Sector Bonus
The galaxy is divided into named sectors. You can see their names on the map when you zoom out. Every sector grants a bonus to the single empire whose territory covers at least 60% of it.
How it works
Each sector has one fixed bonus, decided when the galaxy was created. It never changes. The bonus and its strength are visible to everyone, right under the sector's name on the map.
Bigger sectors give bigger bonuses. The strength ranges from +5% for the smallest sectors to +20% for the largest.
Coverage is measured by territory, not by how many systems you own. Your empire's borders (see Empire & Borders) are what counts. Spread your systems so their territory blankets the sector.
Only one empire can hold a sector's bonus at a time. The 60% line is a hard threshold: cross it and the bonus is yours; drop below it and the bonus is gone immediately. There is no grace period — once a holder falls under 60%, nobody holds the sector until someone crosses 60% again.
The five bonuses
Production - your extractors in this sector produce more palladium and iridium.
Defense - your fleets defending systems in this sector fight harder.
Build speed - structures in this sector upgrade faster.
Ship build speed - shipyards in this sector produce ships faster.
Fleet upkeep - ships stationed in this sector cost fewer credits per day.
Sector-local
A sector bonus only applies inside that sector: the systems you own there, the battles you defend there, the ships parked there. Holding a production sector does nothing for your systems elsewhere. But nothing stops you from dominating more than one sector.
