Summary View (manual)

The summary view is where you can see the impact of your actions at a glance. The information provided can be broken down into three categories: The core strength of your empire is how powerful your empire would be if you were living in a vaccuum with no other systems in your universe. It is the combined effect of your investments, technologies, achievements, truth commitments, and remaining active truth. Certain strengths are primary, meaning they are a direct result of the actions you take. Some are derivative, meaning they are the result of a combination of primary strengths.
 * Core strength
 * System relationships
 * Total strength

The system relationships is a summary of how many systems you have in each of the four empire relationship categories. This is a result of the interaction between your core strength, other systems, and the distance between you and each system.

The total strength of your empire is what governs your various incomes as well as influencing how much investments cost.