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'''''Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment''''' is as the game's first expansion pack. It requires the original version of ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' to run it.

==Description==
The races have come to a stalemate and are fortifying their territories to prepare themselves for the long run. This expansion includes many improvements to current defenses and completely new ones. As well as the main feature being the star base.

==New Features==
===Defense Research Trees===
The Defense [[Research Trees]] are now where you get upgrades for hangars, defense platforms, etc. In addition, each race can now get mines. The Defense Tree also contains the Star Base upgrades as well as the upgrades for tactical structures. The [[TEC]] use the imaginatively-named [[Defense Tree]] for their upgrades. The [[Advent]]'s Defense Tree is the [[Security Tree]], and the [[Vasari]] rely on the [[Fortification Tree]] to bolster their defenses.

===Star Bases===
The Star Base is built with a Star Base Construction Cruiser, researched in each race's Defense Tree. A Star Base allows one to further strengthen their current gravity wells, or colonize a previously ''un''-colonizable gravity well (allowing you to build even longer trading routes). There can only be one Star Base per gravity well '''per player''', though stars can have four. The [[TEC]] get the [[Raloz Heavy Constructor]] for their Construction Cruiser, which becomes the [[Argonev Star Base]]. The [[Advent]] get the [[Talion Savior]] as their Construction Cruiser, which becomes the [[Transcencia Star Base]]. The [[Vasari]], instead of getting their own cruiser, use the [[Jarun Migrator]] for their construction of [[Orkulus Star Base]]s. Perhaps, most alarmingly, the Orkulus is ''mobile,'' allowing Vasari players to bring terror to anywhere in the gravity well they occupy.

===Anti-Structure Cruisers===
In addition to the Star Base Construction Cruisers, Anti-Structure Cruisers can also now be built. These ships have such mammoth weapons that they can only target structures, as they are too unwieldy to use against ships. The [[TEC]] get the [[Ogrov Torpedo Cruiser]], the [[Advent]] get the [[Solanus Adjudicator]], while the [[Vasari|Vasari's]] [[Orkulus Star Base|Orkulus]] acts as its Anti-Structure Cruiser, making it the only one that ''can'' attack other units - however, it is unable to leave its gravity well.

===Mines===
As stated in the Defense Tree article, [[Mines]] are now available to all races, of which a maximum of 150 may be deployed in any given gravity well. The [[TEC|TEC's]] [[Proximity Mines]] are your basic, run-of-the-mill space mines that are placed en masse around your planet. The [[Advent|Advent's]] [[Hangar Defense/Advent|Hangar Defenses]] and their [[Aeria Drone Host]]s can field [[Homing Mine Squadron]]s, which deploy into [[Homing Mines]]. Last, but not least, the [[Vasari]] receive the [[Sivuskras Ruiner]], a Mine-Laying ship that can deploy its [[Explosive Mines]] anywhere, even in enemy territory. Furthermore, if upgraded to carry [[Gravity Mines]], a [[Sivuskras Ruiner|Sivuskras]] can prevent its victims from escaping for a short period.

==Changes==
===Defense Platforms===
The Research Trees now provide more upgrades to defense platforms, making them more attractive to use. The [[Advent]], for instance, get [[Synergy]] for their [[Beam Defense Platform]]s, allowing them to combine their energy into more powerful shots, or boost their shields. The [[TEC]] can upgrade [[Gauss Defense Platform]]s to deal with longer-ranged targets with their [[Meson Bolt Cannon]]s, or punish those who get too close with [[Burst Rockets]]. The [[Vasari]]'s [[Missile Platform]]s are now equipped with [[Disruptor Nanites]], preventing enemy hull repair, antimatter regeneration, and shield restoration systems from coming online.
===Hangar Research===
As stated previously, Hangar Defenses are now researched in the Defense Research Trees, as opposed to the Combat Research Trees. In addition, they also gain new defenses for themselves. [[TEC]] [[Hangar Defense/TEC|Hangar Defenses]] can be equipped with [[Flak Turrets]] to keep their fighters safe while attacking others. The [[Advent|Advent's]] [[Hangar Defense/Advent|Hangars]] can be equipped with [[Shield Bestowal]] to protect themselves and any surrounding structures. Lastly, the [[Vasari]] can equip their [[Hangar Defense/Vasari|Hangars]] with [[Phasic Trap]]s, phasing out the hull of any enemy who gets too close to them.

===AI Enhancements===
The AI's have been made even smarter, which can make things better or worse, depending on one's point of view.

===New Planet Bonuses===
Entrenchment adds 11 new planetary bonuses to the game. However, only 9 of them actually appear in the game, as Indigenous Satellites and Stable Debris Field do not have a chance to spawn on any of the planet types.

{| class="gametable" style="float:none; text-align:center" border="1px" cellpadding="2"
!Planet Bonus Name !!Ter !!Des !!Ice !!Vol !!Ast !!D.A. !! Bonus 1 !! Bonus 2
|- style="height:25px"
|colspan=9 | On Scouting
|-
| Signal Interference|| - || - || - ||X||X|| - ||Culture Spread Rate -20%||
|-
| Toxic Fallout||X||X|| - || -|| - || - ||Population -30||Population Growth -25%
|-
| Frequent Meteorites|| - || - || - || - ||X|| -||Population -20||Metal/Crystal Income +30%
|-
| Industrial Wasteland|| - || - || - || - ||X|| -||Culture Spread Rate -30%||Metal/Crystal Income +30%
|- style="height:25px"
|colspan=9| On Colonizing
|-
| Conductive Mantle|| - || - || - ||X|| - || - ||Culture Spread Rate +25%||
|-
| Helium Rich Atmosphere|| -|| -||X|| -|| - || - ||Trade Income +25%||
|- style="height:25px"
|colspan=9| Colonizing or First Explore Planet
|-
| Solar Energy Harvesting|| -|| -|| -||X|| -|| -||Population +15||
|-
| Geothermal Hot Spots|| -|| -||X|| -|| - || - ||Logistics Slots +4||
|- style="height:25px"
|colspan=9| Unconfirmed
|-
| Indigenous Satellites|| -|| -|| -|| -|| -|| -||Culture Spread Rate +20%||
|-
| Thaw Cells|| -|| -||X|| -|| - || - ||Population +25||
|-
| Stable Debris Field|| -|| -|| -|| -|| - || - ||Trade Income +20%||
|}

==System Requirements==
{{Main|System Requirements}}

{| align="left" border="3" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col"|
! scope="col"|Minimum
! scope="col"|Maximum
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Operating system
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP Service Pack 3
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|CPU
| style="text-align: center;"|1.8 GHz (single core)
| style="text-align: center;"|2.2 GHz Dual- or Quad-Core Processor
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Memory
| style="text-align: center;"|512 MB (Windows XP) 1 GB (Windows Vista)
| style="text-align: center;"|1GB (Windows XP) 2GB (Windows Vista)
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Hard drive space
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|3 GB of free space
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Graphics hardware
| style="text-align: center;"|128 MB DirectX 9 3D Video Card (Radeon 9600 / GeForce 6600 and above)
| style="text-align: center;"|256 MB DirectX 9 3D Video Card (Radeon X1600 / GeForce 7600 and above)
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Sound hardware
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Network
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|Internet connection required for multiplayer
|}
{{Clear}}

==See also==
*[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]
*[[Diplomacy]]
*[[Rebellion]]
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[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Entrenchment]]