Powers in the Milky Way
A Power is a powerful individual of a faction who strives to control inhabited space in Powerplay. Each power attempts to expand influence and control in star systems. Extract resources to finance expansion and protect exploited systems.
Powers are distinct entities compared to minor and major factions. Each Power controls a vast amount of systems. Each system is aligned to major and minor factions.
Many powers are aligned directly with major factions, but some are independent entities. A Power that is aligned with a major faction can also scheme against fellow allies of the same faction. Individual Powers have different Ethos which are effective against particular government types. Ultimately every Power operates with their own agenda.
List of Powers[]
There are 12 leading human powers in the galaxy.
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Rating Rewards[]
In the table below "P.N." are preparation nominations; "P.C." are power commodities. Ship components, awarded at rating 3 can be obtained after being pledged to the respective power for 4 weeks.
Multiple levels can be gained per week, but Merits are halved each week after Powerplay cycle.
Access to power-specific modules that the powers reward their supporters with is only available while pledged to a power.
| Power | Rating 1 | Rating 2 (100 Merits) | Rating 3 (750 Merits) | Rating 4 (1,500 Merits) | Rating 5 (10,000 Merits) |
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| All Powers | 1,000 CR 0 P.N. 10 P.C. per half hour |
50,000 CR 2 P.N. 15 P.C. per half hour |
500,000 CR 5 P.N. 20 P.C. per half hour |
5,000,000 CR 10 P.N. 25 P.C. per half hour |
50,000,000 CR 25 P.N. 50 P.C. per half hour |
| Aisling Duval | +10% influence change (increasing to 15/20/25%) | Prismatic Shield Generator: a stronger Shield Generator with slower regen | +100% influence change | ||
| Archon Delaine | -20% Fines and bounties incurred (increasing to 30/40/50%) | Cytoscrambler: a Burst Laser that is very effective against shields but ineffective against armour | -100% fines and bounties incurred | ||
| Arissa Lavigny-Duval | +20% bounty payout (increasing to 30/40/50%) | Imperial Hammer: a multi-shot Railgun | +100% bounty payout | ||
| Denton Patreus | -10% weapons cost (increasing to 20/25/30%) | Advanced Plasma Accelerator: a rapid-fire Plasma Accelerator | -90% munitions costs | ||
| Edmund Mahon | +5% trade profits (increasing to 10/15/20%) | Retributor: a small Beam Laser with high heat damage | +50% rare goods profits | ||
| Felicia Winters | +10% positive influence (increasing to 15/20/25%) | Pulse Disruptor: a medium Pulse Laser that also causes temporary module malfunction on hull strikes | +100% influence change | ||
| Li Yong-Rui | -5% insurance costs (increasing to 10/15/20%) | Pack-Hound Missile Rack: a medium Seeker Missile Rack that fires a salvo of "drunk" missiles | +200% exploration data payout | ||
| Pranav Antal | +5% positive influence (increasing to 10/15/20%) | Enforcer Cannon: a Multi-cannon with higher damage at a lower rate of fire | +100% bounty payout | ||
| Yuri Grom | Trade profit, exploration data and bounties handed increased by 2% (increasing to 5/7/15%) | Containment Missile: A dumbfire missile that reboots the target's FSD. | +100% in influence gained in controlled/exploited systems. | ||
| Zachary Hudson | +20% bounty payout (increasing to 30/40/50%) | Pacifier Frag-Cannon: a large Fragment Cannon with tighter spread and longer range but lower damage | +100% bounty payout | ||
| Zemina Torval | +5% trade profits (increasing to 10/15/20%) | Mining Lance: a Mining Laser more capable of inflicting combat damage | +50% rare goods profits |
Exploitation Effects[]
Complete information about exploitation effects is available in the Galactic Powers Stats section of each power.
Effects on minor faction influence and control systems[]
| Power | Minor Factions | Controlled Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Aisling Duval | ||
| Archon Delaine | All weapons/slaves/narcotics legalized Huge production+consumption boost for narcotics and weapons Security halved Black markets opened if not present Black markets pay 15% extra for illegal goods | |
| Arissa Lavigny-Duval | Imperial inf + Federation inf - |
Fines and bounties x2 Bounty payout +20% Security + Black markets closed |
| Denton Patreus | ||
| Edmund Mahon | Alliance inf + Federation inf - Imperial inf - |
Hull reinforcements and cargo racks price -20% Agricultural goods and equipment consumption/production x4 Agricultural goods and equipment price -10% |
| Felicia Winters | ||
| Li Yong-Rui | All inf -, but more so for Federation and Empire | High tech goods consumption/production x2 High tech goods pay +20% All shipyards stock Cobra MkIII, Diamondback Explorer, Asp Explorer, and Python Outfitting prices -15% |
| Pranav Antal | All inf +, but more so for Independent factions | Fines and bounties x2 Black markets closed |
| Yuri Grom | Independent factions boosted, others reduced. | Bounty payouts increased by 20% Security increased Black markets closed Gold price increased by 5% |
| Zachary Hudson | ||
| Zemina Torval |
Effects on exploited systems[]
The following effects are applied in the exploited systems of each power, and affect all players (not just those at rating 2 or higher).
| Power | Federation | Empire | Alliance | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisling Duval | ||||
| Archon Delaine | ||||
| Arissa Lavigny-Duval | Bounty payout +20% Black market profit -20% |
Bounty payout +20% Black market profit -20% |
Bounty payout +20% Black market profit -20% |
Bounty payout +20% Black market profit -20% |
| Denton Patreus | ||||
| Edmund Mahon | Agricultural goods consumption/production -50% Agricultural goods price +10% |
Agricultural goods consumption/production -50% Agricultural goods price +10% |
Agricultural goods consumption/production x4 Agricultural goods price -10% Agricultural equipment price -10% |
Agricultural goods consumption/production x4 Agricultural goods price -10% Agricultural equipment price -10% |
| Felicia Winters | Basic foods and medicine consumption and production x2 Security +20% |
Imperial slave cost +10% | Basic foods and medicine consumption and production x2 | Basic foods and medicine consumption and production x2 |
| Li Yong-Rui | High tech goods production/consumption doubled High Tech goods price -10% |
High tech goods production/consumption doubled High Tech goods price -10% |
High tech goods production/consumption doubled High Tech goods price -10% |
High tech goods production/consumption doubled High Tech goods price -10% |
| Pranav Antal | 50% Increase on received fines and bounties Black markets pay 10% more for illegal goods |
50% Increase on received fines and bounties Black markets pay 10% more for illegal goods |
50% Increase on received fines and bounties Black markets pay 10% more for illegal goods |
50% Increase on received fines and bounties Black markets pay 10% more for illegal goods |
| Yuri Grom | Bounty payouts increased by 20% Gold price reduced by 5% |
Bounty payouts increased by 20% Gold price reduced by 5% |
Bounty payouts increased by 20% Gold price reduced by 5% |
Bounty payouts increased by 20% Gold price reduced by 5% |
| Zachary Hudson | Weapon cost -10% Security +20% |
Security -40% | Security -40% | Security -40% |
| Zemina Torval | Mined materials price -10% | Imperial slave production/consumption x2 | Mined materials price -10% |
Notes[]
- The leader of the power that controls or exploits the system, has his or her portrait blinking among advertisements in the system's ports. The same applies to all the contesting powers.
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