Understanding the Rebel, Renegade, Mutant, Pirate, and E.D.E.N. Factions

1 Definitions
2 Structures
3 Pirate Faction - Human
4 Pirate Faction - AI

Definitions

Rebel: These are the accounts of former players who have resigned. They can be taken over by a new player who joins the galaxy.
Renegade: This AI defends planets with TL1 and 2 Strategic Resources (Uranium and Titanium). (See symbols)
Mutant: This AI defends some marginal and terrestrial planets.
Pirate: This AI/Player defends systems with TL3 and 4 Strategic Resources (Chromium, Carboneum, Silicium). (See symbols)
E.D.E.N: This AI [Empire DEfense Network] defends systems with TL5 Stratergic Resources (Plutonium, Antimatter, Wolframium). (See symbols)

Note: Some AIs defend planets, some defend systems. When I say it defends planets you can colonize elsewhere in that system, but don't send warships to that system unless you want war.

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Structures

Race			Needed pop.
Renegade	Renegade Base	Defensive structure. Contains 6 anti-small weapons.	1000
Mutant	Mutant Base	Defensive structure. Contains 6 anti-small weapons.	1000
Pirate	Pirate Base	Defensive structure. Contains 8 each of your most powerful anti-small, anti-medium, and anti-large weapons. Pirate base also has limited production output. Provides basic fueling of ships. C:8 E:60 F:80	5000
Pirate	Pirate Den	Production output unit for Pirates. C:16 E:60 F:60	1000
Pirate	Pirate Shipyards	Fueling and production for Pirates; equipped with limited defense: 4 anti-small, 3 anti-medium, and 2 anti-large weapons. C:12	1200
Pirate	Pirate Prison	Slave labor production source for Pirates. C:28	3000
Pirate	Pirate Brewery	Food and training for Pirates. F:20	1000
Pirate	Small Pirate Base	A lower cost, though lower defense, Pirate base containing 2 each of anti-small, anti-medium, and anti-large weapons. C:8 E:60 F:80	5000
EDEN	EDEN Base	Defensive structure. Contains 12 each of your most powerful anti-small, anti-medium, and anti-large weapons.	1000
EDEN	EDEN Flak Platform	Defensive structure. Contains 24 anti-small, 48 anti-medium, 24 anti-large, and 4 anti-planet weapons. EDEN weapons are left over from the heyday of the Empire, and their firepower is unrivaled in the galaxy.	2000
Note: These structures are for non-player worlds controlled by Renegade, Mutant, Pirate, and E.D.E.N. Former Imperators may control Pirate.

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Pirate Faction - Human

The pirate faction is special. In general, most galaxies have an AI controlling the AI faction that does nothing. However, in a few galaxies the pirate faction is player controlled. In these galaxies, the pirate operate as follows:

Pirates can build Docks and Dens.
Pirates can build fleets.
Pirates can colonize other planets in their starting systems, but never colonize new systems.
Pirates cannot capture systems, but instead gain fame, ship technologies, and project technologies.
Pirates are limited to basic starting ship techs (TL1) and any technologies they have captured; this means they can capture high level technologies. A pirate with TL5 Cyborg weapons mounted on Pirate Bases is nearly unstoppable.
Pirates may attack any planet they find that is colonized, though they only gain fame if they attack planets in their fame zone, denoted by and .
Pirates are located near the galactic core.

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Pirate Faction - AI

When a human is not controlling the Pirate faction, the Pirate takes several very specific steps toward galactic domination. It tries each item; if it cannot do one, it moves onto the next:

Deploy a new pirate base if there is a slot.
If no more slots, try to colonize another planet in the system.
If pirate has gained Habitable Surface Expansion, begin surface expansion project.
If there is an asteroid in the system and pirate has gained Asteroid Assembly, begin assembly project.
If there is a gas giant in the system and pirate has gained Planet Condensation, begin condensing project.

Pirate AI is automatically granted techs on certain days of the game: