Minor Factions

Minor Factions

Minor Factions is a feature added to Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion by the DLC of the same name. It adds a variety of small, single planet factions at the start of the game that can either be persuaded to join your Empire or be conquered. When a player allies with a minor faction, it will fight for them, give some of its income as tribute, and most importantly will grant the player access to several unique abilities.

Unlike regular militia, minor factions begin the game with their planets already upgraded and a decent self defense force. They will eventually rebuild any ships or structures that are destroyed at their planet.

Minor factions have a chance to spawn at most unowned colonizeable worlds at the start of the game. In general however they will not spawn too close to a player's homeworld. They can also be turned off completely in the game setup menu.

Allying with a Minor Faction

Players use Envoy Cruisers to get Minor Faction's to join their Empire. When an envoy cruiser uses its Goodwill ability on a neutral minor faction, the minor faction will join the owner's Empire. The Envoy must stay at the planet and constantly use the Goodwill ability to keep the Minor Faction friendly; the minor faction will revert to a neutral state if the envoy leaves or stops using the Goodwill ability. If another player has captured a minor faction, it's envoy cruiser must be destroyed, incapacitated, or forced to retreat to revert the minor faction to neutral, which will let a different player capture the Minor Faction with their own Envoy.

Conquering a Minor Factio

A neutral or enemy controlled Minor Faction can be conquered like any other world. If a minor faction world is completed bombed out, the minor faction at that world is permanently removed from the game and its unique abilities will no longer be available for any player.

List of Minor Factions

Name	Internal Name	Base Faction	Ability 1	Ability 2	Ability 3	Ability 4	Notes
Danoba Free Miners	TechMiners	TEC Loyalists	Buy Bulk Metal	Buy Bulk Crystal
Grost Scrappers Union	TechScrappers	TEC Loyalists	Scrap For Parts	Retrofitted Armor	Repair Ships	Buy Metal
Renzo's Resistance Fighters	TechSiegeRaiders	TEC Rebels	Launch Offensive Raid	Launch Siege Raid	Contraband Munitions	Sell Crystal
Yannock Ordnance Specialists	TechDemolitionists	TEC Rebels	Launch Demolition Raid	Penetrating Warheads
Naibor Liberation Front	TechXenophobes	TEC Rebels	Xeno Assault Raid	Xeno Assault Raid	Isolationist Propaganda	Sell Metal	This minor faction has two Xeno Assault Raids with their separate cooldowns, so they can attack 2 non-TEC factions at once.
Eivonn's Fine Frigates	TechUsedFrigates	TEC Loyalists	Used Flak Frigates	Used Heavy Cruisers	Used Ranged Frigates		Despite being a nominally TEC Minor Faction, ships from all three races are purchased if you use its abilities.
Pranast United	TechDefensive	TEC Loyalists	Repair Ships	Launch Defensive Raid
Alutar Enclave	PsiPacifists	Advent Rebels	Clairvoyance	Vigor of the Alutar	Shroud of the Alutar		Allows you to purchase antimatter and shield regeneration bonuses for your ships and spy on enemies.
Free Minds of Hobari	PsiCulture	Advent Rebels	Zealous Advocates	Launch Support Raid	Sell Crystal
Nilari Cultists	PsiDoomCult	Advent Rebels	Relentless Evangelists	Compelled Pilgrimage	Euphoric Sacrifice		Spawns fanatics to harass random enemy worlds, steals enemy population, and a mini Wail of the Sacrificed (kills population to damage enemies).
Laesinda Dominion	PsiSiegeRaiders	Advent Loyalists	Launch Offensive Raid	Launch Siege Raid
Viturak Transport Cabal	PhaseTransporters	Vasari Rebels	Remote Attack Raid	Jump Field Stabilizers	Buy Antorak Marauder
Jiskun Expeditionary Force	PhaseExpedition	Vasari Rebels	Scouting Report	Colonial Supplies	Dispatch Scouting Party	Tachyon Boosters
Korvaska War Profiteers	PhaseArmsDealers	Vasari Rebels	Kinetic Amplifiers	Precision Warheads	Sell Metal
Arankul Mercenaries	DefaultPhase	Vasari Loyalists	Launch Offensive Raid	Launch Defensive Raid	Sell Metal