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Setting your city to be the empire capital.

Capital cities are important for any established empire, be it spacefaring or not, since without a capital city, an empire cannot make any money. In order to declare a city the capital, it must have a capitol building.

Empire Capital City

The Empire Capital City is the center point of the whole empire. It is the place from which all government business is done and where all or most of the official government buildings are located. In Hazeron Starship, one city in each empire may be designated as the empire capital. Any city can be declared the capital of the empire, as long as it has a capitol building. Government officials with the correct permissions can designate a city to be the empire capital city.

The empire capital city is an important and strategic part of an empire. Here is why:

Sensor consoles aboard spacecraft display a distinctive blip for the empire capital city.
The DNA of citizens in the capital city will be the base DNA shown when viewing the empire on empire joining list.

Galaxy Capital City

One city of an empire in each galaxy may be designated as the galactic capital. In order to become a galaxy capital, the city must have a capitol building. Government officials with the correct permissions and domain over the galaxy can designate a city to be the galactic capital city.

When a galaxy has a galaxy capital, sector capital cities and cities with no sector capital in that galaxy will send their daily tribute to the galaxy capital instead of directly to the empire capital city. The galaxy capital then sends daily tribute to the main empire capital. This allows the tax revenue from a galaxy to be concentrated by funnelling it through a single city.

Sector Capital City

One city of an empire in each sector may be designated as the sector capital. In order to become a sector capital, the city must have a capitol building. Government officials with the correct permissions and domain over the sector can designate a city to be the sector capital city.

An empire must have an empire capital city to have any use for sector capitals. For this reason, a sector capital cannot be declared if the empire does not have a main empire capital city.

When a sector has a sector capital, cities in that sector send their daily tribute to the sector capital instead of directly to the galaxy capital or empire capital city. This allows the tax revenue from a sector to be concentrated by funnelling it through a single city.

Sector capitals provide alternate locations for the empire capital city, in case the empire capital city needs to be moved. There is no cost associated with moving the capital. Once the new empire capital is declared, cities and sector capitals will begin sending their tribute to the new capital city.

It is possible for a city to be both the empire capital city and a sector capital. The empire capital is not automatically considered to be a sector capital. A sector capital must be explicitly declared.

Trivia

During the MMO, an empire needed to have an empire capital city in order to be tallied on the Empire Standings page of the main website.

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-{{Revision|Merged together [[Empire Capital City]] and [[Sector Capital City]]. Needs to me structured better though.}}
+[[File:DeclaringCapital.png|thumb|right|Setting your [[city]] to be the empire capital.]]
-=Empire Capital City=
+'''Capital cities''' are important for any established [[empire]], be it spacefaring or not, since without a capital city, an empire cannot make any money. In order to declare a [[city]] the capital, it must have a [[capitol]] building.
-One [[city]] in each [[empire]] may be designated as the capital. To become the capital, a city must have a [[capital]] building. Only the emperor or vice-emperor can designate a city to be the capital.
-The capital city is an important and strategic part of an empire.
+==Empire Capital City==
+The Empire Capital City is the center point of the whole [[empire]]. It is the place from which all government business is done and where all or most of the official government buildings are located. In [[Hazeron Starship]], one [[city]] in each empire may be designated as the empire capital. Any city can be declared the capital of the empire, as long as it has a [[capitol]] building. [[Government]] officials with the correct permissions can designate a city to be the empire capital city.
-* An empire without a capital does not accumulate a [[treasury]].
+The empire capital city is an important and strategic part of an empire. Here is why:
-* [[Sensor_Station|Sensor console]]s aboard [[spacecraft]] display a distinctive blip for a capital city.
-* When players join the game, they are offered a list of empires to join. All empires with an open or protected [[Immigration_Policy|immigration policy]] are listed. With a capital city, the empire will appear more appealing and easier to join.
-* The DNA of [[citizen]]s in the capital city, will be the base DNA shown to players when viewing the empire on empire joining list.
-* An empire must have a capital city to be tallied on the [http://www.hazeron.com/EmpireStandings2015/EmpireStandings.html Empire Standings] page of the main website.
-==Tax==
+* [[Sensor_Station|Sensor console]]s aboard [[spacecraft]] display a distinctive blip for the empire capital city.
-Cities levy taxes if the empire has a capital city. [[Tax]]es accumulate in the government account of local [[bank]]s. Once per day, a portion of the government account is transmitted to the capital city.
+* The DNA of [[citizen]]s in the capital city will be the base DNA shown when viewing the empire on empire joining list.
-Taxes are primarily used by the empire to pay for research and development. Higher [[technology]] levels must be developed at great cost. The government accumulates its wealth at the capital city. Technology research is often conducted at the capital due to the constant influx of tax revenue.
+==Galaxy Capital City==
+One city of an empire in each [[galaxy]] may be designated as the galactic capital. In order to become a galaxy capital, the city must have a [[capitol]] building. [[Government]] officials with the correct permissions and domain over the galaxy can designate a city to be the galactic capital city.
-Taxes are also used to pay rewards to [[avatar]]s. Rewards must be collected at banks holding enough money to pay the outstanding debt. The accumulation of money at the capital makes it an ideal location for collecting large government debts.
+When a galaxy has a galaxy capital, sector capital cities and cities with no sector capital in that galaxy will send their daily tribute to the galaxy capital instead of directly to the empire capital city. The galaxy capital then sends daily tribute to the main empire capital. This allows the tax revenue from a galaxy to be concentrated by funnelling it through a single city.
-When a city is captured, the conquerors pillage the local banks of all their money and split the loot between themselves. The accumulation of money at the capital city makes it a juicy target for enemy empires.
+==Sector Capital City==
+One [[city]] of an empire in each [[sector]] may be designated as the sector capital. In order to become a sector capital, the city must have a [[capitol]] building. [[Government]] officials with the correct permissions and domain over the sector can designate a city to be the sector capital city.
-=Sector Capital City=
+An empire must have an empire capital city to have any use for sector capitals. For this reason, a sector capital cannot be declared if the empire does not have a main empire capital city.
-One [[city]] of an [[empire]] in each [[sector]] may be designated the sector capital. To become a sector capital, a city must have a [[capital]] building. The emperor, vice-emperor, or sector administrator can designate a city to be a sector capital.
-An empire must have a [[Empire_Capital_City|empire capital city]] to have any use for sector capitals. For this reason, a sector capital cannot be declared if the empire does not have a capital city.
+When a sector has a sector capital, cities in that sector send their daily tribute to the sector capital instead of directly to the galaxy capital or empire capital city. This allows the tax revenue from a sector to be concentrated by funnelling it through a single city.
-When a sector has a sector capital, cities in that sector send their daily tribute to the sector capital instead of directly to the empire capital city. This allows the tax revenue from a sector to be concentrated by funneling it through a single city.
+Sector capitals provide alternate locations for the empire capital city, in case the empire capital city needs to be moved. There is no cost associated with moving the capital. Once the new empire capital is declared, cities and sector capitals will begin sending their tribute to the new capital city.
-Sector capitals enable [[technology]] research to be distributed to different parts of the empire. By receiving the money first, sector capitals conduct local research with the money. When it is time to send their tribute to the capital, they send a portion of the cash they have on hand.
+It is possible for a city to be both the empire capital city and a sector capital. The empire capital is not automatically considered to be a sector capital. '''A sector capital must be explicitly declared'''.
-Sector capitals create more concentrations of money for [[avatar]]s to collect large debts that are owed them. This may help to distribute the risk of losing the [[treasury]] due to the capture of a lone capital city.
+==Trivia==
+During the [[MMO]], an empire needed to have an empire capital city in order to be tallied on the [https://www.hazeron.com/EmpireStandings/ Empire Standings] page of the main website.
-Sector capitals provide alternate locations for the capital city, in case the capital city needs to be moved. There is no cost associated with moving the capital. Once the new capital is declared, cities and sector capitals will begin sending their tribute to the new capital city.
+__NOTOC__
+[[Category:Colonization]]
-It is possible for a city to be both the empire capital city and a sector capital.
-[[Category:Science]]
 [[Category:Empires]]