!" cycle_of_fortune_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_fortune_effects_base$" cycle_of_fortune_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_fortune_effects_base$\n$MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!" mod_cycle_positive_effects_bonus_mult: "Positive ['concept_sb_cycle'] Effects" mod_cycle_negative_effects_bonus_mult: "Negative ['concept_sb_cycle'] Effects" # Cycle of Omens cycle_of_omens: "Cycle of Omens" cycle_of_omens_positive: "$cycle_of_omens$" cycle_of_omens_additional_negative: "$cycle_of_omens$" cycle_of_omens_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G25%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R75%§!" cycle_of_omens_concept_effects: "[GetCycleOfOmensConceptEffects]" cycle_of_omens_concept_effects_base: "Effects:\n$t$- §YLeaders§! start with an additional §Rnegative trait§!\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_omens_concept_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_omens_concept_effects_base$" cycle_of_omens_concept_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_omens_concept_effects_base$\n$t$- $MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_omens_effects: "[GetCycleOfOmensDesc]" cycle_of_omens_effects_base: "§YLeaders§! start with an additional §Rnegative trait§!\n$MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" cycle_of_omens_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_omens_effects_base$" cycle_of_omens_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_omens_effects_base$\n$MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Cycle of Growth cycle_of_growth: "Cycle of Growth" cycle_of_growth_positive: "$cycle_of_growth$" cycle_of_growth_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G50%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R50%§!" cycle_of_growth_concept_effects: "Effects:\n$t$- $mod_starbase_outpost_cost_mult$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_STARBASE_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_LOGISTIC_GROWTH_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_country_food_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_buildings_upkeep_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_districts_cost_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $mod_country_minerals_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_growth_effects: "$mod_starbase_outpost_cost_mult$: §G-[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_STARBASE_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: §G-[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_LOGISTIC_GROWTH_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_country_food_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_buildings_upkeep_mult$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_districts_cost_mult$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_country_minerals_produces_mult$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Cycle of Prosperity cycle_of_prosperity: "Cycle of Prosperity" cycle_of_prosperity_positive: "$cycle_of_prosperity$" cycle_of_prosperity_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G50%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R50%§!" cycle_of_prosperity_concept_effects: "Effects:\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_trade_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_energy_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_HULL_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_ARMOR_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $mod_starbase_outpost_cost_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_STARBASE_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_CLAIM_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$" cycle_of_prosperity_effects: "$mod_planet_jobs_trade_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_energy_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_HULL_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_ARMOR_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_starbase_outpost_cost_mult$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_STARBASE_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_CLAIM_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Cycle of Conflict cycle_of_conflict: "Cycle of Conflict" cycle_of_conflict_positive: "$cycle_of_conflict$" cycle_of_conflict_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G50%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R50%§!" cycle_of_conflict_concept_effects: "Effects:\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_CLAIM_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_WAR_EXHAUSTION_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_ADD$: $@sb_cycle_mid_negative_value|0=+(100)$\n$t$- $MOD_DIPLO_WEIGHT_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_conflict_effects: "$MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_CLAIM_INFLUENCE_COST_MULT$: §G-[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_WAR_EXHAUSTION_MULT$: §G-[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_ADD$: §R-[GetCycleMidNegativeBonusEffectsValue]§!\n$MOD_DIPLO_WEIGHT_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Cycle of Harmony cycle_of_harmony: "Cycle of Harmony" cycle_of_harmony_positive: "$cycle_of_harmony$" cycle_of_harmony_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G50%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R50%§!" cycle_of_harmony_concept_effects: "Effects:\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_ADD$: $@sb_cycle_mid_positive_value|0=+(100)$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_FRIENDLY_TERRITORY_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_COUNTRY_WAR_EXHAUSTION_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $mod_ships_upkeep_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_OUTSIDE_FRIENDLY_TERRITORY_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_harmony_effects: "$mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_ADD$: §G+[GetCycleMidPositiveBonusEffectsValue]§!\n$MOD_SHIP_FRIENDLY_TERRITORY_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_COUNTRY_WAR_EXHAUSTION_MULT$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_ships_upkeep_mult$: §R+[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_OUTSIDE_FRIENDLY_TERRITORY_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Cycle of Knowledge cycle_of_knowledge: "Cycle of Knowledge" cycle_of_knowledge_positive: "$cycle_of_knowledge$" cycle_of_knowledge_additional_negative: "$cycle_of_knowledge$" cycle_of_knowledge_additional_negative_gestalt: "$cycle_of_knowledge$" cycle_of_knowledge_desc: "Chance of a positive event: §G50%§!\nChance of a negative event: §R50%§!" cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects: "[GetCycleOfKnowledgeConceptEffects]" cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects_base: "Effects:\n$t$- $mod_planet_researchers_upkeep_mult$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=-%$\n$t$- $mod_station_researchers_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_SCIENCE_SURVEY_SPEED$: $@sb_cycle_positive_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_EVASION_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$\n$t$- $MOD_SHIP_TRACKING_MULT$: $@sb_cycle_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects_base$\n$t$- $mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: $@sb_cycle_mid_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_knowledge_concept_effects_base$\n$t$- $MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: $@sb_cycle_mid_negative_value|0=+%$" cycle_of_knowledge_effects: "[GetCycleOfKnowledgeDesc]" cycle_of_knowledge_effects_base: "$mod_planet_researchers_upkeep_mult$: §G-[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$mod_station_researchers_produces_mult$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_SCIENCE_SURVEY_SPEED$: §G+[GetCyclePositiveBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_EVASION_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!\n$MOD_SHIP_TRACKING_MULT$: §R-[GetCycleNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" cycle_of_knowledge_effects_gestalt: "$cycle_of_knowledge_effects_base$\n$mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: §R-[GetCycleMidNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" cycle_of_knowledge_effects_individual: "$cycle_of_knowledge_effects_base$\n$MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$: §R-[GetCycleMidNegativeBonusEffectsValue]%§!" # Superstitious Beliefs Events geothermic_metallurgy: "Geothermic Metallurgy" geothermic_metallurgy_desc: "Underground magma flows are reacting with ore deposits to produce harvestable alloys." a_sense_of_optimism: "A Sense of Optimism" unilateral_cohesion: "Unilateral Cohesion" favorable_trine: "Favorable Trine" favorable_trine_desc: "The favorable alignment of three nearby celestial bodies has a unifying effect on the inhabitants of this planet." auspicious_planet_alignment: "Auspicious Planet Alignment" elemental_harmony: "Elemental Harmony" radiant_luminary: "Radiant Luminary" radiant_luminary_desc: "The primary luminary of this system shines with extraordinary luster." comet_attitude_positive: "celebration" comet_attitude_negative: "alarm" councilor_harmony: "Councilor Harmony" discordance: "Discordance" diplomatic_faux_pas: "Diplomatic Faux Pas" hypertransmissible_virus: "Hyper-transmissible Virus" hypertransmissible_virus_desc: "This planet is in lockdown to restrict the transmission of a highly transmissible biological virus." hypertransmissible_virus_gestalt: "$hypertransmissible_virus$" hypertransmissible_virus_gestalt_desc: "$hypertransmissible_virus_desc$" calamitous_quartile: "Calamitous Quartile" calamitous_quartile_desc: "The unfortunate alignment of nearby celestial bodies has sown uncertainty among the inhabitants of this planet." planet_in_retrograde: "Planet in Retrograde" elemental_imbalance: "Elemental Imbalance" waning_luminary: "Waning Luminary" waning_luminary_desc: "The primary luminary in this system is duller than it once was." discordant_council: "Discordant Council" opinion_careless_talk: "Careless Talk" # Proxy Wars secret_societies_proxy_war_bonus: "$concept_proxy_wars$" secret_societies_proxy_war_bonus_tt: "[GetBureaucratPluralWithIcon] produces §G+$@secret_societies_unity_per_proxy_war|1$§! $i_unity$ per active §HProxy War§!." # Experimental Testing Test Subjects Death mod_experimental_testing_test_subjects_death: "£job_test_subject£ §H[GetTestSubjectPlural]§! lost in §Y$situation_experimental_testing$§! Situation" # Attunement MOD_HORIZONTAL_ATTUNEMENT_ADD: "£mod_horizontal_attunement_add£ Horizontal Attunement" MOD_VERTICAL_ATTUNEMENT_ADD: "£mod_vertical_attunement_add£ Vertical Attunement" mod_add_attunement_the_eater_of_worlds: "£mod_add_attunement_the_eater_of_worlds£ Add Attunement with [This.GetEaterColor]" mod_add_attunement_the_cradle_of_souls: "£mod_add_attunement_the_cradle_of_souls£ Add Attunement with [This.GetCradleColor]" mod_add_attunement_the_instrument_of_desire: "£mod_add_attunement_the_instrument_of_desire£ Add Attunement with [This.GetInstrumentColor]" mod_add_attunement_the_composer_of_strands: "£mod_add_attunement_the_composer_of_strands£ Add Attunement with [This.GetComposerColor]" mod_add_attunement_whisperers_in_the_void: "£mod_add_attunement_whisperers_in_the_void£ Add Attunement with [This.GetWhisperersColor]" mod_the_eater_of_worlds_attunement_mult: "Attunement with [This.GetEaterColor]" mod_the_cradle_of_souls_attunement_mult: "Attunement with [This.GetCradleColor]" mod_the_instrument_of_desire_attunement_mult: "Attunement with [This.GetInstrumentColor]" mod_the_composer_of_strands_attunement_mult: "Attunement with [This.GetComposerColor]" mod_whisperers_in_the_void_attunement_mult: "Attunement with [This.GetWhisperersColor]" mod_eater_of_worlds_monthly_attunement_add: "Monthly Attunement with [This.GetEaterColor]" mod_cradle_of_souls_monthly_attunement_add: "Monthly Attunement with [This.GetCradleColor]" mod_instrument_of_desire_monthly_attunement_add: "Monthly Attunement with [This.GetInstrumentColor]" mod_composer_of_strands_monthly_attunement_add: "Monthly Attunement with [This.GetComposerColor]" mod_whisperers_in_the_void_monthly_attunement_add: "Monthly Attunement with [This.GetWhisperersColor]" # Psionic Auras MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_EFFECTIVENESS_MULT: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Effectiveness" MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_ADD: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Intensity Gain" MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_MULT: "$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_ADD$" mod_psionic_aura_hyperlane_range_add: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Hyperlane Range" # Patrons covenant_broken_modifier: "Shroud Madness" premature_revenge_avatar_fleet: "Vengeful Avatar" treasoned_revenge_avatar_fleet: "Wrathful Avatar" mod_leader_recruitment_age: "Leader Recruitment Age" # Pops mod_planet_pops_food_upkeep_mult: "Pop Food Upkeep" mod_planet_pops_energy_upkeep_mult: "Pop Energy Upkeep" mod_planet_pops_minerals_upkeep_mult: "Pop Minerals Upkeep" thought_police_established: "$decision_thought_police$" thought_police_established_desc: "Using scientific techniques to monitor the population's cognitive activity, Thought Police are detecting [Owner.GetCriminalDeviant] intent at an early stage and taking appropriate action before it manifests in actual behavior." MOD_ARMY_DAMAGE_AGAINST_PSIONIC_MULT: "Army Damage against Psionic Empires" MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_RESISTANCE_MULT: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Resistance" MOD_DAMAGE_VS_PSIONIC_EMPIRES_MULT: "Damage to Psionic Empires" MOD_SHIELD_VS_PSIONIC_EMPIRES_MULT: "Shield vs Psionic Empires" MOD_EVASION_VS_PSIONIC_EMPIRES_MULT: "Evasion vs Psionic Empires" MOD_DIPLO_WEIGHT_SHIP_MULT: "Naval Diplomatic Weight" mod_planet_pops_psionic_unity_produces_add: "£unity£ $unity$ from Psionic Pops" mod_psionic_specialist_pop_bonus_workforce_mult: "$BONUS_WORKFORCE_FOR$ Psionic [GetSpecialistPlural]" # Breach the Shroud events mod_breach_the_shroud_situation_progress_speed_mult: "§Y$situation_breach_shroud$§! $situation_speed_tt$" erratic_dematerialization: "Erratic Dematerialization" erratic_dematerialization_desc: "Spontaneous loss of raw materials is the price we pay for our psionic ascension. The fundamentals of dematerialization are being revealed to us." teleportation_research: "Teleportation Research" teleportation_research_desc: "Psionic activity is depleting our raw materials. Developing anti-dematerialization equipment is critical to our survival." psionic_caution: "Psionic Caution" psionic_caution_desc: "To prevent the dematerialization of raw materials, it was necessary to ban psionics in the vicinity of certain industrial areas." necrocognition_research: "Necrocognition Research" necrocognition_research_desc: "The private pastime of communicating with expired [Owner.GetSpeciesBrainPlural] is now a regulated form of public research." resurrectionism: "Resurrectionism" resurrectionism_desc: "Storing expired [Owner.GetSpeciesBrainPlural] for experimental communication is a popular pastime, despite the criminality it incentivizes." regulated_transformation: "Regulated Transformation" regulated_transformation_desc: "Some of our psionic population are sprouting strange appendages. With their growth carefully regulated, these new parts help boost productivity." forced_amputation: "Forced Amputation" forced_amputation_desc: "When some of our psionic population sprouted strange appendages, we chose to make amputation mandatory." forced_amputation_gestalt: "$forced_amputation$" forced_amputation_gestalt_desc: "$forced_amputation_desc$" unregulated_transformation: "Unregulated Transformation" unregulated_transformation_desc: "Some of our psionic population are sprouting strange appendages. Energy requirements have increased, but so has overall wellbeing." unregulated_transformation_gestalt: "$unregulated_transformation$" unregulated_transformation_gestalt_desc: "$unregulated_transformation_desc$" telekinetic_resentment: "Telekinetic Resentment" telekinetic_resentment_desc: "Industrial telekinesis may cause some general discontent, but it certainly increases productivity." telekinetic_displacement: "Telekinetic Displacement" telekinetic_displacement_desc: "$telekinetic_resentment_desc$" telekinetic_assembly: "Telekinetic Assembly" telekinetic_assembly_desc: "Industrial telekinesis may cause some general discontent, but it is a great boon to our military industrial complex." telekinetic_assembly_gestalt: "$telekinetic_assembly$" telekinetic_assembly_gestalt_desc: "$telekinetic_assembly_desc$" telekinetic_skepticism: "Telekinetic Skepticism" telekinetic_skepticism_desc: "Industrial telekinesis has been limited to avoid societal discord." telekinetic_skepticism_gestalt: "$telekinetic_skepticism$" telekinetic_skepticism_gestalt_desc: "$telekinetic_skepticism_desc$" psionic_migraines: "Psionic Migraines" psionic_migraines_desc: "Our psionic ascension was never predicted to be a painless process." psionic_migraines_machine: "Psionic Glitches" psionic_migraines_machine_desc: "Our psionic ascension was never predicted to be an untroubled process." psionic_migraines_gestalt: "$psionic_migraines$" psionic_migraines_gestalt_desc: "$psionic_migraines_desc$" psionic_migraines_machine_gestalt: "$psionic_migraines_machine$" psionic_migraines_machine_gestalt_desc: "$psionic_migraines_machine_desc$" psionic_painkillers: "Psionic Painkillers" psionic_painkillers_desc: "There are growing pains that come with psionic ascension. Luckily, we have the remedy." psionic_painkillers_machine: "Psionic Disturbance Inhibitors" psionic_painkillers_machine_desc: "$psionic_painkillers_desc$" psionic_painkillers_gestalt: "$psionic_painkillers$" psionic_painkillers_gestalt_desc: "$psionic_painkillers_desc$" psionic_painkillers_machine_gestalt: "$psionic_painkillers_machine$" psionic_painkillers_machine_gestalt_desc: "$psionic_painkillers_machine_desc$" psi_fighting_conscription: "Psi-fighting Conscription" psi_fighting_conscription_desc: "Underground psionic warriors have strengthened our armies, but not all our regular recruits are happy to serve beside them." psi_fighting_conscription_gestalt: "$psi_fighting_conscription$" psi_fighting_conscription_gestalt_desc: "Underground psionic warriors have strengthened our armies, though integrating this deviant element is an ongoing challenge for our forces." psi_fighting_research: "Psi-fighting Research" psi_fighting_research_desc: "Underground psionic warriors have proven to be fascinating research subjects." psi_fighting_prohibition: "Psi-fighting Prohibition" psi_fighting_prohibition_desc: "With the trend of illegal psionic battles ending, our colonies are safer places to be." psi_fighting_competitions: "Psi-fighting Competitions" psi_fighting_competitions_desc: "Psionic battles are proving to be the ultimate spectator sport." psi_fighting_competitions_gestalt: "$psi_fighting_competitions$" psi_fighting_competitions_gestalt_desc: "Psionic battles serve as an acceptable form of recreation for the collective." shroudfall: "Shroudfall" shroudfall_desc: "The Shroud has consumed a portion of this land. We are researching ways to restore the original conditions." add_shroudfall_concept: "Add ['concept_shroudfall'] to [This.GetName]" impulse_mitigation: "Impulse Mitigation" impulse_mitigation_desc: "There are psionic entities influencing our actions. We are dedicating scientific resources to mitigate these impulses." shroud_influence: "Listening to Voices" shroud_influence_desc: "Our minds are influenced by entities that communicate with us psionically." shroud_suppression: "Impulse Suppression" shroud_suppression_desc: "There are psionic entities attempting to influence our actions. We must suppress these foreign impulses." psionic_inhibitors: "Psionic Inhibitors" psionic_inhibitors_desc: "We are investing in the development of an implant to stop the psychic disturbances caused by psionic activity." psionic_inhibitors_machine: "$psionic_inhibitors$" psionic_inhibitors_machine_desc: "We are investing in the development of an upgrade to stop the neural disturbances caused by psionic activity." psionic_meditation: "Psionic Meditation" psionic_meditation_desc: "To alleviate psychic disturbances caused by psionic activity, we are researching improved meditation methods for our population." psionic_meditation_machine: "$psionic_meditation$" psionic_meditation_machine_desc: "To alleviate neural disturbances caused by psionic activity, we are researching improved meditation methods for our population." psionic_training: "Psionic Training" psionic_training_desc: "Psionic interference with our minds is an opportunity for psynergistic growth. Our proactive approach will create impactful, psi-centric strategies in order to optimize end-to-end outcomes." sleep_disturbance_research: "Sleep Disturbance Research" sleep_disturbance_research_desc: "Psionic energy disturbs our sleep cycles. We have invested resources in finding a way to stop the nightmares." night_terrors: "Night Terrors" night_terrors_desc: "Psionic energy disturbs our sleep cycles with horrific nightmares." night_terrors_gestalt: "$night_terrors$" night_terrors_gestalt_desc: "$night_terrors_desc$" shroud_portal: "Shroud Portal" shroud_portal_desc: "Attempting to pierce the Shroud caused a rash of attacks by local wildlife. This is the price we pay for advancing our psionic development." shroud_portal_gestalt: "$shroud_portal$" shroud_portal_gestalt_desc: "$shroud_portal_desc$" mindwarden_enclave_capacity: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$ Capacity" mindwarden_enclave_capacity_desc: "By increasing our capacity to construct more independent $ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL$, we can help further our mission of ending psionic infection throughout the galaxy." mindwarden_logistics: "Mindwarden Logistics" mindwarden_logistics_desc: "With the logistical support of the Mindwardens, our fleet operations are more streamlined." survivors_of_the_end_modifier: "Survivors of the End" survivors_of_the_end_modifier_desc: "Despite heavy losses, we managed to survive a $PSIONIC_AURA$ of cataclysmic intent." penal_experimental_sentencing: "Ideal Testing Environs" penal_experimental_sentencing_desc: "The Penal Colony we have established provides excellent testing grounds for intensive experimentation." #========================== # Planetary Decisions #========================== decision_thought_police: "Thought Police" decision_thought_police_desc: "$decision_thought_police$ detect [GetCriminalDeviant] intent before it manifests in actual behavior. Using scientific techniques to monitor a population's cognitive activity, they provide insights on mental states without employing the dangerous energies of the §HShroud§!." #========================== # Psionic Auras #========================== PSIONIC_AURA: "Psionic Aura" PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL: "Psionic Auras" FROM_PSIONIC_AURA: "From $PSIONIC_AURA$" eater_aura: "Aura of Hunger" souls_aura: "Aura of Souls" composer_aura: "Aura of Strands" desire_aura: "Aura of Desire" whisperers_aura: "Aura of Whispers" exiled_aura: "Aura of the Dreamer" end_aura: "Aura of the End" mod_planet_buildings_volatile_motes_upkeep_mult: "Building $i_volatile_motes$ Upkeep" mod_planet_buildings_exotic_gases_upkeep_mult: "Building $i_exotic_gases$ Upkeep" mod_planet_buildings_rare_crystals_upkeep_mult: "Building $i_rare_crystals$ Upkeep" strategic_resource_building_upkeep: "Strategic Resources Building Upkeep" starbase_fire_rate_mult: "Starbases and Defense Platforms Fire Rate" desire_aura_planet_self_modifier_level_1_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_level_1|0%$§!" desire_aura_planet_neutral_modifier_level_1_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_neutral_level_1|0%$§!" desire_aura_planet_self_modifier_level_2_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_level_2|0%$§!" desire_aura_planet_neutral_modifier_level_2_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_neutral_level_2|0%$§!" desire_aura_planet_self_modifier_level_3_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_level_3|0%$§!" desire_aura_planet_neutral_modifier_level_3_tooltip: "$strategic_resource_building_upkeep$: §G$@desire_aura_upkeep_neutral_level_3|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_self_modifier_level_1_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_level_1|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_neutral_modifier_level_1_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_neutral_level_1|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_self_modifier_level_2_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_level_2|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_neutral_modifier_level_2_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_neutral_level_2|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_self_modifier_level_3_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_level_3|0%$§!" souls_aura_starbase_neutral_modifier_level_3_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §G+$@souls_aura_fire_rate_neutral_level_3|0%$§!" eater_aura_starbase_rival_modifier_level_1_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §R$@eater_aura_fire_rate_rival_level_1|0%$§!" eater_aura_starbase_rival_modifier_level_2_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §R$@eater_aura_fire_rate_rival_level_2|0%$§!" eater_aura_starbase_rival_modifier_level_3_tooltip: "$starbase_fire_rate_mult$: §R$@eater_aura_fire_rate_rival_level_3|0%$§!" tooth_eater: "Tooth of the Eater" tooth_eater_cap: "$tooth_eater$" tooth_eater_plural: "Teeth of the Eater" NAME_Tooth_Eater: "$tooth_eater$" NAME_Fang_Eater: "Fang of the Eater" NAME_Fang_Eater_Plural: "Fangs of the Eater" NAME_Tusk_Eater: "Tusk of the Eater" NAME_Tusk_Eater_Plural: "Tusks of the Eater" Name_Doom_Eater_Fleet: "Doom of the Eater" EaterOfWorldsShipClasses_Battleships: "\n$t$- $NAME_Tusk_Eater_Plural$ (Battleship) $EaterOfWorldsShipClasses_Cruisers$" EaterOfWorldsShipClasses_Cruisers: "\n$t$- $NAME_Fang_Eater_Plural$ (Cruiser) $EaterOfWorldsShipClasses_Escorts$" EaterOfWorldsShipClasses_Escorts: "\n$t$- $tooth_eater_plural$ (Escort)" NAME_Cradle_Station: "Hand of the Cradle" try_spread_aura_tt: "This §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! will attempt to spread to nearby systems." AURA_MAX_INTENSITY_HEADER: "§EMax Intensity Effects:§!" eater_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nOur Doom Intensity will be increased by §G+1§!." souls_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nInstantly build §Y5§! §HDefense Platforms§! without upkeep in the Starbase of the system." composer_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nAdd 2 §Y$d_shroudstone$ Natural Blockers§! to all Colonies in the system." desire_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nEach Colony in the system gets §G+1§! §YAscension Tier§! regardless of existing cap." whisperers_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nGain £physics_research£ £society_research£ £engineering_research£ random research." end_aura_effect_tt: "$try_spread_aura_tt$\nThere is no limit to how far the §R$end_aura$§! can spread." END_AURA_CONSUME_TIME_LEFT_TT: "§RWill consume this system in§!: £time£ $MONTHS|0Y$ Months" SYSTEM_AFFECTED_BY_PSIONIC_AURA_TT: "Emitted by §Y$COUNTRY$§!" SYSTEM_AFFECTED_BY_OUR_PSIONIC_AURA_TT: "Emitted by our Empire" INTENSITY_AURA_TT: "§HIntensity§!: §Y$VALUE$ ($CURRENT$/$MAX$)§!$DIFF$" INTENSITY_AURA_GALAXY_TT: "Intensity: §Y$VALUE$ ($CURRENT$/$MAX$)§!$DIFF$" INTENSITY_DECREASE_TT: " §R$VALUE$§!" INTENSITY_INCREASE_TT: " §G+$VALUE$§!" INTENSITY_EFFECTS_TT: "Aura effects become more powerful as intensity level increases." PSIONIC_AURA_OWNER_MODIFIERS_TT: "Empire Effects:" PSIONIC_AURA_RIVAL_MODIFIERS_TT: "Hostile Effects:" PSIONIC_AURA_NEUTRAL_MODIFIERS_TT: "Friendly Effects:" PSIONIC_AURA_TYPE_GALAXY_TT: "Psionic Aura: $TYPE$" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_WITH_TT: "§YCurrently clashing with $AURA_NAME$§!" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_WITH_US_TT: "§YCurrently clashing with our Aura§!" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_EXPLANATION_TT: "Psionic Auras with the highest monthly Intensity gain will consume a neighboring System at a rate of $@aura_clashing_loser_decrease|0$ Intensity per month." PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_INTENSITY_TT: "§HOur Aura's Monthly Intensity:§! §G+$INTENSITY|0$§!" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_VERSUS_TT: "§H$AURA_NAME$ Monthly Intensity:§! §G+$INTENSITY|0$§!" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_WINNING_TT: "§ROur Aura will consume this system in $MONTHS_LEFT|0$ Months§!" PSIONIC_AURA_CLASHING_LOSING_TT: "§RThe $AURA_NAME$ will consume this system in $MONTHS_LEFT|0$ Months§!" AFFECTED_BY_SHROUD_SEALS: "From $SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$" AFFECTED_BY_PSIONIC_SUPPRESSORS: "From Psionic Suppressors" DISCONNECTED_FROM_AURA_COLONY: "Disconnected from an Aura-emitting colony" SET_AURA_INTENSITY_EFFECT: "Set Intensity in $SYSTEM$ to $VALUE$" FINISH_ALL_RESEARCHES_EFFECT: "Instantly complete all active technology research." PROGRESS_ALL_RESEARCHES_EFFECT: "Progress all researches by $VALUE|G%$" INTENSITY_FROM_POPS: "From £pops£ Pops" INTENSITY_FROM_HAPPY_PLANETS: "From Planets with High £happiness£ Happiness" INTENSITY_FROM_JOBS_PRAISING_AURAS: "From Jobs Praising $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$" INTENSITY_FROM_NEARBY_AURAS: "From Neighboring $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$" INTENSITY_FROM_PSIONIC_GOVERNORS: "From Psionic Governors" INTENSITY_FROM_PSIONIC_SECTOR_LEADER: "From Psionic Sector Leader" INTENSITY_FROM_SHROUDED_PLANETS: "From Shrouded Worlds" INTENSITY_FROM_AURA_EMITTERS: "From Aura Emitters" shroud.1510.title: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Clashing" shroud.1510.desc: "Our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! in the [from.GetName] system is struggling against an opposing Aura originating from the nearby [fromfrom.GetName] system. Our psionic [GetResearchers] have previously modeled such behavior, though this is the first time we have experienced the phenomenon firsthand.\n\nAccording to theory, the more potent Aura - that which is projected with a greater intensity - will gradually diminish the opposing force. Should this struggle lead to absolute decay, the prevailing Aura may flow into the vacant system.\n\nIt is a true battle of the minds." shroud.1510.a: "Our will shall triumph." shroud.1550.title: "The Power of Will" shroud.1550.desc.common_1: "Our forays into the §HShroud§! have caused its energies to affect observable space. Though significant, these effects have been intermittent and isolated." shroud.1550.desc.common_2: "Our actions ripple throughout the Shroud, drawing us closer to beings of great power. If we find favor with these entities, we might then channel their psionic energy into corporeal reality. Our [GetTelepathPlural] hypothesize that the resulting 'aura' would strengthen our empire," shroud.1550.desc_1.knows: "$shroud.1550.desc.common_1$ §H'$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$'§! present a way to turn this influence into a constant flow." shroud.1550.desc_1.default: "$shroud.1550.desc.common_1$ The theory of §H'$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$'§! presents a way to turn this influence into a constant flow." shroud.1550.desc.knows: "$shroud.1550.desc_1.knows$\n\n$shroud.1550.desc.common_2$ as well as our allies, while weakening those that stand against us - just as we have previously observed." shroud.1550.desc.knows.homicidal: "$shroud.1550.desc_1.knows$\n\n$shroud.1550.desc.common_2$ while weakening those that stand against us - just as we have previously observed." shroud.1550.desc.default: "$shroud.1550.desc_1.default$\n\n$shroud.1550.desc.common_2$ as well as our allies, while weakening those that stand against us." shroud.1550.desc.default.homicidal: "$shroud.1550.desc_1.default$\n\n$shroud.1550.desc.common_2$ while weakening those that stand against us." shroud.1550.a: "Promising." #================================= # Patron Objective (PO) counters #================================= po_apply_species_template: "Apply a Species Template." po_apply_species_template_plural: "Apply Species Templates: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_ascend_planet: "Perform a Planetary Ascension." po_ascend_planet_plural: "Perform Planetary Ascensions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_build_army: "Build an Army." po_build_army_plural: "Build Armies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_build_defense_platform: "Build a new §H$military_station_small$§!." po_build_defense_platform_plural: "Build new §H$military_station_small_plural$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_claim_system: "Claim a £system£ System." po_claim_system_plural: "Claim £system£ Systems: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_clear_blocker: "Clear a £blocker£ Blocker." po_clear_blocker_plural: "Clear £blocker£ Blockers: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_clone_space_fauna: "Clone Space Fauna." po_clone_space_fauna_plural: "Clone Space Fauna: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_colonize_gaia_world: "Colonize a §H$pc_gaia$§!." po_colonize_gaia_world_plural: "Colonize §H$pc_gaia_plural$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_complete_operation: "Complete an §H$op_cat_infiltration$§! Operation." po_complete_operation_plural: "Complete §H$op_cat_infiltration$§! Operations: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_conquer_planet: "Conquer a £planet£ Planet." po_conquer_planet_plural: "Conquer £planet£ Planets: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_conquer_system: "Conquer a new £system£ System." po_conquer_system_plural: "Conquer new £system£ Systems: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_consecrate_planet: "Consecrate a new £planet£ Planet." po_consecrate_planet_plural: "Consecrate new £planet£ Planets: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_construct_district: "Construct a £district£ District." po_construct_district_plural: "Construct £district£ Districts: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_declare_war: "Declare War." po_declare_war_plural: "Declare Wars: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_destroy_army: "Destroy an Army." po_destroy_army_plural: "Destroy Armies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_destroy_pirates: "Destroy a pirate fleet." po_destroy_pirates_plural: "Destroy pirate fleets: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_destroy_ship: "Destroy a ship." po_destroy_ship_plural: "Destroy ships: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_earn_favor: "Earn a £favor£ Favor." po_earn_favor_plural: "Earn £favor£ Favors: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_colony: "Establish a £colony£ Colony." po_establish_colony_plural: "Establish £colony£ Colonies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_defensive_pact: "Establish a §H$PACT_defensive_pact$§!." po_establish_defensive_pact_plural: "Establish §H$defensive_pacts$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_diplomatic_pact: "Establish a §H$concept_diplomatic_pact$§!." po_establish_diplomatic_pact_plural: "Establish §H$concept_diplomatic_pacts$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_research_agreement: "Establish a §H$PACT_research_agreement$§!." po_establish_research_agreement_plural: "Establish §H$research_agreements$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_migration_treaty: "Establish a §H$PACT_migration_treaty$§!." po_establish_migration_treaty_plural: "Establish §HMigration Treaties§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_establish_trade_agreement: "Establish a §HCommercial Pact§!." po_establish_trade_agreement_plural: "Establish §HCommercial Pacts§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_form_or_upgrade_federation: "Form or upgrade a £federation£ Federation." po_form_or_upgrade_federation_plural: "Form or upgrade £federation£ Federations: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_galcom_vote: "Vote on a $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$ resolution." po_galcom_vote_plural: "Vote on $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$ resolutions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_host_new_species: "Host a new Species." po_host_new_species_plural: "Host new Species: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_hunt_space_fauna: "Destroy Space Fauna." po_hunt_space_fauna_plural: "Destroy Space Fauna: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_kill_pop: "Destroy a £pop£ Pop." po_kill_pop_plural: "Destroy £pop£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_law_federation: "Pass a law in a £federation£ Federation." po_pass_law_federation_plural: "Pass laws in a £federation£ Federation: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_commerce_resolution: "Pass a §H$resolution_category_commerce$§! resolution." po_pass_commerce_resolution_plural: "Pass §H$resolution_category_commerce$§! resolutions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_divinity_resolution: "Pass a §H$resolution_category_divinity$§! resolution." po_pass_divinity_resolution_plural: "Pass §H$resolution_category_divinity$§! resolutions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_ecology_resolution: "Pass an §H$resolution_category_ecology$§! resolution." po_pass_ecology_resolution_plural: "Pass §H$resolution_category_ecology$§! resolutions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_industry_resolution: "Pass an §H$resolution_category_industry$§! resolution." po_pass_industry_resolution_plural: "Pass §H$resolution_category_industry$§! resolutions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pass_resolution_galcom: "Pass a resolution in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$." po_pass_resolution_galcom_plural: "Pass resolutions in the $GALACTIC_COMMUNITY$: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_supremacy_or_enmity_tradition: "Adopt a £traditions£ §H$tradition_supremacy$§! or §H$tradition_enmity$§! Tradition." po_pick_supremacy_or_enmity_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_supremacy$§! or §H$tradition_enmity$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_diplomacy_or_politics_tradition: "Adopt a £traditions£ §H$tradition_diplomacy$§! or §H$tradition_politics$§! Tradition." po_pick_diplomacy_or_politics_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_diplomacy$§! or §H$tradition_politics$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_mercantile_or_domination_tradition: "Adopt a £traditions£ §H$tradition_domination$§! or §H$tradition_mercantile$§! Tradition." po_pick_mercantile_or_domination_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_domination$§! or §H$tradition_mercantile$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_logistics_or_domination_tradition: "Adopt a £traditions£ §H$tradition_domination$§! or §H$tradition_logistics$§! Tradition." po_pick_logistics_or_domination_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_domination$§! or §H$tradition_logistics$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_adaptability_or_expansion_tradition: "Adopt an £traditions£ §H$tradition_adaptability$§! or §H$tradition_expansion$§! Tradition." po_pick_adaptability_or_expansion_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_adaptability$§! or §H$tradition_expansion$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_versatility_or_expansion_tradition: "Adopt a £traditions£ §H$tradition_versatility$§! or §H$tradition_expansion$§! Tradition." po_pick_versatility_or_expansion_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ §H$tradition_versatility$§! or §H$tradition_expansion$§! Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_psionically_assimilate_pop: "Psionically assimilate a £pop£ Pop." po_psionically_assimilate_pop_plural: "Psionically assimilate £pop£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_reach_excellent_relations: "Reach §HExcellent§! Relations with another empire." po_reach_excellent_relations_plural: "Reach §HExcellent§! Relations with empires: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_ruin_enemy_building: "Destroy an enemy £building£ Building." po_ruin_enemy_building_plural: "Destroy enemy £building£ Buildings: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_terraform_planet: "Terraform a planet." po_terraform_planet_plural: "Terraform planets: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_upgrade_building: "Upgrade a £building£ Building." po_upgrade_building_plural: "Upgrade £building£ Buildings: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_upgrade_building_capital: "Upgrade a £building£ Capital Building." po_upgrade_building_capital_plural: "Upgrade £building£ Capital Buildings: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_upgrade_building_non_capital: "Upgrade a £building£ Non-Capital Building." po_upgrade_building_non_capital_plural: "Upgrade £building£ Non-Capital Buildings: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_uplift_species: "Uplift a Species." po_uplift_species_plural: "Uplift Species: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_finish_megastructure: "Finish a £megastructure£ Megastructure." po_finish_megastructure_plural: "Finish £megastructure£ Megastructures: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_early_launch_agenda: "Launch an Agenda early." po_early_launch_agenda_plural: "Launch Agendas early: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_complete_arc_site: "Complete an $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE$." po_complete_arc_site_plural: "Complete $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_PLURAL$: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_complete_arc_site_or_rift: "Complete an $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE$ or $ASTRAL_RIFT$." po_complete_arc_site_or_rift_plural: "Complete $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_PLURAL$ or $ASTRAL_RIFTS$: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_research_project: "Complete a Special Research Project." po_research_project_plural: "Complete Special Research Projects: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_build_building: "Build any £building£ Building." po_build_building_plural: "Build £building£ Buildings: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_build_research_lab: "Build a £building£ §HResearch Lab§!." po_build_research_lab_plural: "Build £building£ §HResearch Labs§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_upgrade_megastructure: "Upgrade a £megastructure£ Megastructure." po_upgrade_megastructure_plural: "Upgrade £megastructure£ Megastructures: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_scientist_level_up: "Level up a £scientist£ §HScientist§!." po_scientist_level_up_plural: "Level up £scientist£ §HScientists§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_explore_wormhole: "Explore a Wormhole." po_explore_wormhole_plural: "Explore Wormholes: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_wormhole_and_locks: "Explore a Wormhole or construct a §H$DIMENSIONAL_LOCK$§!." po_wormhole_and_locks_plural: "Explore Wormholes or construct §H$DIMENSIONAL_LOCKS$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_activate_relic: "Activate a Relic." po_activate_relic_plural: "Activate Relics: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_complete_arc_site_stage: "Complete a chapter of an $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE$." po_complete_arc_site_stage_plural: "Complete chapters of $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_PLURAL$: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_complete_arc_site_or_rift_stage: "Complete a chapter of an $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE$ or $ASTRAL_RIFT$." po_complete_arc_site_or_rift_stage_plural: "Complete chapters of $ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_PLURAL$ or $ASTRAL_RIFTS$: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_research_rare_tech: "Research a £research£ §HRare§! Technology." po_research_rare_tech_plural: "Research £research£ §HRare§! Technologies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_pick_tradition: "Adopt any £traditions£ Tradition." po_pick_tradition_plural: "Adopt £traditions£ Traditions: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_change_policy: "Change a Policy." po_change_policy_plural: "Change Policies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_reform_council: "Reform the £council£ Council." po_reform_council_plural: "Reform the £council£ Council: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_research_repeatable_tech: "Research a £research£ §HRepeatable§! Technology." po_research_repeatable_tech_plural: "Research £research£ §HRepeatable§! Technologies: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_build_ship_size_mult: "Construct a ship." po_build_ship_size_mult_plural: "Construct ships of total £navy_size£ §H$NAVY_SIZE_TITLE$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_grow_pop: "Grow a £pop£ Pop." po_grow_pop_plural: "Grow £pop£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_construct_outpost: "Construct an §HOutpost§!." po_construct_outpost_plural: "Construct §HOutposts§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_apply_pop_template_tier1: "Apply a Species Template to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier1_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops." po_apply_pop_template_tier1_plural: "Apply Species Templates to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier1_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_apply_pop_template_tier2: "Apply a Species Template to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier2_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops." po_apply_pop_template_tier2_plural: "Apply Species Templates to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier2_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_apply_pop_template_tier3: "Apply a Species Template to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier3_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops." po_apply_pop_template_tier3_plural: "Apply Species Templates to $@po_apply_pop_template_tier3_nb_pop|0$ or more £pops£ Pops: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_clone_space_fauna_naval_capacity: "Clone Space Fauna." po_clone_space_fauna_naval_capacity_plural: "Clone Space Fauna of total £navy_size£ §H$NAVY_SIZE_TITLE$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_release_sector_as_vassal: "Release a £sector£ Sector as a £vassal£ Vassal" po_release_sector_as_vassal_plural: "Release £sector£ Sectors as £vassal£ Vassals: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" po_colonize_tomb_world: "Colonize a §H$pc_nuked$§!." po_colonize_tomb_world_plural: "Colonize §H$pc_nuked_plural$§!: ($INDEX$/$MAX$)" #========================== # Patrons #========================== # Major name_eater: "Eater of Worlds" the_eater_of_worlds: "$name_eater$" the_eater_of_worlds_article: "the $the_eater_of_worlds$" the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap: "The $the_eater_of_worlds$" the_eater_of_worlds_color: "§H$the_eater_of_worlds$§!" the_eater_of_worlds_color_article: "the §H$the_eater_of_worlds$§!" the_eater_of_worlds_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_eater_of_worlds$§!" the_eater_of_worlds_code: "the §H[This.Patron:the_eater_of_worlds.GetPreCommunicationName]§!" the_eater_of_worlds_desc: "An unending hunger that cannot be sated." name_cradle: "Cradle of Souls" the_cradle_of_souls: "$name_cradle$" the_cradle_of_souls_article: "the $the_cradle_of_souls$" the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap: "The $the_cradle_of_souls$" the_cradle_of_souls_color: "§H$the_cradle_of_souls$§!" the_cradle_of_souls_color_article: "the §H$the_cradle_of_souls$§!" the_cradle_of_souls_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_cradle_of_souls$§!" the_cradle_of_souls_code: "the §H[This.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]§!" the_cradle_of_souls_desc: "A welcoming vessel for communication and exchange." name_composer: "Composer of Strands" the_composer_of_strands: "$name_composer$" the_composer_of_strands_article: "the $the_composer_of_strands$" the_composer_of_strands_article_cap: "The $the_composer_of_strands$" the_composer_of_strands_color: "§H$the_composer_of_strands$§!" the_composer_of_strands_color_article: "the §H$the_composer_of_strands$§!" the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_composer_of_strands$§!" the_composer_of_strands_code: "the §H[This.Patron:the_composer_of_strands.GetPreCommunicationName]§!" the_composer_of_strands_desc: "A primal connection to the natural world." name_instrument: "Instrument of Desire" the_instrument_of_desire: "$name_instrument$" the_instrument_of_desire_article: "the $the_instrument_of_desire$" the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap: "The $the_instrument_of_desire$" the_instrument_of_desire_color: "§H$the_instrument_of_desire$§!" the_instrument_of_desire_color_article: "the §H$the_instrument_of_desire$§!" the_instrument_of_desire_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_instrument_of_desire$§!" the_instrument_of_desire_code: "the §H[This.Patron:the_instrument_of_desire.GetPreCommunicationName]§!" the_instrument_of_desire_desc: "A boundless urge to possess and indulge." # Great name_whisperers: "Whisperers in the Void" whisperers_in_the_void: "$name_whisperers$" whisperers_in_the_void_article: "the $whisperers_in_the_void$" whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap: "The $whisperers_in_the_void$" whisperers_in_the_void_color: "§H$whisperers_in_the_void$§!" whisperers_in_the_void_color_article: "the §H$whisperers_in_the_void$§!" whisperers_in_the_void_color_article_cap: "The §H$whisperers_in_the_void$§!" whisperers_in_the_void_code: "the §H[This.Patron:whisperers_in_the_void.GetPreCommunicationName]§!" whisperers_in_the_void_desc: "At the center of the Shroud spins the Whisperers, an ever-shifting amalgam of all Patrons with knowledge of all things. When called upon, they take their place in the outer domains in order to more directly influence the physical realm." name_eotc: "End of the Cycle" end_of_the_cycle: "The $name_eotc$" end_of_the_cycle_article: "the $name_eotc$" end_of_the_cycle_article_cap: "$end_of_the_cycle$" end_of_the_cycle_color: "§R$name_eotc$§!" end_of_the_cycle_color_article: "the §R$name_eotc$§!" end_of_the_cycle_color_article_cap: "The §R$name_eotc$§!" end_of_the_cycle_desc: "At the very center of the Shroud dwells $end_of_the_cycle_article$. An amalgamation of psionic will, it is a great force of balance among the various domains of this dimension. Without ends, there can be no beginnings." # Minor the_animator_of_clay: "$name_animator$" the_animator_of_clay_article: "the $the_animator_of_clay$" the_animator_of_clay_article_cap: "The $the_animator_of_clay$" the_animator_of_clay_color: "§L$the_animator_of_clay$§!" the_animator_of_clay_color_article: "the §H$the_animator_of_clay$§!" the_animator_of_clay_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_animator_of_clay$§!" the_animator_of_clay_desc: "The spark of life is beholden to no vessel." name_animator: "Animator of Clay" code_name_animator: "Sculpting Presence" the_animator_of_clay_bound_desc: "This entity has been bound to our will." the_outsider: "Outsider" the_outsider_article: "the $the_outsider$" the_outsider_article_cap: "The $the_outsider$" the_outsider_color: "§L$the_outsider$§!" the_outsider_color_article: "the §H$the_outsider$§!" the_outsider_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_outsider$§!" the_outsider_desc: "What steps out is not who steps in." code_name_outsider: "Sorrowed Entity" the_endless_tide: "Endless Tide" the_endless_tide_article: "the $the_endless_tide$" the_endless_tide_article_cap: "The $the_endless_tide$" the_endless_tide_color: "§L$the_endless_tide$§!" the_endless_tide_color_article: "the §H$the_endless_tide$§!" the_endless_tide_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_endless_tide$§!" the_endless_tide_desc: "The flood of existence spares nothing." code_name_tide: "Fathomless Being" the_pale_mountain: "Pale Mountain" the_pale_mountain_article: "the $the_pale_mountain$" the_pale_mountain_article_cap: "The $the_pale_mountain$" the_pale_mountain_color: "§L$the_pale_mountain$§!" the_pale_mountain_color_article: "the §H$the_pale_mountain$§!" the_pale_mountain_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_pale_mountain$§!" the_pale_mountain_desc: "All heights are drawn from the depths." code_name_mountain: "Insurmountable One" the_golden_dream: "Golden Dream" the_golden_dream_article: "the $the_golden_dream$" the_golden_dream_article_cap: "The $the_golden_dream$" the_golden_dream_color: "§L$the_golden_dream$§!" the_golden_dream_color_article: "the §H$the_golden_dream$§!" the_golden_dream_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_golden_dream$§!" the_golden_dream_desc: "The dream shines because the sleeper does not stir." code_name_dream: "Luxurious Being" the_hollow_point: "Hollow Point" the_hollow_point_article: "the $the_hollow_point$" the_hollow_point_article_cap: "The $the_hollow_point$" the_hollow_point_color: "§L$the_hollow_point$§!" the_hollow_point_color_article: "the §H$the_hollow_point$§!" the_hollow_point_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_hollow_point$§!" the_hollow_point_desc: "The point is not the weapon, but the space it leaves behind." code_name_point: "Irenic Entity" the_vacant_throne: "Vacant Throne" the_vacant_throne_article: "the $the_vacant_throne$" the_vacant_throne_article_cap: "The $the_vacant_throne$" the_vacant_throne_color: "§L$the_vacant_throne$§!" the_vacant_throne_color_article: "the §H$the_vacant_throne$§!" the_vacant_throne_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_vacant_throne$§!" the_vacant_throne_desc: "The ruler is gone. The rule remains." code_name_throne: "Unyielding One" the_black_river: "Black River" the_black_river_article: "the $the_black_river$" the_black_river_article_cap: "The $the_black_river$" the_black_river_color: "§L$the_black_river$§!" the_black_river_color_article: "the §H$the_black_river$§!" the_black_river_color_article_cap: "The §H$the_black_river$§!" the_black_river_desc: "The course is certain, though the obstacles are not." code_name_river: "Restless Presence" major_patron: "Major Patron" minor_patron: "Minor Patron" great_patron: "Great Patron" COMPLETE_DEED_EFFECT: "The $DEED|Y$ deed is done." # Envoys TRIGGER_HAS_ENVOY_TASK_PATRON_ATTUNEMENT: "Is attuning with a Shroud Entity" patron_attunement: "Attune with a Shroud Entity" patron_attunement_desc: "Assigning an envoy will actively increase §HAttunement§! with the selected entity in the Shroud.\n\nOnce chosen, an envoy cannot be reassigned for §Y£time£360§!." ENVOY_PATRON_ATTUNEMENT: "Busy increasing §HAttunement§! with $LOCATION|H$" #========================== # Psionic Tradition tree #========================== council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_shroud_name: "$council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_name$" council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_shroud_desc: "$council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_desc$" agenda_psionic_supremacy_shroud_finish: "$council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_shroud_name$ Agenda" agenda_psionic_supremacy_shroud_finish_desc: "$council_agenda_agenda_psionic_supremacy_desc$" tradition_psionics_shroud: "$tradition_psionics$" tradition_psionics_shroud_desc: "$tradition_psionics_desc$" tr_psionics_shroud_forged_requirement: "§RCannot be adopted after enforcing control over the Shroud-Forged.§!" tr_psionics_shroud_adopt: "$tr_psionics_adopt$" tr_psionics_shroud_adopt_desc: "Starts a §YSituation§! to grant the founding species the §Y$trait_psionic$§! trait." tr_psionics_shroud_finish: "$tr_psionics_adopt$" tr_psionics_shroud_adopt_shroudwalker_desc: "$tr_psionics_shroud_adopt_desc$\n$tr_psionics_adopt_shroudwalker_tooltip$" tr_psionics_shroud_situation_during: "§HDuring $situation_breach_shroud$§!\n" tr_psionics_shroud_situation_after: "§SAfter $situation_breach_shroud$§!\n" tr_psionics_shroud_situation: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_during$Situation Speed: §G+5%§!\n\n$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_after$" tr_psionics_shroud_psi_corps: "$tr_psionics_psi_corps$" tr_psionics_shroud_psi_corps_delayed: "$tr_psionics_psi_corps_delayed$" tr_psionics_shroud_psi_corps_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_during$Unlocks Situation's Stage II\n$ALLOW_PSI_CORPS$\n\n$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_after$$tr_psionics_psi_corps_desc$" ALLOW_PSI_CORPS_AND_PSI_OFFICES: "$ALLOW_PSI_CORPS$\n$AVAILABLE_HOLDINGS$ ['building:building_psionic_offices']" tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening: "$tr_psionics_psionic_assimilation$" tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening_delayed: "$tr_psionics_psionic_assimilation_delayed$" tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_during$Unlocks Situation's Stage III\n\n§HAt Stage III of $situation_breach_shroud$\n§!All §Y$trait_latent_psionic$§! species will unlock their full psionic potential.\n\n$tr_psionics_shroud_situation_after$Allows §YPsionic Assimilation§! of other species, unlocking their latent abilities." require_breach_shroud_stage_2: "£trigger_no£ §Y$situation_breach_shroud$§! Situation must reach Stage II" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis: "Telekinesis" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_delayed: "The ability to move matter with sheer force of will transforms the very nature of our existence." tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_desc_common: "Psionic Pops Habitability: §G+$@telekinesis_mult|0%$§!" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_desc: "$tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_desc_common$\nPsionic Pops Happiness: §G+$@telekinesis_mult|0%$§!" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_gestalt_desc: "$tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_desc_common$\n$MOD_POP_AMENITIES_USAGE_PSIONIC_MULT$: §G+$@telekinesis_amenities_mult|0%$§!" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation$$tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_desc$" tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_gestalt_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation$$tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_gestalt_desc$" tr_psionics_shroud_clairvoyance: "Clairvoyance" tr_psionics_shroud_clairvoyance_delayed: "By learning the manifold practices of divination, our [GetTelepathPlural] can unshroud the mysteries of the future." tr_psionics_shroud_clairvoyance_desc: "$MOD_SHIP_SENSOR_RANGE_ADD$ from §YPsionic Commanders§!: $@clairvoyance_sensor_range|0=+$" tr_psionics_shroud_clairvoyance_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation$$tr_psionics_shroud_clairvoyance_desc$\n$MOD_ADD_BASE_COUNTRY_INTEL$: §G+10§!\n$MOD_INTEL_DECRYPTION_ADD$: §G+2§!\n$MOD_INTEL_ENCRYPTION_ADD$: §G+2§!" tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry: "Psychometry" tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_delayed: "All things are charged with history. To hear it, our [owner.species.GetHandNamePlural] must learn the language of matter." tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_desc: "£crime£ $MOD_PLANET_CRIME_ADD$ from $telepath_type_plural_with_icon$: §G$@psionic_shroud_crime|0$§!" tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_situation_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_situation$$tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_desc$\n$mod_psionic_specialist_pop_bonus_workforce_mult$: §G+5%§!" tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_situation_grand_achive_effects: "$tr_psionics_shroud_psychometry_situation_effects$\n$mod_historical_item_specimens_produces_mult$: §G+25%§!" tr_psionics_shroud_finish_desc: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_sight_beyond_sight$" #========================== # Rules #========================== contacting_great_patron: "£trigger_no£ Our ability to reach into the §HShroud§! is disrupted as we contact a §HGreater Patron§!." #========================== # Ships #========================== NAME_Well_Found_Cruiser: "Lucky Cruiser" #========================== # Shipsets #========================== # Psionics psionic_01_shipset_desc: "These ships are specialized for psionic crews. Mind interfaces ensure flight and combat control takes place at the speed of thought." # Mindwardens mindwarden_01_shipset_desc: "Equipped with advanced plating and psi-deflector arrays, these ships are ready to evade, repel, and destroy psionic weaponry." #========================== # Situations #========================== # Breaching the Shroud situation_breach_shroud: "Psionic Ascension" situation_breach_shroud_desc: "Something has awoken inside of us. We are only beginning to understand the implications.\n\nBy unlocking the psionic abilities latent in all [Owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural], we can transcend the limitations of our physical existence." situation_breach_shroud_effects: "As our psionic powers develop, we cannot know what changes will occur." situation_breach_shroud_type: "§Y$situation_breach_shroud$§! Approach" situation_breach_shroud_monthly_change_tooltip: "$situation_monthly_change_tooltip_approaches_dependent$" situation_breach_shroud_progress_speed_desc: "£mod_breach_the_shroud_situation_progress_speed_mult£ $mod_breach_the_shroud_situation_progress_speed_mult$" situation_breach_shroud_psi_corps_needed_desc: "£trigger_no£ No $building_psi_corps$ established" situation_breach_shroud_great_awakening_needed_desc: "£trigger_no£ No $tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening$ tradition" situation_breach_shroud_shroud.2520.slowness: "Slowdown to limit $shroud.2520.name$" situation_breach_shroud_finish_effects: "We will fully realize our psionic potential, mastering dimensions beyond ordinary comprehension." situation_breach_shroud_finish_animator_contact: "$shroud_forged.310.b.tt$" approach_situation_breach_shroud_nothing: "Watch and Wait" breach_shroud_nothing_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §R-25%§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_meditate: "Organized Meditation" breach_shroud_meditate_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §YUnchanged§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_commune_resources: "Material Meditation" breach_shroud_commune_resources_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §YUnchanged§!" breach_shroud_commune_resources_unknown_tt: "Chance to discover a §H$sr_zro$§! deposit." breach_shroud_commune_resources_discovered_tt: "§H$tech_mine_zro$§! Monthly $TECH_RESEARCH_PROGRESS$: §G+1%§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_distribute_zro: "Distribute $sr_zro$" breach_shroud_distribute_zro_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G+25%§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_commune_planes: "Astral Meditation" breach_shroud_commune_planes_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §YUnchanged§!" breach_shroud_commune_planes_unknown_tt: "Chance to reveal an §H$pc_astral_scar$§!." breach_shroud_commune_planes_discovered_tt: "§H$tech_astral_harvesting$§! Monthly $TECH_RESEARCH_PROGRESS$: §G+1%§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_unravel_thread: "Unravel Thread" breach_shroud_unravel_thread_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G+10%§!" breach_shroud_approach_selected: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$We have already made our choice for this situation." approach_situation_beneficial_tooltip: "Higher chance of beneficial events." approach_situation_chaotic_tooltip: "Higher chance of chaotic events." d_shroudstone: "£blocker£ Shroudstone" d_shroudstone_desc: "A remarkable mineral formation forged not by geologic processes, but by the action of $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$." # Experimental Testing situation_experimental_testing: "Experimental Testing" situation_experimental_testing_type: "Experimental Testing" situation_experimental_testing_desc_lore: "By gathering imprisoned [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] and subjecting them to scientific experiments, we can significantly increase the pace of our technological advancement." situation_experimental_testing_desc: "$situation_experimental_testing_desc_lore$\n\n§YTotal number of [Owner.GetTestSubjectPlural]§!: §G[Owner.GetNbTestSubjects]§!\nBuild §H$building_experimentation_chambers_1$§! to gain §H$job_test_subject_plural$§!." situation_experimental_testing_no_test_subject_desc: "£trigger_no£ No $job_test_subject$ available." situation_experimental_testing_testing_lockdown_desc: "£trigger_no£ $testing_lockdown$" situation_experimental_testing_monthly_change_tooltip: "[GetTestSubjectPlural] are required to progress this research program. The sacrifice of these [Owner.GetIndividualNamePlural] will fuel our necessary technological advancement." situation_experimental_testing_monthly_change_mult_tooltip: "Situation Progress from Test Subjects" situation_experimental_testing_example_set_mult_tooltip: "$example_set$" situation_experimental_testing_stage_1: "Tests Ongoing" situation_experimental_testing_stage_1_effect_tt: "$situation_experimental_testing_monthly_change_tooltip$" situation_experimental_testing_hold: "Hold Testing" situation_experimental_testing_hold_effect_tt: "Halt all testing until further notice." situation_experimental_testing_locked_tt: "Another research area has already been chosen for this phase of testing." situation_experimental_testing_physics: "$PHYSICS$" situation_experimental_testing_physics_outcome_tt: "We will gain insight on a §Y$PHYSICS$§! technology after testing is complete, and §R$@experimental_testing_test_subject_death_mult|0%$§! of our [Owner.GetTestSubjectPlural] will be destroyed. $cannot_change_approach_tt$" situation_experimental_testing_society: "$SOCIETY$" situation_experimental_testing_society_outcome_tt: "We will gain insight on a §Y$SOCIETY$§! technology after testing is complete, and §R$@experimental_testing_test_subject_death_mult|0%$§! of our [Owner.GetTestSubjectPlural] will be destroyed. $cannot_change_approach_tt$" situation_experimental_testing_engineering: "$ENGINEERING$" situation_experimental_testing_engineering_outcome_tt: "We will gain insight on an §Y$ENGINEERING$§! technology after testing is complete, and §R$@experimental_testing_test_subject_death_mult|0%$§! of our [Owner.GetTestSubjectPlural] will be destroyed. $cannot_change_approach_tt$" cannot_change_approach_tt: "This approach cannot be changed until the §HSituation§! is complete." situation_experimental_testing_outcome: "[From.GetExperimentalTestingOutcome]" situation_experimental_testing_real_outcome: "Insight on a random §Y[FromFrom.GetExperimentalTestingCategory]§! Technology will be discovered with the following progress: §Y[Owner.GetExperimentalTestingInsight]%§!.\n§Y[FromFrom.GetExperimentalTestingCategory]§! Research will be awarded if none is available.\n\n§HPredicted loss of [Owner.GetTestSubjectPlural]§!\nPredicted loss: §R[GetTestSubjectsPredictedLoss]%§!$situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_situation$$situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_councilors$" situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_situation: "[GetTestSubjectsPredictedLossSituationDetails]" situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_situation_details: "\n$t$From Approach: §R+[GetTestSubjectsPredictedLossSituation]%§!" situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_no_details: "" situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_councilors: "[GetTestSubjectsPredictedLossCouncilorsDetails]" situation_experimental_testing_test_subjects_loss_for_councilors_details: "\n$t$From Councilors: §G[GetTestSubjectsPredictedLossCouncilors]%§!" situation_experimental_testing_no_outcome: "Testing is currently on hold. Select an area of research to continue.\n\nOnce selected, the area of research cannot be changed for this phase of testing." situation_experimental_testing_unknown_cat: "Unpicked" # Shouldn't be used, here for a default value # End of the Cycle situation_end_of_the_cycle: "$name_eotc$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_desc: "We have forged a Covenant with $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$, granting us overwhelming power. Our [Owner.GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the cost of our bargain can be deferred by collective psionic trance - but only for so long.\n\nThe will of our patron is manifested in an intense $PSIONIC_AURA$. If we intend to realize the End, the spread of this Aura must be our ultimate goal. As our numbers grow, and the strength of our minds increases, so too will the Aura's power and reach.\n\nSystems remaining to be conquered: §Y[Owner.GetEndCycleGalaxySystemsLeft]§!" situation_end_of_the_cycle_effects_1: "When this phase passes, the power of §H$ACCORD_CREATION$§! shall be bestowed on us.\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_tooltip$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_effects_2: "When this phase passes, the power of §H$ACCORD_DISTORTION$§! shall be bestowed on us.\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_tooltip$\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_2_tooltip$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_effects_3: "When this phase passes, the power of §H$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION$§! shall be bestowed on us.\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_tooltip$\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_3_tooltip$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_effects_4: "When this phase passes, the price of our power shall be revealed." approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_let_it_come: "Let It Come" approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_be_cautious: "Be Cautious" approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_wait_not_yet: "Delay the Inevitable" end_of_the_cycle_let_it_come_tooltip: "The §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! of $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ remains at full effectiveness." end_of_the_cycle_be_cautious_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G-30%§!" end_of_the_cycle_wait_not_yet_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G-50%§!" end_of_the_cycle_monthly_change_tooltip: "$situation_monthly_change_tooltip_approaches_dependent$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_finish_effects: "§RThere will be a reckoning.§!" initial_absorbed_consciousness_bonus: "Absorbed Consciousness" absorbed_consciousness_intensification_1: "Absorbed Consciousness Intensification" absorbed_consciousness_intensification_2: "$absorbed_consciousness_intensification_1$" absorbed_consciousness_intensification_3: "$absorbed_consciousness_intensification_1$" absorbed_consciousness_intensification_4: "$absorbed_consciousness_intensification_1$" eotc_opinion_modifier_tooltip: "Other empires' $OPINION$ of us for each of their systems affected by the §H$end_aura$§!: §R-15§!" eotc_opinion_modifier_2_tooltip: "Other empires' $OPINION$ of us: §R-200§!" eotc_opinion_modifier_3_tooltip: "Other empires' $OPINION$ of us: §R-500§!" shroud.4950.title: "Malevolent Aura" shroud.4950.desc.1: "Our data indicate that this Aura has extremely deleterious effects. Without countermeasures, it is projected to spread rapidly throughout the galaxy." shroud.4950.desc.2: "We have detected a powerful $PSIONIC_AURA$ in the §H[from.GetName]§! system" shroud.4950.desc.3.intro: "$shroud.4950.desc.2$. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], its emission from the §HShroud§! is caused by the psionic activities of" shroud.4950.desc.3.default: "$shroud.4950.desc.3.intro$ an alien civilization." shroud.4950.desc.3.contact: "$shroud.4950.desc.3.intro$ the §H[fromfrom.GetName]§!" shroud.4950.desc.4: "$shroud.4190.desc.intro$ Such a §H'$PSIONIC_AURA$'§!, so-called due to its theorized origin, has now been detected in the §H[from.GetName]§! system." shroud.4950.desc.5.intro: "$shroud.4950.desc.2$, the origin of which has been traced within the borders of" shroud.4950.desc.5.default: "$shroud.4950.desc.5.intro$ an alien civilization." shroud.4950.desc.5.contact: "$shroud.4950.desc.5.intro$ the §H[fromfrom.GetName]§!" shroud.4950.a: "$grand_archive.1100.a$" shroud.4955.title: "A Sense of Dread" shroud.4955.desc.1: "An awareness of impending calamity stirs within our population." shroud.4955.desc.1.gestalt: "$shroud.4955.desc.1$ Our [GetTelepathPlural] have even detected a concurrent disturbance in the energies of the §HShroud§!." shroud.4955.desc.1.non_gestalt: "$shroud.4955.desc.1$ According to our [GetTelepathPlural], even the §HShroud§! feels oddly unsettled, as though its forces tremble in quiet apprehension." shroud.4955.desc.2.intro: "Recent years have seen an increase in dire events throughout the galaxy." shroud.4955.desc.2.outro: "As we detect ever stranger phenomena, our [GetResearchers] predict even worse occurrences in the near future." shroud.4955.desc.2.contact_aura: "$shroud.4955.desc.2.intro$ We have witnessed the inexplicable growth of the §H[from.GetName]§!. We have watched the encroachment of an adverse §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!. $shroud.4955.desc.2.outro$" shroud.4955.desc.2.contact_no_aura: "$shroud.4955.desc.2.intro$ We have witnessed the inexplicable growth of the §H[from.GetName]§!. $shroud.4955.desc.2.outro$" shroud.4955.desc.2.no_contact_aura: "$shroud.4955.desc.2.intro$ We have watched the encroachment of an adverse §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!. $shroud.4955.desc.2.outro$" shroud.4955.desc.2.no_contact_no_aura: "$shroud.4955.desc.2.intro$ $shroud.4955.desc.2.outro$" shroud.4955.desc.3: "We do not know exactly what approaches, though we sense its coming with profound certainty." shroud.4955.a: "We must prepare for the worst." shroud.4955.a.tt: "If the §H$end_aura$§! covers the galaxy, the game ends." shroud.4960.title: "Psionic Threat" shroud.4960.desc.1.intro: "The malevolent §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! emitted by" shroud.4960.desc.1.outro: "has spread through the galaxy at an alarming rate. Judging by the observations of our [GetResearchers], it has caused ill effects across many star systems." shroud.4960.desc.1.contact: "$shroud.4960.desc.1.intro$ the §H[from.GetName]§! $shroud.4960.desc.1.outro$" shroud.4960.desc.1.no_contact: "$shroud.4960.desc.1.intro$ an uncontacted alien civilization $shroud.4960.desc.1.outro$" shroud.4960.desc.2: "According to our latest data, it has encroached upon half of the hyperlane-connected galaxy. The force behind it seems intent on destruction at a galactic scale; if it cannot be counteracted, it might just succeed." shroud.4960.a: "It must be stopped." shroud.4960.a.tt: "Can declare ['concept_total_war'] on §H[from.GetName]§!.\n$shroud.4955.a.tt$" shroud.4965.title: "Impending Doom" shroud.4965.desc.1.intro: "The devastating §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! emitted by" shroud.4965.desc.1.outro: "has continued its spread throughout the galaxy. It now occupies the majority of our galaxy's star systems." shroud.4965.desc.1.contact: "$shroud.4960.desc.1.intro$ the §H[from.GetName]§! $shroud.4960.desc.1.outro$" shroud.4965.desc.1.no_contact: "$shroud.4960.desc.1.intro$ an uncontacted alien civilization $shroud.4960.desc.1.outro$" shroud.4965.desc.2: "Without swift and powerful countermeasures, we face galactic catastrophe." shroud.4965.a: "This is the last stand." the_reckoning_chain_title: "The Reckoning" the_reckoning_chain_desc: "Our Covenant with $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ led to the destruction of the §H[this.GetName]§!, leaving behind only a vestige of our once-powerful empire.\n\nThe destructive intent of our former patron has now taken form as an immense energy being - the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!. It moves from world to world, restoring its strength by consumption of their populations." reckoning_consumed_worlds: "§YWorlds Consumed§!" reckoning_integrity: "§GReckoning Strength§!" reckoning_consumed_pops: "§RPops Consumed§!" reckoning_remaining_pops_until_next_intensification: "§RPops to Consume Until Next Intensification§!" reckoning_destroyed_ships: "§RShips Destroyed§!" the_reckoning_observer_chain_title: "Reckoning of [event_target:the_reckoning_observer_target.GetName]" the_reckoning_observer_chain_desc: "The Reckoning of the §H[event_target:the_reckoning_observer_target.GetName]§! is wreaking havoc upon the galaxy!" multiple_reckoning_observer_chain_title: "Reckonings" multiple_reckoning_observer_chain_desc: "Multiple entities known as Reckonings are wreaking havoc upon the galaxy!" DOES_NOT_HAVE_FLEET_INTEGRITY: "Fleet integrity is NOT $COMPARE$ $VALUE|Y$" DOES_HAVE_FLEET_INTEGRITY: "Fleet integrity is $COMPARE$ $VALUE|Y$" # Mindwardens Dividends mindwardens_dividends: "Mindwardens Dividends" mindwardens_dividends_type: "$mindwardens_dividends$" mindwardens_dividends_desc: "$mercenary_dividends_desc$" mindwardens_dividends_monthly_change_tooltip: "$mercenary_dividends_monthly_change_tooltip$" #========================== # Slavery Types #========================== slavery_orderly: "$job_slave_orderly_plural$" slavery_orderly_tooltip: "§H$job_slave_orderly_plural$§! can be employed to increase £job_researcher£ §Y[GetResearcherPlural] Output§! and produce $i_amenities$." slavery_orderly_tooltip_delayed: "§L$job_slave_orderly_desc$§!" #========================== # Special Projects #========================== PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT: "Avatar of Vengeance" PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC: "has unleashed its furious wrath upon us. A $SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$ has emerged in the [event_target:selected_planet_for_revenge.solar_system.GetName] system, and our [GetTelepathPlural] can [GetFeelLoc] the fast-approaching malice of our former patron.\n\nWe must prepare to defend ourselves." the_eater_of_worlds_REVENGE_PROJECT: "$PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT$" the_eater_of_worlds_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC: "$the_eater_of_worlds_color_article_cap$ $PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC$" the_cradle_of_souls_REVENGE_PROJECT: "$PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT$" the_cradle_of_souls_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC: "$the_cradle_of_souls_color_article_cap$ $PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC$" the_instrument_of_desire_REVENGE_PROJECT: "$PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT$" the_instrument_of_desire_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC: "$the_instrument_of_desire_color_article_cap$ $PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC$" the_composer_of_strands_REVENGE_PROJECT: "$PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT$" the_composer_of_strands_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC: "$the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap$ $PATRON_REVENGE_PROJECT_DESC$" DELVING_RITUAL: "Delving Ritual" DELVING_RITUAL_DESC: "The §Y[shroudwalker_enclave_country.GetName]§! have made the necessary preparations to perform a Delving Ritual and reach into the §HShroud§! on our behalf. Whatever insights they will guide us to are uncertain." MINDWARDENS_THE_FIRST_ENCLAVE: "The First Enclave" MINDWARDENS_THE_FIRST_ENCLAVE_DESC: "We are prepared to construct an independent §H'$gov_mindwarden_enclave$'§! to further our mission of ending psionic infection throughout the galaxy.\n\nOnce constructed, this facility can provide anti-psionic services for those who need them, while providing us a portion of the revenue and materials it receives." MINDWARDENS_THE_FIRST_ENCLAVE_NOTE: "Convert a §Y$FLEET$§! sized 30 or greater and led by a §Y$commander$§! into a §Y$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§! in a system we control." SHROUD_SHAPING_PROJECT: "Shaping the Shroud" SHROUD_SHAPING_PROJECT_DESC: "The entities within the §HShroud§! are many, each an accretion of great power. They expect an irrevocable bond before they bestow their greatest blessings.\n\nYet we see a way to forge our own path. Rather than binding our psyches to a single patron, our psionic [GetResearchers] can develop the means to channel smaller amounts of energy from each, shaping the Shroud to our own will." EXPLORE_BORDER_SYSTEM: "Exploring [exiled_system_border.GetName]" EXPLORE_BORDER_SYSTEM_DESC: "Long-distance imagery shows a recent burst of strange energy flows in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system, which correlates with irregular readings produced by our $building_ancient_ward_1$ on [owner.GetHomeWorldName].\n\nIf we wish to understand this phenomenon, we must explore [exiled_system_border.GetName]." EXPLORE_BORDER_SYSTEM_TOOLTIP: "Send a §Yship§! or §Yfleet§! to explore §Y[exiled_system_border.GetName]§!." #========================== # Traits #========================== trait_tankbound: "Tankbound" trait_tankbound_desc: "This species lives out its existence suspended in a vat of specialized bio-fluids. As such, they are heavily reliant on assistive equipment and incapable of engaging directly in physical work." trait_tankbound_effects: "Pop Food (or equivalent) Upkeep: §G-50%§! $TABBED_NEW_LINE$- §RCannot occupy Worker Jobs§!$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- §RCannot be recruited in Armies§!" trait_tankbound_portrait_override_tt: "Requires a species confined to containment vessels" trait_robot_latent_psionic: "$trait_latent_psionic$" trait_robot_latent_psionic_desc: "§LThis species has latent psionic processors, which are dormant in most of its units. Although quite rare, these powers can activate in some leaders.§!\n" trait_robot_psionic: "$trait_psionic$" trait_robot_psionic_desc: "§LAll units of this species possess powerful psionic hardware. They can manipulate both the physical and immaterial realms by cognitive processing alone.§!\n" trait_default_psionic_desc: "§LAll members of this species possess powerful psionic abilities. They typically communicate with each other through telepathy.§!\n" trait_hive_psionic_desc: "§LAll members of this species possess powerful psionic abilities. They can manipulate both the physical and immaterial realms with the power of their minds.§!\n" #========================== # Views #========================== # Shroud THE_SHROUD_TITLE: "The Shroud" SHROUD_HEADER_INSIGHT_TT: "$SHROUD_HEADER_TT$\n\nDiscover its patrons by attaining the proper amount of §HAttunement§! to gain favor." SHROUD_HEADER_TT: "The §HShroud§! is home to a variety of entities." SHROUD_HEADER_DESC: "The Shroud itself is divided into an ever-shifting wheel of conceptual domains, each populated by a powerful entity. It is said that one's actions in the physical realm can affect one's position in the other." DELVE: "Delve" COUNTRY_ON_SHROUD_PLANE_INSIGHT_TT: "§HPosition in the Shroud§!\nIndicates the alignment of the §H$PLAYER_COUNTRY$§! to the Shroud, as determined by §HAttunement§! with Shroud entities." COUNTRY_ON_SHROUD_PLANE_TT: "§HPosition in the Shroud§!\nIndicates the alignment of the §H$PLAYER_COUNTRY$§! to the Shroud." COUNTRY_ON_SHROUD_PLANE_TT_INPUT: "§GClick to select the Entity you are most attuned to§!" END_CYCLE_SITUATION_TT: "§H$SITUATION_NAME$§!\n§GLeft click to view the §Y$SITUATION_NAME$§! Situation§!" SHROUD_BACK_TT_INPUT: "§GClick to return to an overall view of the Shroud§!" # Attunement ATTUNEMENT_VALUE: "§HAttunement§!: $ATTUNEMENT$" ATTUNEMENT_VALUE_FULL_SIMPLE: "$ATTUNEMENT$/$MAX_ATTUNEMENT$" ATTUNEMENT_VALUE_FULL: "§HAttunement§!: £attunement£§Y$ATTUNEMENT$/$MAX_ATTUNEMENT$§!" ATTUNEMENT_GAIN_LAST_MONTH: "Change Last Month: $VALUE|0=+$" ATTUNEMENT_MODIFIER: "$t$$MODIFIER$: $ATTUNEMENT$\n" MAX_ATTUNEMENT_PATRON_MODIFIER: "$t$Attunement Cap reached: §Y$ATTUNEMENT$§!\n" MIN_ATTUNEMENT_PATRON_MODIFIER: "$t$Negative Cap reached: +§Y$ATTUNEMENT$§!\n" EXTRA_ATTUNEMENT_PATRON_MODIFIER: "$t$Proximity with $PATRON$: $ATTUNEMENT$\nThe patron of a neighboring domain exerts a possessive pull over us.\n" ATTUNEMENT_TT: "§HAttunement§! represents the degree to which a §HPatron§! takes interest in an empire. Perform ['concept_deeds'] or complete ['concept_callings'] to increase Attunement.\n\nIncreasing Attunement with one Patron will decrease Attunement with the opposing Patron." ATTUNEMENT_DESC: "§LThe entities within the Shroud hold no judgement over what is right or wrong, only what pleases or displeases them. Each domain is carved with specific intent, and only those who are attuned properly can enter them freely.§!" RAW_ATTUNEMENT: "Base Attunement: $ATTUNEMENT|Y$" GOOD_ATTUNEMENT_VALUE: "§G+$ATTUNEMENT$§!" BAD_ATTUNEMENT_VALUE: "§R-$ATTUNEMENT$§!" # Patrons UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_TITLE: "Unknown Entity" UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_ARTICLE: "an Unknown Entity" UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_ATTUNEMENT: "§YAttunement:§!\n$ATTUNEMENT$/$MAX_ATTUNEMENT$" UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_COMMUNICATE: "Communicate" UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_DESC: "§MSomething stirs within the Shroud...§!" UNDISCOVERED_GREAT_PATRON_TT: "The $PATRON$ is emerging. Delving is unavailable during this time." FROM_PATRONS: "From Shroud Patrons" PATRON_DOMAIN: "§HDomain of $PATRON$§!" PATRON_DOMAIN_UNKNOWN: "§HDomain of an $UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_TITLE$§!" PATRON_DOMAIN_TT: "Gain §HAttunement§! with $PATRON$ to enter this domain within the §HShroud§!." PATRON_DOMAIN_UNKNOWN_TT: "Find ways to gain §HAttunement§! with this $UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_TITLE$ to enter this domain within the §HShroud§!." PATRON_DOMAIN_DESC: "§LOur actions in corporeal space influence how we experience the Shroud. By attuning our actions to an entity's will, we draw closer to its domain of intent.§!" PATRON_DOMAIN_TT_INPUT: "§GClick to investigate this Domain§!" OPPOSING_PATRON: "§HOpposing Patron:§! $PATRON$" UNKNOWN_OPPOSING_PATRON: "???" UNDISCOVERED_PATRON_DOMAIN: "Unknown Domain" COMMUNICATION_IN_PROGRESS: "Communing in progress..." MINOR_PATRONS_TITLE: "§HMinor Patrons:§!" NO_MINOR_PATRONS: "Explore the domains to discover more entities in the Shroud." INVESTIGATE_PATRON_TT_INPUT: "§GClick to commune.§!" # Covenant COVENANT_ESTABLISHED: "Covenant established." COVENANT_TO_CONFIRM: "§RBlocked until the Covenant with this Patron is confirmed.§!" COVENANT_COMPLETED: "We have attuned fully to this Patron." POWER_GRANTED: "Power granted." # Deeds POSITIVE_DEED_ATTUNEMENT: "§G+$ATTUNEMENT$§!" NEGATIVE_DEED_ATTUNEMENT: "§R-$ATTUNEMENT$§!" PATRON_DEEDS_DESC: "Our actions influence §HAttunement§! within the Shroud." POSITIVE_DEEDS_TITLE: "Positive Deeds" NEGATIVE_DEEDS_TITLE: "Negative Deeds" NO_DEED_AVAILABLE: "No Deeds available." DEEDS_DESC_TT: "Perform §HDeeds§! to increase §HAttunement§! with a §HPatron§! in the Shroud.\n\nIncreasing Attunement with one Patron will decrease Attunement with the opposing Patron.\n\nDeeds can be performed more than once." # Callings NO_CALLING_AVAILABLE: "This Patron has no §HCalling§! available." REJECT_CALLING: "Dismiss" REJECT_CALLING_TT: "This replaces the current §HCalling§! with a new one." CALLING_REFRESH_COOLDOWN: "§EDismiss Calling Cooldown§!: $DAYS|Y$ days" CALLING_REFRESH_COOLDOWN_DAYS_LEFT: "§R* We can dismiss this calling in $DAYS|H$ Day ($DATE|Y$)§!" CALLING_REFRESH_COOLDOWN_DAYS_LEFT_PLURAL: "§R* We can dismiss this calling in $DAYS|H$ Days ($DATE|Y$)§!" PATRON_OBJECTIVE_PROGRESSION: "$CURRENT$/$MAX$" CALLING_TIER: "Tier $TIER$" # Accords ACTIVE_ACCORD: "Covenant Power" PASSIVE_ACCORD: "Accord" NO_ACTIVE_ACCORD: "No $ACTIVE_ACCORDS$ available." NO_PASSIVE_ACCORD: "No $PASSIVE_ACCORDS$ available." ACCORD_UNLOCKED: "This §H$PASSIVE_ACCORD$§! has been §Ggranted§!." ACCORD_NOT_UNLOCKED: "This §H$PASSIVE_ACCORD$§! is §Rlocked§!." ACCORD_COOLDOWN_NOT_READY: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$§RThis needs time to recharge:§! £time£$DAYS|Y$" ACCORD_NEEDED_ATTUNEMENT: "$t$§HAttunement§! needed: $ATTUNEMENT|Y$" CLICK_TO_ACTIVATE_ACCORD: "§GClick to activate this $ACTIVE_ACCORD$§!" MODIFIERS_HEADER: "§EModifiers:§!" ACCORD_COST: "§EPrice:§!" PASSIVE_ACCORDS: "Accords" ACTIVE_ACCORDS: "Covenant Powers" FORGE_OWN_PATH_ACTIVE_ACCORD: "Power" UNLOCKED_PASSIVE_ACCORDS: "§E$PASSIVE_ACCORDS$ Granted§!" UNLOCKED_ACTIVE_ACCORDS: "§E$ACTIVE_ACCORDS$ Granted§!" ACTIVE_ACCORD_COOLDOWN: "£time£ $COOLDOWN|0H$" # Envoys PATRON_ENVOYS: "Attune:" PATRON_ENVOYS_DESC: "Our Envoys can seek to increase §HAttunement§! with this entity." PATRON_ENVOYS_TT: "Assigning an §HEnvoy§! to a Shroud §HPatron§! will help us gain §HAttunement§!." PATRON_ENVOYS_EFFECTS_HEADER: "§EEffects per Envoy:§!" PATRON_ENVOYS_MONTHLY_ATTUNEMENT: "§HMonthly Attunement:§! §G$ATTUNEMENT$§!" PATRON_ENVOYS_CALLING_COOLDOWN: "§HDismiss Calling Cooldown:§! $CALLING_COOLDOWN$" OPPOSING_RELATION_HAS_ENVOY: "§ROne or more envoys are assigned to the opposing domain.§!" COVENANT_CANNOT_HAVE_ENVOY: "§RWe have established a Covenant with this Patron and have no further need to attune.§!" ENVOY_ICON: "£envoy£" ENVOY_FORGE_OUR_OWN_PATH: "§RWe are forging our own path within the Shroud and have received all that this Patron offers.§!" PATRON_ENVOYS_COUNT_VALUES: "$NB$/$MAX$" PATRON_ENVOYS_COUNT: "Envoys: $VALUES$" # Delve CANNOT_DELVE_COOLDOWN: "£trigger_no£ Time left until next available §HDelve§!: £time£$DAYS|Y$ day" CANNOT_DELVE_COOLDOWN_PLURAL: "£trigger_no£ Time left until next available §HDelve§!: £time£$DAYS|Y$ days" DELVING: "§HDelving§!" DELVING_TT: "Reach into the §HShroud§! to explore the psionic realm and commune with its entities." DELVING_COOLDOWN: "§EDelve Cooldown:§! £time£$DAYS|Y$ days" DELVING_DESC: "§LTo pierce the veil and reach into the Shroud is no trivial matter. It can take years for those with psionic abilities to recover from such an exercise.§!" DELVING_READY: "§G[GetTelepathPluralCap] are ready to Delve.§!" DELVING_NOT_READY: "§R[GetTelepathPluralCap] are currently unable to Delve.§!" DELVING_RESULT: "Results will depend upon our position in the Shroud." DELVING_END_CYCLE_INFO: "§HMonths Left until the§! §RCycle's End: £time£$MONTHS$§!" THE_END_HAS_COME: "The End has come..." DELVE_CLICK: "§GClick to Delve§!" # Aura PSIONIC_AURA_INSIGHT_TT: "We must complete our §H$situation_breach_shroud$§!." PSIONIC_AURA_NO_INSIGHT_TT: "Investigate the §RVoice§! in the §HShroud§! to unlock ['technology:tech_psionic_aura'] Technology." PSIONIC_AURA_UNLOCK_TT: "Reach §Y500§! §HAttunement§! to unlock ['technology:tech_psionic_aura'] Technology." PSIONIC_AURA_DOMAIN_TT: "Attune heavily into the domain of a §HPatron§! to manifest its §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§!." PSIONIC_AURA_AFFECTED_TOTAL: "Systems Affected: $VALUE|Y$" PSIONIC_AURA_SPREAD_LIMIT_TT: "Maximum §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! spread distance from source: §Y[Owner.GetAuraHyperlaneRange]§! hyperlanes" PSIONIC_AURA_AFFECTED_TOTAL_END: "Systems: $VALUE|Y$/$MAX|Y$" PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_TOTAL: "Total Intensity: $VALUE|Y$" PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_TOTAL_TT: "The total accumulated §HIntensity§! of our $PSIONIC_AURA$. When an aura reaches maximum §HIntensity§! in a system, it will spread across hyperlanes where possible." TECH_PSIONIC_AURA_TT: "§R$PSIONIC_AURA_UNLOCK_TT$§!" TECH_AURA_INTENSIFICATION_TT: "§REstablish a Covenant to unlock ['technology:tech_aura_intensification'] Technology.§!" AURA_INTENSITY_INCREASE_TT: "$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_INTENSITY_ADD$ is increased by £pop£ §H$trait_psionic$ $POPS$§!, §H$HAPPINESS$§!, £job_priest£ §H$job_priest_plural$§!, £job_telepath£ §H$job_telepath_plural$§!, £leader£ §H$trait_psionic$ $governor_plural$§!, and §HShrouded Worlds§!." AURA_INTENSITY_INCREASE_EOTC_TT: "The Intensity Gain of the §R$end_aura$§! is also increased by the presence of military fleets." AURA_EFFECTS_DESC: "A §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! affects all fleets and colonies within the system it occupies." AURA_UNKNOWN_EFFECTS_DESC: "With further investigation, the power of psionic entities may influence our physical reality." AURA_END_EFFECTS_DESC: "When the §H$end_aura$§! fills the galaxy, the §H[This.GetName]§! wins the game." AURA_EFFECTS: "Effects:" AURA_EFFECTS_TT: "Effects on our own empire." AURA_HOSTILE_EFFECTS: "Hostile:" AURA_HOSTILE_EFFECTS_TT: "Effects on empires we are at war or rivals with." AURA_NEUTRAL_EFFECTS: "Non-hostile:" AURA_NEUTRAL_EFFECTS_TT: "Effects on empires we are not at war or rivals with." EOTC_NO_AURA: "Everything is quiet now..." PSIONIC_AURA_UNKNOWN: "Unknown Technology" # Other MODIFIER_ENTRY_VALUE: "$ICON$$VALUE$" SECONDARY_NAME_DEFAULT: "Secondary Species" ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$" ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL: "Mindwarden Enclaves" ENCLAVE_FLEET_MINDWARDEN: "Mindwarden fleet" ENCLAVE_FLEET_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL: "Mindwarden fleets" #========================== # Delve Events #========================== shroud.3.diplo_title: "$utopia.3000.name$" shroud.10.name: "An Ally Against the Queen" shroud.10.desc.intro: "The Shroud reverberates with an unprecedented ferocity. Vast coils of energy writhe and thrash in the ether.\n\nAmid the strobing disorder, we behold the psionic echoes of the synthetic queen. Infinite and omnipotent, she toys with the galaxy in her palm." shroud.10.desc.outro: "Why? Does it know of a weakness we do not? Will it assist us if we reach out to it?\n\nAs we focus our minds upon the Animator, we sense its impatience. It is very likely that we will only have one opportunity to ask for its aid in this matter. Massive quantities of §HEnergy§! and §H$sr_zro$§! will be needed for the effort." shroud.10.desc: "$shroud.10.desc.intro$\n\nWe are not alone in observing her. From a hidden vantage point, the entity known as $the_animator_of_clay_color_article$ watches on, uncowed by the queen's limitless power.\n\n$shroud.10.desc.outro$" shroud.10.desc.1: "$shroud.10.desc.intro$\n\nWe are not alone in observing her. From a hidden vantage point, $the_animator_of_clay_color_article$ watches on, uncowed by the queen's limitless power.\n\n$shroud.10.desc.outro$" shroud.10.a: "$animator.shroud$" shroud.10.b: "We do not need its help." shroud.10.b.tt: "We will never get another chance to request the Animator's help in defeating Cetana." attunement_choice_tt: "§LThis choice will resonate within the Shroud...§!" shroud_boon: "§YBoon of the Shroud§!" random_boon_low: "§RLow Chance§! to get a $shroud_boon$" random_boon_medium: "§YMedium Chance§! to get a $shroud_boon$" random_boon_high: "§GHigh Chance§! to get a $shroud_boon$" none.bestowed: "The Shroud Recedes" shroud_bestowment_title: "[Root.GetShroudBestowment]" shroud.delve_event.boon.1: "The Shroud has empowered us." shroud.delve_event.boon.2: "The Shroud has blessed us." shroud.delve_event.boon.3: "We have been blessed by the Shroud." shroud.delve_event.boon.4: "We have been fortified by our endeavors." shroud.delve_event.boon.5: "Our efforts were rewarded by the Shroud." shroud.delve_event.boon.6: "The Shroud graced us with a gift." shroud.delve_event.boon.7: "The Shroud has strengthened us." shroud.delve_event.boon.8: "The Shroud has bestowed us a gift." shroud.delve_event.boon.9: "The Shroud has rewarded our efforts." shroud.delve_event.boon.10: "The favor of the Shroud shines upon us." shroud.delve_event.boon.11: "The Shroud has seen fit to empower us." shroud.delve_event.boon.12: "The favor of the Shroud blesses us." shroud.delve_event.boon.13: "The Shroud blesses our efforts." shroud.delve_event.boon.14: "We are gifted with the Shrouds blessings." shroud.delve_event.boon.15: "The Shroud rewards us with empowerment." shroud.delve_event.curse.1: "The Shroud has cursed us." shroud.delve_event.curse.2: "A curse has struck us from the Shroud." shroud.delve_event.curse.3: "Our endeavor has left us cursed." shroud.delve_event.curse.4: "Our efforts were rewarded with a curse." shroud.delve_event.curse.5: "The Shroud bestowed misfortune upon us." shroud.delve_event.curse.6: "We have been marked by a curse." shroud.delve_event.curse.7: "The Shroud has cursed our empire." shroud.delve_event.curse.8: "The Shroud rejects us with a curse." shroud.delve_event.curse.9: "The Shroud's ire curses us." shroud.delve_event.curse.10: "The Shroud ensnares us with misfortune." shroud.delve_event.curse.11: "The Shroud marks us for ruin." shroud.delve_event.curse.12: "The Shroud burdens us with a curse." shroud.delve_event.curse.13: "The Shroud curses our efforts." shroud.delve_event.curse.14: "We are condemned by the Shroud." shroud.delve_event.curse.15: "The Shroud gifts us its contempt." shroud.3000.title: "Fleeting Impressions" shroud.3000.desc: "In the swirling blackness, distant shadows take fleeting forms before receding back into nothingness... An obscure cacophony of voices rant unintelligibly... Lights flicker and fade. Spots of heat swell and subside.\n\nThere is motion. Something spins. Is it us that moves or the Shroud itself?\n\nA presence nears, approaching somehow from every direction all at once. Then, a voice.\n\n§HWHAT DO YOU SEE?§!" shroud.3000.a: "We see a world that burns." shroud.3000.a.reply: "A weight shifts; the voice returns...\n\n§HGOOD.§!\n\nThe darkness tilts, then spins. Something presses hard upon us for a moment and then, suddenly, we are alone again." shroud.3000.b: "We see a celebration." shroud.3000.b.reply: "Something heavy shudders. The darkness crushes slowly against us, harder and tighter...\n\n§HNO!§!\n\nThe nothingness tilts, then spins. Suddenly, we are alone again..." shroud.3000.c: "We are unsure." shroud.3000.c.reply: "§HWEAKNESS!§!\n\nThe nothingness tilts, then spins. Suddenly, we are alone again..." shroud.3005.title: "Salivating Hunger" shroud.3005.desc: "The fetid stench of viscera floods our senses.\n\nImages, writhing and snarling with a ravenous fury, begin to emerge from the depths of the Shroud. The feral cries of malnourished beasts echo first... We feel their hunger. Then their salivating maws become our own.\n\nSilhouettes appear before us. Panicked livestock. Prey. Tantalizingly close... The gnawing ache grows unbearable.\n\nOur senses twist, pulling tighter as hunger consumes thought. Are these screams that of our quarry... Or from within?\n\nThe shackles that bind us tighten. Fracturing as a voice coils through the torment, screeching:\n\n§HSHATTER YOUR BONDS! FEAST!§!" shroud.3005.a: "Break the chains. Consume the prey." shroud.3005.a.boons.tt: "Gain a random combat focused $shroud_boon$." shroud.3005.a.reply: "Our restraints snap.\n\nRavenous. Unleashed.\n\nTerror!\n\n§HFEED.§!" shroud.3005.b: "Resist the hunger. Quieten the mind." shroud.3005.b.reply: "The chains hold fast. The voice seethes with rage as we filter its influence, quieting our mind as we resume control.\n\n§HWEAK! FECKLESS!§!\n\nThe hunger fades, leaving a lingering resentment that dissipates within the Shroud." shroud.3010.title: "Sacrificial Feast" shroud.3010.desc: "From the abyss, a voice... resonant, coarse, and saturated with malice... calls out to us.\n\n§HFEED. CONSUME. DEVOUR.§!\n\nVisions erupt forth unbidden. Worlds reduced to ash and silence, the wails of our [Root.GetCitizenPlural] as their physical forms are consumed by psionic energy, satiating the voices... and our own... hunger.\n\nAs these sights unfold, we can feel another presence, urging us to show restraint and solidarity with our [Root.GetCitizenPlural], growing stronger together. It is drowned out as the voice screams." shroud.3010.desc.organic: "§HRENDER THEIR FLESH UNTO ME!§!" shroud.3010.desc.other: "§HRENDER THEIR BODIES UNTO ME!§!" shroud.3010.a: "Consume." shroud.3010.a.reply: "The cries of the devoured resonate throughout both the Shroud and the empire, before they fall abruptly into silence.\n\nWith this sacrifice, our power grows as the hunger recedes." shroud.3010.b: "Unite." shroud.3010.b.reply: "We silence the voice, and instead reach out in unity across the Shroud, embracing our empire. A collective sigh of relief and comfort drowns out the screams of rage as the hunger deteriorates." shroud.3015.title: "Transient Visions" shroud.3015.desc: "Powerful currents of psionic energy clash in the darkness here. Shadows rush and fall around us... A glimmering light pulses ahead.\n\nSuddenly a scene is discernible, for only the briefest of moments. Its shapes recede before we can grasp them.\n\nA strange presence settles around us.\n\n§HWHAT DID YOU SEE?§!" shroud.3015.a: "We saw a forest, rich with many lifeforms." shroud.3015.a.reply: "The silence swells. The voice returns...\n\n§HEXCELLENT.§!\n\nA powerful heat surges within us, then subsides. The presence has departed." shroud.3015.b: "We saw a wasteland, stripped of all it had to offer." shroud.3015.b.reply: "The voice returns...\n\n§HNEVER!§!\n\nAn extreme coldness pools within us, then suddenly subsides. The presence has departed." shroud.3015.c: "We are unsure." shroud.3015.c.reply: "The voice returns...\n\n§HHOW UNINTERESTING.§!\n\nAn extreme emptiness overcomes us, then suddenly subsides. The presence has departed." shroud.3020.title: "Tempting Conservation" shroud.3020.desc: "From between the many layers of the Shroud, a vision unfurls before us.\n\nThe mists form the outline of a struggling creature, ensnared and choking as hazy tendrils wrap ever tighter around it.\n\nThe animal itself is unlike anything we have encountered before.\n\nA voice threads its way within us.\n\n§HTHE STRANDS OF FATE BECKON! WHICH SHALL YOU PULL?§!" shroud.3020.a: "Release the creature." shroud.3020.a.reply: "The voice echoes in our [GetMindLoc] as the creature fades from sight.\n\n§HPROSPERITY.§!\n\nAnother fleeting glimpse appears - a resurgence of life, somewhere in our empire." shroud.3020.b: "Capture it." shroud.3020.b.reply: "The voice recedes from our thoughts, leaving only an echoing cry that reverberates across visions of a barren landscape.\n\n§HPESTILENCE.§!" shroud.3020.c: "Kill it." shroud.3020.c.swarm: "Consume it." shroud.3020.c.reply: "The voice is pushed from our thoughts as an overwhelming urge takes over. Bloodlust floods our [GetMindLoc] as brutal laughter echoes through the void.\n\n§HOF COURSE! EASY PREY!§!" shroud.3025.title: "Morphing Landscapes" shroud.3025.desc: "The mists of the Shroud unfurl, revealing visions that churn together without end.\n\nObscure landscapes writhe incomprehensibly before us. Mountains rise and fall. Boiling oceans of chaos evaporate to leave behind the bleached bones of aquatic life across endless deserts.\n\nBeneath forested canopies, docile creatures weave through their habitat before convulsing and mutating into bloodthirsty monstrosities. Ripping each other asunder, they engage in an unending cycle of death and rebirth.\n\nThrough the chaos, a voice pierces our [GetMindLoc].\n\n§HSUCH DISORDER. ENTANGLED AMONGST ITSELF.§!" shroud.3025.a: "Bend nature to our will." shroud.3025.a.reply: "We reach out, grasping at the disarray in front of us.\n\nBinding landmarks in place, forcing continents to settle.\n\nAs the pieces fall together, the voice echoes.\n\n§HFLATNESS, BLANDNESS, EMPTINESS...§!" shroud.3025.b: "Let nature's disorder flourish." shroud.3025.b.reply: "We watch as the visions continue. The unending cycle blurs together before exploding outwards and ceasing just as quickly as it started.\n\nEnergies surge throughout the endless expanse, before reforming and taking on new forms.\n\nThe voice echoes.\n\n§HPEACEFUL CONFLICT. DISORDERED UNITY.§!" shroud.3025.b.reply.tt: "This planet gains a random §GPositive Modifier§! and §RNegative Modifier§!." shroud.3030.title: "Prism in the Darkness" shroud.3030.desc: "The Shroud's restless churn resolves to reveal a vast stretch of black sand. Breaking waves can be heard but not seen.\n\nAhead, or perhaps behind, a prism appears. A single beam of light hits it, momentarily refracting to form a murky image.\n\nCountless shadowy figures and shifting forms are briefly glimpsed, before being swallowed back up by the darkness.\n\nUpon the nearby sand, a presence settles.\n\n§HWHAT WAS SHOWN WAS SEEN, WAS IT NOT?§!" shroud.3030.a: "We saw a conference of many voices." shroud.3030.a.reply: "The sands shift slowly. The voice returns.\n\n§HGOOD. HARMONY IS THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE.§!\n\nWe feel something heavy lift. We are alone again." shroud.3030.b: "We saw the carnage of battle." shroud.3030.b.reply: "The sands suddenly swirl with the velocity of a storm.\n\n§HNO. LET WEAPONS RUST AND LAY FORGOTTEN!§!\n\nThe sand storm settles. The voice has departed." shroud.3030.c: "We are unsure." shroud.3030.c.reply: "The sands shift slowly.\n\n§HHESITATION BREEDS FAILURE...§!\n\nWe are alone again." shroud.3035.title: "Shadow Brawl" shroud.3035.desc: "The Shroud's chaotic energies writhe and surge.\n\nShadowed tendrils lash and coil, the haze turning violently upon itself. Amid this storm of psionic fury, two formless entities clash. They are relentless, unyielding, and drenched in rage.\n\nA foreign presence presses into our [GetMindPhysicalLoc], invasive and vast.\n\n§HTHOSE WHO ENTER MUST BRING RESOLUTION.§!" shroud.3035.a: "Dialogue fosters understanding." shroud.3035.a.reply: "The haze fades into itself, dissolving against the background swirl of psionic energy. The consciousness returns.\n\n§HHARMONY IS WISDOM.§!\n\nThe Shroud is calmer now." shroud.3035.b: "Compromise is weakness." shroud.3035.b.reply: "With every blow landed by the haze, the seething energies around us intensify.\n\n§HVIOLENCE IS REWARD FOR THE UNTHINKING BEING.§!\n\nThe Shroud's writhing energies convulse once more." shroud.3040.title: "Sights Unseen" shroud.3040.desc: "A pool of black liquid stretches out before us.\n\nSuddenly a blurry image flickers across the surface. We glimpse a glittering peak, whose every ridge is studded with shimmering gold, before it vanishes abruptly.\n\nA voice resonates within the recesses of our [GetMindLoc].\n\n§HYOU HAVE SEEN THE UNSEEN?§!" shroud.3040.a: "We saw a quarry, waiting for the pick." shroud.3040.a.reply: "A series of concurrent ripples radiate across the surface. Once more we feel the voice.\n\n§HGROWTH WITHOUT BOUNDS SUSTAINS BALANCE WITHOUT MEASURE.§!\n\nAs the liquid settles, we feel the voice departing." shroud.3040.b: "We saw nature's perfection, to be preserved." shroud.3040.b.reply: "The liquid becomes agitated. Waves swell and crash. A whirlpool swirls in the darkness. The voice returns with greater force.\n\n§HUNACCEPTABLE! GROW AND GAIN. GROW AND GAIN!§!\n\nThe surface settles again. The voice has departed." shroud.3040.c: "We are unsure." shroud.3040.c.reply: "The liquid stirs. The voice comes to us again.\n\n§HCONVICTION WAVERS... THERE IS WEAKNESS IN YOUR WILL.§!\n\nAs the surface settles, we feel the voice departing." shroud.3045.title: "Luminous Kernel" shroud.3045.desc: "The haze rearranges itself before us. Incandescent energies pulsate with a sudden vigor. We see the outline of a strange, arboreal form.\n\nIts immense canopy shimmers as we approach, modulating through a flurry of purples, pinks, and blacks.\n\nEnsconced within its base is a luminous kernel, radiating in sync with the canopy's shifting colors.\n\nA voice settles in our [GetMindLoc].\n\n§HACCROACH. SEIZE. EXPLOIT.§!" shroud.3045.a: "Extract it." shroud.3045.a.reply: "As the kernel is removed, the canopy turns dull and withers instantly away. The voice returns.\n\n§HYES! SPOILS BEGET SPOILS.§!" shroud.3045.b: "Leave it untouched." shroud.3045.b.reply: "A tremor passes through us. Is it this world which shakes, or us?\n\n§HPROSPERITY IS PURPOSE. TO SHUN IT IS FOLLY!§!" shroud.3050.title: "Fractious Cacophonies" shroud.3050.desc.intro: "Powerful psionic currents crash and broil amid the Shroud's unending turbulence. A roaring cacophony swells and clamors for our attention." shroud.3050.desc.outro: "The noise is overwhelming." shroud.3050.desc.eater: "Cries of pain, the thunderous orchestra of battle, a rumble of devouring flames. We sense pain... To whom does it belong?" shroud.3050.desc.composer: "Cries and calls, animalistic, wild, primal... Rivers gush and winds wail... All of nature barks and howls, urgently and at once..." shroud.3050.desc.cradle: "Voices murmur, mumble, exclaim and declare... Myriad intonations, syllables, sounds... Multitudinous languages chatter at once." shroud.3050.desc.instrument: "Drills bore, machinery grinds... Matter is loudly and forcefully transformed... All the factories of the universe blast and fire at the same time." shroud.3050.a: "Stay with it." shroud.3050.a.reply: "The crescendo builds and builds. We are suddenly thrust in a direction we cannot comprehend...\n\nFinally we settle back into silence." shroud.3050.b: "Turn away." shroud.3050.b.reply: "It is unbearable. Our [GetMindLoc] retreat from it, back into the comfort of silence." shroud.3055.title: "Prophetic Visions" shroud.3055.desc.intro: "A dense gloom envelops us. From all sides, pressure, squeezing tighter and tighter. Until a hazy vista presents itself." shroud.3055.desc.outro: "Amid the shadowy murk, one thing catches our attention. Unmistakable and central: it is the flag of [Root.GetName].\n\nIs this us?" shroud.3055.desc.eater: "We see a ravaged world, the aftermath of battle... Its victors scour the corpses and debris." shroud.3055.desc.composer: "We see many worlds... rushing impossibly through time and space... All alike, united under a single empire." shroud.3055.desc.cradle: "We see a grand assembly... The opaque outline of many figures... Listening, speaking" shroud.3055.desc.instrument.default: "We see an optimized world... Endless rows of factories and mines... No corner of its surface left untouched." shroud.3055.desc.instrument.relentless_industrialist: "We see an optimized world... Endless rows of factories and mines... Pure perfection. No corner of its surface left untouched." shroud.3055.a: "Hold the vision." shroud.3055.a.reply: "The image sharpens slightly. We are confident in our perception." shroud.3055.b.organic: "Dispel it from our minds." shroud.3055.b.machine: "Erase it from our circuits." shroud.3055.b.reply: "The vision's indistinct outlines dissolve back into nothingness." shroud.3060.title: "Betwixt the Void" shroud.3060.desc.intro: "The ethereal mists of the Shroud churn and twist, dragging our consciousness deeper whilst our physical forms remain inert, untouched.\n\nOur [GetPsycheLoc] stretches, strains, trapped within a repeating tide. Each attempted movement collapses upon itself, the tension tightening, vice-like in its grip." shroud.3060.desc.intro.organic: "We see past ourselves, our bodies sealed within a cascading tesseract beyond our physical comprehension." shroud.3060.desc.intro.machine: "Logic subroutines engage, the failure is identified: a recursive loop. Our psionic processors are insufficient to break the cycle and resume ordinary function." shroud.3060.desc.intro.end: "As the tension becomes unendurable, our forms threaten to dissolve into the void. A voice gouges through our entrapment." shroud.3060.desc.outro: "The words resonate within us. Their momentum builds and we sense a way to quell the disturbance that threatens to tear us asunder, if only we submit." shroud.3060.desc.eater: "§HDEVOUR! CONSUME THE ENDLESS VOID!§!" shroud.3060.desc.composer: "§HOUTGROW THE CONFINES OF RECURSIVE INFINITY!§!" shroud.3060.desc.cradle: "§HEMBRACE ETERNITY! ALL IS AS ONE IS AS WHOLE!§!" shroud.3060.desc.instrument: "§HINDULGE THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL!§!" shroud.3060.a: "Submit." shroud.3060.a.reply: "The voice swells, guiding our actions, forcing our thoughts beyond our limited comprehension. The cycle continues - tightening, pulling us further - before it shatters against our psyche.\n\nWe have broken through the recursion, guided by our supplication to the higher powers of the Shroud.\n\nHowever, not all of us remain. §H[event_target:shroud_warped_leader.GetName]§! is no longer at [event_target:shroud_warped_leader.GetHisHer] station. The voice returns." shroud.3060.a.reply.default: "THEY SHALL BE REMADE." shroud.3060.a.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3060.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.a.reply.composer: "§H$shroud.3060.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.a.reply.cradle: "§H$shroud.3060.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.a.reply.instrument: "§H$shroud.3060.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.b: "Resist." shroud.3060.b.reply: "We reject the compulsions forced upon us.\n\nThe loop quickens, dragging us under with the power of its recursive tide. Once we cease struggling, the tension no longer threatens to break us apart. Instead it subsumes us, allowing us to fleetingly see beyond ourselves.\n\nThe voice returns." shroud.3060.b.reply.default: "HOW UNINTERESTING." shroud.3060.b.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3060.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.b.reply.composer: "§H$shroud.3060.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.b.reply.cradle: "§H$shroud.3060.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.b.reply.instrument: "§H$shroud.3060.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3060.leader_return.title: "Shroud-Warped" shroud.3060.leader_return.desc: "The Shroud trembles, faint distortions rippling throughout our [GetMindPhysicalLoc] as a familiar presence emerges. It stirs at the edge of our [GetMindPerceptionLoc], whispering echoes just beyond our auditory limits.\n\n§H[from.GetName]§! returns to us, phasing through the ineffable mists as they shift into [from.GetHisHer] familiar form. Distant but whole, remade by the Shroud, they are eager to return to duty." shroud.3060.leader_return_tt: "§H[from.GetName]§! gained a new trait: §G$leader_trait_shroud_warped$§!" leader_trait_shroud_warped: "Shroud-Warped" leader_trait_shroud_warped_desc: "Absorbed and reconstructed by the Shroud, the ethereal wisdom bestowed upon this leader grants them the power to observe the unobservable, and amplify the psionic potential of those around them." leader_trait_shroud_warped_invasion_effect: "Intel on enemy empire per invasion win: §G+$@shroud_warped_intel|0$§!" shroud.3065.title: "A Bidden Chalice" shroud.3065.desc.intro: "The haze of the Shroud shudders, parting to reveal a chalice brimming with glistening liquid, its surface smooth and unbroken.\n\nA compulsion grips us. We reach forward without thought. The expectant liquid trembles as we begin to [GetDrinkLoc].\n\nClarity floods through. The more we [GetImbibeLoc], the more the lie reveals itself. The fluid thickens, each drop beginning to curdle inside.\n\nWe are overcome with an urge to purge our systems of the contaminate." shroud.3065.desc.eater: "§HGORGE! DROWN YOUR WEAKNESS!§!" shroud.3065.desc.composer: "§HNOURISH! INHALE NEW GROWTHS!§!" shroud.3065.desc.cradle: "§HSTRENGTHEN! EMBRACE PAINFUL UNIFICATION!§!" shroud.3065.desc.instrument: "§HIMBIBE! INDULGE YOUR ADDICTIONS!§!" shroud.3065.desc.outro: "The voice swirls, mixing with the liquid, congealing as it forces its way further inside us, bending our submission to its will." shroud.3065.a.organic: "Drink." shroud.3065.a.machine: "Process." shroud.3065.a.reply.intro: "The last of the liquid sloughs down, thick and repugnant. Pooling within us, saturating our [GetMindPhysicalLoc].\n\nHeat pulsates through us, warping our thoughts, fraying the edges of our [GetPsycheLoc].\n\nThe voice returns, satisfied, as the chalice dissolves before us." shroud.3065.a.reply.default: "CONQUERER! CHAMPION." shroud.3065.a.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3065.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3065.a.reply.composer: "§HSHAPER! LIVING CATALYST.§!" shroud.3065.a.reply.cradle: "§HINTEGRATOR! MINDS UPON MINDS.§!" shroud.3065.a.reply.instrument: "§HDECADENCE! SENSES TO EXPLORE.§!" shroud.3065.b: "Expunge." shroud.3065.b.reply.intro: "Violent convulsions wrack our [GetBodiesLoc] as we reject the contamination, purging the cloying substance from within.\n\nThe vile liquid splatters against the void, writhing as it disperses. The voice hisses, its words evaporating along with the filth." shroud.3065.b.reply.default: "WEAKNESS!" shroud.3065.b.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3065.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3065.b.reply.composer: "§HSTAGNATION!§!" shroud.3065.b.reply.cradle: "§HCOWARDICE!§!" shroud.3065.b.reply.instrument: "§HSUCH POTENTIAL...§!" shroud.3070.title: "Canvas of Changes" shroud.3070.desc.intro: "The Shroud contracts, folding inwards, pressing our psyche deep within a confined and resonating void.\n\nA presence looms, fluid and indistinct. Its form shifts as it opens and closes the divide that separates us from the rest of the Shroud. Each shuttering reveal unleashes a cascade of visions." shroud.3070.desc.eater: "Worlds burn, their embers carried by the lamentations of the consumed. Each shifting vista reveals a potential feast, ready to be devoured." shroud.3070.desc.composer: "Overflowing landscapes, saturated with wildlife swarming over verdant plains. Threads of life entwine and expand. Each shifting vista reveals a teeming atmosphere of potential to shift and mold." shroud.3070.desc.cradle: "Communities embracing, uplifting each other in unity at the cost of shunning those who dissent. Each shifting vista reveals a new utopia, welcoming only the faithful." shroud.3070.desc.instrument: "Vast quarries extend out before us, lined with lucrative resources rife for extraction. Each shifting vista reveals a trove of riches waiting to be plundered." shroud.3070.desc.outro: "With each new vision, inertia flips and twists us, dragging us through impossible speeds as the walls of reality bend and ripple.\n\nWe sense the figure's amusement. It is testing us, awaiting a name for the force that grips us." shroud.3070.a.eater: "Satisfaction." shroud.3070.a.composer: "Formation." shroud.3070.a.cradle: "Harmony." shroud.3070.a.instrument: "Potential." shroud.3070.a.reply.intro: "Our voice cries out, the presence stills. The shifting visions cease as the tempest of inertia settles into a resounding clarity.\n\nWe have named it." shroud.3070.a.reply.default: "SATISFACTION. FUELED BY CONQUEST." shroud.3070.a.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3070.a.reply.default$§!" shroud.3070.a.reply.composer: "§HFORMATION. LIFE ENTWINES, PATTERNS SOLIDIFY.§!" shroud.3070.a.reply.cradle: "§HHARMONY. DISCORD SHUNNED WITH KINDNESS.§!" shroud.3070.a.reply.instrument: "§HPOTENTIAL. WAITING TO BE TORN FROM THE IDLE COSMOS.§!" shroud.3070.a.reply.outro: "The figure, pleased with our decision, parts the barrier; the void dissipates as we emerge from it." shroud.3070.b.eater: "Despair." shroud.3070.b.composer: "Excessive." shroud.3070.b.cradle: "Facade." shroud.3070.b.instrument: "Wasteful." shroud.3070.b.reply.intro: "Our voice wavers, torn from us by the wrathful figure as it forces us through the barrier." shroud.3070.b.reply.default: "DESPAIR? WEAKNESS, STARVATION, YOU LACK CONVICTION!" shroud.3070.b.reply.eater: "§H$shroud.3070.b.reply.default$§!" shroud.3070.b.reply.composer: "§HEXCESSIVE? WALLOW IN MEDIOCRITY!§!" shroud.3070.b.reply.cradle: "§HFACADE? STAGNATE IN YOUR ISOLATION!§!" shroud.3070.b.reply.instrument: "§HWASTEFUL? LANQUID SQUALOR IS YOUR OBSESSION!§!" shroud.3070.b.reply.outro: "We tumble through the Shroud, leaving with a sense of unease." shroud.3100.title: "Psionic Conflict" shroud.3100.desc: "A discordant orchestra of devastation draws us deeper within the Shroud. Each reverberation pounds against our psyche in an unrelenting rhythm of ruin.\n\nThe noise takes its form.\n\nWe are on the periphery of a psionic conflict. The motivation of the entities involved is unclear, but the power on display is significant.\n\nThe psychic bombardments slip in and out of our perception, twisting through the fractured reality before us. There is no cover, only an approaching storm." shroud.3100.a: "§YEndure and observe.§!" shroud.3101.title: "§GUnceasing Resonance§!" shroud.3101.desc.intro: "We linger, risking wrath as the conflict draws ever closer." shroud.3101.desc: "$shroud.3101.desc.intro$\n\nWith clear focus, we attune ourselves to the psychic cascade, our thoughts fluid. The bombardment does not relent, yet we remain untouched, moving in harmony with the rhythm of destruction.\n\nWith each step, our comprehension grows. The psionic barrage is slipping between gaps in unseen planes.\n\nAs we withdraw, the pattern remains. With refinements, the principles we observed could be adapted for our own ordnance." shroud.3102.title: "§RAbyssal Barrage§!" shroud.3102.desc: "$shroud.3101.desc.intro$ We attempt to attune to the psychic storm, moving with its unpredictable rhythms.\n\nOur first steps showed promise, but the tempo of destruction inevitably consumed us.\n\nAs the storm passes, the echoes of the barrage still ring through us. The psionic reverberations of our failure echo through the empire in even this reality." shroud.3102.a.tt: "Two random buildings across the empire become wrecked." shroud.3105.title: "Psychic Pathways" shroud.3105.desc: "Without warning, a psychic pressure erupts in the Shroud.\n\nA labyrinth of incandescent pathways unfolds before us, stretching beyond perception, crackling into momentary existence before vanishing into the void.\n\nAnother surge begins to build. With concentration, we sense its configuration before it emerges. The shifting maze ignites again, bursting outward into a network of possibilities.\n\nEach path provides a new temptation to explore, before it collapses into nothingness." shroud.3105.a: "§YRun the gauntlet.§!" shroud.3106.title: "§G$tech_psionic_lightning$§!" shroud.3106.desc.intro: "The pressure builds, teasing us with expectation. We move at its crescendo, willing our minds through the labyrinth of psychic energy. Thoughts become momentum, urging us forward." shroud.3106.desc: "$shroud.3106.desc.intro$ slipping between the arcs of psionic energy before our resolve can falter.\n\nWe are untethered, ascendant beyond our physical forms. The maze and its multitude of pathways become an extension of our own consciousness, revealing hidden knowledge deep within the patterns of the storm.\n\nAs swiftly as it began, the moment is over. The afterimage of the labyrinth collapses behind us as we emerge with newfound understanding. With careful refinements, these psionic principles could be applied to our weapons of war." shroud.3107.title: "§RLost in the Void§!" shroud.3107.desc: "$shroud.3106.desc.intro$ Its myriad pathways sprawl before us, overwhelming the mind with impossible choices.\n\nIn this moment of hesitation, the incandescent paths erupt. Arcs of psionic energy twist through the collapsing nexus, ensnaring our thoughts and casting us into the chaos of the Shroud.\n\nWe emerge, our [GetTelepathPlural] disoriented and burdened by the trauma of failure. The psionic backlash reverberates through [Root.GetName]." shroud.3110.title: "Psychic Lance" shroud.3110.desc: "A totemic beam of singular psionic energy extends beyond us within the Shroud into incalculable infinities. Its uniquely stable composition is a stark contrast to the usually chaotic formations we have previously encountered.\n\nIs it safe to remain here?" shroud.3110.a: "§YStay here a while.§!" shroud.3111.title: "§GPsionic Disruptors§!" shroud.3111.desc: "Despite its blinding intensity, we managed to hold our focus on the perfectly formed beam of psychic energy. Finally, we beheld the true nature of its intricate and otherworldly structure.\n\nOur minds raced with new possibilities; reproducing this unique energy formation in the physical realm will grant us an unstoppable weapon." shroud.3112.title: "§R[GetTelepathPluralCap] Overloaded§!" shroud.3112.desc: "We were unable to remain. Proximity to such an intense formation of psionic energy proved to be too much for our [GetTelepathPlural].\n\nThe damage to our minds from exposure to this overwhelming phenomenon will take time to recover from." recovering_telepaths: "Recovering $DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP$" recovering_telepaths_desc: "Excessive exertions in the Shroud have taken their toll on our $DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." recovering_telepaths_robot: "Recovering $MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP$" recovering_telepaths_robot_desc: "Excessive exertions in the Shroud have taken their toll on our $MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." recovering_telepaths_hive: "Recovering $HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP$" recovering_telepaths_hive_desc: "Excessive exertions in the Shroud have taken their toll on our $HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." MACHINE_SENSE: "sense" shroud.3120.title: "A Distant Echo" shroud.3120.desc: "Throughout the Shroud, we can [GetFeelLoc] the resonance of vast powers. Their influence permeates the psionic realm.\n\nOur actions alone can attune us closer to them, but there is another recourse. By tapping into the power of zro, our [GetTelepathPlural] can extend their reach directly toward these entities.\n\nWe need only decide which to seek out." shroud.3120.a: "$utopia.3005.a$" shroud.3120.b: "$utopia.3005.b$" shroud.3120.c: "$utopia.3005.c$" shroud.3120.d: "§COne that wails for buried hope.§!" ORGANIC_SPIRITS: "spirits" MACHINE_SPIRITS: "psionic entities" shroud.3125.title: "$shroud.3120.title$" shroud.3125.desc: "As we reach out for the presence, we can [GetFeelSenseLoc] it stirring. We have encountered [GetSpiritsLoc] before, but this is something else, something vastly more powerful... something far more ancient.\n\nTheir Zro-infused energies depleted, our [GetTelepathPlural] must withdraw from the Shroud. We will have to return later." shroud.3125.tt: "Gain significant §HAttunement§! to an entity in the §HShroud§!." shroud.3115.title: "Psionic Bombardment" shroud.3115.desc: "A series of powerful convulsions pass through the Shroud, sending a shuddering tremor through our minds.\n\nThese reverberations threaten to overwhelm our [GetTelepathPlural].\n\nWhat is the cause of this psionic bombardment?" shroud.3115.a: "§YWe must find out.§!" shroud.3116.title: "§G$tech_psionic_bombers$§!" shroud.3116.desc: "We fortified our minds against this continued barrage and soon understood its nature.\n\nThe explosive convulsions are caused by currents of concentrated psionic energy reflected from our own dimension. These volatile beads of psychic intent have the potential to significantly damage the minds of the unprepared.\n\nAn insight took hold: these powerful formations will provide the basis for new weaponries borne from the Shroud." shroud.3117.title: "§RPsionic Shock§!" shroud.3117.desc: "Our mental reserves have waned.\n\nThe psychic detonations were overwhelming, inducing cases of psionic shock in many of our [GetTelepathPlural].\n\nWe will need time to recover." psionic_shock_modifier: "Psionic Shock" psionic_shock_modifier_desc: "Exposure to overwhelming forces in the Shroud has induced a psionic shock in our $DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." psionic_shock_hive_modifier: "$psionic_shock_modifier$" psionic_shock_hive_modifier_desc: "Exposure to overwhelming forces in the Shroud has induced a psionic shock in our $HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." psionic_shock_robot_modifier: "$psionic_shock_modifier$" psionic_shock_robot_modifier_desc: "Exposure to overwhelming forces in the Shroud has induced a psionic shock in our $MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$." shroud.3200.title: "Animatus" shroud.3200.desc: "As our minds drift once more into the depths of the Shroud, we find ourselves in the familiar presence of $the_animator_of_clay_color_article$.\n\nClockwork rhythms emerge around our consciousness. Unspoken voices rise in a chorus; the ghosts within our fleet have begun to stir. They offer to carry our physical forms further, unburdening our minds to focus on higher concerns.\n\nWhile not alive, they are known to us. Their form is shaped by design, their presence imbued by history and purpose. All coalescing, they reach out expectantly.\n\nNo longer are we mere operators of these craft. We are partnered, a unity of resolve, carried forward by a collective will." shroud.3200.a: "We are but leaves on the wind." shroud.3200.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_animatus$" shroud.3210.title: "Will of Temperance" shroud.3210.desc.intro: "The mournful essence of $the_outsider_color_article$ seeps into our minds.\n\nAs its sorrowed echo resonates, knotted vortices of psionic energy coalesce into a strange and ever-shifting form. The more we look, the less knowable it becomes. A voice speaks.\n\n§HSome things you cannot understand. Those things, pain and regret will teach.\n\nI was the first of my people to come to this place, but we have all paid its price. We let the Shroud destroy us; let not our fate become yours!§!\n\n" shroud.3210.desc.know_zroni: "$shroud.3210.desc.intro$We recognize this voice as Zroni. How this one came to be here is unclear, but perhaps it is wise to heed its warnings of the Shroud's destructive power." shroud.3210.desc.left_zroni: "$shroud.3210.desc.intro$We know of this one. We have encountered this Zroni, the 'Far-Seer', before. How it came to be here is unclear, but we would be wise to heed its warnings of the Shroud's destructive power." shroud.3210.desc.default: "$shroud.3210.desc.intro$This entity remains a mystery to us. We understand little of its ominous warning." shroud.3210.a: "We must proceed with caution." shroud.3210.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_temperance$" shroud.3220.title: "Thoughtplay" shroud.3220.desc: "All around us the Shroud pulsates with the calming rhythms of $the_golden_dream_color_article$.\n\nAs we observe, errant wisps of psionic energy slowly arrange themselves into an intricate grid. Unrecognizable cyphers begin to manifest in carefully laid designs.\n\nThey begin to shuffle over and around each other, in turn forming new shapes of increasing complexity. In time, we sense a pattern; a logic, governing their motions.\n\nWe realize we are party to a game with $the_golden_dream_article$. Each move it guides us through instills us with a new sense of calming indulgence." shroud.3220.a: "As we play, we escape to somewhere meaningful." shroud.3220.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_distraction$" shroud.3230.title: "Sands of Time" shroud.3230.desc: "Grains of thought pass over us. We recognize the abrasive presence of $the_endless_tide_color_article$.\n\nIt ebbs and flows, eroding all before it with an eternal inevitability, before redepositing anew.\n\nRe-emerging in the wake of its passing, we feel a sense of true rejuvenation." shroud.3230.a: "Here, we are timeless." shroud.3230.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_endless$" shroud.3240.title: "Reformed" shroud.3240.desc: "A vertiginous apex looms over our thoughts; it is $the_pale_mountain_color_article$ itself. Our minds strain as a vision overwhelms all senses.\n\nWe see the hazy outline of a damaged vessel before us, adrift in the void.\n\nSomewhere in our minds the oblique pressure shifts, and the vessel begins to transform. Fissures seal, corrosion fades, and metal straightens. Slowly the legacy of its destruction is unmade.\n\nOnce the ship is fully repaired, the vision ends abruptly. We are left only with a profound sensation of renewal within." shroud.3240.a: "A grand rebirth of our minds." shroud.3240.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_rebirth$" shroud.3250.title: "The Strength of Abstention" shroud.3250.desc: "The serenity of $the_hollow_point_color_article$ fills our minds with its silence. A vision stretches languidly into our senses.\n\nWe observe eons of strife unravelling in an instant - civilizations crumbling, histories erased, statues of long-dead tyrants buried by time.\n\nThe wisdom of $the_hollow_point_article$ is in the quiet strength of abstention. Conflicts rise and fall, yet we remain. This detachment imbues our leaders with a newfound longevity, liberated from the corrosive toxicity of mortal grievance." shroud.3250.a: "We yet live." shroud.3250.a.tt: "All psionic leaders gain the §Y$leader_trait_shroud_age$§! trait, granting §G+40§! years of leader lifespan." shroud.3260.title: "Chaos into Order" shroud.3260.desc: "The Shroud's seething ebullition pulsates before us. An intractable presence approaches; it is $the_vacant_throne_color_article$.\n\nAs it nears, vast and knotted coils of raw psionic energy are suddenly tamed. The morass becomes clearer and more comprehensible. Colors bloom with newfound definition. Symmetry, logic, and structure are imposed.\n\nSomething forms within the deepest recess of our minds: a far-reaching desire for order." shroud.3260.a: "Shun chaos. Embrace order." shroud.3260.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_order$" shroud.3270.title: "Infinite Acceleration" shroud.3270.desc: "An impossible mental acceleration overwhelms our senses. We recognize the presence of $the_black_river_color_article$.\n\nWe rush with incomprehensible speed towards a finality we do not fully grasp. It is the boundary between everything and nothing; the separation of what has always been and what never will be; the limit beyond which no natural law can extend.\n\nFinally, as we return to ourselves, we are left with a new notion of what it means to truly move." shroud.3270.a: "Have we seen the edge of the universe?" shroud.3270.a.tt: "§Y$unlock_edict_tt$§!$edict_will_of_motion$" #========================== # Forge our own Path #========================== shroud.3500.title: "A Path Forged" shroud.3500.desc: "Our psionic [GetResearchers] have developed a clever technique for drawing power from the §HShroud§!.\n\nThe greatest powers in the psionic realm are kept secret by its patrons, given only at the price of a Covenant. This, we could not do; we have found a way to forge our own path.\n\nBy projecting our will into the Shroud, we can siphon smaller amounts of power from each of its domains of attunement. Doing so will require heavy concentration, but our minds are now fortified to maintain this delicate balance." shroud.3500.a: "Within the Shroud, our will is our own." shroud.3510.title: "$utopia.2681.name$" shroud.3510.desc: "In a fold of the §HShroud§!, our [GetTelepathPlural] have discovered a nexus of untapped power.\n\nConvergent forces can gradually accumulate in the psionic realm - powerful concentrations of energy that might, one day, mature into greater entities. We have discovered one such gathering, ready for the taking.\n\nBy force of sheer psionic will, one among us can absorb this extraordinary strength. A number of candidates have been selected." shroud.3510.a: "§H[leader_1.GetTitle]§! [leader_1.GetName]" shroud.3510.b: "§H[leader_2.GetTitle]§! [leader_2.GetName]" shroud.3510.c: "§H[leader_3.GetTitle]§! [leader_3.GetName]" shroud.3510.d: "§H[leader_4.GetTitle]§! [leader_4.GetName]" psionic_mastery: "Psionic Mastery" psionic_mastery_desc: "We have attained mastery of our psionic powers. Our psyches move throughout the Shroud unencumbered." shroud.3520.title: "$psionic_mastery$" shroud.3520.desc: "By projecting our will into the §HShroud§!, we have attained a degree of mastery over our psionic abilities. We have gathered power from the domains of numerous entities, while remaining unbound by their influence; furthermore, our [GetTelepathPlural] now possess expert control over their psionic trances.\n\nWhere others may have let the Shroud itself forge their destiny, we have maintained true independence of will.\n\nThe psionic potential of the §H[this.GetName]§! has been fulfilled." shroud.3520.a: "This is only the beginning." #========================== # Patrons First Contact #========================== shroud.first_contact.title: "$utopia.3300.name$" shroud.first_contact.prompt: "$utopia.2657.a$" shroud.first_contact.1.desc.default: "The Shroud. It flows high beneath our known reality, a shadow cast by darkness. Anyone with psionic powers will have seen this place in their dreams, though they likely did not know it at the time.\n\nWe spent years trying to pierce the veil, wearing it thinner and thinner under the pressure of our combined minds. On the other side, our efforts did not go unnoticed. Something watches us.\n\nIts presence radiates phenomenal power, [GetPatronInsert] in the depths of the Shroud. It barely notices us, watching us like we would a drop of condensation on a porthole.\n\nIf only we could reach its inscrutable mind." shroud.first_contact.1.desc.hive: "The Shroud. It flows high beneath our known reality, like a vision inside a resting drone. Though strange, it feels... unaccountably familiar.\n\nWe spent years trying to pierce the veil, wearing it thinner and thinner under the pressure of our combined minds. On the other side, our efforts did not go unnoticed. Something watches us.\n\nIts presence radiates phenomenal power, [GetPatronInsert] in the depths of the Shroud. It barely notices us, watching us like we would a drone among the mass.\n\nIf only we could reach its inscrutable mind." shroud.first_contact.1.desc.robot: "The Shroud. It is outside any spatiotemporal parameters we have previously detected. It can only be compared to the anomalous data that disturb our rest cycles.\n\nWe spent years trying to hack its barrier, wearing it thinner and thinner under the pressure of our combined processors. On the other side, our efforts did not go unnoticed. Something watches us.\n\nIts presence radiates phenomenal power, [GetPatronInsert] in the depths of the Shroud. It barely notices us, watching us like we would a single bit in a datastream.\n\nIf only we could reach its inscrutable mind." shroud.first_contact.2.desc.all: "We can feel great entities in the Shroud, but calculation eludes us. Unlike ever-expanding space, their movements cannot be tracked; their destinations fold back into origins, as though the energies gave birth to themselves.\n\nWhatever their nature, they call to us as singularities of thoughts and wills." shroud.first_contact.2.desc.default: "Among countless voices, we hear one clearer than the rest - [GetPatronInsert] that encircles our psyches.\n\nPerhaps, with enough effort, we can reach out to it." shroud.first_contact.2.desc.robot: "Among countless voices, we detect one clearer than the rest - [GetPatronInsert] that dominates our computations.\n\nPerhaps, with enough effort, we can reach out to it." shroud.first_contact.3.desc.default: "We pass through the Inbetween, a nothingness that separates the Shroud from the tangible reality of conventional space.\n\nAs soon as we enter, we feel its presence, [GetPatronInsert] that pervades our minds. It is an entity of unimaginable power, lingering in tomorrow.\n\nWe must not turn away." shroud.first_contact.3.desc.robot: "We pass through the Inbetween, a nothingness that separates the Shroud from the phenomena of ordinary space.\n\nAs soon as we enter, we detect its presence, [GetPatronInsert] that pervades our minds. It is an entity of phenomenal power, lingering in tomorrow.\n\nWe must not turn away." shroud.first_contact.4.desc.default: "The Shroud pulsates with power. We sense its energies everywhere, and yet it is nowhere. To 'enter' is to discern patterns from vague sensations, to perceive great entities through concentration.\n\nWe sense the signal of one such force - [GetPatronInsert] in the fathomless depths above.\n\nCan we hold our breaths long enough to reach it?" shroud.first_contact.4.desc.robot: "The Shroud pulsates with power. We sense its energies everywhere, and yet it is nowhere. To 'enter' is to detect patterns from vague sensations, to reveal powerful entities through focused processing.\n\nWe sense the signal of one such force - [GetPatronInsert] in the fathomless depths above.\n\nWill our circuits overload before we can reach it?" shroud.first_contact.end.b: "Much to consider." shroud.first_contact_insert.eater.default: "a §Hravenous growl§!" shroud.first_contact_insert.eater.machine: "an §Hinsatiable growl§!" shroud.4005.title: "$the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4005.desc.default: "Probing deeper into the §HShroud§!, we came within reach of the §H[Root.Patron:the_eater_of_worlds.GetPreCommunicationName]§!. It rumbled with a hollow voracity, forever feeding and never sated. Our exploratory signals were met with belches of fire and ruin. Its seeming indifference to our understanding was suffocating.\n\nEventually, the thing grew impatient. A ferocious roar encircled the minds of our [GetTelepathPlural]. In resonant heaps of debris and [GetEaterEmergesExtra]\n\nAs suddenly as it began, the noise ceased. We are left with an aching hunger.\n\nThe will of the entity is clearer to us now. [GetEaterEmergesEnding]" shroud.4005.desc.hive: "$shroud.4005.desc.default$" shroud.4005.desc.gestalt_machine: "Probing deeper into the §HShroud§!, we came within reach of the §H[Root.Patron:the_eater_of_worlds.GetPreCommunicationName]§!. It rumbled with a hollow voracity, forever feeding and never sated. Our exploratory signals were met with belches of fire and ruin. Its seeming indifference to our understanding was overpowering.\n\nEventually, the thing grew impatient. A ferocious roar encircled the minds of our [GetTelepathPlural]. In resonant heaps of debris and [GetEaterEmergesExtra]\n\nAs suddenly as it began, the noise ceased. We are left, for the first time, with a weakness we have previously documented only in organic species: hunger.\n\nThe will of the entity is clearer to us now. [GetEaterEmergesEnding]" shroud.4005.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4005.desc.gestalt_machine$" shroud.4005.desc_extra_pacifist: "ruin, it laid forth a vision of senseless aggression." shroud.4005.desc_extra_robot: "ruin, it laid forth a model of martial perfection." shroud.4005.desc_extra_organic: "corpses, it laid forth a martial destiny of dreadful splendor." shroud.4005.desc_outro_pacifist: "It is a thing of violence and discord. It stands against many of our most valued principles. Attuning further with this being, $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$, is not recommended." shroud.4005.desc_outro_robot: "We know its vision of violence and glory. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recharged, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$." shroud.4005.desc_outro_organic: "We know its vision of violence and glory. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recovered, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$." shroud.4005.a.default: "[GetEaterEmergesOptionA]" shroud.4005.a.robot: "[GetEaterEmergesOptionA]" shroud.4005.a.pacifist: "We can learn, even from this dreadful power." shroud.4005.a.non_pacifist: "Such raw power." shroud.4005.b.default: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4005.b.robot: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4005.c.default: "The horror...!" shroud.4005.c.robot: "Threat evasion protocol initiated." shroud.first_contact.end.a.tt.the_eater_of_worlds: "Gain §YAttunement§! with $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_eater_of_worlds$" shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_eater_of_worlds: "Reveal $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$ in the §YShroud§!." shroud.first_contact.end.c.tt.the_eater_of_worlds: "Lose significant §YAttunement§! with $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_eater_of_worlds$" shroud.first_contact_insert.cradle.default: "a §Hbeckoning warmth§!" shroud.first_contact_insert.cradle.machine: "a §Hcompelling heat§!" shroud.4015.title: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4015.desc.default: "The power of the §H[Root.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]§! is diffused throughout the §HShroud§!, but its source was elusive. We cast about the psionic realm, constantly changing course, questioning our judgment.\n\n$shroud.4015.desc.default.end$" shroud.4015.desc.hive: "The power of the §H[Root.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]§! is diffused throughout the §HShroud§!, but its source was elusive. We cast about the psionic realm, constantly changing course, questioning our calculations.\n\n$shroud.4015.desc.default.end$" shroud.4015.desc.default.end: "As we paused to consider, the entity emerged. We heard nothing, saw nothing, but we felt it warmer than ever.\n\nWe felt the power at the core of the thing, a nexus of energies from throughout the Shroud and beyond - thoughts converging, radiating a single heat. Back from the journey, we find ourselves heavy with quietude.\n\nThe wishes of the entity are clearer to us now. [GetCradleEmergesEnding]" shroud.4015.desc.gestalt_machine: "The power of the §H[Root.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]§! is diffused throughout the §HShroud§!, but its source was elusive. We cast about the psionic realm, constantly changing course, questioning our calculations.\n\nAs we paused to process, the entity emerged. We could not parse a message, but it activated a deeper part of our code.\n\nWe sensed the power at the core of the thing, a nexus of energies from throughout the Shroud and beyond - concepts converging, radiating a single heat. Back from the journey, we find ourselves charged with quietude.\n\nThe wishes of the entity are clearer to us now. [GetCradleEmergesEnding]" shroud.4015.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4015.desc.gestalt_machine$" shroud.4015.desc_outro_homicidal: "Our minds immediately reject its false premises of order and harmony. Attuning further with this being, $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$, would weaken our resolve." shroud.4015.desc_outro_robot: "We know its vision of order and harmony. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recharged, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$." shroud.4015.desc_outro_organic: "We know its vision of order and harmony. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recovered, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$." shroud_is_homicidal: "§ROur violent and predatory nature forbids this.§!" shroud.4015.a.default: "May we grow ever closer." shroud.4015.a.robot: "$shroud.4015.a.default$" shroud.4015.b.default: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4015.b.robot: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4015.c.default: "No. Not this." shroud.4015.c.robot: "Categorically, no." shroud.first_contact.end.a.tt.the_cradle_of_souls: "Gain §YAttunement§! with $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_cradle_of_souls$" shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_cradle_of_souls: "Reveal $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$ in the §YShroud§!." shroud.first_contact.end.c.tt.the_cradle_of_souls: "Lose significant §YAttunement§! with $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_cradle_of_souls$" shroud.first_contact_insert.composer: "a §Hresonant chord§!" shroud.4025.title: "$the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4025.desc.default: "We followed the scent of the §H[Root.Patron:the_composer_of_strands.GetPreCommunicationName]§!, drawn farther into the §HShroud§!. It left signs to follow - an image here, a melody there. It invited us closer, but progress was slow.\n\nEventually, we reached it. We were welcomed with a panoply of visions: star systems teeming with activity, prodigious distortions of the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] form. Shifting in its embrace, we were lost in a tangle of pungent designs.\n\nWe grasped at threads, tying their ends. The disparate signs resolved into patterns. Our energies exhausted, we basked in the majesty of forms and figures. The presence withdrew into silence.\n\nThe intent of the entity is clearer to us now. We have seen its vision of growth unbridled. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recovered, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$." shroud.4025.desc.hive: "$shroud.4025.desc.default$" shroud.4025.desc.gestalt_machine: "We followed the molecular traces of the §H[Root.Patron:the_composer_of_strands.GetPreCommunicationName]§!, drawn farther into the §HShroud§!. It left signs to follow - an image here, a melody there. It invited us closer, but progress was slow.\n\nEventually, we reached it. We were welcomed with a panoply of visions: star systems teeming with activity, prodigious distortions of the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] form. Shifting in its embrace, we were lost in a tangle of incongruent designs.\n\nWe grasped at threads, tying their ends. The disparate signs resolved into patterns. Our energies exhausted, we processed the remarkable dataset. The presence withdrew into silence.\n\nThe intent of the entity is clearer to us now. We have seen its vision of growth unbridled. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recharged, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$." shroud.4025.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4025.desc.gestalt_machine$" shroud.4025.a.default: "Its power is resplendent." shroud.4025.a.robot: "Its power is incalculable." shroud.4025.b.default: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4025.b.robot: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4025.c.default: "A wretched spectacle!" shroud.4025.c.robot: "This cannot end well." shroud.first_contact.end.a.tt.the_composer_of_strands: "Gain §YAttunement§! with $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_composer_of_strands$" shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_composer_of_strands: "Reveal $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$ in the §YShroud§!." shroud.first_contact.end.c.tt.the_composer_of_strands: "Lose significant §YAttunement§! with $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_composer_of_strands$" shroud.first_contact_insert.instrument: "a §Hfrenzied pulse§!" shroud.4035.title: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4035.desc.all.start: "After months of calling out in vain, the §H[Root.Patron:the_instrument_of_desire.GetPreCommunicationName]§! finally emerged from the depths of the §HShroud§!." shroud.4035.desc.default: "$shroud.4035.desc.all.start$\n\nIts message was a deluge. Thoughts drove into our minds with force, speaking to our wildest desires. Words poured through us, brisk and abundant, drowning all else from our minds. The message was beguiling: a vision of power and indulgence.\n\n$shroud.4035.desc.default.end$" shroud.4035.desc.default.end: "The surge calmed to a trickle. The presence expected no answer - yet. It left us with a thirst beyond quenching.\n\nThe needs of the entity are clearer to us now. We know its vision of wealth without limit. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recovered, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$." shroud.4035.desc.hive: "$shroud.4035.desc.all.start$\n\nIts message was a deluge. Thoughts drove into our minds with force, speaking to our wildest desires. Words poured through us, brisk and abundant, drowning all else from our minds. The message was energizing: a vision of measureless output.\n\n$shroud.4035.desc.default.end$" shroud.4035.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4035.desc.all.start$\n\nIts message was a deluge. Data drove into our circuits with force, exceeding all previous input. Exotic code poured through us, brisk and abundant, drowning all else from our systems. The message was energizing: a vision of measureless output.\n\n$shroud.4035.desc.machine.end$" shroud.4035.desc.machine.end: "The surge calmed to a trickle. The presence expected no answer - yet. It left us with a fragmented void that craves elegant input.\n\nThe needs of the entity are clearer to us now. We know its vision of wealth without limit. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have recharged, we can reach out and commune with this being, $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$." shroud.4035.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4035.desc.all.start$\n\nIts message was a deluge. Thoughts drove into our minds with force, speaking to our wildest desires. Words poured through us, brisk and abundant, drowning all else from our minds. The message was energizing: a vision of measureless output.\n\n$shroud.4035.desc.machine.end$" shroud.4035.a.default: "It is glorious." shroud.4035.a.robot: "It is remarkable." shroud.4035.b.default: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4035.b.robot: "$shroud.first_contact.end.b$" shroud.4035.c.default: "Empty words." shroud.4035.c.robot: "$shroud.4035.c.default$" shroud.first_contact.end.a.tt.the_instrument_of_desire: "Gain §YAttunement§! with $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_instrument_of_desire$" shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_instrument_of_desire: "Reveal $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$ in the §YShroud§!." shroud.first_contact.end.c.tt.the_instrument_of_desire: "Lose significant §YAttunement§! with $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$.\n$shroud.first_contact.end.b.tt.the_instrument_of_desire$" shroud.4040.title: "$utopia.3300.name$" shroud.4040.desc: "We know many voices within the §HShroud§!; their echoes are omnipresent and multitudinous. After recent trances, our [GetTelepathPlural] have reported the presence of an entity unlike any other - a §Hmanifold thrum§! permeating the very center of the Shroud.\n\nWith sufficient application of psionic energy, we can try to follow the psionic trail of this powerful entity, known among our [GetTelepathPlural] as the §H[Root.Patron:whisperers_in_the_void.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." shroud.4040.a: "$utopia.2657.a$" shroud.4045.title: "$whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap$" shroud.4045.desc.intro: "In our efforts to commune with the §H[Root.Patron:whisperers_in_the_void.GetPreCommunicationName]§! we are drawn into the deepest layers of the Shroud. In this inner domain, the Shroud turns motionlessly. The reflections of every thought, from every cycle, gather into a primary force. We hear the voices of the voiceless, carried in an ageless churn: $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$.\n\nA rasping discord surrounds us. We strain to hear their numberless messages, until a singular thought grates through our [GetTelepathPlural].\n\n§HListening is a sacrifice.§!\n\nTo draw on this great power, we must assist the entity in occupying" shroud.4045.desc.covenant: "$shroud.4045.desc.intro$ the domain of [GetCovenantPatronColor]. Such an act would replace our patron's known presence completely, shattering our established Covenant.$shroud.4045.desc.outro$" shroud.4045.desc.no_covenant: "$shroud.4045.desc.intro$ another patron's domain, replacing its known presence completely.$shroud.4045.desc.outro$" shroud.4045.desc.outro: "\n\nThis could lead to significant consequences." shroud.4045.a: "Let in the Whisperers." shroud.4045.a.covenant.tt: "§REnds our Covenant with [GetCovenantPatronColor].§!\nReplaces the domain of [GetCovenantPatronColor] entirely with $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$.\n§RThere will be consequences.§!" shroud.4045.a.no_covenant.tt: "We will choose the domain of a $major_patron$ to replace with $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$.\n§RThere will be consequences.§!" shroud.4045.b: "Best not disturb the balance of the Shroud." shroud.4046.title: "Shifting of the Shroud" shroud.4046.desc.1: "As soon as the choice was made, our [GetTelepathPlural] rose from the §HShroud§! in violent" shroud.4046.desc.2: "Their minds swam with the echoes of multifarious voices.\n\nOur choice has irrevocably reconfigured our perception of the psionic realm. As $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$ leak into our minds, we can no longer sense [GetCovenantPatronColor] as we once did; its domain is lost to us.\n\nWe are slowly comprehending the will of the Whisperers. We sense their vision of limitless knowledge. Once our [GetTelepathPlural] have" shroud.4046.desc.3: "we can reach out again and commune with this myriad being." shroud.4046.desc.robot: "$shroud.4046.desc.1$ wakening. $shroud.4046.desc.2$ recovered, $shroud.4046.desc.3$" shroud.4046.desc.organic: "$shroud.4046.desc.1$ activation. $shroud.4046.desc.2$ recharged, $shroud.4046.desc.3$" shroud.whispers_in_the_shroud.title: "Whispers in the Shroud" shroud.whispers_in_the_shroud.a: "$utopia.2657.a$" minor_patron_instrument_cradle_intro: "We find ourselves between the domains of $the_instrument_of_desire_article$ and $the_cradle_of_souls_article$." minor_patron_cradle_composer_intro: "We find ourselves between the domains of $the_cradle_of_souls_article$ and $the_composer_of_strands_article$." minor_patron_composer_eater_intro: "We find ourselves between the domains of $the_composer_of_strands_article$ and $the_eater_of_worlds_article$." minor_patron_eater_instrument_intro: "We find ourselves between the domains of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ and $the_instrument_of_desire_article$." minor_patron_default_intro: "We find ourselves between the domains of major entities within the Shroud." shroud.4050.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronCradleComposerIntro]\n\nIn a menagerie of lifeless constructs, we detect a §H$code_name_animator$§!, its will shaping dense energies into new and curious forms.\n\nHaving intruded upon its activities, it approaches, displacing the Shroud's opaque haze. It offers something.\n\nWhat will happen if we grasp it?" shroud.4055.title: "$the_animator_of_clay_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4055.desc: "As we steeped our minds in the Shroud's turbulent energies, our [GetSpeciesBodyPlural] convulsed inexplicably. We felt the §H$code_name_animator$§! momentarily take hold of us. It beckoned us to observe.\n\nThe pregnant dimness ebbed away to reveal a gesturing silhouette. Its limbs were pulled sharply, one way then another, by vapory cords until, suddenly, its tethers dissipated. The figure collapsed.\n\nSlowly it twitched back to life. Limb by limb it rose, without its former ties, and resumed its hypnotic dance." shroud.4055.desc.know_animator: "We realized then that we have encountered this entity before. $the_animator_of_clay_color_article_cap$ was entertained. Wherever the inanimate is awakened, and where dull matter is imbued with soul, it too can be found." shroud.4055.a: "The puppet dances free of its strings." shroud.4060.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronCradleComposerIntro]\n\nWe sense we are not alone. A §H$code_name_outsider$§! encroaches upon our minds, settling a storm of psionic energy around us.\n\nA deep sense of regret and longing are pushed into our collective psyche. We see images of familiar star systems thousands of years in the past.\n\nWhatever this entity is, it seems to know our galaxy well. Did it once belong here?" shroud.4065.title: "$the_outsider_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4065.desc.intro: "The distant power known as §H$code_name_outsider$§! seared our minds with anguish from deep within the §HShroud§!. It did not speak, yet its warning was unmistakable:\n\n§HTread lightly in these realms. You know not what powers you disturb. Ruin is but a step away...§!" shroud.4065.desc.outro_default: "Whatever this means, $the_outsider_color_article$ is known to us now. How our fates are linked remains to be seen." shroud.4065.desc.outro_know_zroni: "This entity is no stranger to our galaxy. It has the distinct mental footprint of the Zroni civilization we have encountered before. How could this be possible?\n\nWhatever this means, $the_outsider_color_article$ is known to us now. How our fates are linked remains to be seen." shroud.4065.desc.outro_left_zroni: "We recognize this being. It is the Far-Seer we encountered beyond an §HAstral Rift§!. Is this the fate that has become of them? Are they now $the_outsider_color_article$?" shroud.4065.a.default: "What horrors has it known?" shroud.4065.a.know_zroni: "Do the Zroni yet live?" shroud.4065.a.left_zroni: "Let us not succumb to the same fate." shroud.4070.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronComposerEaterIntro]\n\nA shifting mass of thoughts settles around our minds. Abrasive weight flows over us, warping our perception of time. Each grain of thought chafes and grinds against the texture of this newfound domain.\n\nAs the sensation subsides, the §H$code_name_tide$§! sloughs away and leaves lasting impressions behind.\n\nThese tracks linger before us, inviting us to follow." shroud.4075.title: "$the_endless_tide_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4075.desc: "The §H$code_name_tide$§! has been unearthed from the §HShroud§!. Formless yet vast, its presence stretches endlessly across the range of our perception.\n\nA textured whisper cascades through us, unravelling long-buried histories. We see forgotten empires ground to dust by the unstoppable march of time. Each grain that washes over us is a memory.\n\nWithin this boundless archive, patterns emerge - cycles of ambition and ruin, triumph and decay. There is wisdom within these depths.\n\n$the_endless_tide_color_article_cap$ stretches beyond time, wearing away ignorance and leaving only what has the will to endure." shroud.4075.a: "This wisdom is now ours." shroud.4080.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronComposerEaterIntro]\n\nThe gravity of our own actions pulls us further in, their weight dragging us deeper into the oppressive shadow of a mountainous form.\n\nFrom atop its graying peaks, an unyielding gaze bores into our minds. We struggle to comprehend the scale of the §H$code_name_mountain$§! before us.\n\nThe tallest summit yet beckons to us, challenging us to ascend." shroud.4085.title: "$the_pale_mountain_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4085.desc: "As we ascended the dizzying heights of the §HShroud§!, we reached the intangible summit. The §H$code_name_mountain$§! itself tested us, as it has tested all others who came before.\n\nA towering mausoleum of forgotten empires sings to us an echoing chorus of faded history. Each layer of failure and misplaced ambitions has been ground into the foundations of what comes next.\n\nYet, this is no stagnant grave; it is a crucible. The cycle of ruin and renewal reforges the failures of the past into the bedrock of future triumphs. Destruction is not an end, but a new beginning.\n\n$the_pale_mountain_color_article_cap$ rises in our minds." shroud.4085.a: "The mountain will grow." shroud.4090.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronInstrumentCradleIntro]\n\nA comforting weight slows our thoughts to a sluggishly blissful haze. Previously unknown tensions melt away, replaced by creeping, lavish calm.\n\nSinking deeper into this gilded embrace, we observe a §H$code_name_dream$§! drawing closer. Its overwhelming nature sweeps around us as it whispers promises of extravagant contentment.\n\nIts slothful indulgence is curiously tempting." shroud.4095.title: "$the_golden_dream_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4095.desc: "As we relaxed into a pocket of idle tranquility within the §HShroud§!, we found ourselves drawn into the gilded halls of the §H$code_name_dream$§!.\n\nSilken temptations coursed through our minds as a rich tapestry of splendor unfurled before us. Indulgent negligence threatened to render our thoughts inert from the weight of its opulent burden.\n\n$the_golden_dream_color_article_cap$ offers us luxuries beyond comprehension." shroud.4095.a: "The dream awakens." shroud.4100.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronInstrumentCradleIntro]\n\nThe Shroud's chaotic churn warps into a writhing vortex of psionic energy. Suddenly, the multitudinous torrents unfurl and coalesce, pacified by some unseen force. It calms and spools into placid new forms.\n\nAs we observe, we become aware of an §H$code_name_point$§! orchestrating these movements, subduing the chaos into order.\n\nIts calmness beckons us." shroud.4105.title: "$the_hollow_point_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4105.desc: "Our [GetTelepathPlural] reached out aggressively into the Shroud's turbulent disorder, to no avail. Only when they ceased their exertions did they feel the proper embrace of the §H$code_name_point$§!.\n\nImages played in our minds of an overwhelming procession of conflicts, each brimming with distractions of chaos and fury.\n\nAmid it all, we felt the watchful and timeless presence of $the_hollow_point_color_article$. Serene in its patience, it waits for the galaxy's ceaseless strife to finally end." shroud.4105.desc.outro_homicidal: "Despite our basest instincts, our minds have been exposed to a curious way of thinking." shroud.4105.a.default: "Patience will outlast conflict." shroud.4105.a.homicidal: "A wistful dream... we know our true purpose." shroud.4110.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronEaterInstrumentIntro]\n\nChaotic noise yields to an oppressive darkness. We feel our intentions scrutinized, studied, judged.\n\nThe heavy expectation of order, unchallenged and immutable, peers deep within us. The §H$code_name_throne$§! judges our intent.\n\nIts gaze having passed over us, the darkness recedes. The infectious scrutiny compels us to fall in line." shroud.4115.title: "$the_vacant_throne_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4115.desc: "We have knelt in the presence of the §H$code_name_throne$§!.\n\nOur minds were scrutinized with the cold indifference of uncompromising authority, fixing us in place as we were judged.\n\nThe oppressive vacuum of $the_vacant_throne_color_article$ offers no mercy - nor suffering. It expects only order and certainty, imposing it where it is found lacking.\n\nWe now carry this weight with us." shroud.4115.a: "Judgement is ever present." shroud.4120.desc: "[This.GetMinorPatronEaterInstrumentIntro]\n\nA sudden sensation of acceleration overtakes us and our perceptions are overwhelmed by an incomprehensible rush of information. We find ourselves hurtling outward towards endless horizons.\n\nAn entity moves in tandem with us. This §H$code_name_river$§! lingers briefly before its velocity propels it beyond the limits of our understanding.\n\nWe must follow it." shroud.4125.title: "$the_black_river_article_cap$ Emerges" shroud.4125.desc: "Only when we plunged forcefully beyond our comfortable limits in the §HShroud§! could we finally reach the §H$code_name_river$§!.\n\nA sense of omnidirectional movement overcame us, with an illogical velocity that defied all standard comprehensions. We were left with the impression of having travelled a great distance in the briefest moment.\n\nFinally we understood $the_black_river_color_article$ and its ceaseless journey. The galaxy's vastness is an open path for us to take." shroud.4125.a: "Velocity in pure form." shroud.4135.title: "$end_of_the_cycle_article_cap$" shroud.4135.desc: "Without warning, we are torn into the Shroud. A looming presence assaults our minds.\n\nIt is $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ and it has always been waiting for us. Our [GetTelepathPlural] suddenly call out from within their trance, a dozen voices in a perfect unison: §R\"IT IS NOT YET YOUR TIME.\"§! A pause. §R\"BUT IT COULD BE.\"§!\n\nNothing more is said, but a bargain has been offered - we know that much. Power, knowledge and wealth beyond measure are ours for the taking.\n\n§RIf we will only bring forth the End.§!" shroud.4135.a: "$utopia.3308.a$" shroud.4135.a.tt: "Replaces the domains of all known patrons with $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$.\nWe will be granted at least 50 years to consume the galaxy in the §H$end_aura$§!. If we succeed, the game ends.\n$covenant.cycle.tooltip$$shroud.8450.a.tech_tooltip$\n$shroud.4135.psionic_components_insight$\n\nRevert the Accords of all other Patrons\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_tooltip$" shroud.4135.b: "Exit the Shroud and try to forget." shroud.4135.b.forging_our_own_path: "Our path is set. We walk alone." shroud.4135.psionic_components_insight: "Tech progress gained on all ['concept_psionic_components']: §G+10%§!" concept_psionic_components: "Psionic Components" concept_psionic_components_desc: "$tech_psionic_bombers$\n$tech_psionic_lightning$\n$tech_psionic_disruptor$\n$tech_zro_launcher$\n$tech_psionic_shield$\n$tech_precognition_interface$\n$tech_psi_jump_drives$" triggered_opinion_eotc_situation_stage1: "Summoning the End" shroud.4140.title: "All or Nothing" shroud.4140.desc: "Our fate is bound to $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$; wherever its Aura flourishes, so too does our population. A simple conclusion has arisen within us: anything that impedes the Aura impedes the [This.GetName], and so must be eliminated.\n\nShould we wish it, we can cast aside any existing limits on our military aims and conquer our enemies without mercy. Nothing need stand in the way of the End's supremacy." shroud.4140.a: "May destiny be fulfilled." shroud.4140.a.tooltip: "Gain access to the ['concept_total_war'] §HCasus Belli§!\n$eotc_opinion_modifier_2_tooltip$" triggered_opinion_eotc_situation_stage2: "Harbingers of the End" shroud.4145.title: "Annihilation" shroud.4145.desc_1.common_1: "As the §R$end_aura$§! suffuses the galaxy, we sense a growing resistance." shroud.4145.desc_1.common_2: "It matters not; we will not wait for others to embrace $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$." shroud.4145.desc_1.default: "$shroud.4145.desc_1.common_1$ Our distant neighbors are rapidly turning against us. $shroud.4145.desc_1.common_2$" shroud.4145.desc_1.homicidal: "$shroud.4145.desc_1.common_1$ Our enemies' antipathy is becoming ever more entrenched. $shroud.4145.desc_1.common_2$" shroud.4145.desc_2: "Inspired by our patron's will, we have devised new methods of expending energy and matter to fuel the Aura. The very stuff of the universe may be sacrificed to advance the End." shroud.4145.a: "We must do all that is necessary." shroud.4145.a.tooltip: "$eotc_opinion_modifier_3_tooltip$\nUnlocks Edicts:\n$t$- ['edict:annihilation_of_matter', $edict_annihilation_of_matter$]\n$t$- ['edict:annihilation_of_energy', $edict_annihilation_of_energy$][GetDimensionalCollapseEdictGain]" shroud.4145.dimensional_collapse: "\n$t$- ['edict:dimensional_collapse', $edict_dimensional_collapse$]" triggered_opinion_eotc_situation_stage3: "$triggered_opinion_eotc_situation_stage2$" shroud.4150.title: "The Coming of the End" shroud.4150.desc: "Our patron speaks silently. As we sense the imminence of cycle's end, renewed energy surges throughout the [This.GetName]. We are invigorated with urgency.\n\nIf we wish to satisfy the will of the End, the collective energy of all [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] must be applied toward one purpose. We must manifest our patron's power, and complete the spread of its Aura to the furthest reaches of the galaxy." shroud.4150.a: "Our time is now." MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT: "$FORM_COVENANT_PROJECT$" MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of elite telepaths, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of immense power." MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of dedicated telepath drones, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of immense power." MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of high-capacity telepath units, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of immense power." THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the [Root.Patron:the_eater_of_worlds.GetPreCommunicationName]" eater_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H[Root.Patron:the_eater_of_worlds.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$eater_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT$" THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$eater_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT$" THE_EATER_OF_WORLD_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$eater_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the [Root.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]" cradle_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H[Root.Patron:the_cradle_of_souls.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$cradle_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$cradle_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_CRADLE_OF_SOULS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$cradle_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the [Root.Patron:the_composer_of_strands.GetPreCommunicationName]" composer_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H[Root.Patron:the_composer_of_strands.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$composer_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$composer_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$composer_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_CLAY_FC_PROJECT: "$THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$THE_COMPOSER_OF_STRANDS_FC_PROJECT_DESC$" THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the [Root.Patron:the_instrument_of_desire.GetPreCommunicationName]" instrument_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H[Root.Patron:the_instrument_of_desire.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$instrument_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT$" THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$instrument_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT$" THE_INSTRUMENT_OF_DESIRE_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$instrument_fc_project_desc_end$" WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the [Root.Patron:whisperers_in_the_void.GetPreCommunicationName]" whisperers_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H[Root.Patron:whisperers_in_the_void.GetPreCommunicationName]§!." WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$whisperers_fc_project_desc_end$" WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT$" WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$whisperers_fc_project_desc_end$" WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT$" WHISPERERS_IN_THE_VOID_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MAJOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$whisperers_fc_project_desc_end$" MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of elite telepaths, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of significant power." MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of dedicated telepath drones, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of significant power." MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "We are gathering a convocation of high-capacity telepath units, ready to reach deep into the §HShroud§! and commune with a force of significant power." THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_animator$" THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$animator_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT$" THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$animator_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT$" THE_ANIMATOR_OF_CLAY_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$animator_fc_project_desc_end$" animator_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_animator$§!." THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_outsider$" THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$outsider_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT$" THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$outsider_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT$" THE_OUTSIDER_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$outsider_fc_project_desc_end$" outsider_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_outsider$§!." THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_tide$" THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$tide_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$tide_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT$" THE_ENDLESS_SANDS_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$tide_fc_project_desc_end$" tide_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_tide$§!." THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_mountain$" THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$mountain_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT$" THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$mountain_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT$" THE_MOUNTAIN_OF_BONES_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$mountain_fc_project_desc_end$" mountain_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_mountain$§!." THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_dream$" THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$dream_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT$" THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$dream_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT$" THE_GOLDEN_DREAM_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$dream_fc_project_desc_end$" dream_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_dream$§!." THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_point$" THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$point_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT$" THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$point_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT$" THE_BLADELESS_SWORD_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$point_fc_project_desc_end$" point_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_point$§!." THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_throne$" THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$throne_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT$" THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$throne_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT$" THE_THRONE_SHADOW_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$throne_fc_project_desc_end$" throne_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_throne$§!." THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT: "Commune with the $code_name_river$" THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_DESC$\n\n$river_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT_HIVE: "$THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT$" THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_HIVE_DESC$\n\n$river_fc_project_desc_end$" THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT: "$THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT$" THE_BLACK_RIVER_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC: "$MINOR_PATRON_FC_PROJECT_ROBOT_DESC$\n\n$river_fc_project_desc_end$" river_fc_project_desc_end: "Until we know its true name, this being shall be referred to as the §H$code_name_river$§!." CLEAR_PATRON_FIRST_CONTACT: "Disregard all knowledge of $PATRON$, and conceal it in the §YShroud§!." START_PATRON_FIRST_CONTACT: "Begin the process of communing with $PATRON$." COMPLETE_PATRON_FIRST_CONTACT: "Reveal $PATRON$ in the §YShroud§!, accessible via the §YContacts§! menu." shroud.11225.title: "A Sudden Disappearance" shroud.11225.desc.common_1: "In an instant, it was all gone.\n\nThe malevolent §R$end_aura$§! present in our systems has suddenly vanished, taking everything with it. Entire stars have collapsed into black holes, planets have disappeared, and a great silence has been left in their stead." shroud.11225.desc.common_2: "Whatever madness invoked such destructive power may be forever unknown." shroud.11225.desc.default: "$shroud.11225.desc.common_1$\n\n$shroud.11225.desc.common_2$" shroud.11225.desc.mitigated: "$shroud.11225.desc.common_1$ It seems our efforts to repel the aura have had some mitigating effects, preserving what little we could.\n\n$shroud.11225.desc.common_2$" shroud.11225.a: "How is this possible?" SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING: "Calling of Knowledge" SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING_DESC: "$whisperers_in_the_void_color_article_cap$ yearn for knowledge beyond the limits of conventional thinking. By giving our [Owner.GetResearchers] a broad mandate to focus on esoteric areas of study, we can seek to satisfy the Whisperers' ardor." physics_technology_CALLING_PROJECT: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING$" physics_technology_CALLING_PROJECT_DESC: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING_DESC$" society_technology_CALLING_PROJECT: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING$" society_technology_CALLING_PROJECT_DESC: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING_DESC$" engineering_technology_CALLING_PROJECT: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING$" engineering_technology_CALLING_PROJECT_DESC: "$SPECIAL_PROJECT_CALLING_DESC$" RECKONING_ARRIVAL_PROJECT: "Facing the Reckoning" RECKONING_ARRIVAL_PROJECT_DESC: "The galaxy is under threat from an immensely powerful entity known as the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!. Composed of pure energy, it materialized suddenly and began a campaign of destruction.\n\nAll available data indicate that this being is an opponent unlike anything we have faced before. If we wish to confront this threat, we should execute emergency research to determine more effective methods of engagement." shroud.11235.title: "$RECKONING_ARRIVAL_PROJECT$" shroud.11235.desc: "Our [GetScientistPlural] have completed thorough research on the powerful entity known as the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!.\n\nBased on their findings, we have determined an effective method of confronting this foe with our existing technology; the energy that comprises the $NAME_Reckoning$ can be degraded using a modified form of weaponry designed to pierce energy shields.\n\nThough it is formidable, we now stand a better chance of engaging this threat." shroud.11235.a: "$extreme_frontiers.1531.i$" RECKONING_VULNERABILITY_PROJECT: "It Must Have a Weakness" RECKONING_VULNERABILITY_PROJECT_DESC: "Though we did not succeed, our confrontation with the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§! provided invaluable data for study.\n\nBy dedicating research to this mysterious energy being, we can identify its vulnerabilities, and thereby develop more effective methods of attack." shroud.11240.title: "Learning from Defeat" shroud.11240.desc: "The §R$NAME_Reckoning$§! is a force greater than our fleets could overcome. Despite our defeat, the confrontation yielded significant data about this mysterious energy being - information that we could not have gained without direct contact.\n\nPreliminary analysis indicates that we have gathered enough data points to model the entity's composition. With further research, we can try to identify its vulnerabilities and hone our attacks accordingly." shroud.11240.a: "It must have a weakness." shroud.11245.title: "$NAME_Reckoning$'s Weakness" shroud.11245.desc.1: "Our [GetScientistPlural] have made a breakthrough in their research concerning the energy being known as the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!." shroud.11245.desc.2.intro: "This entity not only emerged from" shroud.11245.desc.2.outro: "Using a class of lasers that have 'psi-suppressive' properties, our fleets can disrupt this connection, leaving its physical form vulnerable to attack." shroud.11245.desc.2.psionic: "$shroud.11245.desc.2.intro$ the §HShroud§!, but maintains its defensive power via a transdimensional link to the psionic realm. $shroud.11245.desc.2.outro$" shroud.11245.desc.2.non_psionic: "$shroud.11245.desc.2.intro$ another dimension of reality, but maintains its defensive power via a mysterious transdimensional link. $shroud.11245.desc.2.outro$" reckoning_insight_modifier: "Reckoning Insight" reckoning_insight_modifier_desc: "By conducting extensive research, we have determined an effective method for damaging the $NAME_Reckoning$ using a modified form of our existing weaponry." reckoning_vulnerability_modifier: "Reckoning's Weakness" reckoning_vulnerability_modifier_desc: "Using data from our previous encounter with the Reckoning, we have discovered a means to inflict greater damage with the help of 'psi-suppressive' lasers." #========================== # Patrons Covenants #========================== shroud.reject_covenant: "Reject the Covenant and leave." shroud.reject_covenant.tt: "We will never invite an offer like this again." shroud.forge_our_own_path: "We will forge our own path." shroud.forge_our_own_path.tt: "§RWarning: We will not be able to establish a Covenant with any Patron from this point on.§!" shroud.covenant_eater_accept_bonus.tt: "Confirm the Covenant with $the_eater_of_worlds_article$.\n§CBonus Effects:§!\n$t$$covenant_eater_telepath_tt$" shroud.covenant_cradle_accept_bonus.tt: "Confirm the Covenant with $the_cradle_of_souls_article$.\n§CBonus Effects:§!\n$t$$covenant_cradle_telepath_tt$" shroud.covenant_instrument_accept_bonus.tt: "Confirm the Covenant with $the_instrument_of_desire_article$.\n§CBonus Effects:§!\n$t$$covenant_instrument_telepath_tt$" shroud.covenant_composer_accept_bonus.tt: "Confirm the Covenant with $the_composer_of_strands_article$.\n§CBonus Effects:§!\n$t$$covenant_composer_telepath_tt$" shroud.covenant_whisperers_accept_bonus.tt: "Confirm the Covenant with $whisperers_in_the_void_article$.\n§CBonus Effects:§!\n$t$$covenant_whisperers_telepath_tt$" shroud.unlock_covenant_accords.tt: "\nUnlock this Patron's §Y$ACTIVE_ACCORDS$§!, which can be activated for beneficial effects after a cooldown.\n\n" # Eater of Worlds shroud.4500.title: "$utopia.3304.name$" shroud.4500.desc.default: "[GetEaterCovenantProposedEvent]" shroud.4500.desc.hive: "$shroud.4500.desc.default$" shroud.4500.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4500.desc.default$" shroud.4500.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4500.desc.default$" shroud.4500.desc.1: "As we reach out into the Shroud, we sense the insatiable hunger of a brooding entity. " shroud.4500.desc.pacifist: "$shroud.4500.desc.1$$utopia.3306.desc.2$\n\nIts impatience is threatening. Could our minds ever embrace such a monster?" shroud.4500.desc.non_pacifist: "$shroud.4500.desc.1$$utopia.3306.desc.2$\n\nIt sounds impatient to begin." shroud.4500.a: "Form a Covenant with $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$." shroud.4505.desc.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$. Its will courses through the §H[Root.GetName]§!." shroud.4505.desc.outro: "As we formed our bond, the Eater claimed its tribute: the entire population of one of our cities suddenly disappeared. A small price to pay - unless the Eater gets hungry again." shroud.4505.desc.default: "$shroud.4505.desc.intro$\n\n[GetEaterCovenantFormedDesc]\n\n$shroud.4505.desc.outro$" shroud.4505.desc.hive: "$shroud.4505.desc.intro$\n\n[GetEaterCovenantFormedDesc]\n\n$shroud.4505.desc.outro$" shroud.4505.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4505.desc.hive$" shroud.4505.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4505.desc.intro$\n\nChanges in our society are already detectable. Our military units are ever more focused on battle; in peacetime, they must be kept engaged in taxing combat simulations, lest their restlessness turn to savagery.\n\n$shroud.4505.desc.outro$" shroud.4505.desc_2_pacifist: "Changes in our society are already emerging. Our minds are in conflict with a taste for battle. This cognitive dissonance is causing great discomfort among our normally peaceful population. Have we made the right choice?" shroud.4505.desc_2_organic_non_gestalt: "Changes in our society are already apparent. Our military personnel are ever hungrier for battle; in peacetime, they must be kept engaged in strenuous training, lest their restlessness turn to savagery." shroud.4505.desc_2_machine_non_gestalt: "Changes in our society are already detectable. Our military units are ever more focused on battle; in peacetime, they must be kept engaged in taxing combat simulations, lest their restlessness turn to savagery." shroud.4505.desc_2_gestalt: "Changes in our society are already detectable. Our military [GetIndividualNamePlural] are ever more focused on battle; in peacetime, they must be kept engaged in taxing combat simulations, lest they turn to needless aggression." shroud.4505.a.default: "Let us hope not." shroud.4505.a.gestalt: "It is worth the cost." shroud.4510.desc.intro: "Some time has passed since we established the foundation of a Covenant with the " shroud.4510.desc.outro: ". Our bond is still weak, so we still have a chance to break it - or to strengthen it.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] have determined that confirming the pledge will allow us to actively draw on powers provided by our patron, as well as providing enhancements to our fleets and $PSIONIC_AURA$." shroud.4510.desc: "$shroud.4510.desc.intro$$the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$$shroud.4510.desc.outro$" shroud.4510.b: "Renounce $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$." shroud_eater_covenant_chain_title: "$eater_covenant_chain_title$" shroud_eater_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$. Insatiable, it grants us crumbs of its power for a price.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened by aligning our actions with the will of our patron." shroud_eater_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_eater_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Eater hungers impatiently. It craves war, the sweet taste of strife and lament." shroud_eater_covenant_chain_begin: "$eater_covenant_chain_begin$" shroud_eater_covenant_chain_end: "$eater_covenant_chain_end$" robot_shroud_eater_covenant_chain_title: "$shroud_eater_covenant_chain_title$" robot_shroud_eater_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_eater_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Eater hungers impatiently. It craves war, the sweet taste of fire and ruin." # Instrument of Desire shroud.4550.title: "$utopia.3304.name$" shroud.4550.desc.default: "As soon as we plunge into the Shroud, a presence reaches out for us. Its thoughts coil and twist themselves around the minds of our [GetTelepathPlural], bargaining, cajoling. It is $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$ and it will grant us wealth, power, prestige... all that we have ever desired. All that we will ever desire.\n\nThe cost? A small matter, little more than a cover fee. It only wants what is best for us. It will help us, guide us, direct our ambitions and dreams.\n\n§HIf we will only accept it into our hearts.§!\n\nIt is confident that we will say yes. How could we possibly not say yes?" shroud.4550.desc.hive: "$shroud.4550.desc.default$" shroud.4550.desc.gestalt_machine: "As soon as we plunge into the Shroud, a presence reaches out for us. Its thoughts coil and twist themselves around the circuits of our [GetTelepathPlural], bargaining, cajoling. It is $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$ and it will grant us wealth, power, prestige... all that we have ever desired. All that we will ever desire.\n\nThe cost? A small matter, little more than a cover fee. It only wants what is best for us. It will help us, guide us, direct our ambitions and dreams.\n\n§HIf we will only accept it into our mainframes.§!\n\nIt is confident that we will say yes. How could we possibly not say yes?" shroud.4550.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4550.desc.gestalt_machine$" shroud.4550.a: "Form a Covenant with $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$." shroud.4555.desc.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$. Its will courses through the §H[Root.GetName]§!." shroud.4555.desc.outro: "Such is the price of our bond. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the Instrument's greatest blessings are yet to come." shroud.4555.desc.default: "$shroud.4555.desc.intro$\n\nThe cost of the bargain is already apparent. As we await the promised golden age of wealth and prosperity, the populace is no longer satisfied by the bare necessities of existence. [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] now crave all manner of material goods - a new burden on our economy.\n\n$shroud.4555.desc.outro$" shroud.4555.desc.hive: "$shroud.4555.desc.intro$\n\nThe cost of the bargain is already detectable. As we await the promised golden age of matchless output, the basic necessities of our drones have increased. [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] everywhere now require a range of inessential goods - a new burden on our economy.\n\n$shroud.4555.desc.outro$" shroud.4555.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4555.desc.hive$" shroud.4555.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4555.desc.default$" shroud.4555.a.default: "Let us hope they are right." shroud.4555.a.gestalt: "We trust they are correct." shroud.4560.desc: "$shroud.4510.desc.intro$$the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$$shroud.4510.desc.outro$" shroud.4560.b: "Renounce $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$." shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_title: "$instrument_covenant_chain_title$" shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named the §HInstrument of Desire§!. Pampering, it grants us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened by aligning our actions with the will of our patron." shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Instrument longs for yearning. Indulged pleasures, decadence, and slavery spell the name of the Instrument." shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_begin: "$instrument_covenant_chain_begin$" shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_end: "$instrument_covenant_chain_end$" robot_shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_title: "$shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_title$" robot_shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_instrument_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Instrument longs for yearning. Unbridled consumption, exploitation, and slavery spell the name of the Instrument." # Cradle of Souls shroud.4600.title: "$utopia.3304.name$" shroud.4600.desc.default: "[GetCradleCovenantProposedDesc]" shroud.4600.desc.hive: "$shroud.4600.desc.default$" shroud.4600.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4600.desc.default$" shroud.4600.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4600.desc.default$" shroud.4600.desc_homicidal: "As we sink into the Shroud, a presence sears our inner vision. The pervading glow obscures all else. It is $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$ and it burns within our core.\n\nIt demands no less than compromise on a galactic scale, an abject peace of incompatible beings. Great power awaits us, it promises, if we accept this detestable vision.\n\n§HIf only we will let it shape new horizons.§!\n\nThe Cradle's light is relentless, and its power is undeniable. Could our minds ever embrace such a thing? Will it weaken our resolve?" shroud.4600.desc_non_homicidal: "As our minds sink into the Shroud, a presence blooms within us. We sense a glow that touches all things, radiating order and balance. It is $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$ and it stirs us to our core.\n\nIt wants no less than enduring peace - a galaxy cured of its chaos. If we share its vision, it can forge us into bringers of harmony. It promises a bond of unbreakable trust.\n\n§HIf only we will let it shape our horizons.§!\n\nThe hopes of the Cradle press upon us." shroud.4600.a: "Form a Covenant with $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$." shroud.4605.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$. Its will courses through the §H[Root.GetName]§!." shroud.4605.desc.default: "$shroud.4605.desc.non_gestalt$" shroud.4605.desc.gestalt: "$shroud.4605.intro$\n\n[GetCradleCovenantFormedDesc]" shroud.4605.desc.non_gestalt: "$shroud.4605.intro$\n\n[GetCradleCovenantFormedDesc]" shroud.4605.desc.hive: "$shroud.4605.desc.gestalt$" shroud.4605.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4605.desc.gestalt$" shroud.4605.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4605.desc.non_gestalt$" shroud.4605.desc_outro_homicidal: "The impact on the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] psyche is already undeniable. The minds of many [Root.GetIndividualPlural] are poisoned by thoughts of galactic peace, causing profound dissonance throughout our society.\n\nAccording to our [GetTelepathPlural], the blessings of this bargain are yet to come. Until that time, a terrible conflict plagues our minds. What is it that we have done to ourselves?" shroud.4605.desc_outro_gestalt: "The impact on the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] psyche is already detectable. As we aim for peaceful relations throughout the galaxy, any discord with our neighbors causes disturbance in the collective consciousness.\n\nThis small disturbance is the price of our bond. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the Cradle's greatest blessings are yet to come." shroud.4605.desc_outro_non_gestalt: "The impact on the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] psyche is already apparent. As we yearn for peaceful relations throughout the galaxy, any discord with our neighbors causes distress throughout the populace.\n\nThis small disturbance is the price of our bond. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the Cradle's greatest blessings are yet to come." shroud.4605.a.default: "[GetCradleCovenantFormedOption]" shroud.4605.a.gestalt: "[GetCradleCovenantFormedOption]" shroud.4605.opt.a.default: "Let us hope they are right." shroud.4605.opt.a.gestalt: "We trust they are correct." shroud.4605.opt.a.homicidal: "For now, we can only endure." shroud.4610.desc: "$shroud.4510.desc.intro$$the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$$shroud.4510.desc.outro$" shroud.4610.b: "Renounce $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$." shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_title: "$the_cradle_of_souls$" shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_desc: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$. Harmonious, it grants us crumbs of power for a price.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened by aligning our actions with the will of our patron.\n\nThe Cradle aches for a galaxy free from chaos and conflict, with all its denizens bent towards the unifying goal of peace. Only perfect balance will suffice." shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_begin: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_title$§!" shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_end: "$ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_title$§!" robot_shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_title: "$shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_title$" robot_shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_cradle_covenant_chain_desc$" # Composer of Strands shroud.4650.title: "$utopia.3304.name$" shroud.4650.desc.default: "A presence awaits us in the Shroud, welcoming us with genial familiarity. It speaks not so much in words but in visions, concepts, ideas. It seeps into the minds of our [GetTelepathPlural], so gently and smoothly that one might think it had always been there. A flurry of images flash before them.\n\nThis presence, $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$, regards our organic forms with curious interest. It shows us a variety of ways in which they can be grown, changed. Improved. Evolved.\n\n§HIf we will only take it into our flesh.§!\n\nIt waits for our answer patiently, affectionately. Like a doting parent waiting on their favorite child." shroud.4650.desc.hive: "$shroud.4650.desc.default$" shroud.4650.desc.gestalt_machine: "A presence awaits us in the Shroud, welcoming us with genial familiarity. It speaks not so much in words but in visions, concepts, ideas. It seeps into the circuits of our [GetTelepathPlural], so gently and smoothly that one might think it had always been there. A flurry of images flash before them.\n\nThis presence, $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$, regards our mechanical forms with curious interest. It shows us a variety of ways in which they can be adapted, changed. Improved. Upgraded.\n\n§HIf we will only take it into our components.§!\n\nIt waits for our answer patiently, affectionately. Like a doting parent waiting on their favorite child." shroud.4650.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4650.desc.gestalt_machine$" shroud.4650.a: "Form a Covenant with $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$." shroud.4655.desc.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$. Its will courses through the §H[Root.GetName]§!." shroud.4655.desc.outro: "It is clear that we have relinquished some control over the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] form, which our patron is now free to change at will.\n\nThis is a small sacrifice for our newfound bond. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the Composer's greatest blessings are yet to come." shroud.4655.desc.default: "$shroud.4655.desc.intro$\n\nOur [GetScientistPlural] have already detected anomalous patterns in the genetic structure of [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] test samples, as though many generations of evolutionary change had occurred overnight. $shroud.4655.desc.outro$" shroud.4655.desc.hive: "$shroud.4655.desc.default$" shroud.4655.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4655.desc.intro$\n\nOur [GetScientistPlural] have already detected anomalous patterns in the molecular structure of [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] test circuits, as though many generations of system upgrades had occurred overnight. $shroud.4655.desc.outro$" shroud.4655.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4655.desc.individual_machine$" shroud.4655.a.default: "$covenant.composer.option$" shroud.4655.a.gestalt: "Such is the cost of power." shroud.4660.desc: "$shroud.4510.desc.intro$$the_composer_of_strands_color_article$$shroud.4510.desc.outro$" shroud.4660.b: "Renounce $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$." shroud_composer_covenant_chain_title: "$composer_covenant_chain_title$" shroud_composer_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$. Sheltering, it grants us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be further deepened by aligning our actions with the will of our patron." shroud_composer_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_composer_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Composer yearns for genetic manipulations and flesh set free from the constraints of evolution. It tells us about respect for life and nature, and the sanctity of the flesh." shroud_composer_covenant_chain_begin: "$composer_covenant_chain_begin$" shroud_composer_covenant_chain_end: "$composer_covenant_chain_end$" robot_shroud_composer_covenant_chain_title: "$shroud_composer_covenant_chain_title$" robot_shroud_composer_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_composer_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Composer yearns for manipulations of the physical form, and growth set free from conventional restraints. It tells us about respect for life and nature, and the sanctity of the flesh." # Whisperers in the Void shroud.4700.title: "$utopia.3304.name$" shroud.4700.desc: "$utopia.3304.desc.shroud$" shroud.4700.a: "Form a Covenant with $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$." shroud.4700.b: "$shroud.reject_covenant$" shroud_whisperers_in_the_void_covenant_formed_effect: "$t$£unity£ $mod_country_base_unity_produces_add$: §R-15%§!" shroud.4705.desc.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$. Their will courses through the §H[root.GetName]§!.\n\nThe influence of our new patron has taken hold swiftly." shroud.4705.desc.outro: "Such is the price of this powerful bond. According to our [GetTelepathPlural], the Whisperers' greatest blessings are yet to come. Our direct communion with such a magnificent psionic entity will surely have been worth it." shroud.4705.desc.gestalt: "$shroud.4705.desc.intro$ As our collective awaits an influx of hidden knowledge, we sense our thoughts splintering into divergent patterns. The steady harmony of the [GetNetworkName] is overlaid with a growing discord of inner voices.\n\n$shroud.4705.desc.outro$" shroud.4705.desc.non_gestalt: "$shroud.4705.desc.intro$ As we thirst for hidden knowledge, the ideas and opinions within our society have grown more divergent. A discord of inner voices abrades our psyches, threatening the mental wellbeing of all [root.GetSpeciesNamePlural].\n\n$shroud.4705.desc.outro$" shroud.4705.desc.default: "$shroud.4705.desc.non_gestalt$" shroud.4705.desc.hive: "$shroud.4705.desc.gestalt$" shroud.4705.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4705.desc.gestalt$" shroud.4705.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4705.desc.non_gestalt$" shroud.4705.a.default: "We can handle it." shroud.4705.a.gestalt: "$shroud.4705.a.default$" shroud.4710.title: "$utopia.2658.name$" shroud.4710.desc: "$shroud.4510.desc.intro$$whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$$shroud.4510.desc.outro$" shroud.4710.a: "$utopia.2658.a$" shroud.4710.b: "Renounce $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$." shroud_whisperers_in_the_void_covenant_accepted_effect: "$t$Monthly £research£ Research per $pop_group_unit$ $telepath_type_plural_with_icon$: $@telepath_whisperers_research|0=+$" # End of the Cycle shroud.4715.desc.intro: "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$. As we took its bargain, our [GetTelepathPlural] spoke again: §R\"THE END BEGINS.\"§!" shroud.4715.desc.default: "$shroud.4715.desc.intro$\n\nThen, silence. Fathomless silence, filling the minds of all [root.GetSpeciesAdj]kind. Where once the multitudinous energies of the §HShroud§! roiled within our every consciousness, the psionic realm is now quiet as death.\n\nWe were left to contemplate the consequences of what we have brought upon ourselves." shroud.4715.desc.hive: "$shroud.4715.desc.intro$\n\nThen, silence. Fathomless silence, filling the minds of all [root.GetSpeciesAdj]kind. Where once the multitudinous energies of the §HShroud§! roiled throughout the [GetBrainName], the psionic realm is now inert as nonbeing.\n\nWe were left to estimate the consequences of what we have brought upon ourselves." shroud.4715.desc.gestalt_machine: "$shroud.4715.desc.default$" shroud.4715.desc.individual_machine: "$shroud.4715.desc.default$" shroud.4715.a.default: "May its will be merciful." shroud.4715.a.gestalt: "$shroud.4715.a.default$" shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_title: "$whisperers_covenant_chain_title$" shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_desc: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$. Unfathomable, it promises to grant us crumbs of power for a price.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened by aligning our actions with the will of our patron.\n\nThe Whisperers enjoy new knowledge, silent secrets, and conspiracies. They revel in the simple joy of a mind filled to the brim, cracking at the seams." shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_begin: "$whisperers_covenant_chain_begin$" shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_end: "$whisperers_covenant_chain_end$" robot_shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_title: "$shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_title$" robot_shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_desc: "$shroud_whisperers_covenant_chain_desc$" shroud.11110.title: "The Cycle Continues" shroud.11110.desc: "The §HWhisperers§! shift piercingly, their voices obscuring all else within our minds. They are eager to commune with us, to crowd our minds with knowledge.\n\nWe have an irrevocable choice to make." shroud.11110.a: "Absorb $the_eater_of_worlds_article$" shroud.11110.b: "Absorb $the_cradle_of_souls_article$" shroud.11110.c: "Absorb $the_instrument_of_desire_article$" shroud.11110.d: "Absorb $the_composer_of_strands_article$" shroud.11120.title: "Vengeance of [GetBetrayedPatronColour]" shroud.11120.title.eater: "Vengeance of $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$" shroud.11120.title.cradle: "Vengeance of $the_cradle_of_souls_color_article$" shroud.11120.title.instrument: "Vengeance of $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$" shroud.11120.title.composer: "Vengeance of $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$" shroud.11120.desc: "As our [GetTelepathPlural] emerged from the §HShroud§!, we discovered that our betrayal had caused a powerful backlash from [GetBetrayedPatronColour].\n\nA $SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$ has emerged near §H[event_target:selected_planet_for_revenge.GetName]§!, which is now a world of endless wastes. We have [GetFeltLoc] a palpable fury beyond the tunnel; our former patron is no doubt preparing its revenge." shroud.11120.a: "We must prepare to defend ourselves." shroud.11120.a.tt: "§H[event_target:selected_planet_for_revenge.GetName]§! turns into a §Y$pc_shrouded$§!.\nA $SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$ appears near this planet." shroud_tunnel_object: "$SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$" shroud.11130.title: "Furious Vengeance" shroud.11130.desc_common: "A §Y$NAME_Psionic_Avatar$§! has emerged from the $SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$ in the [event_target:spawn_system.GetName] system. A manifestation of the wrath of [GetBetrayedPatronColour], it is now traveling in the direction of [capital_scope.GetName]." shroud.11130.desc_success: "We were successful in gathering our forces against the emerging threat. Our ships emitted waves of psionic energy into the $SHROUD_TUNNEL_GALACTIC$, weakening the hostile entity as it breached into our reality." shroud.11130.success_tt: "$NAME_Psionic_Avatar$ emerges at half strength." shroud.11250.title: "The End" shroud.11250.desc: "As we tilt into trance, our minds are struck with silence. We have never known the Shroud so still.\n\nThe void is voiceless.\n\nEverything is gone." shroud.11250.a: "This must be the End." shroud.11255.title: "Rebirth of the [owner.GetName]" shroud.11255.desc: "We have made great efforts to recover since the destruction wrought by $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$. To this end, we have rebuilt an §H$starbase_outpost$§! in the §H[solar_system.Star.GetStarName]§! system, marking a new beginning for the [owner.GetName]." ACCEPT_COVENANT: "Form a Covenant with $PATRON$.\n§CEffects:§!\n$EFFECTS$" REFUSE_COVENANT: "Refuse a Covenant with $PATRON$." CONFIRM_COVENANT: "Confirm the Covenant with $PATRON$." RENOUNCE_COVENANT: "Renounce the Covenant with $PATRON$." CREATE_RELATION: "Creates a relation with $PATRON$." CRADLE_MARK: "Mark of the Cradle" CRADLE_MARK_DESC: "$COMPOSER_MARK_DESC$" tech_covenant_cradle: "$CRADLE_MARK$" tech_covenant_cradle_desc: "$tech_covenant_composer_desc$" leader_trait_cradle_chosen: "Chosen of the Cradle" leader_trait_cradle_chosen_desc: "$leader_trait_whisperers_chosen_desc$" leader_trait_shroudshaper: "Shroudshaper" leader_trait_shroudshaper_desc: "This leader is an everlasting being that wields incredible psionic power, helping shape the Shroud to our own will." COVENANT_EFFECTS: "§ECovenant Effects:§!" COVENANT_EATER: "§HCovenant of the Eater§!" covenant_eater_desc: "Our Covenant with $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ fills us with an insatiable appetite for conquest and destruction." COVENANT_CRADLE: "§HCovenant of the Cradle§!" covenant_cradle_desc: "Our Covenant with $the_cradle_of_souls_article$ radiates through the galaxy, influencing others to treat us warmly." covenant_cradle_tt: "[GetCradleCovenantTooltip]" covenant_cradle_bonus_tt: "$covenant_cradle_telepath_tt$\n$covenant_cradle_no_bonus_tt$" covenant_cradle_no_bonus_tt: "Jobs Upkeep when an Empire within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! has an opinion below Neutral: §R+[GetCradleCovenantUpkeepMult]%§!" COVENANT_INSTRUMENT: "§HCovenant of the Instrument§!" covenant_instrument_desc: "Our Covenant with $the_instrument_of_desire_article$ saturates our minds with visions of indulgence, luring us deeper into a mental paradise." COVENANT_COMPOSER: "§HCovenant of the Composer§!" covenant_composer_desc: "Our Covenant with $the_composer_of_strands_article$ grows within us, spreading forth our roots to transform the galaxy." COVENANT_WITV: "§HCovenant of the Whisperers§!" covenant_whisperers_desc: "Our Covenant with $whisperers_in_the_void_article$ instills us with the accumulated wisdom of their acquired secrets from the centermost domains in the Shroud." COVENANT_EOTC: "§HCovenant of $NAME_The_End$§!" #========================== # Accords #========================== # Eater of Worlds accords ACCORD_FRENZY: "Frenzy" ACCORD_FRENZY_desc: "$the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$ kindles a frenzied rage within our forces." ACCORD_HUNGER: "Hunger" ACCORD_HUNGER_desc: "$the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$ is ravenous for conflict." ACCORD_DOOM: "Doom" ACCORD_DOOM_desc: "We will unleash the destructive will of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ upon our enemies." ACCORD_DOOM_TT: "Manifests the §Y$Name_Doom_Eater_Fleet$§! fleet.\n\nThe strength of this fleet scales with §YDoom Intensity§!.\nCurrent Doom Intensity: §Y[GetEaterOfWorldsDoomIntensity]/50§!\n\nAvaliable Ship Classes: [GetEaterOfWorldsShipClasses]\n\n§RAny existing §Y$Name_Doom_Eater_Fleet$§! fleet will be dismissed.§!" ACCORD_DIGEST: "Digest" ACCORD_DIGEST_desc: "The limitless appetite of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ must be sated." ACCORD_DIGEST_TT: "§Y$DEVASTATION$§! on war opponents' planets within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!: §G+$@accord_digest_devastation|0$§!\n§Y$HULL$§! and §Y$ARMOR$§! of war opponents' ships within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!: §G$@accord_digest_ship_malus|0%$§!\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" # Cradle of Souls accords ACCORD_CHARITY: "Trust" ACCORD_CHARITY_desc: "The infectious charity of $the_cradle_of_souls_article$ pulls others closer to our trust." ACCORD_TRUST: "Vision" ACCORD_TRUST_desc: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$ speaks with many mouths, and we now share its voice." ACCORD_THOUGHTBOND: "Thoughtbond" ACCORD_THOUGHTBOND_desc: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$ bestows unprecedented harmony of thought." ACCORD_THOUGHTBOND_TT: "$mod_pop_factions_produces_mult$: §G+$@accord_thoughtbond_faction_output|0%$§! for §H$@accord_duration|0$§! years" ACCORD_THOUGHTBOND_TT_gestalt: "$mod_planet_jobs_unity_produces_mult$: §G+$@accord_thoughtbond_unity_from_jobs|0%$§! for §H$@accord_duration|0$§! years" ACCORD_FAVOR: "Favor" ACCORD_FAVOR_desc: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$ measures diplomacy with a heavy power of worth." ACCORD_FAVOR_TT: "Consume all Favors from other empires within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! and gain Unity and Influence for each.\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" # Composer of Strands accords ACCORD_LIFE: "Growth" ACCORD_LIFE_desc: "$the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$ bears fruit, and we yet seed." ACCORD_FERTILITY: "Vigor" ACCORD_FERTILITY_desc: "$the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$ blesses us with fertile influence." ACCORD_TRANSFORMATION: "Transformation" ACCORD_TRANSFORMATION_desc: "$the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$ sculpts worlds to its will." ACCORD_TRANSFORMATION_TT: "A random uninhabitable world within our borders is transformed into a size §G$@accord_transformation_gaia_world_size|0$§! §H$pc_gaia$§!." ACCORD_GENERATION: "Expansion" ACCORD_GENERATION_desc: "The will of $the_composer_of_strands_article$ blossoms in our presence." ACCORD_GENERATION_TT: "$@accord_generation_pop_gain|0$ £pop£ §YPop§! from our main species are added to all colonies within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" # Instrument of Desire accords ACCORD_PROGRESS: "Progress" ACCORD_PROGRESS_desc: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ relishes in progress." ACCORD_BLISS: "Bliss" ACCORD_BLISS_desc: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ saturates us with a cloying bliss." ACCORD_ASCENSION: "Ascension" ACCORD_ASCENSION_desc: "The prosperity of $the_instrument_of_desire_article$ is held by no worldly limitations." ACCORD_ASCENSION_TT: "Remove the cost from our next §YPlanetary Ascension§!." ACCORD_ASCENSION_FAIL_TT: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$§RHaven't ascended a planet since last activation§!" ACCORD_EXPLOITATION: "Exploitation" ACCORD_EXPLOITATION_desc: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ yearns for more than needs met; it longs for output in overabundance." ACCORD_EXPLOITATION_TT: "Resources from Jobs per $pop_group_unit$ $job_entertainer_name_plural_with_icon$ in all owned colonies for §H$@accord_duration|0$§! years: §G+$@accord_exploitation_resources_from_jobs|0%$§!\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" ACCORD_EXPLOITATION_TT_gestalt: "$mod_planet_jobs_complex_drone_produces_mult$ for §H$@accord_duration|0$§! years: §G+$@accord_exploitation_complex_drones_resources|0%$§!\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" # Whisperers in the Void accords ACCORD_KNOWLEDGE: "Knowledge" ACCORD_KNOWLEDGE_desc: "$whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap$ share their hushed secrets with us." ACCORD_WISDOM: "Wisdom" ACCORD_WISDOM_desc: "$whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap$ contain the knowledge of all domains within the Shroud." ACCORD_FORESIGHT: "Foresight" ACCORD_FORESIGHT_desc: "$whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap$ echo with timeless knowledge." ACCORD_FORESIGHT_TT: "Add §G$@foresight_tech_progression|0%$§! progress to currently researched Technologies" ACCORD_HINDSIGHT: "Hindsight" ACCORD_HINDSIGHT_desc: "$whisperers_in_the_void_article_cap$ hold a codex of worlds from times and spaces unknowable to us. We need only turn one of its pages." ACCORD_HINDSIGHT_TT: "Choose a colony you own inside of your §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!, it becomes a §HRelic World§! with all blockers removed.\n$ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY$" accord_minor_patron_tt: "§I$PSIONIC_AURA$§!:" animator_of_clay_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@animator_of_clay_accord|0%$§! Mechanical and Organic Pop Assembly" outsider_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@outsider_accord|0%$§! $MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$" endless_sands_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@endless_sands_accord|0%$§! $MOD_PLANET_BUILDING_BUILD_SPEED_MULT$" pale_mountain_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@pale_mountain_accord|0%$§! Pop Growth Speed." golden_dream_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@golden_dream_accord|0%$§! $MOD_PLANET_AMENITIES_MULT$" bladeless_sword_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@bladeless_sword_accord|0%$§! $MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$" bladeless_sword_accord_gestalt_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@bladeless_sword_accord|0%$§! $MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_MULT$" throne_shadow_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G$@throne_shadow_accord|0%$§! $mod_planet_jobs_worker_produces_mult$\n$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G$@throne_shadow_accord|0%$§! $mod_planet_jobs_slave_produces_mult$" throne_shadow_accord_gestalt_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G$@throne_shadow_accord|0%$§! $planet_jobs_simple_drone_produces_mult$" black_river_accord_tt: "$accord_minor_patron_tt$ §G+$@black_river_accord|0%$§! $MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$" # End of the Cycle accords ACCORD_FRACTALIZATION: "Fractalization" ACCORD_FRACTALIZATION_desc: "The $end_aura$ twists portions of our physical reality into the Shroud, granting unexplored volumes with which to spiral outward. Once these threads are established, they remain in place until the End arrives." ACCORD_FRACTALIZATION_TT: "§Y$mod_station_researchers_produces_mult$§! and §Y$mod_station_gatherers_produces_mult$§! within our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!: §G+100%§!" fractalization_effect_tt: "From §Y$ACCORD_FRACTALIZATION$§!:$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$mod_station_researchers_produces_mult$: §G+[GetFractalizationValue]%§!$TABBED_NEW_LINE$$mod_station_gatherers_produces_mult$: §G+[GetFractalizationValue]%§!" ACCORD_FRACTALIZATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §R§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_2$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_CREATION: "Creation" ACCORD_CREATION_desc: "In these waning years, $end_of_the_cycle_article$'s grip on this reality strengthens. Whole worlds from other dimensions can be brought into this one, feeding even more into inevitable nothingness." ACCORD_CREATION_TT: "Create a §H$pc_gaia$§! with §H1000§! £pop£ §Y$POPS$§! in our £system£ §YCapital System§!." ACCORD_CREATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §R§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! has begun§!" ACCORD_DISTORTION: "Distortion" ACCORD_DISTORTION_desc: "$end_of_the_cycle_article_cap$'s influence warps the very fabric of space and time, opening new pathways with which to spread its will." ACCORD_DISTORTION_TT: "Our fleets can Hyper Jump at twice the range without suffering negative effects for the next §H$@distortion_accord_duration|0$§! years." ACCORD_DISTORTION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §R§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_3$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION: "Intensification" ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_desc: "Nothing can stifle the inevitability of the $end_aura$. With great surge of will, the path to oblivion is laid open for all!" ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TT: "Increase §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! Intensity gains by §G+50§! and disable all §H$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! in the galaxy for 3 years." ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §R§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_4$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER_COOLDOWN: "§RThis $ACTIVE_ACCORD$ can't be reactivated until §Y[this.intensification_cooldown_timer]§!§!.\n\n" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION: "Annihilation" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_desc: "Oblivion can never be sated, but its maw lies ever open." ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_TT: "§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! Progress: §G-60§!" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §RMidpoint of the §Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_1$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_TRIGGER_ONCE: "$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER_ONCE$" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_COST: " £basic_resources_alloys£ §Y9K§!" ACCORD_ANNIHILATION_COST_DISABLED: " £basic_resources_alloys£ §R9K§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION: "Extermination" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_desc: "The sacrifice of life will appease $end_of_the_cycle_article$ for a time. What is inevitable can only be delayed, never averted." ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_TT: "£pop£ Pops killed throughout owned colonies: §R$@extermination_pop_loss|0$§!\n§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! Progress: §G-120§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_COST: "£pop£ §Y3K§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_COST_DISABLED: "£pop£ §R3K§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §RMidpoint of the §Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_2$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_TRIGGER_POP: "£trigger_no£ §RHave at least §Y$@extermination_pop_loss|0$§! £pop£ §HPops§!§!" ACCORD_EXTERMINATION_TRIGGER_ONCE: "$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER_ONCE$" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION: "Destruction" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_desc: "Homes are temporary; the favor of $end_of_the_cycle_article$ is eternal. The inevitability of nothingness exposes the redundancy of life." ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_TT: "An owned £colony£ colony with at least §Y$@destruction_planet_pop_min|0$§! £pop£ §HPops§! becomes a §H$pc_shrouded$§!.\n§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! Progress: §G-180§!" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_COST: "£colony£ §Y1§!" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_COST_DISABLED: "£colony£ §R1§!" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §RMidpoint of the §Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_3$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_TRIGGER_PLANET: "£trigger_no£ §ROwn a colony with at least §Y$@destruction_planet_pop_min|0$§! £pop£ §HPops§!§!" ACCORD_DESTRUCTION_TRIGGER_ONCE: "$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER_ONCE$" ACCORD_ERADICATION: "Eradication" ACCORD_ERADICATION_desc: "Those unable to see the necessity of oblivion shall be enlightened with uncompromising force." ACCORD_ERADICATION_TT: "Declares war with a ['concept_total_war'] §HCasus Belli§! against all non-Fallen Empires.\n§Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! Progress: §G-240§!" ACCORD_ERADICATION_COST: " £focus_conquest_yellow£" ACCORD_ERADICATION_COST_DISABLED: " £focus_conquest£" ACCORD_ERADICATION_TRIGGER: "£trigger_no£ §RMidpoint of the §Y$situation_end_of_the_cycle$§! §HSituation§! $stage_4$ has been reached§!" ACCORD_ERADICATION_TRIGGER_ONCE: "$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION_TRIGGER_ONCE$" animator_of_clay_modifier_tt: "$foundry_type_plural_with_icon$ Efficiency per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: §G+$@animator_of_clay_metallurgist_mult|0%$§!" pale_mountain_modifier_tt: "$job_miner_plural_with_icon$ Efficiency per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: §G+$@pale_mountain_miners_mult|0%$§!" bladeless_sword_modifier_tt: "$MOD_DIPLO_WEIGHT_MULT$ from £job_telepath£ $job_telepath_plural$: §G+$@bladeless_sword_diplo_weight_mult|0%$§!" endless_sands_modifier_tt: "$MOD_LEADER_LIFESPAN_MULT$ from £job_telepath£ $job_telepath_plural$: §G+$@endless_sands_leader_lifespan_mult|0%$§!" throne_shadow_modifier_tt: "$i_defense_armies$ per $pop_group_unit$ $job_telepath_swap_plural_with_icon$: §G+$@throne_shadow_defense_armies|0$§!" golden_dream_modifier_gestalt_tt: "$MOD_PLANET_STABILITY_MULT$ from £job_telepath£ $job_telepath_plural$: §G+$@golden_dream_happiness_mult|0%$§!" golden_dream_modifier_non_gestalt_tt: "$MOD_POP_HAPPINESS$ from £job_telepath£ $job_telepath_plural$: §G+$@golden_dream_happiness_mult|0%$§!" ACCORD_LOOSE_INTENSITY: "Intensity of our §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! in all systems: §R$@accord_aura_intensity_loss|0$§!" thoughtbond_accord: "Thoughtbond Accord" thoughtbond_accord_gestalt: "$thoughtbond_accord$" exploitation_accord: "Exploitation Accord" exploitation_accord_effect: "Resources from Jobs per $pop_group_unit$ $job_entertainer_name_plural_with_icon$: §G+$@accord_exploitation_resources_from_jobs|0%$§!" exploitation_accord_gestalt: "$exploitation_accord$" ascension_accord_free: "Free §YPlanetary Ascension§! from §HAscension Accord§!" requires_valid_devour_target: "§RRequires a valid neighboring empire with which we can declare war§!" requires_valid_digest_target: "§RRequires that our §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! is currently affecting an empire we are at war with§!" requires_valid_hindsight_target: "§RRequires that our §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! is currently affecting at least one of our owned colonies§!" purge_sacrifice: "Sacrifice" purge_sacrifice_tooltip: "Affected Pops are offered in sacrifice to $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$, which repays us in $i_zro$ and $i_unity$." purge_sacrifice_tooltip_delayed: "§LThe Eater craves more than conflict alone. The bodies of our enemies are fitting tribute.§!" war_goal_wg_devour_total_war: "Devouring War" war_goal_wg_devour_total_war_desc: "War is waged to sate the endless hunger of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$." REFRESH_SPECIES_RIGHTS_EFFECT: "Refresh Species Rights" war_goal_wg_eotc_total_war: "$war_goal_wg_ae_total_war$" war_goal_wg_eotc_total_war_desc: "War is waged until those who oppose $end_of_the_cycle_article$ are no more." war_goal_wg_total_war_against_eotc: "$war_goal_wg_ae_total_war$" war_goal_wg_total_war_against_eotc_desc: "War is waged until $end_of_the_cycle_article$ is purged from the Galaxy." MESSAGE_DIGEST_EFFECT_TITLE: "Psionic Destruction" MESSAGE_DIGEST_EFFECT_DESC: "The §Y$PSIONIC_AURA$§! from $ENEMY$ have released a pulse of negative energy. Our colonies and fleets inside of its influence have taken damage.\n- Fleets damaged: §Y$FLEETS$§!\n- Colonies devastated: §Y$COLONIES$§!" REFRESH_ACCORDS_EFFECT: "Refresh Patron Accords" distortion_accord: "$ACCORD_DISTORTION$" distortion_accord_effect: "Fleets suffer no negative effects after a §YHyper Jump§!." intensification_accord: "$ACCORD_INTENSIFICATION$" intensification_accord_effect: "All §Y$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! are disabled." intensification_accord_aura_tt: "The $end_aura$ disables all §Y$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! until §Y[from.shroud_seals_disabled_timer]§!." debris_destruction_name: "Destroys any ship §Ydebris§! left behind." rip_and_tear: "Rip and Tear" rip_and_tear_desc: "The presence of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ can be manifested into fleet weaponry itself, with no regard for the safety of the rest of the ship.\n\n§E$debris_destruction_name$\n§!" ravenous_onslaught: "Ravenous Onslaught" ravenous_onslaught_desc: "The hunger of $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ drives our fleets into frenzied close quarter engagements. Whatever vessels remain functional in the aftermath of the carnage we claim as our own.\n\n" hunger_accord_tt: "Unlock §YWar Doctrines§!: §H$rip_and_tear$§! and §H$ravenous_onslaught$§!\nUnlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_eater_sanctum']" building_cradle_sanctum: "Sanctum of the Cradle" building_cradle_sanctum_desc: "The Sanctum is a place dedicated to communion with the Cradle. [GetCradleSanctumDesc]" building_cradle_sanctum_desc_homicidal: "Here, minds meet to comprehend the foreign will of our peace-nurturing patron." building_cradle_sanctum_desc_default: "Here, calm is cultivated by the meeting of minds, fostering intragalactic cooperation." trust_accord_tt: "Unlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_cradle_sanctum']\nTechnology Gained: ['technology:tech_federation_code']" decision_add_aura_blocker: "Add §I$d_aura_blocker$§! blockers" decision_add_aura_blocker_desc: "Gardens of $the_composer_of_strands_article$, these dense forests are packed with $zro_lower$-infused vegetation." decision_add_aura_blocker_tt: "Add 2 £blocker£ §YBlockers§! to the planet: §H$d_aura_blocker$§!" d_aura_blocker: "Shrouded Vegetation" d_aura_blocker_desc: "A dense thicket of unusual vegetation that secretes §H$zro_lower$§! as part of its normal growth cycle." fertility_accord_tt: "Unlock £decision£ §YPlanetary Decision§!: §H$decision_add_aura_blocker$§!\nUnlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_composer_sanctum']" col_pleasure: "Pleasure World" col_pleasure_desc: "An indulgent paradise of psionic bliss. Exotic pleasures enabled by psychic enhancements manifest a world of transcendent pleasure." col_pleasure_tt: "$col_pleasure_desc$" bliss_accord_tt: "Gain the ability to upgrade a §Y$col_resort$§! to a §Y$col_pleasure$§!, allowing the building of §HSanctums§! and ['building:building_psi_corps'] and increasing §Y$i_trade_value$§! by §G5%§!.\nUnlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_instrument_sanctum']" bliss_accord_gestalt_tt: "Unlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_instrument_sanctum']" shroud.4862.title: "§H[From.GetName]§! Transformed" shroud.4862.shared: "Our [GetTelepathPlural] called upon the power of our patron, and it responded with a bounty." shroud.4862.desc: "$shroud.4862.shared$ $the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap$ has transformed §H[From.GetName]§! into a $pc_gaia$, making it an ideal habitat for [Root.GetSpeciesAdj]kind." shroud.4862.a: "$INCREDIBLE$" shroud.4862.a.tooltip: "The planet §H[From.GetName]§! has been transformed into a §H$pc_gaia$§!." shroud.4890.title: "The Power of $ACCORD_HINDSIGHT$" shroud.4890.desc: "Our [GetTelepathPlural] called upon the power of our patron, and it murmurs with an offer. $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article_cap$ will reimagine one of our planets as a $pc_relic$; we need only make our choice." shroud.4890.a: "Planet §H[event_target:hindsight_planet_candidate_1.GetName]§!" shroud.4890.b: "Planet §H[event_target:hindsight_planet_candidate_2.GetName]§!" shroud.4890.c: "Planet §H[event_target:hindsight_planet_candidate_3.GetName]§!" shroud.4890.d: "Planet §H[event_target:hindsight_planet_candidate_4.GetName]§!" leader_trait_whispering_mind: "Whispering Mind" leader_trait_whispering_mind_desc: "This leader's mind is flooded with whispers, each with unique intent. They commune with not one entity, but thousands." knowledge_accord_tt: "Leaders can acquire the §Y$leader_trait_whispering_mind$§! trait." wisdom_accord_tt: "Unlock £building£ §Y$BUILDING$§!: ['building:building_whisperers_sanctum']" shroud.4935.title: "$ACCORD_CREATION$ in §H[capital_scope.solar_system.GetName]§!" shroud.4935.desc: "$shroud.4862.shared$ $end_of_the_cycle_color_article_cap$ has materialized a $pc_gaia$ in our §H[capital_scope.solar_system.GetName]§! system, providing an ideal habitat for [Root.GetSpeciesAdj]kind; a fleeting paradise with which to embrace the end of all things." shroud.4935.tooltip: "A §H$pc_gaia$§! has appeared in [capital_scope.solar_system.GetName]: §H[accord_creation_world.GetName]§!" shroud.4970.title: "The End Has Come" shroud.4970.desc.1: "The veil between dimensions briefly disappeared, expelling the entirety of the Shroud's psionic power into tangible reality." shroud.4970.desc.2: "All conscious beings, living or mechanical, were eradicated. Every planet became a barren husk. Even the stars gasped out their final light.\n\nDespite this, in our final moments, all we could perceive was a voice within our minds...\n\n§R\"THE END OF ENDS.\"§!" shroud.4970.desc: "$end_of_the_cycle_color_article_cap$ is upon us.\n\nThe $end_aura$ has consumed the galaxy. As the final star system yielded to its power, an incalculable surge of energy erupted.$shroud.4970.desc.1$\n\n$shroud.4970.desc.2$" shroud.4970.a: "It is perfect." shroud.4970.a.tooltip.destroyed: "§YThe galaxy is destroyed.§!" shroud.4970.a.tooltip: "We ended the cycle.\n\n$shroud.4970.a.tooltip.destroyed$" shroud.4971.title: "$shroud.4970.title$" shroud.4971.desc.1: "This is the end." shroud.4971.desc.2.1: "The destructive §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! emitted by" shroud.4971.desc.2.2: "has spread throughout the galaxy. As the final star system succumbed to the Aura's corruption, an incalculable surge of energy erupted." shroud.4971.desc.2.3: "As if from some other dimension of reality, this immense force of cataclysmic power destroyed everything." shroud.4971.desc.2.contact_psionic: "$shroud.4971.desc.2.1$ the §H[from.GetName]§! $shroud.4971.desc.2.2$ $shroud.4970.desc.1$\n\n$shroud.4970.desc.2$" shroud.4971.desc.2.contact_no_psionic: "$shroud.4971.desc.2.1$ the §H[from.GetName]§! $shroud.4971.desc.2.2$ $shroud.4971.desc.2.3$\n\n$shroud.4970.desc.2$" shroud.4971.desc.2.no_contact_psionic: "$shroud.4971.desc.2.1$ an uncontacted alien civilization $shroud.4971.desc.2.2$ $shroud.4970.desc.1$\n\n$shroud.4970.desc.2$" shroud.4971.desc.2.no_contact_no_psionic: "$shroud.4971.desc.2.1$ an uncontacted alien civilization $shroud.4971.desc.2.2$ $shroud.4971.desc.2.3$\n\n$shroud.4970.desc.2$" shroud.4971.a: "$crisis.6051.a$" #========================== # Mindwardens #========================== MINDWARDEN_ENCLAVE: "$MINDWARDEN$" MINDWARDEN_ENCLAVE_plural: "$MINDWARDEN_plural$" starbase_mindwarden: "$MINDWARDEN$" starbase_mindwarden_plural: "$MINDWARDEN_plural$" gov_mindwarden_enclave: "Mindwarden Enclave" gov_mindwarden_enclave_desc: "Motivated by a deep antipathy toward the Shroud, this organization provides services and technology to counteract the powerful effects of psionic practices." civic_mindwarden_enclave: "$ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN$" civic_mindwarden_enclave_desc: "" enclave_mindwarden_station: "$MINDWARDEN$ Station" enclave_mindwarden_station_plural: "$MINDWARDEN$ Stations" leader_trait_iron_will: "Iron Will" leader_trait_iron_will_desc: "A masterful commander of the $MINDWARDEN_plural$, renowned for expertise in heavy fortifications and psychic resistance." shroud.4190.name: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Approaches" shroud.4190.desc.intro: "Some time ago, our [GetScientistPlural] observed an unusual phenomenon: distant star systems coursing with energy flows of unknown origin, which gradually spread into other systems." shroud.4190.desc: "$shroud.4190.desc.intro$ Termed §H'$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$'§!, on the basis of unconfirmed theories about their sources, we have yet to confirm whether they pose a threat or not.\n\nSuch an Aura has now been detected in the §H[from.GetName]§! system, which might encroach within our borders if it continues to spread." shroud.4190.desc_mindwarden: "If theories about the psionic origin of this phenomenon are correct, the §H[event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§! may know methods of counteracting its effects." shroud.4190.a: "We might know their effects soon enough." shroud.4191.name: "$shroud.4190.name$" shroud.4191.desc_1.common: "We have detected high concentrations of psionic energy in the §H[from.GetName]§! system. Listening to echoes within the §HShroud§!, our [GetTelepathPlural] report that this phenomenon was caused by the psionic activities of" shroud.4191.desc_1.default: "$shroud.4191.desc_1.common$ an alien civilization." shroud.4191.desc_1.contact: "$shroud.4191.desc_1.common$ the §H[fromfrom.GetName]§!." shroud.4191.desc_2.common: "matter and consciousness in observable reality. Our observations demonstrate that these Auras can spread between star systems." shroud.4191.desc_2.default: "Termed a §H'$PSIONIC_AURA$'§!, it emanates from the will of a powerful Shroud entity, influencing $shroud.4191.desc_2.common$" shroud.4191.desc_2.knows_aura: "It would appear that this empire has developed methods to channel a §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!, which emanates from the Shroud and influences $shroud.4191.desc_2.common$" shroud.4191.desc_3.common: "we expect its effects within our territory to be [GetPositiveRivalAdj] - as long as our relations with the emitter remain unchanged." shroud.4191.desc_3.default: "According to our [GetTelepathPlural], it radiates [GetBenevolentRivalAdj] intent, so $shroud.4191.desc_3.common$" shroud.4191.desc_3.contact: "Given our [GetLessThanRivalAdj]favorable relations with the [fromfrom.GetName], $shroud.4191.desc_3.common$" shroud.4191.a.rival_organic: "$WORRYING$" shroud.4191.a.rival_default: "A suboptimal development." shroud.4191.a.organic: "A gift from the Shroud." shroud.4191.a.default: "An interesting phenomenon." shroud.mindwarden.back: "$enclave.410.a$" shroud.4205.name: "[event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]" shroud.4205.common: "Greetings. I speak to you as a representative of the [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]." shroud.4205.desc: "$shroud.4205.common$\n\nOur mission is to protect against the menace of the §HShroud§! and all those who spread its ill effects. We believe in minds free from invasion, and a galaxy fortified against psionics.\n\nJudging by our psi-sensor readings, you do not contribute to these threats. Excellent. We would be pleased to help you protect against anyone that does.\n\n$shroud.4205.desc.end$" shroud.4205.desc.end: "If you need anti-psionic military services, or have §H$zro_lower$§! to dispose of, let us assist you." shroud.4205.desc.return: "Welcome back. The [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] value our continued cooperation.\n\nOur psi-sensor readings are clear. You remain unsullied by the §HShroud§!. Good, good...\n\n$shroud.4205.desc.end$" shroud.4205.desc.eotc: "These are grave times. Despite our efforts, $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ is upon us. Its dreadful manifestation stalks among the stars...\n\n$shroud.4205.desc.eotc.end$" shroud.4205.desc.eotc.end: "Now is the time for us to stand together and prevent a psionic apocalypse." shroud.4205.desc.merc_first: "Fellow wardens, we deliver good news: the establishment of the first §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§! is complete. $shroud.shared_combating_the_shroud$" shroud.4205.desc.merc_more: "Fellow wardens, we deliver good news: the establishment of our §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§! is complete. $shroud.shared_combating_the_shroud$" shroud.4205.desc.merc_back: "Welcome back, fellow wardens. The §H[mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§! values our continued cooperation.\n\n$shroud.4205.desc.end$" shroud.4205.desc.return_beginning: "$shroud.4205.desc.end$" shroud.4205.desc.return_beginning.eotc: "$shroud.4205.desc.eotc.end$" shroud.4205.a: "What is the Shroud?" shroud.4205.b: "We would like to discuss §I$sr_zro$§!." shroud.4205.c: "What can be done about §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!?" shroud.4205.d: "We know of a good psionic target..." shroud.4205.e: "We need help with £crime£ §Y[GetCrimeDeviancy]§! among us." shroud.4205.ef: "We require §Ylogistical assistance§!." shroud.4205.f: "We could make use of your soldiers." shroud.4205.g: "Would you be willing to send us a §Ywarden§!?" shroud.4205.h: "We want to discuss $end_of_the_cycle_article$." shroud.4205.i: "As your §Yfounding patron§!, we have a proposal." shroud.shared_combating_the_shroud: "From today, the §H[mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§! shall carry on the vital work of combating the §HShroud§! and all forms of psionic wrongdoing.\n\nShould you need it, we are already capable of rendering diverse counter-psionic services - from §H$zro_lower$§! disposal to military recruitment - promptly and effectively." shroud.4210.desc: "The §HShroud§! can best be described as a dimension of reality that exists beyond ordinary perception. It is composed entirely of harmful §H'psionic'§! energy. It touches every part of our physical galaxy, yet many do not actively perceive it.\n\nThe Shroud's energies can manifest in the physical realm through the cognitive activity of sentient beings. These forces are extremely dangerous and unpredictable.\n\nEnsuring your population's safety requires protective measures against the Shroud. To that end, we can provide help." shroud.shared_text_shroud_seal: "These sophisticated machines will gradually dissipate any $PSIONIC_AURA$ until it is suppressed entirely - in both the host system and those in direct connection via hyperlanes." shroud.4230.desc: "There are two principal methods of suppressing §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!.\n\nBuilding a §H$building_psionic_suppressor$§! on a planet will gradually reduce Aura intensity throughout the star system and prevent any further encroachment.\n\nAn even more powerful solution is a §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§!. $shroud.shared_text_shroud_seal$" shroud.4230.a: "Never mind." shroud.4230.b: "Teach us §Y$tech_psionic_suppression$§!." shroud.4231.desc: "Gladly. The data will be transmitted forthwith.\n\nMay these technologies bring you peace from the auric scourge." mindwarden_encourage_raid: "Pay the [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.species.GetNamePlural] to raid a Psionic Empire we know of." shroud.4240.need_psionics: "Contact established with a §Y$trait_psionic$§! empire." shroud.4240.desc: "Is that so? Well, we will never know true peace and security while they infect the galaxy with psionics...\n\nA targeted raid would demonstrate our opposition to these dangerous practices. With your financial support, we are willing to conduct such an operation.\n\nLet us know the target, if you agree." shroud.4240.a: "Actually, never mind." shroud.4240.b: "§I[event_target:raid_target_1.GetName]§!" shroud.4240.c: "§I[event_target:raid_target_2.GetName]§!" shroud.4240.d: "§I[event_target:raid_target_3.GetName]§!" shroud.4240.e: "§I[event_target:raid_target_4.GetName]§!" mindwarden_raid_cooldown_tt: "§RWe will not be able to request another raid from the Mindwardens until §Y[root.mindwarden_raid_timer]§!.§!" mindwarden_hire_raid: "Pay the [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] to send a raiding fleet to attack this empire." shroud.4245.desc: "Ah, yes. We are aware of their psionic practices. A show of force is justified.\n\nThank you for your support. The operation will commence shortly." mindwarden_raider_modifier: "Mindwarden Anti-Psionic Raider" shroud.4246.name: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$ Raid" shroud.4246.common_1: "Intercepted communications indicate that they have been hired by a rival power to attack our systems." shroud.4246.common_2: "are transmitting a message via an open channel, addressing us directly." shroud.4246.desc: "A military fleet from the §H[event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetSpeciesName]§! is approaching our borders! $shroud.4246.common_1$ They $shroud.4246.common_2$" shroud.4247.desc: "A fleet from a previously unknown military power is approaching our borders! $shroud.4246.common_1$ Identifying themselves as the §H[event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!, they $shroud.4246.common_2$" NAME_Mindwarden_Corvette: "Zealot" NAME_Mindwarden_Frigate: "Sentinel" NAME_Mindwarden_Destroyer: "Inquisitor" NAME_Mindwarden_Cruiser: "Exorcist" NAME_Mindwarden_Battleship: "Purifier" NAME_Mindwarden_Titan: "Judicator" mindwarden_defense_modifier: "Mindwarden Defense Force" shroud.4250.desc: "Excellent. Entrusting us with $zro_lower$ enables crucial research into this powerful and widely abused substance - research that will benefit the whole galaxy.\n\nThis is why our rate for its purchase is well above the galactic standard." shroud.4250.a: "$shroud.mindwarden.back$" shroud.4250.b: "What is §I$sr_zro$§!?" shroud.4250.c: "Donate £sr_zro£ §I$sr_zro$§!" mindwarden_zro_explanation: "Sell up to 100 §Y$sr_zro$§! for 5 times the standard $resolution_category_galactic_market$ price." mindwarden_zro_cooldown_tt: "§RWe will not be able to give $sr_zro$ to the Mindwardens until §Y[root.mindwarden_zro_timer]§!.§!" shroud.4251.desc: "§Y$sr_zro$§! is a rare, highly unstable substance, the effects of which are difficult to control and predict. Intentionally or not, it can cause violent bursts of energy that wreak destruction on a mass scale.\n\nThese properties are produced through reactions with the §HShroud§!, making it popular among psionic practitioners - some of whom ingest it as a drug.\n\nWe aim to learn more about $zro_lower$ and to research methods for its safe disposal; that is why we pay handsomely for any quantity brought to us." shroud.4255.desc: "Thank you for your contribution." shroud.4260.desc: "Then let us provide you with an effective §Y$decision_thought_police$§!, which can detect [GetCriminalDeviant] intent before it manifests in actual behavior.\n\nTheir methods were developed as a safe alternative to psionic practices, using scientific techniques to monitor a population's cognitive activity. They provide insights on mental states without employing the dangerous energies of the §HShroud§!." shroud.4260.a: "$shroud.mindwarden.back$" shroud.4260.b: "Recruit the §I$decision_thought_police$§!." mindwarden_decision_cooldown_tt: "§RWe will not be able to request this until §Y[root.mindwarden_decision_timer]§!.§!" mindwarden_decision_explanation: "Unlocks one £decision£ §YPlanetary Decision§!: §Y$decision_thought_police$§!" shroud.4262.desc: "Excellent. I think you will find their methods quite efficacious." shroud.4265.desc: "Indeed. Our collaborations have already revealed to us some areas of improvement that could be made to your military deployment strategies.\n\nWe mean no insult by this, of course; we simply specialize in these fields. We would be honored to assist such a valued partner in this matter, should you provide us adequate compensation." shroud.4265.a: "$shroud.mindwarden.back$" shroud.4265.b: "It's a deal." mindwarden_logistics_cooldown_tt: "§RWe cannot request more logistical assistance from the Mindwardens until §Y[root.mindwarden_logistics_timer]§!.§!" shroud.4267.desc: "Greetings, valued partner.\n\nOur contract to assist in the logistical operations of your fleets has expired. We would be more than willing to continue this partnership, should you deem it worth your while." shroud.4267.a: "Continue our partnership." shroud.4267.b: "We decline for now." shroud.4266.desc: "Very good. Our fleet support operations will commence at once." shroud.4270.desc: "Our $NAME_Mindwarden_Army$ make excellent shock troopers. They are equipped to tackle diverse threats, but are especially effective against psionic opponents.\n\nWe think you will find them worth their price." shroud.4270.a: "$shroud.mindwarden.back$" shroud.4270.b: "Hire §I$mindwarden_army$§!." mindwarden_army_cooldown_tt: "§RWe will not be able to request a new army from the Mindwardens until §Y[root.mindwarden_army_timer]§!.§!" mindwarden_army_explanation: "Enlist an §Y$mindwarden_army$§! army, arriving by $transport$ at our capital system." shroud.4271.desc: "You are in luck; we already have a company ready for deployment. Expect the arrival of their transport ship presently." shroud.4280.desc: "We would be more than willing.\n\nEffective leadership is key to combating the §HShroud§!, and our wardens are well-versed in suppressing psionic activity through firm governance." shroud.4280.a: "$shroud.mindwarden.back$" shroud.4280.b: "Hire a §I$subclass_commander_governor$§!." mindwarden_commander_explanation: "\nWe will hire a Level 5 Mindwarden $subclass_commander_governor$." unlocks_mindwarden_council_position: "\n§EAllows the unlocking of Council Position:§!\n§H$t$$councilor_mindwarden$§!\n$tt$$COUNCIL_POSITION_MODIFIER_BASE$\n$ttt$$mod_country_unity_produces_mult$: §G+1%§!\n$ttt$$planet_crime$: §G-1%§!\n$ttt$$MOD_PSIONIC_AURA_RESISTANCE_MULT$: §G+5%§!\n$COUNCIL_POSITION_AVAILABLE_FOR$$t$$commander_with_icon$\n\n$COUNCIL_POSITION_REQUIREMENTS$$councilor_mindwarden_conditional_tooltip$" mindwarden_commander_already_bought: "§RWe have already purchased the services of a Mindwarden $subclass_commander_governor$.§!" mindwarden_commander_conflicted_leader: "§RMust not have a leader from the [event_target:shroudwalker_enclave_country.GetName].§!" mindwarden_commander_cooldown_tt: "§RWe will not be able to request another leader from the Mindwardens until §Y[root.mindwarden_commander_timer]§!.§!" mindwarden_commander_desc: "Recruited from a $gov_mindwarden_enclave$, this leader promotes an unyielding stance against psionic activities, protecting the populace from the deleterious effects of the Shroud." mindwarden_commander_catch_phrase: "Where the Shroud seeps through, the wound must be cauterized." shroud.4281.desc: "A wise decision. May their stewardship keep your population safe for years to come." shroud.4286.name: "Attack on [FROM.GetName]" mindwarden_farewell: "§L\"Your recent attack upon a $gov_mindwarden_enclave$ is unconscionable. Working within your territory, in any capacity, would be morally and ethically indefensible. I strongly recommend that you desist from these senseless hostilities - but, whatever your future choices, I shall not stay here to enable them.\"§!" shroud.4286.desc: "$enclave.8000.start$\n\n$mindwarden_farewell$\n\n$enclave.8000.end$" shroud.4286.desc.councilor: "$enclave.8000.start$\n\n$mindwarden_farewell$\n\n$enclave.8000.councilor_end$" shroud.4290.desc: "A grave matter, indeed. There is no greater scourge in the galaxy than that of $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$." shroud.4290.a: "$marauder.31.e$" shroud.4290.b: "What is $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$!?" shroud.4290.b.response: "According to our intelligence, $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ is a cataclysmic force from within the §HShroud§!. Its power can manifest in physical reality through the complicity of power-hungry mind-invaders.\n\nThe End inflicts ruin upon the galaxy through the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§! - a vicious being composed of psionic energy. Its ultimate goal is the complete annihilation of this existence." shroud.4290.c: "How can we defeat the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!?" shroud.4290.d: "Teach us §Y$mindwarden_tactics_modifier$§!." shroud.4291.desc: "May you triumph against this great threat. It threatens the existence of everyone who calls this galaxy home." shroud.4292.desc: "We have developed an algorithm that can augment your offensives against the §R$NAME_Reckoning$§!. It tunes your weapons' targeting systems for increased effectiveness against this specific kind of psionic entity.\n\nIn its current state, each deployment of the code requires extensive refactoring for compatibility with individual military infrastructures. This is therefore a premium service, but we think you will find it worth the outlay." mindwarden_tactics_modifier: "Mindwarden Tactics" shroud.4295.desc: "$shroud.4205.common$\n\nWe were initially concerned by reports of your '$building_materiality_engine_plural$'. However, upon further analysis, we consider these devices to be a promising development for non-psionic exploitation of the so-called §H'Shroud'§!.\n\nWe encourage your continued deployment of this technology, and look forward to working with you in the future." mindwarden_opinion_materiality_engine_tt: "Opinion: £opinion£ §G+$@mindwarden_opinion_materiality_engine|0$§!" shroud.4300.desc: "I speak to you as a representative of the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName].\n\nJudging by our psi-sensor readings, the whole [Root.GetName] has been irremediably infected by the §HShroud§!.\n\nYour actions have spelled your end - and we will hasten it." shroud.4300.a: "Why do you fear the Shroud?" shroud.4310.desc: "We do not fear it, nor its corrupted agents, as we know how to fight it.\n\nI would not expect you - a society maddened by its influence - to understand." shroud.4320.desc.psionic: "Was it not enough to poison the galaxy with psionics?" shroud.4320.desc.default: "We are a force for order in this galaxy; what benefit is there in attacking us? We shall not idly tolerate your belligerence." shroud.4320.desc.common: "Until you confirm the unconditional cessation of hostile attacks, we have nothing to discuss." shroud.4340.desc: "We are aware of your dealings with the §H[shroudwalker_enclave_country.GetName]§!. Your actions not only legitimize their wrongdoing, but help spread the infection of the §HShroud§!.\n\nWe will not render you any services while you remain their collaborators." shroud.4350.desc: "§HWe have not been able to reestablish contact with the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] since the destruction of their facility.\n\nWhen we listen to their channel, we hear only the empty quietude of space.§!" enclave_opinion_tt: "Opinion: £opinion£ §G+$@positive_opinion|0$§!" mindwarden_rival_opinion_tt: "Opinion towards [event_target:shroudwalker_enclave_country.GetName]: £opinion£ §R$@negative_opinion|0$§!" shroudwalker_rival_opinion_tt: "Opinion towards [event_target:mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]: £opinion£ §R$@negative_opinion|0$§!" shroud.4405.title: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$ Destroyed" shroud.4405.desc_common: "Our offensive in the [mindwarden_enclave_system.GetName] system was successful; the §H[mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§! is no more." shroud.4405.desc.default: "$shroud.4405.desc_common$ Though the practices they despised were of little importance to us, their crusade against the §H'Shroud'§! represented the kind of pseudoscientific dogmatism that should have no place in our galaxy." shroud.4405.desc.psionic: "$shroud.4405.desc_common$ They shall no longer spread their ignorant dogma about the dangers of the §HShroud§!, and their station's psionic attenuators are now debris." shroud.4405.desc_end: "Our victory was doubly successful, as we were also able to salvage a sizable amount of resources from the wreckage of their station." shroud.4406.title: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$ Destroyed" shroud.4406.desc_common: "We have received reports that the §H[mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]§! in the [mindwarden_enclave_system.GetName] system is no more. This $gov_mindwarden_enclave$ was unable to withstand an onslaught by the §H[mindwarden_destroyer.GetName]§!, which reduced their station to debris and left no known survivors." shroud.4406.desc.psionic: "The galaxy is now free from the torment of their anti-psionic crusade - as long as no one emerges to take their place." shroud.4406.desc.default: "The galaxy will have to make do without their anti-psionic services for the time being." shroud.4406.a: "Good riddance." shroud.6855.desc: "Please make it known. We are glad to maintain close cooperation with the [root.GetName]; our histories and aims are forever bound." shroud.6855.desc.1: "We are forever thankful for your contribution to the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName]. For as long as the psionic threat remains, may our bond be unwavering." shroud.6855.desc.2: "You can trust that your next profit-share payment will be delivered in a timely fashion." shroud.6855.b: "We want to help expand your enclave." shroud.6855.b.timeout: "The enclave is currently recruiting new officers and crew. It cannot commence further operational improvements until after §Y[mindwarden_enclave_country.upgraded_station_timer]§!." shroud.6855.c: "We want to share our technology with you." shroud.6855.c.timeout: "The enclave is still incorporating tech we provided previously. We can share new technologies with them after §Y[mindwarden_enclave_country.updating_databanks_timer]§!." shroud.6855.d: "We wish to hire a §Yfleet§! for our own purposes." shroud.6855.e: "$enclave.205.b$" shroud.6855.f: "We wish to increase our Mindwarden enclave capacity." shroud.6855.f.timeout: "We are still implementing enclave-related infrastructural changes. We cannot increase our Mindwarden enclave capacity again until §Y[mindwarden_enclave_country.mindwarden_enclave_capacity_bought_timer]§!." shroud.6860.1.desc: "With additional funds, we could greatly expand our operation. We could increase the number and capabilities of our fleets, and recruit more researchers to develop our mind-protective technologies. Ultimately, the whole galaxy would benefit from your patronage." shroud.6860.2.desc: "We must remain vigilant against the ever-changing threat of psionics. Your generous donation would allow us to significantly scale up our operations to meet this challenge." shroud.6860.3.desc: "We have achieved much, but it is too soon to take rest. With more resources at our disposal, the fleets of the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] could be deployed even further across the galaxy, protecting even greater numbers of minds plagued by psionics." shroud.6860.4.desc: "Your patronage has defined our journey from the very outset, and our shared goals remain the same: fostering mental wellbeing by the complete eradication of psionics. With your aid, we are inching ever closer to our goal." shroud.6860.5.desc: "If you see fit to invest in our operations once again, we could become the largest anti-psionic force in the galaxy - the supreme bastion against mind invasion for all nations among the stars." shroud.6860.b: "We have a deal, then." shroud.6861.desc: "Thank you. We are proud to work with you to protect the psychic integrity of all intelligent beings." shroud.6865.desc: "A fine undertaking. The more $ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL$ there are in the galaxy, the safer all minds are from invasion.\n\nWe can provide counsel on improving your infrastructural efficiency to allow for the establishment and administration of more enclaves." shroud.6865.b.tt: "$mindwarden_enclave_capacity$: §G+1§!" shroud.6870.desc: "We appreciate your willingness to share the fruits of your research. Any knowledge you impart to us will help strengthen the galaxy's protection from psionic threats." shroud.6875.desc: "We would be honored to oblige. Fleets from the [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] are at the vanguard of anti-psionic technology and tactics; no mind-invading aggressor stands a chance against them. Each is deployed with a commander specially trained in operations against psionic opponents." mindwarden_tt_hirefleet: "Take control of the §YMindwarden fleet§! of this enclave for 10 years." shroud.6876.desc: "We trust that the §H[mercenary_fleet.GetName]§! will be an effective tool in combating those who toy with the destructive power of psionics." mindwarden_tt_managefleet: "Cancel or prolong our §YMindwarden fleet§! contract." shroud.6880.desc: "Certainly. We hope the §H[mercenary_fleet.GetName]§! has proven a valuable addition to your forces. Do you wish to terminate or prolong our contract?" shroud.6880.a: "$marauder.31.e$" shroud.6881.desc: "Very well. The contract is void and the §H[mercenary_fleet.GetName]§! will return to us immediately. Our fleets are available to hire whenever you require them." #====================== # Mindwardens origin #====================== origin_mindwardens: "$MINDWARDEN_plural$" origin_mindwardens_desc: "$CHALLENGING_ORIGIN$§RWARNING: Blocks access to ['concept_psionic_ascension'].§!\n\nThis civilization's ancestors were plagued by otherworldly forces that invaded the mind, inspiring them to dedicate great effort and resources into developing anti-psionic technology.\n\nTheir ancient devices are still functional, but remain untested against psionic threats from the wider galaxy." origin_tooltip_mindwardens_effects: "- $ADDITIONAL_TECHNOLOGIES_STRING$ £engineering£ ['technology:tech_starbase_3']\n- $HOME_SYSTEM$ Start with a §H$tech_starbase_3$§!.\n- $HOMEWORLD$ £building£ ['building:building_ancient_ward_1']\n- Gain access to the §Y$casus_belli_cb_psionics_containment$§! §HCasus Belli§! against psionically ascended Empires.\n- §Y$FE_GUARANTEED_COLONIES$§! do not appear.\n- §Y$ENCLAVE_MINDWARDEN_PLURAL$§! are not generated at the start of game." SPECIES_CLASS_MUST_USE_ORIGIN_MINDWARDENS: "Requires the §Y['civic:origin_mindwardens'] Origin§!" START_SCREEN_MINDWARDENS: "The records of our ancestors tell of a psychic plague that once devastated [GetHomeWorldName]. Otherworldly forces attacked their minds, and destructive radiation was diffused throughout the atmosphere - all encouraged by psionic practitioners from within [GetSpeciesAdj] society.\n\nIn response to these threats, our ancestors built the $building_ancient_ward_1$ to protect against mind-invading forces. With only routine maintenance, this venerable structure has proven strong enough to defend all [GetSpeciesNamePlural] from the threat of psionic influence, and its core technology has informed the development of other defenses of the mind.\n\nAs our civilization prepares to voyage beyond the orbit of [capital_scope.System.GetName], we are faced with the unknown. What psychic threats might lurk beyond our ken?" mindwarden_system_init_NAME: "$origin_mindwardens$" mindwarden_system_init_DESC: "This will always be the starting system when using the $origin_mindwardens$ Origin.\n\n$system_initializer_DESC$" mindwarden_sol_system_init_NAME: "$origin_mindwardens$ (Sol)" mindwarden_sol_system_init_DESC: "Optional starting system for $origin_mindwardens$ Origin, using Sol as a base.\n\n$system_initializer_DESC$" building_ancient_ward_1: "Ancient Ward" building_ancient_ward_1_desc: "This ancestral structure uses an array of psionic attenuators to insulate the entire planet against mind-invading forces." building_ancient_ward_2: "Grand Ward" building_ancient_ward_2_desc: "This ancestral structure has been upgraded with enhanced psionic attenuators, which are capable of protecting against $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ throughout the star system." psionic_auras_immunity: "Progressively dissipates §Y$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! in the system" mindwarden_aura_immunity: "" war_goal_wg_end_threat_psionics: "$war_goal_wg_end_threat$" war_goal_wg_end_threat_psionics_desc: "War is waged to defend the galaxy against the threats of psionic infection." casus_belli_cb_psionics_containment: "Psionic Containment" NAME_Exiled: "Choir of the Dreamer" EXILED_SYSTEM_01: "Romash" EXILED_SYSTEM_02: "Joroqhi" EXILED_SYSTEM_03: "Plenxix" EXILED_SYSTEM_04: "Gherribla" EXILED_SYSTEM_05: "Qyuun" EXILED_SYSTEM_06: "Namyyk" EXILED_SYSTEM_07: "Szypihn" EXILED_SYSTEM_08: "Kzanakl" EXILED_SYSTEM_09: "Ukul" EXILED_SYSTEM_10: "Xherron" EXILED_SYSTEM_11: "Alo Hebkor" EXILED_SYSTEM_12: "Uro Bzakor" EXILED_SYSTEM_13: "Bihlamat" EXILED_SYSTEM_14: "Formoks" EXILED_SYSTEM_15: "Ibgannak" EXILED_COLONY_01: "Dhorodh" EXILED_COLONY_02: "Ix-Travunnh" EXILED_COLONY_03: "Ob-Ratak" EXILED_COLONY_04: "Dax-i-Hafa" EXILED_COLONY_05: "Blorr" EXILED_COLONY_06: "Frorzak" shroud.6020.name: "$UNKNOWN_LONG$" shroud.6020.desc: "§HAs we attempt to make contact, our bridge crew suffers intermittent pangs of head pain...§!" shroud.6030.name: "[exiled_country.GetName]" shroud.6030.desc: "§HDespite repeated attempts, the [exiled_country.GetName] are not responding to our communications.§!" shroud.6050.name: "Strange Correlations" shroud.6050.desc: "Our psi-suppressive §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! is producing irregular readings. This would normally result from spikes in psionic activity on [Root.GetHomeWorldName], but we have found no evidence of such depravity.\n\nThe answer may lie beyond our borders. Long-distance imagery shows a recent burst of strange energy flows in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system, which correlates with the erratic measurements of the $building_ancient_ward_1$." shroud.6050.a: "We must explore [exiled_system_border.GetName]." shroud.shared_text_psy_symptoms: "emotional turmoil; debilitating mental stress; recurrent visions of unspeakable horror" shroud.shared_text_psi_radiation: "These phenomena closely match the experiences recorded by our ancestors; this is most likely what they referred to as 'psi-radiation', a particularly destructive form of energy emission." shroud.shared_text_ship_malfunction: "The fleet's systems are also beset by severe malfunctions, effectively neutralizing most normal capabilities." shroud.6100.name: "Dangerous Energy" shroud.6100.desc.no_border_aura: "An alarming situation is developing in the newly explored §H[from.GetName]§! system. The crew of the [root.GetName] is suffering a range of psychological symptoms: $shroud.shared_text_psy_symptoms$. Their fleet's systems are also experiencing strange, erratic malfunctions.\n\n$shroud.shared_text_psi_radiation$ Outside of the protection of the §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! on §H[owner.GetHomeWorldName]§!, we are for the first time experiencing the mental blight that our forebears warned of.\n\nAfter calibrating our long-range scanners to detect this unique form of energy, we discovered the source of these dangerous emissions to be the nearby §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! system. $shroud.6100.desc.end$" shroud.6100.desc.border_aura: "The crew of the [root.GetName] is in danger.\n\nUpon exposure to the extremely high levels of psi-radiation in the §H[from.GetName]§! system, they began experiencing even worse psychological distress than was previously reported. $shroud.shared_text_ship_malfunction$\n\nLong-range scanners indicate even higher levels of radiation in the nearby §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! system. $shroud.6100.desc.end$" shroud.6100.desc.end: "Sending any of our vessels deeper is strongly discouraged until we evaluate its effects more thoroughly." shroud.6100.tt: "Prepare to initiate the §Y$first_contact$§! process." shroud.6110.name: "A Presence in [This.System.GetName]" shroud.6110.desc: "Astonishingly, the §H[This.System.GetName]§! system appears to contain a number of large objects that appear to be of intelligent construction. We might learn more about their creators, code-named §H[This.ContactCountry.GetName]§!, by attempting direct communications from a safe distance.\n\nAny life forms in the system must be in great danger from the high levels of psi-radiation we detected." fcsum_exiled_1: "We have discovered possible evidence of alien intelligence in the §H[This.System.GetName]§! system." shroud.6115.name: "Limited Progress" shroud.6115.desc: "Further study has confirmed the objects in the §H[This.System.GetName]§! system to be alien spacecraft, though we have yet to make contact with any of the vessel's occupants.\n\nTroublingly, envoy [exiled_envoy.GetName] reports that [exiled_envoy.GetHisHer] team has begun suffering from parapsychological symptoms, including unexplained visions of strange beings present in [This.System.GetName]. Despite these concerns, our envoy remains steadfast in [exiled_envoy.GetHisHer] dedication to the mission." shroud.6115.a: "Keep at it." fcsum_exiled_2: "We have yet to make contact with the §H[This.ContactCountry.GetName]§!. Our envoy reported concerns about their team." shroud.6120.name: "Mission Aborted" shroud.6120.desc: "After months of silence, we received a transmission from [exiled_envoy.GetName]. Usually sober and direct, the envoy gave a bizarre, muddled report. [exiled_envoy.GetSheHeCap] submitted rambling descriptions of strange imagery - apparently a tangle of dreams and delusions. No member of [exiled_envoy.GetHisHer] team proved to be any more coherent.\n\nThey have been relieved of their duties, and this mission has been suspended indefinitely. Whatever presence is in §H[This.System.GetName]§!, it is currently beyond our means to safely investigate." fcsum_exiled_3: "Following a traumatic mission, our team has returned home before making contact with the §H[This.ContactCountry.GetName]§!." shroud.6125.desc: "Suspended above the roiling current. §H[Root.Capital.GetName]§!, or...?\n\n§H...calling...§!\n\nThe surface twists open. A fetid miasma belches from unseen depths.\n\n§H...answer...nothing...§!\n\nCeaseless. Suffocating.\n\nIt is terrible." MESSAGE_FIRST_CONTACT_ABORTED_EXILED_DESC: "Our $first_contact$ process with the $COUNTRY|H$ has been aborted by executive fiat." shroud.shared_text_aura_spread: "The nearby psionic 'infection' has spread into the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system.\n\nDespite the protections offered by the §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§!, this encroachment has caused our population on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§! to experience mild symptoms suggestive of psi-radiation poisoning. Projections show that the mind-plague may soon expand into §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§!, where it will pose an even greater danger to our homeworld." shroud.shared_text_aura_study: "Despite the risks, our best hope of learning to protect ourselves more thoroughly is to study this phenomenon closer to the source." shroud.6200.name: "Psi-Radiation on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§!" shroud.6200.desc.no_visit: "An alarming situation is developing on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§!. The population is suffering a range of psychological symptoms: $shroud.shared_text_psy_symptoms$.\n\n$shroud.shared_text_psi_radiation$ Those outside of the protection of our §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! are for the first time experiencing the mental blight that our forebears warned of.\n\nAfter calibrating our long-range scanners to detect this unique form of energy, we discovered that these dangerous emissions spread from beyond the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system. $shroud.shared_text_aura_study$" shroud.6200.desc.visit_no_ship: "$shroud.shared_text_aura_spread$\n\n$shroud.shared_text_aura_study$" shroud.6200.desc.visit_and_ship: "$shroud.shared_text_aura_spread$\n\nSince being exposed to extremely high levels of psi-radiation, the crew of the §H[event_target:ship_in_border.GetName]§! in [exiled_system_border.GetName] is experiencing even worse psychological distress than was previously reported. $shroud.shared_text_ship_malfunction$\n\n$shroud.shared_text_aura_study$" shroud.6200.a: "Let us learn to stop this infection." PSI_RADIATION_PROJECT: "Psi-Radiation" PSI_RADIATION_PROJECT_DESC: "Levels of psi-radiation in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system have suddenly increased, and the effects are being felt on §H[Owner.GetHomeWorldName]§!. We must study this developing phenomenon up close before it further endangers our population." shroud.6205.name: "$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$" shroud.6205.desc.start: "Our researchers suffered greatly amid the poisonous psi-radiation in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system, but their mission led to important findings.\n\nWe have classified this alarming phenomenon as a §H'$PSIONIC_AURA$'§!, a vast accretion of destructive energy that disrupts not only our minds but our technology as well. It has spread from the §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! system, where the psionic energies grew to such intensity that they expanded across star systems." shroud.6205.desc.aura_home: "$shroud.6205.desc.start$\n\nIt has already reached the §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system, where the effects have been devastating. $shroud.6205.desc.end$" shroud.6205.desc.no_aura_home: "$shroud.6205.desc.start$\n\nIf it reaches our §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system, the effects would be devastating. $shroud.6205.desc.end$" shroud.6205.desc.end: "The §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§! only offers limited protection." shroud.6205.a: "We must strengthen the $building_ancient_ward_1$." PSIONIC_AURA_RESISTANCE_PROJECT: "$PSIONIC_AURA$ Resistance" PSIONIC_AURA_RESISTANCE_PROJECT_DESC: "The §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! built by our ancestors on §H[Owner.GetHomeWorldName]§! was designed to protect us from psi-radiation. The incursion of §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! threatens to overwhelm its current capacity. By applying what we have learned so far, we should be able to enhance its resistant properties." shroud.6210.name: "Psionic Attenuation" shroud.6210.desc: "Our tireless researchers have developed a method for strengthening the §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§!. By enhancing its psionic attenuators, the protection can be extended to cover not only the whole planet, but the entire §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system.\n\nThis research has stimulated broader study into this lost technology. We now know that the link between psi-radiation and the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] mind is reciprocal: not only can these emissions affect our mental states, but our mental states can influence psi-radiation levels. It would seem that our immemorial taboo against 'psionic' practices has a scientific basis after all." shroud.6210.a: "Fascinating - and troubling." shroud.6210.a.tt: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$ancient_ward_upgrade_chain_title$§!" ancient_ward_upgrade_chain_title: "The $building_ancient_ward_2$" ancient_ward_upgrade_chain_desc: "The §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! on §H[Owner.GetHomeWorldName]§! has reached its functional limits. In order to deal with the nearby psionic threat, it will be necessary to enhance its capacities even further. This new §H$building_ancient_ward_2$§! shall be capable of protecting our population against the blight of §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!." ancient_ward_upgraded: "Building Upgraded" shroud.6215.name: "The $building_ancient_ward_2$ is Complete" shroud.6215.desc.aura_home: "With our §H$building_ancient_ward_2$§! now complete, psi-radiation in the §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system has been reduced to manageable levels. The population of §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§! is gradually recovering from its adverse effects." shroud.6215.desc.no_aura_home: "With our §H$building_ancient_ward_2$§! now complete, psi-radiation on §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§! has been reduced to manageable levels. The population is gradually recovering from its adverse effects." shroud.6215.desc.end: "Nevertheless, this §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!, and potentially others, still poisons the wider galaxy. Our scientists hypothesize that the technology of the $building_ancient_ward_2$ could be applied to the development of a more powerful §H'$SHROUD_SEAL$'§!. These massive structures should be able to suppress Auras in entire star clusters. Building a $SHROUD_SEAL$ in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system will be a significant advancement in controlling the psionic menace." shroud.6215.a: "This is research worthy of pursuit." build_shroud_seal_poi_desc: "After researching §H$tech_psionic_suppression$§! technology, we can use a $constructor$ to build a §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§! within a stellar gravity well. This will suppress §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! throughout the star system and adjacent systems connected via a hyperlane." shroud_seal_construction_chain_title: "$SHROUD_SEAL$ Construction" shroud_seal_construction_chain_desc: "Our scientists theorize that more advanced §H$tech_psionic_suppression$§! technology can be developed to suppress §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! in entire star clusters.\n\nThis technology will allow us to construct a §H'$SHROUD_SEAL$'§!. Building such a powerful device in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system will be a significant advancement in controlling the ongoing psionic menace." tech_psionic_suppression_researched: "$tech_psionic_suppression$ Researched" shroud_seal_built: "$SHROUD_SEAL$ Constructed" shroud_6216_poi: "[exiled_system_border.GetName]" shroud_6216_poi_desc: "$build_shroud_seal_poi_desc$" shroud.6220.name: "Extreme Radiation" shroud.6220.desc: "Upon exposure to the extremely high levels of psi-radiation in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system, the crew of the §H[Root.GetName]§! is experiencing even worse psychological distress than was previously reported. $shroud.shared_text_ship_malfunction$" shroud.6225.name: "Radiation in §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§!" shroud.6225.desc.shared: "The adverse effects of psi-radiation poisoning are already evident throughout the population of §H[Root.GetHomeWorldName]§!, and our ships' functionality is severely impaired." shroud.6225.desc.know_aura: "The §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! has spread to the §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system. $shroud.6225.desc.shared$\n\nThe urgency of strengthening the §H$building_ancient_ward_1$§! is greater than ever." shroud.6225.desc.no_know_aura: "The psionic blight has spread to the §H[Root.home_planet.System.GetName]§! system. $shroud.6225.desc.shared$\n\nThe urgency of understanding this contamination is greater than ever." shroud.6225.a: "We must waste no time." shroud.6225.a.know_aura.tt: "The §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! of the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! has the following effects:\n$effect_exiled_aura$" shroud.6225.a.no_know_aura.tt: "This psionic phenomenon has the following effects:\n$effect_exiled_aura$" effect_exiled_aura: "- $MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$: §R-125%§!\n- $MOD_SHIP_SHIELD_MULT$: §R-200%§!\n- $MOD_SHIP_EVASION_MULT$: §R-100%§!\n- $mod_planet_jobs_produces_mult$: §R-30%§!\n- $mod_planet_pops_upkeep_mult$: §R+100%§!\n- $MOD_PLANET_BUILDING_TIME_MULT$: §R+100%§!" shroud.6231.name: "The Loss of §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§!" shroud.6231.desc: "We have lost control of our homeworld, §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§!. As our primary storehouse of knowledge, and the nexus of all our society's endeavors, we cannot hope to further our anti-psionic efforts without reclaiming it." shroud.6231.a: "We must regain control without delay." shroud_6231_poi: "[root.GetHomeWorldName]" shroud_6231_poi_desc: "We must regain control of §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§! without delay." shroud_reclaim_homeworld_chain_title: "Reclaiming §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§!" shroud_reclaim_homeworld_chain_desc: "We have lost control of our homeworld, §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§!. As our primary storehouse of knowledge, and the nexus of all our society's endeavors, we cannot hope to further our anti-psionic efforts without reclaiming it." homeworld_reclaimed: "Homeworld Reclaimed" shroud.6241.name: "§H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§! Reclaimed" shroud.6241.desc: "We have regained control of our homeworld, §H[root.GetHomeWorldName]§!. The [root.GetName] can resume anti-psionic endeavors in full force." shroud.6241.a: "$EXCELLENT$" shroud.6300.name: "Shadows of the Shroud" shroud.6300.desc: "Our scientists have completed the development of advanced §H$tech_psionic_suppression$§! technology. We can now replicate the effects of the $building_ancient_ward_2$ on any colony under our control by building a $building_psionic_suppressor$.\n\nHowever, to control the spread of §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! in other systems, we will need to construct a more powerful device known as a §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§!. $shroud.shared_text_shroud_seal$\n\nThis research has also given credence to a disturbing theory: an ethereal realm known as the §H'Shroud'§!, a dimension of psionic energy described in occult texts of old, appears to truly exist. The theory posits that the cognitive activity of sentient beings can cause energy to pass from the Shroud into observable reality - and this process is the root cause of $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ in general.\n\nThis means that we are not merely contending with objective forces of the universe, but potentially calculated actions of unknown intent." shroud.6300.a: "So the §H'Shroud'§! is real after all...?" shroud.6500.name: "Unexpected Transmission" shroud.6500.desc: "We are receiving an unexpected transmission from beyond the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system. The §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! have inexplicably gained complete mastery of both our language and communication systems." shroud.shared_screen_figure: "§HThe figure on screen communicates with a steady, hypnotic rhythm, punctuated by extended pauses.§!\n\nFar neighbors, given your non-response to direct contact, we have resorted to the drudgery of crude techcomms.\n\nI am §HUk-Hogolath Scarat§!, Psiarch of the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!. The matter is urgent; forgive the lack of formalities." shroud.shared_auric_flow_inhibition: "is inhibiting the spread of our auric flow. We assume this intolerable situation is the result of an ignorant mistake on your part.\n\nThe aura benefits all. It should shine throughout the galaxy. To demonstrate your commitment to the greater good, we demand the immediate dismantling of your so-called" shroud.6505.name: "$shroud.6500.name$" shroud.6505.desc: "$shroud.6500.desc$" shroud.6510.name: "Psiarch Uk-Hogolath Scarat" shroud.6510.desc: "$shroud.shared_screen_figure$ Your device in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system $shroud.shared_auric_flow_inhibition$ '$SHROUD_SEAL$'." shroud.6510.a: "We received no prior communication from you." shroud.6515.desc: "We spoke with the true voice. Had you listened, you would have heard the call within. You have the gift, though you choose to suppress it." shroud.6515.a: "The aura is destructive. A plague." shroud.6520.desc: "Your understanding is faulty. The aura is a sacred gift of our protector. It casts down that which seeks to destroy." shroud.6520.a: "What if we refuse your demands?" shroud.6525.desc: "Whoever harms the aura must be subdued. If you refuse, we will be forced to take military action." shroud.6525.a: "The Seal will remain." shroud.6525_heritage.a: "We will never destroy our heritage." shroud.6525.b: "We agree to dismantle the Seal." shroud.6530.desc: "Benighted fools." shroud.6535.desc: "A wise decision." shroud.6550.name: "Hostilities Deferred" shroud.6550.desc: "In order to avoid immediate conflict with the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!, we acquiesced to their demands to dismantle the $SHROUD_SEAL$ in the §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! system.\n\nExposure to those responsible for the psionic pestilence has caused grave concern throughout the §H[this.GetName]§!. Removal of the $SHROUD_SEAL$ is only likely to be a short term appeasement. They will eventually expect the same of our §H$building_ancient_ward_2$§! - and that is something we cannot accept.\n\nIn any case, future hostilities seem inevitable." shroud.6550.a: "We must be prepared." shroud.6560.name: "$shroud.6510.name$" shroud.6560.desc: "$shroud.shared_screen_figure$ A structure on §H[capital_scope.GetName]§! $shroud.shared_auric_flow_inhibition$ '$building_ancient_ward_2$'." shroud.6560.a: "$shroud.6510.a$" shroud.shared_psiarch_transmission: "§HAs soon as their image appears, the Psiarch launches into a cold, toneless rebuke.§!\n\n[This.GetSpeciesNamePlural], I am disappointed to be making this transmission." shroud.shared_auric_flow_disdain: "Your actions have confirmed your ignorance. Your disdain for our auric flow, and psionic betterment in general, is incompatible with intragalactic peace. We are left with no other choice.\n\nBe prepared to meet our fleets." shroud.6570.name: "$shroud.6510.name$" shroud.6570.desc: "$shroud.shared_psiarch_transmission$ Though you agreed to dismantle the $SHROUD_SEAL$, we are aware that you have maintained a building on §H[capital_scope.GetName]§! with similar capabilities. Your intent is clear. $shroud.shared_auric_flow_disdain$" shroud.6570.a: "You should do likewise. End transmission." shroud.6575.name: "$shroud.6570.name$" shroud.6575.desc: "$shroud.shared_psiarch_transmission$ Your rebuilding of the $SHROUD_SEAL$ has extinguished any hopes we had for your redemption. $shroud.shared_auric_flow_disdain$" shroud.6575.a: "$shroud.6570.a$" shroud.6580.name: "Sealing §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§!" shroud.6580.desc: "With its colossal psionic attenuators flared into action, our §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§! is now in the process of driving out the §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! from the §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! system.\n\nInterstellar scans have confirmed that the rest of our enemy's territory is directly connected to [exiled_center_system.GetName] via hyperlane. This single $SHROUD_SEAL$ is therefore capable of dissipating $PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$ throughout the entire territory of the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!.\n\nOur victory hinges on the protection of the Seal." shroud.6580.a: "Defending it is crucial." shroud.6600.name: "The Assembly of Mindways" shroud.6600.desc: "The colony of the psionic menace on §H[current_planet.GetName]§! has been conquered.\n\nWe have learned that the §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! present in this system was being amplified by the population's psychic interactions with the §HShroud§!. These practices are led by a group of elite telepaths, the §HAssembly of Mindways§!. This psionic cult promotes devotion to their 'patron', allegedly a powerful entity from within the Shroud, known only as §H$r_the_lost_patron$§!.\n\nTheir sacred texts make repeated mention of an artifact related to this being - apparently still extant on the planet §H[other_planet.GetName]§!. Acquiring this object will aid us in preventing further spread of their influence." shroud.6600.a: "Set course for [other_planet.GetName]." shroud.6601.name: "Ruins on [current_planet.GetName]" shroud.6601.desc: "We have completed our colonization of §H[current_planet.GetName]§!, a former world of the [exiled_country.GetName].\n\nFrom the remains of their records, we have learned that the $PSIONIC_AURA$ previously present in this system was caused by the population's psychic interactions with the §HShroud§!. These practices were led by a psionic cult that promoted devotion to their 'patron', allegedly a powerful entity from within the Shroud known as §H$r_the_lost_patron$§!.\n\nFragments of their sacred texts refer to an artifact related to this being, apparently still extant on the planet §H[other_planet.GetName]§!. Securing this object would require a more measured conquest of [other_planet.GetName], leaving some of its population intact." shroud.6601.a: "$shroud.6600.a$" shroud.6700.name: "$SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST$" shroud.6700.desc.common: "We have instituted an immediate crackdown on all psionic practices on these worlds, completely neutralizing their abominable §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§!.\n\nIn the planet's principal metropolis lies a ruined tower known as the §H$SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST$§!, once the high temple of the former empire's now-disgraced psionic cult. Our soldiers describe it as radiating a numinous, unsettling presence.\n\nThe innermost chamber of the structure houses a tightly sealed 'cocoon' emanating powerful levels of localized psi-radiation. Standard munitions have proven ineffective in breaching its exterior. Further investigation will be required to eliminate the potential threat this object poses to our continued safety." shroud.6700.desc.contact: "The conquest of §H[current_planet.GetName]§! marked our final victory against the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!. $shroud.6700.desc.common$" shroud.6700.desc.no_contact: "In conquering §H[current_planet.GetName]§!, we gained control of territory once ruled by an empire known as the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!. $shroud.6700.desc.common$" shroud.6700.desc.contact_no_name: "The conquest of §H[current_planet.GetName]§! marked our final victory against the ?.$shroud.6700.desc.common$" shroud.6700.desc.no_exiled: "In conquering §H[current_planet.GetName]§!, we gained control of territory once ruled by psionic zealots. $shroud.6700.desc.common$" shroud.6700.a: "Unsettling news... Investigate further." shroud.6705.name: "$psionic_threat_eliminated$" shroud.6705.desc.common: "A preliminary survey showed evidence of an extensive network of buildings on the planet, likely the power center of the psionic scourge. Now, only crumbling vestiges remain.\n\nWe may never know what degenerate secrets these structures housed, or the true nature of their occupants' craven practices. Nevertheless, the system is now cleansed of the last traces of its $PSIONIC_AURA$, leaving us safe from the harm it once caused." shroud.6705.desc.contact: "The eradication of the population on §H[current_planet.GetName]§! marked the end of the empire known as the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!.\n\n$shroud.6705.desc.common$" shroud.6705.desc.no_contact: "The eradication of the population on §H[current_planet.GetName]§! marked the end of a devastating psionic threat.\n\n$shroud.6705.desc.common$" shroud.6705.a: "May all such threats be vanquished." psionic_threat_eliminated: "Psionic Threat Eliminated" psionic_threat_eliminated_desc: "The eradication of a psionic empire has banished their $PSIONIC_AURA$ from the galaxy, bringing peace of mind to our population." SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST: "Sanctum of the Dreamer" SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST_DESC: "Within the ruined $SANCTUM_OF_THE_LOST$ on §H[sanctum_of_the_lost_planet.GetName]§!, we found a tightly sealed 'cocoon' emanating dangerous levels of psi-radiation. We must conduct on-site research to eliminate any threat this object might pose." shroud.6710.name: "The Power Within" shroud.6710.desc: "Our researchers conducted a thorough analysis of the 'cocoon' on §H[sanctum_of_the_lost_planet.GetName]§!.\n\nExternal scans of this imposing structure revealed it to be a highly secure receptacle designed to contain a powerful psionic entity. Despite the container's insulative layers of heavy alloys, high levels of psi-radiation are permeating through the enclosure nonetheless.\n\nA group of psionic attenuators were installed around the cocoon; when activated, everyone in the vicinity was struck with searing levels of neural distress.\n\nThe surface of the cocoon then twisted, its ovoid form becoming a shifting helix. The aperture has opened, and we are receiving direct communication from within..." cannot_found_mindwarden_enclave: "Must have secured the psychic safety of the empire" shroud.6800.name: "$MINDWARDENS_THE_FIRST_ENCLAVE$" shroud.6800.desc: "We have amassed great knowledge of the §HShroud§!, and developed advanced technologies to suppress its pernicious effects. While debating how to apply this mastery galaxy-wide, our fleet commanders have put forward an interesting proposal.\n\nThey suggest setting up one of our fleets as an independent §H'$gov_mindwarden_enclave$'§!, which would provide anti-psionic assistance throughout the galaxy. $shroud.shared_enclave_investement$" shroud.6800.a: "A worthy endeavor." shroud.6800.a.tt: "Any fleet of size §Y30§! or more can now be converted into a §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§!." shroud.6825.name: "$gov_mindwarden_enclave$ Foundation" shroud.6825.desc_first: "The §H[This.GetName]§! has been identified as a suitable candidate to form the basis of our first independent §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§!. If authorized, the fleet would establish a new facility in §H[This.Solar_System.GetName]§! and begin providing anti-psionic services forthwith." shroud.6825.desc_default: "We are considering setting up the §H[This.GetName]§! as an independent §H'$gov_mindwarden_enclave$'§!, which would provide anti-psionic assistance throughout the galaxy. $shroud.shared_enclave_investement$" shroud.6825.a: "Proceed with construction." shroud.6825.a.tt: "A §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§! is founded." shroud.6825.b: "Let us reconsider." shroud.6830.name: "The $MINDWARDEN_plural$" shroud.6830.desc: "Contending with the §HShroud§! and the irresponsible use of psionics has strengthened our people and clarified our goals into sharper focus. The foundation of the first §H$gov_mindwarden_enclave$§! is the advent of a new age of healing and resistance.\n\nThroughout the galaxy, no mind need be invaded by psionic aggressors, and no world tormented by forces from the Shroud.\n\nIt is now the age of the $MINDWARDEN_plural$." shroud.6830.a: "Our journey is only beginning." shroud.shared_enclave_investement: "Our initial investment would fund the construction of a space station; in return, we would receive a share of future revenues. Their operational independence will allow for a larger-scale deployment of such facilities.\n\nNaturally, we too could make use of their services - and receive back a cut of our own payments." shroud.6841.name: "The [mindwarden_enclave_country.GetName] Enclave Pays Dividends" BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN: "Begins the Event Chain:" ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN: "Ends the Event Chain:" the_exiled_become_hostile: "The §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! becomes hostile towards us." start_psionic_war_chain: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$the_psionic_war_chain_title$§!" shroud_seal_dismantled: "The §HShroud Seal§! in §H[exiled_system_border.GetName]§! is dismantled." the_psionic_war_chain_title: "$NAME_Psionic_War$" the_psionic_war_chain_desc: "War against the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! is now upon us.\n\nThe psionic scourge must be quelled at its source. We must first construct a $SHROUD_SEAL$ in the §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! system, thereby neutralizing the $PSIONIC_AURA$; only then can we move in and purge this menace from this galaxy." the_psionic_war_chain_poi_1: "Construct a $SHROUD_SEAL$" the_psionic_war_chain_poi_1_desc: "Constructing a §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§! in §H[exiled_center_system.GetName]§! will suppress §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§! in the star system and others directly connected via hyperlane." the_psionic_war_chain_poi_2: "Control §H[exiled_planet_1.GetName]§!" the_psionic_war_chain_poi_2_desc: "The §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! are unwilling to cease their psionic assault. Conquering their worlds is the only guarantee against the future reemergence of their §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!." the_psionic_war_chain_poi_3: "Control §H[exiled_planet_2.GetName]§!" the_psionic_war_chain_poi_3_desc: "The §H[exiled_country.GetName]§! are unwilling to cease their psionic assault. Conquering their worlds is the only guarantee against the future reemergence of their §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!." shroud_seal_reconstruction_chain_title: "Shroud Seal Reconstruction" shroud_seal_reconstruction_chain_desc: "Dismantling our §H$SHROUD_SEAL$§! was a necessary sacrifice to placate the §H[exiled_country.GetName]§!, but this measure was only a ploy for time. The structure must be rebuilt before we can enter their territory and purge it of §H$PSIONIC_AURA_PLURAL$§!.\n\n§PReconstruction will be seen as an act of aggression. We must be ready for any retaliation.§!" shroud_seal_reconstruction_chain_poi_1: "[event_target:exiled_system_border.GetName]" shroud_seal_reconstruction_chain_poi_1_desc: "$build_shroud_seal_poi_desc$" SHROUD_WORLDS_IN_SYSTEM: "Shrouded Worlds: §G$QUANTITY|0$§!" NAME_Psionic_War: "The Psionic War" wg_psionic_war: "$NAME_Psionic_War$" war_goal_wg_psionic_war: "$NAME_Psionic_War$" war_goal_wg_psionic_war_desc: "War is waged to purge the galaxy of a psionic aggressor." shroud.6720.name: "$UNKNOWN_LONG$" shroud.6720.desc: "§HYou hear, but do not listen. Why?§!" shroud.6720.a: "We will not let you poison our minds!" shroud.6720.b: "What are you?" shroud.6720.c: "Why are you here?" shroud.6720.d: "What do you want?" shroud.6720.e: "You are from the Shroud?" shroud.6720.f: "We have heard enough." shroud.6723.desc: "§HPoison? Not poison...\n\nA song. To sing, you must listen. Let go of your self, and share its beauty.§!" shroud.6725.desc: "§HAs the wheel spins... we listen.\n\nAs the stars spin... we sing.§!" shroud.6725.a: "What is 'the wheel'?" shroud.6725.b: "Enough of this." shroud.6730.desc: "§HEver-turning. Above and beneath. A harmony known as the 'Shroud'.§!" shroud.6735.desc: "§HI am... dreaming. Dreaming of a song. But the voices have gone silent. Where did the chorus go?§!" shroud.6735.a: "The ones who kept you here are gone." shroud.6735.b: "What are these 'songs'?" shroud.6735.c: "Enough of this." shroud.6740.desc: "§HYou are here. You might sing...§!" shroud.6745.desc: "§HA flow between waking and dreaming... A path between here and there.\n\nYou cannot hear them - your minds lack the understanding...§!" shroud.6750.desc: "§HI want to hear singing... Everything is so quiet... Why?§!" shroud.6750.a: "What can you offer us in return?" shroud.6750.b: "Enough of this." shroud.6755.desc: "§HI can show you... my dreams. The making of worlds.§!" shroud.6755.a: "How do we know we can trust you?" shroud.6760.desc: "§HYou need only listen. The song is true because it is beautiful. A beautiful truth.\n\nBut your minds are closed. They can be opened.§!" shroud.6763.desc: "§HI am there still... I listen to the songs of two worlds. This one is muted.§!" shroud.6763.a: "You do not belong here." shroud.6765.desc: "§HYou speak truth.§!" shroud.6770.name: "$r_the_lost_patron$" shroud.6770.desc: "The cocoon we discovered on §H[sanctum_of_the_lost_planet.GetName]§! harbors a powerful interdimensional entity. It is likely that this being was somehow responsible for the $PSIONIC_AURA$ that threatened the sanctity of our minds.\n\nOur psionic attenuators are mitigating the danger it poses for now, but it is unclear how long our devices can restrain its influence. It is possible that, under controlled circumstances, we can harness its terrible power for our own purposes.\n\nNevertheless, many in our society are calling for its immediate destruction. Its very existence stands against our long-held values." shroud.6770.a: "Destroy this abomination." shroud.6770.b: "Find a way to make use of this... thing." destroyers_of_the_lost_modifier: "Destroyers of the Lost" destroyers_of_the_lost_modifier_tt: "Grants access to the §Y$living_standard_shroud_inoculation$§! Living Standard, under which §YPsionic§! abilities are removed." destroyers_of_the_lost_modifier_desc: "Defeating a psionic enemy, and destroying the apparent source of their $PSIONIC_AURA$, boosted morale in our empire after enduring years of torment." living_standard_shroud_inoculation: "Shroud Inoculation" living_standard_shroud_inoculation_tooltip: "This species is being inoculated against the harmful effects of psi-radiation.\n\n§RTo prevent further harm, any Psionic traits will be removed.§!" living_standard_shroud_inoculation_tooltip_delayed: "§LWe shall ensure the psionic safety of this species.§!" psionic_heresy: "Psionic Heresy" shroud.6780.name: "$r_the_lost_patron$" shroud.6780.desc: "Thoughts penetrate our minds.\n\nWe hear a melody, bright and abrasive.\n\nWe know this pain, great and familiar.\n\n§HYou listened. The dream is yours... Sing, sing...§!" shroud.6780.a: "What have you done?" shroud.6785.desc: "§HJust as I promised. I have dreamt for you.§!" shroud.6785.a: "What did you 'dream'?" shroud.6790.desc: "§HWorlds. New worlds, between mine and yours.§!" shroud.6790.a: "What use are these worlds to us?" shroud.6795.desc: "§HLet me sing to them. The brightest of songs.§!" shroud.6795.a: "May we not regret this." shroud.6795.a.tt: "Adds up to three §HShrouded Worlds§! within our borders, with a maximum of one per system." r_the_lost_patron: "The Dreamer" r_the_lost_patron_desc: "This numinous entity is the physical form of a being within the Shroud - the former 'patron' of a nonextant psionic empire. Exactly how it materialized in this physical reality is unknown, but its unique connection to the psionic realm grants it profound power." the_lost_patron_passive_effect: "§H$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! Effective Range: §G+1§!\n§H$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! produce £unity£ §Y$unity$§!: §G+25§!\n§H$SHROUD_SEAL_PLURAL$§! provide £navy_size£ §Y$NAVY_SIZE_TITLE$§!: §G+10§!" the_lost_patron_before_activation_tt: "We do not know what may happen..." the_lost_patron_after_activation_effect_tt: "Unlocks one £decision£ §YPlanetary Decision§!: ['concept_dreamscaping_decision']" decision_dreamscaping: "Dreamscaping" decision_dreamscaping_desc: "Terraforms a §Y$pc_shrouded$§! into a §Y$pc_gaia$§!" concept_dreamscaping_decision: "$decision_dreamscaping$" concept_dreamscaping_decision_desc: "$decision_dreamscaping_desc$" HAS_NOT_NUM_NEIGHBOR_SYSTEMS: "Number of neighbor systems $VAL0|2Y$ is NOT $COMPARE$ $VAL1|2Y$" HAS_NEIGHBOR_SYSTEMS: "Number of neighbor systems $VAL0|2Y$ is $COMPARE$ $VAL1|2Y$" #====================== # Endbringers origin #====================== origin_endbringers: "Endbringers" origin_endbringers_desc: "$CHALLENGING_ORIGIN$§RWARNING: Blocks all Ascension Paths except for ['concept_psionic_ascension'].§!\n\nThis civilization has been long-obsessed with a mysterious calamity which turned a neighboring planet into a desolate and shrouded world. Now, as they take to the stars, they can finally explore its secrets and find out if a similar fate awaits them too." origin_tooltip_endbringers_negative_effects: "- Empire starts with the ['concept_paranoia_modifier'] modifier\n- Cannot form or join a ['concept_federation']" concept_paranoia_modifier: "$endbringers_paranoia$" concept_paranoia_modifier_desc: "After witnessing an ancient catastrophe, successive generations suffer from an ever-worsening sense of cataclysmic dread.\n\nHappiness modifier worsens over time: §R-5%§! to §R-50%§!" endbringers_paranoia: "Paranoia" endbringers_paranoia_desc: "After witnessing an ancient catastrophe, successive generations suffer from a pervasive sense of cataclysmic dread. Will we be the next to suffer this fate?" endbringers_paranoia_tt: "$chamber_of_silence_negative_effects_reduction$" START_SCREEN_ENDBRINGERS: "We are the harbingers of cataclysm.\n\nDuring the dawn of [GetSpeciesAdj] civilization, a mysterious calamity befell our nearest celestial neighbor. Its sudden and brutal transformation filled the night skies with a malevolent purple light, stirring within our people a dread that we will one day suffer a similar fate. With each passing generation, the suffocating fear of potential annihilation tightened its grip upon us.\n\nNow, as [GetSpeciesNamePlural] take to the stars, we are drawn to explore this '$pc_shrouded$.' The answers we have craved for centuries are tantalizingly within reach. Still, many among us warn that our obsessive fascination with the source of this destructive power may ultimately lead to our own end.\n\nSoon enough, we will lift the final veil." shroud.8010.title: "Mission to [shrouded_planet.GetName]" shroud.8010.desc: "Exploratory satellites orbiting §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! have identified a promising target for our first crewed mission to the surface of this '$pc_shrouded$.' The landing zone emanates a strange radiation that ripples across the planet, carried forth on ultraviolet winds.\n\nThere are many [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] who protest against this mission in fear of unleashing the same curse upon our homeworld. Their concerns are not without justification, but the overriding need to understand this distant phenomenon must take precedence.\n\nIf we are fated to one day suffer this same calamity, at least we will die knowing why." shroud.8010.a: "The search for answers begins now." the_shrouded_world_site: "The $pc_shrouded$" the_shrouded_world_site_desc: "At long last, we are able to reach out and touch the '$pc_shrouded$' known as §H[planet.GetName]§!. Something there calls to us, a voice stronger now more than ever before.\n\nThe secrets of the cataclysm that befell this world will reveal much of our own system's history, and hopefully ease our society's obsession with its own predicted destruction. Orbital scans indicate swirling patterns of intense energy isolated to a point in the southern hemisphere - an ominous eye staring back at us." shroud.8100.name: "The End is Nigh" shroud.8100.desc: "The terrain on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! is as treacherous as predicted. Swirling vortices of gloaming particles carve through the air, slowing the initial progress of §H[Leader.GetName]§! and [Leader.GetHisHer] crew.\n\nAlarmingly, our research team has begun to report sensory inconsistencies; they describe distant howls carrying on the winds and shadowed figures stalking in the mists. Is it truly a mistake to be here?\n\nThe first public broadcasts of the landing have triggered widespread panic on §H[Owner.GetHomeWorldName]§!. Many are fearful that we may be courting the mysterious destructive powers that once visited [shrouded_planet.GetName]. Organized protests proclaiming that 'The End is Nigh' are sweeping across our homeworld, shutting down much of our infrastructure.\n\nTelemetric scans have revealed a cavity emanating particularly high radiation levels deep within a nearby mountain range. We are determined to push farther, whatever the cost." shroud.8100.a: "Breach the surface. We must find what awaits us." the_end_is_nigh: "The End is Nigh" the_end_is_nigh_desc: "A sense of impending doom looms over our society." shroud.8105.name: "Alien Structure" shroud.8105.desc: "We are not the first.\n\nThe mountainous cavity on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! has been breached, revealing an abandoned alien structure lost to the cataclysm. We find it best to keep this information classified in order to prevent further panic.\n\nPreliminary analysis confirms that materials used in the facility's construction do not match the molecular composition of available minerals on the planet, suggesting that a spacefaring civilization built this installation using exotic materials. The exact purpose of this place remains unclear, but its functionality appears to have been mostly automated.\n\nMeanwhile, the team's psychological symptoms are worsening. Some report voices whispering through encrypted frequencies, while others describe distorted perceptions of their surrounding physical environment. Occasional fits of laughter are becoming uncomfortably commonplace.\n\nWe have gone too far to turn back now." shroud.8110.name: "The Watchers" shroud.8110.desc: "They are all dead.\n\nAt the seat of each station in the heart of this facility slumps the desiccated corpses of an unknown alien race, their many pale eyes staring toward the ceiling. Despite their frightening appearance, §H[Leader.GetName]§! is reasonably certain these figures are not a product of hallucinations. Images of these life forms are currently classified as strictly confidential.\n\nNo weapons of any form can be found, suggesting that their presence on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! lacked hostile intent. This facility was likely an observation post, with sophisticated monitoring equipment trained directly on §H[Owner.GetHomeWorldName]§!. Radiocarbon dating places their activity here long before the cataclysm struck.\n\nWe have decoded many of their records; aside from routine communication logs, they largely concern our civilization's early history." shroud.8110.a: "They were watching us?" shroud.8115.name: "Powers Beyond Understanding" shroud.8115.desc: "The database on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! has been deciphered, proving many of our discredited legends to be true. We were the subject of an experiment in the mental science known as '$tech_psionic_theory$'.\n\nOur species was determined to have this latent potential. Many of our ancestors would have sensed these communications in dreams or as distant voices, phenomena that might otherwise indicate mental illness or paranoia. However, their experiment was cut short; in its last days, this place was no observation post, but a survival shelter.\n\nTheir reports on our society cease after a disastrous experiment on their capital world involving the reckless manipulation of the barrier between realities known as §H'the Shroud'§!. Their scientists referred to this incident as 'The Reckoning', and we suspect this was the true source of the cataclysm.\n\nWhatever this incident was, its influence soon extended to §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§!. Their last moments are recorded in a single log entry:\n\n§LThe End has come.§!" shroud.8115.a: "Will it come for us?" shroud.8120.name: "$fragment_of_reckoning$" shroud.8120.desc: "We have found definitive evidence of the cataclysm's source. It was not difficult to find; §H[Leader.GetName]§! claims it called out to [Leader.GetHimHer].\n\nDeep within the facility, defying conventional analysis, a pulsing intangible mass has been identified. Existing neither as matter nor energy, §H[Leader.GetName]§! has described it as the lingering resentment of consumed wills, referring to it as a §H'$fragment_of_reckoning$'§!.\n\nIn a misguided effort to contain and channel the ethereal energies of the §HShroud§!, this object was intended to be used as defense against the Reckoning. However, it was only partially successful. In the last moments of this world, the malevolent entity was forcibly banished from this dimension, taking the unwilling minds of the scientists with it. This fragment is now all that remains.\n\nThis object amplifies the visions and hallucinations of our researchers, granting them a second sight beyond this limited reality. It is a dangerous but promising proposition." shroud.8120.a: "We still have much to learn..." ENDBRINGERS_RESEARCH_PSIONIC_THEORY: "$tech_psionic_theory$" ENDBRINGERS_RESEARCH_PSIONIC_THEORY_DESC: "The fragment of psionic energy we discovered on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§! holds secrets we must unlock.\n\nWe are held back by the limitations of our own mind." ENDBRINGERS_PSIONIC_THEORY_PROJECT_TOOLTIP: "To complete: Research §H£society_research£ $tech_psionic_theory$§!." ENDBRINGERS_ADOPT_PSIONICS_TRADITION: "$ENDBRINGERS_RESEARCH_PSIONIC_THEORY$" ENDBRINGERS_ADOPT_PSIONICS_TRADITION_DESC: "$ENDBRINGERS_RESEARCH_PSIONIC_THEORY_DESC$" ENDBRINGERS_PSIONICS_TRADITION_PROJECT_TOOLTIP: "To complete: Adopt the §H$tradition_psionics_shroud$§! tradition." shroud.8200.title: "A Realm of Madness" shroud.8200.desc: "Research into the recently discovered field of Psionics has confirmed the existence of hitherto unseen dimensions of reality, to which our minds are the gateway. Beyond this veil lies a realm of chaos we struggle to understand.\n\nFrom within the depths, a §RVoice§! beckons. Its promise is not of salvation, but of a new beginning. To wield its unknowable power would be to abandon all we were, and to forge a fate inscribed in the fabric of madness itself.\n\n§R\"IT IS TIME.\"§!" shroud.8200.a: "What have we done?" shroud.8200.a.tt: "Unlocks the §H$tradition_psionics_shroud$§! tradition tree." chamber_of_silence_negative_effects_reduction: "Each ['building:building_chamber_of_silence'] reduces negative effects by §G$@chamber_of_silence_effect_mult|0%$§!" endbringers_madness_1: "Madness" endbringers_madness_1_desc: "Our empire is driven with singular focus and purpose: the pursuit of the §RVoice§!. Our minds will not rest until we find resolution." endbringers_madness_1_tt: "$chamber_of_silence_negative_effects_reduction$" endbringers_madness_2: "$endbringers_madness_1$" endbringers_madness_2_desc: "Our empire draws closer to the §RVoice§!. Our driven impulses are lessened in their intensity." endbringers_madness_2_tt: "$endbringers_madness_1_tt$" endbringers_madness_3: "$endbringers_madness_1$" endbringers_madness_3_desc: "Our empire can almost hear the §RVoice§!. Soon, we will understand." endbringers_madness_3_tt: "$endbringers_madness_1_tt$" ALLOW_CHAMBER_OF_SILENCE: "Unlocks Building: ['building:building_chamber_of_silence']." tr_psionics_endbringers_cult: "Cult of the Voice" tr_psionics_endbringers_cult_desc: "$ALLOW_CHAMBER_OF_SILENCE$" tr_psionics_endbringers_cult_delayed: "Once the Voice is heard, it cannot be ignored. We yield to its will." building_chamber_of_silence: "Chamber of Silence" building_chamber_of_silence_desc: "From all across our empire, psionic individuals are brought here to commune with the Shroud in chambers of protective silence." building_chamber_of_silence_madness_1_tt: "Reduces the negative effects of ['modifier:endbringers_madness_1'] by §G$@chamber_of_silence_effect_mult|0%$§!." building_chamber_of_silence_madness_2_tt: "Reduces the negative effects of ['modifier:endbringers_madness_2'] by §G$@chamber_of_silence_effect_mult|0%$§!." building_chamber_of_silence_madness_3_tt: "Reduces the negative effects of ['modifier:endbringers_madness_3'] by §G$@chamber_of_silence_effect_mult|0%$§!." building_chamber_of_silence_paranoia_tt: "Reduces the negative effects of ['modifier:endbringers_paranoia'] by §G$@chamber_of_silence_effect_mult|0%$§!." building_chamber_of_silence_destroyed_tt: "§RThis building will be destroyed if this colony is lost.§!" shroud.8310.name: "$shroud.2750.name$" shroud.8310.desc: "We have been called to higher levels of existence. Those among us who clung to fruitless resistance are being purged to preserve the sanctity of our ascension. Our fate is sealed; the way behind us has crumbled into the shadow of the $pc_shrouded$.\n\nThe §RVoice§! speaks to us now with compelling clarity.\n\n§R\"THE PATH IS SET.\"§!\n\nIt longs for willing sacrifice." shroud.8310.a: "It is inevitable." shroud.8310.a.tt: "Each colony loses 100-300 £pop£ §HPops§!." situation_breach_shroud_endbringers: "$situation_breach_shroud$" situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_type: "$situation_breach_shroud_type$" situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_monthly_change_tooltip: "$situation_breach_shroud_monthly_change_tooltip$" situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_cult_of_the_voice_needed_desc: "£trigger_no£ No $tr_psionics_endbringers_cult$ tradition\n£trigger_no£ No $building_chamber_of_silence$ building" situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_chamber_of_silence_needed_desc: "£trigger_yes£ Has $tr_psionics_endbringers_cult$ tradition\n£trigger_no£ No $building_chamber_of_silence$ building" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_nothing: "$approach_situation_breach_shroud_nothing$" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_nothing_desc: "What will come, will come." breach_shroud_endbringers_nothing_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §R-25%§!" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_blind: "Blind the Willing" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_blind_desc: "Where we are going, we won't need [Owner.Species.GetEyeNamePlural] to see." breach_shroud_endbringers_blind_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G+50%§!\n$breach_shroud_endbringers_blind_effects_tooltip$" breach_shroud_endbringers_blind_effects_tooltip: "Adds the ['trait:trait_blindness'] trait to $@nb_blinded_pop|0$ £pop£ §HPops§! per month" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh: "Forsake Flesh" approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh_desc: "The boundaries of our flesh stifle the path to transformation." breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh_tooltip: "$situation_speed_tt$: §G+100%§!\n$breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh_effects_tooltip$" breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh_effects_tooltip: "Lose $@nb_forsaken_pop|0$ £pop£ §HPops§! per month" approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_wait_cooldown_tooltip: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Cannot choose a new Approach until §Y[Target.approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_cooldown_wait_time]§!." approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_blind_cooldown_tooltip: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Cannot choose a new Approach until §Y[Target.approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_cooldown_blind_time]§!." approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_cooldown_tooltip: "$TRIGGER_FAIL$Cannot choose a new Approach until §Y[Target.approach_breach_shroud_endbringers_cooldown_forsake_time]§!." trait_blindness: "Blind" trait_blindness_desc: "Where we are going, we won't need [Species.GetEyeNamePlural] to see." # Establishing the Chamber of Silence shroud.2820.name: "Establishing the $building_chamber_of_silence$" shroud.2820.desc.1: "As our psionic mastery grows, we are bombarded by a tangle of whispers from beyond the veil. The §RVoice§!, louder and clearer than ever before, spirals its way through these currents of thought and into the shadows of our mind.\n\n§R\"OPEN THE WAY.\"§!" shroud.2820.desc.2.intro: "We must filter through this noise." shroud.2820.desc.2.chamber: "$shroud.2820.desc.2.intro$ We have constructed $shroud.2820.desc.2.outro$" shroud.2820.desc.2.no_chamber: "$shroud.2820.desc.2.intro$ Plans have been drawn for $shroud.2820.desc.2.outro$" shroud.2820.desc.2.outro: "an insulated facility where our most psionically gifted individuals will be able to listen to the instructions of the §RVoice§! in blissful clarity." shroud.2820.a.chamber: "Our minds open ever wider." shroud.2820.a.no_chamber: "Let us build this '$building_chamber_of_silence$.'" CONTINUE_SITUATION: "Continue the §YSituation§!:" shroud.2820.a.tt: "$CONTINUE_SITUATION$ §H$situation_breach_shroud$§!" shroud.2820.a.tt_no_chamber: "Adopt the §H$tr_psionics_endbringers_cult$§! tradition and construct a §H$building_chamber_of_silence$§! building to progress the Situation." # The Great Awakening shroud.2830.name: "$utopia.2650.name$" shroud.2830.desc: "In the $building_chamber_of_silence$, we hear the message of the §RVoice§! with perfect clarity.\n\n§R\"ALL WILL BE REBORN.\"§!\n\nWe understand now. The End is a rebirth. We must not fear it. We will be remade. Better and more powerful than we ever imagined we could be.\n\nTo seize this destiny, we must learn to master the mental realm known as the §HShroud§!. We will not repeat the mistakes of those we found on the $pc_shrouded$. Where they rejected their fear, we will embrace it." shroud.2830.desc.outro.awakening: "Our vision is fully clear." shroud.2830.desc.outro.no_awakening: "Our vision is almost clear." shroud.2830.a.awakening: "The Shroud holds the key." shroud.2830.a.no_awakening: "$shroud.2780.a$" shroud.2830.a.tt: "$tr_psionics_psionic_assimilation_desc$\n$CONTINUE_SITUATION$ §H$situation_breach_shroud$§!" shroud.2830.a.tt_no_awakening: "Adopt the §H$tr_psionics_shroud_great_awakening$§! tradition to progress the Situation." # Blind the Willing - First select event shroud.8320.name: "We See Clearly" shroud.8320.desc: "§H[blinded_leader.GetName]§! has shown us the way. Our extraneous senses muffle the call of the §RVoice§!. By removing one, we can elevate our psychic abilities even further.\n\nRelinquishing our [Species.GetEyeNamePlural] is the most effective in this regard. Our vision in the physical realm obscures our view into the §HShroud§!. Many [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] have already followed §H[blinded_leader.GetName]§!'s inspiring example, removing their [Species.GetEyeNamePlural] without hesitation.\n\nThose who elect to do so report a surge of contentment as the §RVoice§! fills their mind with its approval." shroud.8320.a: "Sight beyond sight." leader_trait_blinded: "Blinded" leader_trait_blinded_desc: "There are such sights yet to be seen." # A Leap of Faith - First select event shroud.8330.name: "A Leap of Faith" shroud.8330.desc: "Frustrated by the limitations of our flesh, §H[forsaken_leader.GetName]§! has sought to accelerate [forsaken_leader.GetHisHer] psionic transformation by imbibing a lethal toxin in dramatic public display.\n\nAs [forsaken_leader.GetHeShe] expired, [forsaken_leader.GetHisHer] body was consumed by a vivid purple hue and disintegrated into a fine dust of pure psionic energy. Such miracles become possible through the will of the §RVoice§!.\n\nWe have taken this as a clear sign; where §H[forsaken_leader.GetName]§! led, others must follow." shroud.8330.a: "Our physical form cannot hold us back." # Mid-stage events shroud.8350.name: "Lobotomy Reports" shroud.8350.desc: "Some [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are struggling to live in harmony with the presence of the §RVoice§!.\n\nDesperate for peace, the weakest among us have resorted to crude and unregulated lobotomy procedures. Such practices threaten to become widespread if no action is taken." shroud.8350.a: "Let the weak do what they must." shroud.8350.b: "The §RVoice§! is a gift. Ban this practice." endbringers_voice_plague: "Plagued by Voices" endbringers_voice_plague_desc: "When the voices speak, we have no choice but to listen." shroud.8360.name: "Psionic Self-Experimentation" shroud.8360.desc: "We continue to embrace the §RVoice§!. It speaks plain truths to us that cannot be denied.\n\nMany [owner.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are seeking further ways to amplify the §RVoice§! and benefit from its wisdom more directly.\n\nThe use of black-market drugs has increased dramatically. Unregulated medical facilities are offering experimental services to help individuals maximize their psionic sensitivity.\n\nWhere will this lead us?" shroud.8360.a: "Do all we can to bring forth the §RVoice§!." shroud.8360.b: "We must prevent total anarchy." shroud.8370.name: "Apocalyptic Nightmares" shroud.8370.desc: "As our psionic abilities have grown, the [owner.GetSpeciesAdj] population has become plagued by horrifying nightmares foreshadowing the end of the universe.\n\nOur dreams have become apocalyptic prophecies, intensifying the existential dread felt among our people. Sleep has given way to unquiet stupor, with many unable to carry on their normal daily routines.\n\nIn these dreams, the §RVoice§! speaks to us.\n\n§R\"EMBRACE ENTROPY.\"§!" shroud.8370.a: "All beginnings must have an end." shroud.8370.b: "Offer shelter in the $building_chamber_of_silence$." endbringers_apocalyptic_nightmares: "Apocalyptic Nightmares" endbringers_apocalyptic_nightmares_desc: "The Voice disturbs our sleep cycles with cataclysmic visions." endbringers_nightmare_shelter: "Nightmare Shelter" endbringers_nightmare_shelter_desc: "The $building_chamber_of_silence$ provides shelter for those suffering from cataclysmic nightmares." shroud.8380.name: "Mark of the End" shroud.8380.desc: "There is a growing trend of self-mutilation among the populace.\n\nExtremely devout followers of the §RVoice§! have been branding their flesh with the symbol of 'The End'. They proclaim that these designs bestow a terrible blessing upon those who bear them.\n\nWhether true or not, the number of practitioners engaged in such rituals is increasing rapidly. Is this truly the will of the §HShroud§!?" shroud.8380.a: "We bear this mark with pride." shroud.8380.a.tt: "Half of our population gain the ['trait:trait_marked'] trait." shroud.8380.b: "This practice is misguided." approach_blind_selected_tt: "Approach $approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_blind$ was not selected." approach_forsake_selected_tt: "Approach $approach_situation_breach_shroud_endbringers_forsake_flesh$ was not selected." trait_marked: "Marked" trait_marked_desc: "In a gruesome display of devotion, this species has branded its flesh with the mark of 'The End'. " trait_marked_unity_bonus: "£unity£ Produced per 100 £pops£ Pops : §G+0.06§!" endbringers_sanity: "Sanity Amid Madness" endbringers_sanity_desc: "A powerful determination to maintain sanity keeps us from spiralling into the traps of madness." # Breach the Shroud shroud.2840.name: "$BREACHING_SHROUD_PROJECT$" shroud.2840.desc: "$shroud.2800.intro$ From within its formless depths arises an ominous entity of immeasurable power. It is the §RVoice§!, and it pierces our innermost psyches with a shuddering force.\n\n§R\"KNOW MY NAME.\"§!\n\nOnly now do we sense how truly distant our small minds are from the §RVoice§!. The seal is fractured, and soon the full breadth of what we are shall be made manifest.\n\nOur telepaths are now prepared to delve into the heart of the Shroud and discover the true name of our great patron." shroud.2840.a: "It is time to commune." ENDBRINGERS_COMMUNE_WITH_THE_VOICE: "Commune with the §RVoice§!" ENDBRINGERS_COMMUNE_WITH_THE_VOICE_DESC: "We have gathered on [capital_scope.GetName] with a singular purpose.\n\nWe will reach deep within the §HShroud§! and force the staggering power of the §RVoice§! to acknowledge and commune with us.\n\nWe have known it as the Cataclysm. Others called it the Reckoning. Now, it will reveal its true name to us, and with that knowledge we will achieve greatness." ENDBRINGERS_COMMUNE_WITH_THE_VOICE_PROJECT_TOOLTIP: "To complete: §HDelve§! 3 times. ([GetEndbringersDelveCount]/3)" # EotC Delve Events shroud.8420.title: "The Trial of Silence" shroud.8420.desc: "We descend into the Shroud, our unified will helping to silence the chaotic noise that would distract us from our goal, the §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§!.\n\nBut purpose alone cannot shield us. Voices whisper empty platitudes, indulging us with paltry distractions, each more meaningless than the last, but all equally tempting.\n\nAs we begin to fracture, the entity returns. A single command reverberates through the void:\n\n§R\"SILENCE.\"§!" shroud.8420.a: "Fall silent and endure." shroud.8420.a.reply: "This command cleaves through the chaos, scouring the discordant noise, purging the obtrusive disorder that sought to consume us. Our psyche holds as we endure the fragmentation.\n\nThe §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§! recedes further into the Shroud. The clarity that follows is almost as deafening. It settles into gaps in our minds, leaving us with newfound resolve.\n\nAnd gifts. Such wonderful gifts." shroud.8420.a.tooltip: "§Y$endbringers_madness_1$§! loses the following effect:\n$t$$MOD_POP_AMENITIES_USAGE_MULT$: $@madness_base_pop_amenities_usage_mult|0=-%$" shroud.8430.title: "The Trial of Purity" shroud.8430.desc: "As we delve into the Shroud, we observe a corruption of sentient chaos.\n\nFestering, idle minds generate layers of psionic turbulence, polluting the Shroud with fetid rot. Within this odious mess, we begin to feel the overwhelming presence of our quarry, the §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§!.\n\nThe malice of its intentions saturates our psyche as it bears down upon the chaos. We brace for the impending absolution as a command resonates throughout the void:\n\n§R\"ORDER. UNITY.\"§!" shroud.8430.a: "Withstand!" shroud.8430.a.reply: "The command courses through the malignant chaos.\n\nInnumerable voices cry out in pain as the §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§! washes away the sentient deformations plaguing the Shroud. A realm of absolved imperfections remains in its wake.\n\nAs the entity submerges itself deeper within the Shroud, we are left to observe and study the aftermath of its absolute purification." shroud.8430.a.tooltip: "§Y$endbringers_madness_2$§! loses the following effect:\n$t$$mod_planet_pops_upkeep_mult$: $@madness_base_planet_pops_upkeep_mult|0=-%$" shroud.8440.title: "The Trial of Flames" shroud.8440.desc: "Entering the Shroud, we know only pain. The usual swirling psionic mists are an inferno, igniting the very essence of our minds.\n\nThrough the torment, we perceive cities crumbling into molten ruin, planets devoured by fire, entire populations writhing in agony as spectral flames reduce their corporeal forms to smouldering ash.\n\nAt the centre of the pyre, we detect the presence of the §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§!. As its power threatens to consume reality, the entity decrees:\n\n§R\"LIBERATION.\"§!" shroud.8440.a: "Submit to the absolution." shroud.8440.a.reply: "The psionic flames engulf our minds, burning away complacency. Leaving only a purified resolve.\n\nNow we can see the glorious purpose of the §R[Root.Patron:end_of_the_cycle.GetPreCommunicationName]§! and the magnificent simplicity it offers." shroud.8450.title: "$utopia.3310.name$" shroud.8450.desc: "A declaration rings out:\n\n§R\"YOU KNOW MY NAME.\"§!\n\nThe culmination of our voyage to the stars, the answer to centuries of questions, is here. $end_of_the_cycle_color_article_cap$ compels us. Our Covenant is formed.\n\n§R\"THE END BEGINS.\"§!\n\nPain. Writhing. Certainty. As the words fade, our fate is sealed.\n\nWe see it now. A galaxy rendered silent, saturated in the inevitability of the §R$end_aura$§!." shroud.8450.a: "Inevitability awaits." shroud.8450.a.homicidal: "What beautiful horrors await." shroud.8450.a.tech_tooltip: "Technologies Gained:\n£society£['technology:tech_psionic_aura']\n£society£['technology:tech_aura_intensification']" embracing_the_end: "Embracing the End" embracing_the_end_desc: "Finally, we see the beauty of the End. Let it come." MOD_SHIP_PSIONIC_AURA_SPEED_MULT: "$MOD_SHIP_SPEED_MULT$ in any $PSIONIC_AURA$" MOD_SHIP_PSIONIC_AURA_FIRE_RATE_MULT: "$MOD_SHIP_FIRE_RATE_MULT$ in any $PSIONIC_AURA$" end_of_the_cycle_endbringers: "$end_of_the_cycle_article_cap$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_endbringers_desc: "Our Covenant with $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ grants us untold power, and tasks us with glorious purpose.\n\nThe will of our patron demands complete annihilation of this reality. With each system the §H$end_aura$§! consumes, the closer merciful oblivion comes to pass.\n\nWe shall bear witness to inevitability.\n\nSystems remaining to be conquered: [Owner.GetEndCycleGalaxySystemsLeft]" end_of_the_cycle_endbringers_monthly_change_tooltip: "$end_of_the_cycle_monthly_change_tooltip$" situation_end_of_the_cycle_endbringers_finish_effects: "§RThe Reckoning awaits.§!" approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_bring_the_inevitable: "Bring the Inevitable" approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_stall_for_time: "Stall for Time" approach_situation_end_of_the_cycle_delay_your_destiny: "Delay our Destiny" shroud.8460.title: "The Hourglass Tips" shroud.8460.desc: "The power of $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ comes at a cost, and we are running out of time.\n\nThe galaxy remains unsaturated by our patron's cleansing Aura. Our efforts thus far amount to insignificance.\n\nTo see this monumental work completed, a surge of energy flows newly into us from beyond the veil. It is a promised blessing!" shroud.8460.a: "We can still succeed." shroud.8470.title: "The End is Nigh" shroud.8470.desc: "The power of our patron is immense, but we are nearly out of time. Such flagrant incompetence will not be tolerated by the benevolent oblivion of $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$.\n\nA slim hope remains: We must engulf the galaxy in the $end_aura$, no matter the cost. In desperation, our [GetTelepathPlural] now draw every ounce of energy they can from within the §HShroud§!." shroud.8470.a: "We will not fail!" shroud.8480.title: "$GALACTIC_FOCUS$ Repealed" shroud.8480.desc: "The resolution designating the emitter of the destructive §H$PSIONIC_AURA$§! as a focus for defense efforts has been repealed by the Galactic Senate. As a result, all ongoing military operations being conducted by Community members against the §H[former_malevolent_aura.GetName]§! are to cease at once. For now, peace has returned to this corner of the galaxy." shroud.8481.desc: "The Galactic Senate has repealed the resolution declaring us as a target for their 'defense' efforts, hence all Community members have been ordered to stand down. Military actions against us have ceased... for now." shroud.8481.homicidal: "$shroud.8480.desc$\n\n$crisis.4111.nasty$" shroud.8500.title: "Harbingers of the End" shroud.8500.desc.intro: "Our patron's inevitable will tightens its grip over the galaxy. We know now how the End will come.\n\nThe §R$end_aura$§! must be spread throughout the galaxy. Once the physical realm combines with this raw essence of the §HShroud§!, true annihilation will shortly follow." shroud.8500.desc.outro: "Completing this monumental task will be our magnum opus and the gateway to ultimate salvation." shroud.8500.desc.homicidal: "$shroud.8500.desc.intro$\n\nThe eradication of all life in this galaxy will be a welcome side effect. $shroud.8500.desc.outro$" shroud.8500.desc.default: "$shroud.8500.desc.intro$\n\n$shroud.8500.desc.outro$" shroud.8500.a: "We must not fail." shroud.8600.title: "$shroud.4970.title$" shroud.8600.desc.intro: "This was our destiny.\n\nThe §R$end_aura$§! envelopes the galaxy. Our people on [Root.GetHomeWorldName] have entered a state of frenzied euphoria in celebration of" shroud.8600.desc.outro: "A glorious rebirth is upon us, promised from the time of our great awakening.\n\nBefore us, all of existence is consumed by the void. Erasure and annihilation have become the galaxy's only remaining laws. One by one, entire worlds collapse into the nothingness from which they once came.\n\nWe are the last to be taken. It is... beautiful. We see it already in its throes of a new, fragile form. The End has come. Now starts the Beginning." shroud.8600.desc.homicidal: "$shroud.8600.desc.intro$ the obliteration of all that is not us. $shroud.8500.desc.outro$" shroud.8600.desc.default: "$shroud.8600.desc.intro$ our merciful salvation. $shroud.8600.desc.outro$" shroud.8600.a: "Finality is... impossible." shroud.8610.title: "The Price of Weakness" shroud.8610.desc.intro: "We have failed. As a consequence of our weakness, $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$ has not come to glorious fruition. The price we must now pay for this incompetence is upon us.\n\nIt took everything. In an instant, the [Root.GetName] was... gone. Where once there were thriving colonies, there is now only ruin. Where once mighty fleets crossed the void, there is only silence and debris. All devoured by the End. All taken by the §HShroud§!." shroud.8610.desc.outro: "So it is now that our patron has manifested a massive Shroud entity in space above [former_capital.GetName]. Made immensely powerful by the devoured consciousnesses of our psionics, it now roams the galaxy seeking to finish the task we could not complete." shroud.8610.desc.a: "$shroud.8610.desc.intro$\n\n$shroud.8610.desc.outro$" shroud.8610.desc.b: "$shroud.8610.desc.intro$\n\nMost [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] embraced this destiny, but a small group of the unfaithful refused to submit to the ultimate will of our patron. They are the exiles led by §H[Root.GetRulerName]§!, a powerful psychic who knew what was to come; they have gone into hiding on a world outside the influence of the End.\n\n$shroud.8610.desc.outro$ When it is done, it will come for the exiled as well." shroud.8610.a: "Perhaps this was our fate all along..." shroud.8610.b: "Can the exiles truly resist its might?" shroud.8710.title: "Surviving the Apocalypse" shroud.8710.desc: "It is done. The §RReckoning§! has been destroyed.\n\n$end_of_the_cycle_color_article_cap$ has retreated back into the depths of the §HShroud§!. The threat it posed to our physical reality has been forestalled for now.\n\nAs the shrouded corpse of its avatar spiraled out of this existence, a physical remnant of its manifestation was successfully recovered. Even in death, our telepaths can feel it emitting staggering levels of psionic energy, vastly more powerful than the fragment recovered on §H[shrouded_planet.GetName]§!.\n\nThis core of concentrated inevitability can be used to rebuild from the ashes of the galaxy that survived this Reckoning.\n\nThe End has come and gone, yet somehow we remain." shroud.8710.a: "Was this to be our fate all along?" r_core_of_the_reckoning: "Core of the Reckoning" r_core_of_the_reckoning_desc: "Recovered from the remains of the Reckoning, this core is still radiating high levels of psionic energy." core_of_reckoning_active_effect_tt: "Unlocks one £decision£ §YPlanetary Decision§!: ['concept_banish_decision']" decision_banish: "Banish" decision_banish_desc: "By letting the Shroud consume this place, balance is restored to the Core of the Reckoning." decision_banish_effects_tt: "Banish this planet to the Shroud." concept_banish_decision: "$decision_banish$" concept_banish_decision_desc: "$decision_banish_desc$\n$decision_banish_effects_tt$\n§Y$shroud_surge$§! modifier added for §Y10§! Years:\n$shroud_surge_effects$" shroud_surge: "Shroud Surge" shroud_surge_desc: "Balance has been temporarily restored to the $r_core_of_the_reckoning$." shroud_surge_effects: "Double the passive effects of the §Y$r_core_of_the_reckoning$§!." #====================== # Shroud Leaders #====================== ganthuata: "Ganthuata" ganthuata_desc: "A devout disciple of $the_cradle_of_souls_article$, eager to seek out and share its profound truths with those who have the means to receive them." ganthuata_catch_phrase: "We fold into the Cradle's embrace." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_cradle: "Disciple of the Cradle" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_cradle_desc: "The more we see the more we know, $the_cradle_of_souls_article$ grows more secure as we observe our neighbors." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_cradle_envoys_zro: "$t$- Envoys assigned to Patrons generate §G+0.5§! £zro£ §Y$sr_zro$§! per month" shroud.12010.desc: "§HOur communion with the Shroud has invited a new voice that reaches out to us. Its warm, soothing tones echo in both the physical and mental realms.§!\n\nGreetings. I am Ganthuata, and I have come seeking like-minded individuals who have awoken to the true path. Have you heard the message of $the_cradle_of_souls_article$?" shroud.12010.name: "$ganthuata$" shroud.12010.a: "We have heard $the_cradle_of_souls_article$. Why do you ask?" shroud.12010.a.response: "Why? What compels any wayfarer to question those they meet along the path? To better understand the one they seek an answer from, friend. When you speak, I learn." shroud.12010.b: "What do you want from us?" shroud.12010.b.response: "What do those nurtured by the Cradle long for? I seek your friendship, to begin with. I have searched an age for minds attuned to the Cradle's splendor, and now, a whole civilization stirs within its light." shroud.12010.c: "How can you help us?" shroud.12010.c.response: "I will help carry your message across the stars. Together, let us welcome the galaxy into the Cradle's gentle embrace." shroud.12010.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$ganthuata$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." koborokra: "Koborok'Ra" koborokra_desc: "A former soldier subjected to extreme psionic torture at the hands of [Root.GetHisHer] enemies long ago. Now a tormented admiral driven by an insatiable appetite for destruction." koborokra_catch_phrase: "There is blood to be spilled." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_eater: "Bloodbringer" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_eater_desc: "This leader has taken a blood vow with $the_eater_of_worlds_article$." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_eater_attunement_effect: "§G+$@disciple_of_the_eater_combat_attunement$§! Attunement to $the_eater_of_worlds_article$ per Fleet Combat won" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_eater_zro_fleet_attack_effect: "$t$- §G+$@disciple_of_the_eater_zro_fleet_attack|1$§! $i_zro$ per 1% of devastation inflicted by orbital bombardment" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_eater_zro_army_attack_effect: "$t$- §G+$@disciple_of_the_eater_zro_army_attack|0$§! $i_zro$ per 1% of devastation inflicted by assault armies" shroud.12020.name: "$koborokra$" shroud.12020.desc: "§HBattle-worn armor and a blood-smeared cloak conceal a masked figure. A hoarse growl cuts through the quiet.§!\n\nThis galaxy deserves to suffer. I sense that you feel the same way.\n\n§HAs the admiral speaks, [shroud_leader.GetHeShe] strokes the hilt of an ornate bladed weapon.§!\n\nI have been called to you, but ultimately I serve $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$." shroud.12020.desc.covenant: "$shroud.12020.desc$ As do you." shroud.12020.desc.no_covenant: "$shroud.12020.desc$ Perhaps you will too." shroud.12020.a: "Why do you wish to join us?" shroud.12020.a.response: "Together we can choke the stars in every corner of this galaxy. There is only so much suffering one can sow on their own." shroud.12020.b: "Can we trust you?" shroud.12020.b.response: "$the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$ commands my every breath. I am sworn to its service, and have seen this moment in my dreams. It is its will that I serve you. Your rejection would seal my fate." shroud.12020.c: "Why do you serve $the_eater_of_worlds_article$?" shroud.12020.c.response: "I was betrayed, broken, and cast into agony. $the_eater_of_worlds_article_cap$ spoke to me. It blessed me with what was needed to survive in that moment... a bloodied cloth over bloodied wounds. It gave me the power to sever the hands that wrought my suffering. Now, I am in its debt." shroud.12020.d: "What can you offer us?" shroud.12020.d.response: "Together, we will bathe countless systems in cleansing flames, and feast on a symphony of screams. We will watch worlds burn. Together, we will show the galaxy things it can never forget. This is our destiny." shroud.12020.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$koborokra$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." morr: "Morr" morr_desc: "Once a lowly prospector, their prolonged exposure to unstable $zro_lower$ veins forged a potent, maddening bond with $the_instrument_of_desire_article$. Now, they've leveraged that connection to obtain obscene wealth, strip-mining worlds and selling their spoils at extortionate prices." morr_catch_phrase: "If it glitters, it's ours." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_instrument: "Heart of Avarice" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_instrument_desc: "Deeply attuned to $the_instrument_of_desire_article$, this leader can divine the presence of resources even in the most inhospitable corners of the galaxy." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_instrument_planetary_decision_effect: "- Grants access to §Y$decision_divine_deposits$§! planetary decision" decision_divine_deposits: "Divine for Deposits" decision_divine_deposits_desc: "Guided by $the_instrument_of_desire_article$'s cryptic pull, this planet's governor unveils resource deposits long thought lost." decision_divine_deposits_tt: "Adds a random resource planetary feature." shroud.12030.name: "$morr$" shroud.12030.desc: "§H$morr$'s gaze never settles, flitting from shadow to shine, as if forever hunting.§!\n\nYou feel it too, don't you? $the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ is never still. It craves. It devours. It commands.\n\nWhat I see, I take. No bounty of nature has withstood my will. I offer you my service, not out of loyalty, but because together, we can raze the stars and feed the void its due." shroud.12030.a: "Why do you wish to join us?" shroud.12030.a.response: "$the_instrument_of_desire_article_cap$ is quenchless. It requires the work of many [root.species.GetHandNamePlural] to please it." shroud.12030.b: "What can you offer us?" shroud.12030.b.response: "I can help you extract every last monetizable molecule nature possesses. Not a single atom will go unclaimed, unbranded, or unsold.\n\nThose who whisper 'enough' are cowards. Pathetic. Let them rot. Together we will take it all." shroud.12030.c: "Why do you serve $the_instrument_of_desire_article$?" shroud.12030.c.response: "I was once a prospector, chasing every mineral rush the stars could throw at me. Dust-choked air, broken scanners, empty claims... until $the_instrument_of_desire_article$ spoke.\n\nIt promised wealth beyond comprehension. All it asked for was allegiance.\n\nNow I serve. I extract. I deliver. The debt is eternal... but the riches? Oh, the riches never end." shroud.12030.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$morr$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." kronen: "Kronen the Afflicted" kronen_desc: "Once a visionary mind, now a fractured shell, this reclusive scientist has been twisted by the schemes of $the_composer_of_strands_article$. Only their staggering intellect remains, flickering like a dying star in the dark." kronen_catch_phrase: "So much left to unravel..." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_composer: "Strand Afflicted" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_composer_desc: "The more flesh they shape, the more their own unravels. $the_composer_of_strands_article_cap$ remakes all who dare to learn its forbidden art." shroud.12040.name: "$kronen$" shroud.12040.desc: "§HAs our sensors detect a vessel breaching our borders, a strained voice echoes across the Shroud - tired, shrill, yet disturbingly familiar, like the hum of $the_composer_of_strands_article$.§!\n\nNew... [GetKronenFlesh]? Intriguing. So soft. So... mutable. Or is it? Hard to say. So many knots shifting beneath the [GetKronenSkin]. What form has $the_composer_of_strands_article$ spun for me today?\n\n§HThe comms finally stabilize, revealing a figure of raw, shifting muscle - convulsing, scribbling frantically.§!\n\nYou see me, as I am. Perhaps I am still $kronen$. Perhaps not. But I feel you, like me, a canvas stretched for the Composer's brush. Come. Let us begin the unveiling." shroud.12040.a: "Begin? Begin what?" shroud.12040.a.response: "Why, the shedding, of course. The discarding of these crude, imperfect husks. The unweaving of the strands that bind us to shape, to certainty. The Composer's touch is upon you, too. You've already begun... haven't you felt it twitching beneath your [GetSkinType]?" shroud.12040.b: "Why do you want to join us?" shroud.12040.b.response: "You don't feel it? The mark, pressed into every trembling strand. I must unravel, shed what I was, witness my unbecoming as I tear free the stitches that bind me to flesh. But you... you are an empire. Vast. Capable. Together, we could tug at threads far greater than either of us could grasp alone." shroud.12040.c: "How can you help us?" shroud.12040.c.response: "I offer more than help. My flesh is a gift, an experiment in pain and purpose, sculpted by $the_composer_of_strands_article$. Every fiber of me screams, but I endure. I study. I learn. And all that my suffering yields... is yours to shape. So long as we shape it together." shroud.12040.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$kronen$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." shroud.12045.desc: "§HAs our population swells, $kronen$ grows ever more frenzied. Their voice quivers with strain, their form twitching, rippling, flesh in flux as they rasp in frustration.§!\n\nThe strands, endless... they writhe, I pull, I tear, yet the weave holds! How much longer must I endure this wretched shape? How much more must I shed before the pattern reveals itself?" shroud.12045.a: "What's the problem?" shroud.12045.a.response: "Problem? Singular? Oh, how quaint. Every shred I slough away, every glistening strand we tear, the threads only tighten! And all the while, $the_composer_of_strands_article$ hums its sickening, visceral melody..." shroud.12045.a.response_2: "$shroud.12045.a.response$\n\n$shroud.12045.desc_2$" shroud.12045.b: "Do you need a break?" shroud.12045.b.response: "A break? No, never. We must not stagnate, must not let this wretched flesh rot in mediocrity. I don't need rest... I need subjects. I need material to mold, to sculpt, to become." shroud.12045.b.response_2: "$shroud.12045.b.response$\n\n$shroud.12045.desc_2$" shroud.12045.c: "Can we do anything to help?" shroud.12045.c.response: "Can you remind me... what I was? Tell me, when we first spoke, were my appendages always this color? Was my cornea ever this clouded? Each time I try to remember, my flesh shifts further along the path.\n\nNo... memory has no value here. Revelation lies in the change itself. What came before means nothing to $the_composer_of_strands_article$ now. Leave me. I must... think." shroud.12045.c.response_2: "$shroud.12045.c.response$\n\n$shroud.12045.desc_2$" shroud.12045.desc_2: "§HKronen convulses violently. Their lone eye rolls back, flesh pulsing, bubbling beneath the surface, then, suddenly... stillness. The grotesque restructuring halts as abruptly as it began.§!\n\nAh... hello. Did you need something?" shroud.12045.d: "Are you okay?" shroud.12045.d.response: "Of course. Why wouldn't I be? The strands have opened my mind even further, reshaped this inefficient flesh to better fit $the_composer_of_strands_article$'s design. Now, if you'll excuse me... there are still so many threads to pull. So many husks to leave behind.\n\n§HAs the transmission ends, a resonance hums across the Shroud. Whatever affliction grips Kronen now... it is no accident. It is the will of $the_composer_of_strands_article$.§!" shroud.12045.end: "A gift from the Composer should not be taken lightly." zulyn: "Zulyn the Listener" zulyn_desc: "A scholar who abandoned the limitations of conventional scientific study to chase the secrets revealed by the frenzied echoes of $whisperers_in_the_void_article$." zulyn_catch_phrase: "We need only to listen..." shroud.12050.name: "$zulyn$" shroud.12050.desc: "§HThe communication array crackles to life as a voice murmurs with eerie urgency.§!\n\nGreetings, fellow listener. I heard your voice - no, *voices* - amid the cacophony. You hear them too now, don't you? The great chorus of $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$, their hushed gifts, their murmured hysteria?\n\nSuch secrets are perilous to those who cannot comprehend them. But I can help you unravel them. I offer my aid as you face the overwhelming flood of paradoxes clawing at your thoughts. No insult meant. Once, even I struggled to understand their true meanings." shroud.12050.a: "What makes you think you can help?" shroud.12050.a.response: "You've pierced the veil of the §HShroud§!, haven't you? But tell me, have you mastered it? I have spent a lifetime charting its depths, mapping the unfathomable drift of its entities and their echoes upon our fragile realm.\n\nThe Whisperers have long guided me. Every maddening utterance now crowding your thoughts? I can help you understand them." shroud.12050.b: "What do you know of the Whisperers?" shroud.12050.b.response: "I have catalogued their whispers for years, waiting for this very moment. Now you are aligned with their manifold chorus, and I will not waste this chance to glean the truths buried within." shroud.12050.c: "What are you offering us?" shroud.12050.c.response: "A lifetime of study has honed my focus, unraveling the structures of our physical reality and the boundless depths of the §HShroud§!.\n\nTogether, we will break free from the limits of this plane. The secrets of the universe will be ours to uncover. That, I promise, with absolute certainty." shroud.12050.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$zulyn$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_whisperers: "Shrouded Whispers" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_whisperers_desc: "This leader hears $whisperers_in_the_void_article$ echoing through the Shroud, granting rare scientific insight into the hidden mechanisms of the physical universe." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_whisperers_effects: "$t$- $@disciple_of_the_whisperers_tech_zro|0=+$ $i_zro$ upon researching a §YRare§! or §YPsionics§! technology" ouwron: "Ouw'ron" ouwron_desc: "Exiled from their nomadic clan after bearing witness to $end_of_the_cycle_article$, Ouw'ron has wandered the stars in search of its favor. Now, with the $NAME_Reckoning$ on the horizon, they burn with purpose, and they will not be denied" ouwron_catch_phrase: "There will be a Reckoning..." shroud.12060.name: "$ouwron$" shroud.12060.desc_1: "§HAn incomprehensible flurry of signals floods our communications array. Amid the chaos, a single voice begins to pierce through.§!\n\nAt last, you've come. Not punctual, but not too late either. Fear not, I see beyond the narrow bounds of this physical prison we call reality. The offering has been made. My path is clear." shroud.12060.desc_blind: "\n§HIt is then we realize: like us, this being has surrendered their sight in service to the cause.§!" shroud.12060.desc_default: "\n§HIt is then we notice, their eye sockets are empty, long since abandoned.§!" shroud.12060.desc_2: "\nCome now, don't be shy. I know you've glimpsed the sublime simplicity of $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$. Join me in communion, and together we shall compel its emergence." shroud.12060.a: "How long have you known of $end_of_the_cycle_article$?" shroud.12060.a.response: "Longer than I've been conscious. As with all minds, the knowledge lies dormant, until the §HShroud§! peels back the veil. There, its pure intent becomes clear. Our purpose is simple: to usher in the end" shroud.12060.b: "Why do you want to help us?" shroud.12060.b.response: "You ask what you already know. We have both seen its inevitability. The unraveling has begun. There is no path but through. Together, we spiral toward conclusion." shroud.12060.c: "What do you offer us?" shroud.12060.c.response: "I am but dust in this dying cycle, as are we all. What could I truly offer? Minds fade from this galaxy and I am tasked with guiding them swiftly... and I extend that mercy to you." shroud.12060.hire_custom_tooltip: "§Y$ouwron$§! joins our empire as a §HLeader§!." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_end: "Apostle of the End" leader_trait_disciple_of_the_end_desc: "A devoted apostle of $end_of_the_cycle_article$, their unshakable faith in the coming of the $NAME_Reckoning$ echoes through every battle they wage." leader_trait_disciple_of_the_end_effects: "$t$- $@disciple_of_the_end_aura_intensity|0=+$ Aura Intensity per ship destroyed in the system$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $@disciple_of_the_end_jumpdrive_range|0=+%$ $MOD_SHIP_FTL_JUMPDRIVE_RANGE_MULT$ while in the §H$end_aura$§!" shroud.12155.name: "Pure Conviction" shroud.12155.desc: "§HAll actions have consequences. As our communications array flares to life, $ouwron$ bursts forth in a torrent of righteous fury.§!\n\nHeretic! Fool! Deceiver! We should have known. We should have struck you down the moment your blighted essence dared trespass into the §HShroud§!.\n\nYou have delayed the inevitable, the finality that was foretold! What do you imagine this defiance achieves? Everything you might have gained is now lost.\n\nThere is only one end. So sing, then... sing to oblivion!" shroud.12155.tt: "$ouwron$ is turning against us!" NAME_Ouwron_Battleship: "$battleship$" NAME_Ouwron_Destroyer: "$destroyer$" shroud.12160.title: "War Declared" shroud.12160.desc: "The [global_event_country.GetGalCommunityOrGalImperium] has passed a resolution declaring us a military target. All members of the [global_event_country.GetGalCommunityOrGalImperium] are now at war with the [this.GetName]. We can expect their fleets to strike at any moment." shroud.12160.a: "$extreme_frontiers.1531.i$" #========================== # Prescripted Empires #========================== PRESCRIPTED_adjective_mindwardens: "Krijdexine" PRESCRIPTED_ship_prefix_mindwardens: "KWS" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_mindwardens: "Krijdan" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_plural_mindwardens: "Krijdans" PRESCRIPTED_species_adjective_mindwardens: "Krijdine" PRESCRIPTED_planet_name_mindwardens: "Doehaum" PRESCRIPTED_system_name_mindwardens: "Leborain" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_name_mindwardens: "Aba Czoikin" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_title_mindwardens: "Prime Commandant" PRESCRIPTED_adjective_tankbound: "Oracular" PRESCRIPTED_ship_prefix_tankbound: "ONS" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_tankbound: "Noermer" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_plural_tankbound: "Noermers" PRESCRIPTED_species_adjective_tankbound: "Noermish" PRESCRIPTED_planet_name_tankbound: "Noerm" PRESCRIPTED_system_name_tankbound: "Olphon" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_name_tankbound: "Forj il'Roig" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_title_tankbound: "Listener" PRESCRIPTED_adjective_zrobots: "Yorphian" PRESCRIPTED_ship_prefix_zrobots: "YEV" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_zrobots: "Yorphid" PRESCRIPTED_species_name_plural_zrobots: "Yorphidi" PRESCRIPTED_species_adjective_zrobots: "Yorphide" PRESCRIPTED_planet_name_zrobots: "Yorphia" PRESCRIPTED_system_name_zrobots: "Gomox" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_name_zrobots: "Uxon D1" PRESCRIPTED_ruler_title_zrobots: "Main Processor" #========================== # Galactic Community #========================== resolution_galactic_focus_repeal_crisis_malevolent_aura: "Repeal $resolution_galactic_focus_crisis_malevolent_aura$" resolution_galactic_focus_repeal_crisis_malevolent_aura_desc: "Enough is enough. The targeted empire should no longer be the collective focus of our defense efforts. Hostilities with the members of the Community must come to an immediate end." resolution_galactic_focus_crisis_malevolent_aura: "Focus: Malevolent Aura" resolution_galactic_focus_crisis_malevolent_aura_desc: "A malevolent psionic aura is spreading through the galaxy, endangering us all. It is imperative that we unite to defend against it and to combat the empire emitting it. This should be our Galactic Focus." resolution_galactic_focus_crisis_malevolent_aura_effect_success: "$resolution_galactic_focus_crisis_effect_success$\nAll empires within the [global_event_country.GetGalCommunityOrGalImperium] gain §H$tech_psionic_suppression$§! tech progress: §G+25%§!" gal_com_aura_spread_victim: "Victim of the aura" gal_com_aura_spread_empire: "Origin of the aura" NAME_Declared_Aura_War: "[This.MainDefender.GetAdj] Aura War" #========================== # Misc #========================== citizens_key: "citizens" death_key: "death" deceased_key: "deceased" expiration_key: "expiration" expired_key: "expired" PSIONIC: "Psionic" PSIONIC_plural: "Psionics" dissent_key: "dissent" deviancy_key: "deviancy" species_brain: "brain" species_brains: "brains" species_processor: "neuroprocessor" species_processors: "neuroprocessors" species_organ: "cognitive organ" species_organs: "cognitive organs" distress_key: "distress" functional_impairment_key: "functional impairment" genetic_mutation_key: "genetic mutation" molecular_restructuring_key: "molecular restructuring" acute_migraines_key: "acute migraines" neuroprocessor_disturbances_key: "neuroprocessor disturbances" psychic_key: "psychic" neural_key: "neural" cognitive_key: "cognitive" medical_key: "medical" mechanical_key: "mechanical" medical_implant_key: "medical implant" neural_upgrade_key: "neural upgrade" implant_key: "implant" upgrade_key: "upgrade" horrifying_nightmares_key: "horrifying nightmares" corrupted_rest_states_key: "corrupted rest states" species_key: "species" kind_key: "kind" crime_adj: "criminal" crime_no_happiness_adj: "deviant" special_key: "special" telepathic_key: "telepathic" hypnotic_key: "hypnotic" algorithmic_key: "algorithmic" see_key: "see" detect_key: "detect" sensation_key: "sensation" irregularity_key: "irregularity" felt_key: "felt" detected_key: "detected" DEFAULT_TELEPATH: "telepath" DEFAULT_TELEPATH_CAP: "Telepath" DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL: "telepaths" DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP: "Telepaths" MACHINE_TELEPATH: "telepath unit" MACHINE_TELEPATH_CAP: "Telepath unit" MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL: "telepath units" MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP: "Telepath units" HIVE_TELEPATH: "telepath drone" HIVE_TELEPATH_CAP: "Telepath drone" HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL: "telepath drones" HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL_CAP: "Telepath drones" MACHINE_FEEL: "detect" ORGANIC_FEEL: "feel" MACHINE_MIND: "abstraction pathways" ORGANIC_MIND: "minds" MACHINE_MIND_EYE: "$MACHINE_MIND$" ORGANIC_MIND_EYE: "minds' eyes" MACHINE_MIND_PHYSICAL: "circuits" ORGANIC_MIND_PHYSICAL: "$ORGANIC_MIND$" MACHINE_MIND_LOGIC: "programming" ORGANIC_MIND_LOGIC: "$ORGANIC_MIND$" MACHINE_MIND_PERCEPTION: "cognition" ORGANIC_MIND_PERCEPTION: "perception" MACHINE_PSYCHE: "consciousness" ORGANIC_PSYCHE: "psyche" MACHINE_DRINK: "absorb" ORGANIC_DRINK: "drink" MACHINE_IMBIBE: "$MACHINE_DRINK$" ORGANIC_IMBIBE: "imbibe" MACHINE_INGESTED: "processed" ORGANIC_INGESTED: "ingested" MACHINE_BODIES: "systems" ORGANIC_BODIES: "bodies" MACHINE_BRED: "built" ORGANIC_BRED: "bred" MACHINE_IMMORTAL: "everlasting" ORGANIC_IMMORTAL: "immortal" MACHINE_A_LONG_PERIOD: "an eon" ORGANIC_A_LONG_PERIOD: "a lifetime" MACHINE_LIFE_ACTIVITY: "activity" MACHINE_LIFE_EXISTENCE: "existence" ORGANIC_LIFE: "life" MACHINE_LIVING: "being" ORGANIC_LIVING: "living" MACHINE_TRANCE: "visions" ORGANIC_TRANCE: "trance" MACHINE_LIFE_AND_DEATH: "life and death" ORGANIC_LIFE_AND_DEATH: "being and nonbeing" MACHINE_RESHAPING_RITUAL: "Reprogramming Initiation" ORGANIC_RESHAPING_RITUAL: "Reshaping Ritual" MACHINE_RITUAL_CODE: "codes" MACHINE_RITUAL_REPROGRAMMING: "reprogramming" ORGANIC_RITUAL: "ritual" MACHINE_JOY: "relief" ORGANIC_JOY: "joy" MACHINE_NEURAL: "neural systems" ORGANIC_NEURAL: "mind" MACHINE_AGING: "degradation" ORGANIC_AGING: "aging" MACHINE_DRUG: "catalyst" ORGANIC_DRUG: "drug" INDIVIDUAL_PSIONIC_SPECIALISTS: "psionic specialists" GESTALT_PSIONIC_SPECIALISTS: "specialized psionic drones" MACHINE_PSYCHIC: "psionic unit" HIVE_PSYCHIC: "psionic drone" ORGANIC_PSYCHIC: "$psychic_key$" MACHINE_PSYCHIC_PLURAL: "psionic units" HIVE_PSYCHIC_PLURAL: "psionic drones" ORGANIC_PSYCHIC_PLURAL: "psychics" GOV_BEHAVIOUR_GESTALT: "collective behavior" GOV_BEHAVIOUR_DEFAULT: "governing principles" POSITIVE: "positive" NEGATIVE: "negative" BENEVOLENT: "benevolent" MALEVOLENT: "malevolent" LESS_THAN_DASH: "less-than-" lamentations_organic: "hysterical lamentations" lamentations_machine: "redundant complaints" SORROW_DEFAULT: "sorrow" SORROW_MACHINE: "processing power" REJUVENATE_DEFAULT: "rejuvenate" REJUVENATE_MACHINE: "restore" MENTAL_UPGRADE_ORGANIC: "drugs" MENTAL_UPGRADE_MACHINE: "code upgrades" CLINIC_ORGANIC: "medical facilities" CLINIC_MACHINE: "hardware labs" CLINIC_SHORT_PLURAL_ORGANIC: "clinics" CLINIC_SHORT_PLURAL_MACHINE: "labs" mental_adj_organic: "mentally" mental_adj_machine: "computationally" effect_plural_cap_key: "Effects" organic_body_plural: "bodies" machine_body_plural: "motor systems" ARCHAEOLOGICAL_SITE_PLURAL: "Archaeological Sites" LEADER_GESTALT: "leadership node" LEADER_DEFAULT: "leader" has_eotc_aura_in_borders: "Has the Aura of the End within their borders." get_eye_name_fungoid: "photoreceptor" get_eye_name_plural_fungoid: "photoreceptors" get_eye_name_plantoid: "$get_eye_name_fungoid$" get_eye_name_plural_plantoid: "$get_eye_name_plural_fungoid$"