Welcome to the 4-Exodus Knowledgebase. Whether you're learning how to establish your first colony or delving into the deeper lore of the factions, you'll find everything you need to lead your empire to victory.
Adaptable diplomats from a once-divided Earth.
An advanced insectoid species driven by their Queen.
A fierce warrior culture built on martial honor.
Young, aquatic psionics reaching out to the cosmos.
Master merchants whose wealth fuels their empire.
Resourceful survivors born in failing orbital habitats.
Cybernetic industrialists transcending their biology.
Lethal shadow operatives hidden in the dark.
Synthetic intelligence awakening to a wider galaxy.
A sentient botanical network of immense patience.
Create and play as your own unique civilization.
The basics of leading your faction to galactic dominance.
How to navigate the galaxy map and select systems.
Discovering anomalies and resources through system surveys.
How far your empire can see into the darkness of space.
Choose how challenging the AI factions will be.
Managing population, buildings, and production on your colonies.
How settlers automatically expand to new worlds within a system.
Founding new colonies on distant worlds using colony ships.
How different species coexist on conquered planets and affect colony output.
Understanding the spectrum of worlds in the galaxy.
How diplomatic relationships, treaties, and faction politics shape the galaxy.
The chain of diplomatic agreements from peace to full economic partnership.
The behind-the-scenes forces that drive relationships up or down each turn.
How to interact personally with faction leaders through the audience screen.
How factions decide to declare war, fight, and sue for peace.
What happens when you discover a new faction.
The governing body of galactic politics.
Hostile creatures and pirates lurk in uncharted star systems.
Raider factions establish dens in deep space and send escalating raids against your colonies.
Disciplined deserters who strike with military precision.
Refugee salvagers who overwhelm through desperate numbers.
An interstellar crime cartel that treats raiding as business.
A biological hive-mind driven to consume and multiply.
A machine cult that worships entropy and strips worlds bare.
Uploaded consciousness inhabiting ghost ships that strike without warning.
The five paths to galactic supremacy.
Win through military dominance of the galaxy.
Unite the galaxy through the Galactic Council.
Achieve scientific transcendence through pinnacle technology.
Dominate through trade and accumulated wealth.
Build the greatest civilization by the end of the age.
What happens when you win the game.
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