Make Fanatic Purifier Trait More Inclusive

[SacremPyrobolum]

I was disappointed that my spiritualists cthulu custom race couldn't become my games purifiers because I had to drop spiritualist for militarist. I think that having fanatic xenophobe should be enough of a prerequisite so we can have different flavors of genocide.

I was also disappointed to see that hive minds could not be made purifiers either. That would have been a great fit with my infectious parasite consciousness. Now they just seem to be kicked around every game, just like the purifiers...

 

[Mitchz95]

I agree. Instead of Fanatic Xenophobe + Militarist, it should be Fanatic Xenophobe + anything other than Pacifist.

Hive Minds kind of already are Purifiers, though, since non-Hive Mind pops are automatically purged when conquered.

 

[SacremPyrobolum]

Are Hive Minds as aggressive as purifiers? Thats the reason I wanted them to have the trait. I think its a good mix considering what you said.

 

[wthree]

Are Hive Minds as aggressive as purifiers? Thats the reason I wanted them to have the trait. I think its a good mix considering what you said.

It would be good to see more Hive Mind civics in general, especially if they add unique gameplay forms.

 

[Princess Stabbity]

But... the entire point of Fanatic Purifiers is that they are by definition a very, very exclusive club - it only has one member!

Jokes aside, it would be totally fine to have things like "Fanatical Crusaders" or "Fanatical You Will Be Assimilated Resistance Is Futile" with unique mechanics supporting them, BUT none of those would be THE Fanatical Purifiers. There is only one combination of ethics that creates F. Purifiers and that's Fanatic Xenophobe - Militarist. It is the only kind of society that would feasibly declare total war on the very existence of alien life.

 

[Mitchz95]

But... the entire point of Fanatic Purifiers is that they are by definition a very, very exclusive club - it only has one member!

Jokes aside, it would be totally fine to have things like "Fanatical Crusaders" or "Fanatical You Will Be Assimilated Resistance Is Futile" with unique mechanics supporting them, BUT none of those would be THE Fanatical Purifiers. There is only one combination of ethics that creates F. Purifiers and that's Fanatic Xenophobe - Militarist. It is the only kind of society that would feasibly declare total war on the very existence of alien life.

True, but it doesn't allow for any actual motivations. The Imperium from 40k, for instance, is motivated primarily by religion. And I don't believe we can select religious civics unless we also have the Spiritualist ethos.

 

[Mitchz95]

I had some time today so I made a mod for this. Link in my signature.

 

[Secret Master]

I was also disappointed to see that hive minds could not be made purifiers either.

They already are in all but name only if you conquer POPs before you learn to engineer them into your hive. You conquer POPs, and they become food without any choice on your part. And I don't mean livestock. It's genocide via the dinner table.

Once POPs are killed off, the rest of the galaxy (that knows about you) will gain genocide penalties to diplomacy with you. One such episode was all it took for the entire galaxy to hate me.

Continued conquest stacks the modifier to absurd levels. The galaxy will never forgive or forget your crimes. Which just means it's time for another round of "processing" those that hate you.