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HOUSE (Liberty, Rheinland, Bretonia, Kusari)- To be a house, you must have obtained the rank of Ace in CYOF. (For more information about ranks, go to the end of this guide.) Houses are the biggest and most powerful factions in the game, with mighty fleets of capital ships and many stations and planets. However, they have key weaknesses that other factions can exploit to bring them to their knees. House leaders generally need to be intelligent and dedicated, so only the most experienced CYOF players may play them.

MAJOR FACTION (IMG, GMG, BHG, Corsairs, Outcasts, Red Hessians, Blood Dragons, Junkers, BMM, IC, Samura, Zoners)- To be a major faction, you must have obtained the rank of Veteran in CYOF. Major factions often affect the game in big ways, and are second only to the houses in bases and military. Also, major factions have the advantage of sometimes being able to work in secrecy, something that houses cannot do. Major faction leaders are often important figures in the Sirius scene, and need to be dedicated and resourceful, but not nearly as much as the house leaders.

MINOR FACTION (All non-major faction or non-house factions)- Any player can control a minor faction, and they are usually fairly simple to manage. While they don’t have the strong militaries of the houses and major factions, they often have powerful skills that can make them deadly enemies in their own right. Usually, minor factions have to team up with other factions to survive, and work best in alliances. While they may seem small at first, they do have a lot of strengths, and a skilled player can turn a minor faction into a major contender for control of Sirius.

Also, any player who has played as the same faction for two consecutive official CYOF games that they have participated in, then they must choose a different faction.

Each faction is also divided into classes.

Faction classes:

HOUSE (Liberty, Bretonia, Rheinland, Kusari)- Class Bonus: Capital Ship Construction, Unique Unit: None

POLICE (BHG)- Class Bonus: Pirate Hunt, Unique Unit: Supreme Heavy Fighter (SHF)

CORPORATION (Ageria, DSE, Bowex, Republican, etc.)- Class Bonus: Wealth, Unique Unit: None

MAJOR PIRATE (Corsairs, Outcasts, Hessians, Dragons)- Class Bonus: Improved Fighters, Unique Unit: None

MINOR PIRATE (Rogues, Hackers, Mollys, etc.)- Class Bonus: Corporate Strike, Unique Unit: None

REVOLUTIONARY (Unioners, Bundschuh, FA, LWB )- Class Bonus: Capital Ship Attack, Unique Unit: Bomber

MINER (IMG, GMG, BMM, Kruger)- Class Bonus: Mining Skill, Unique Unit: Gas/Metal Miner

SPACER (Zoners)- Class Bonus: Spacer Peace, Unique Unit: None

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