Higher skull systems will take much longer to flip control as the defending faction will be devoting more focus to defend their more valuable systems.

More difficult contract types will have a significantly increased impact upon faction control. This swing will be listed on the contract screen.

Every contract you take will swing control from one faction to another.

This may cause a system to flip back to the control of the original owner through organized resistance.

Any remaining control on planets that are stolen from a faction will be converted to attacking resources.

If one faction has 25% more control than the second-most dominant faction on the list, they will take control of the system.

By hovering over a planet on the Navigation Map you will also see the percentage control of factions currently vying for dominance on a system.

Difficulty of systems are directly correlated to how many attack and defense resources a system provides.

You can see this information on the Navigation Map when you hover over a system.

Each planet provides Attack and Defense Resources based upon their production and value to their faction.

Hit Control-R at any time to see the current state of the Factions fighting for dominance.

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