Architect (CivBE)

Architect
Ranged Unit in Beyond Earth
Required	4  Purity 4  Harmony 1 Xenomass 1 Floatstone Alien Hybridization
Moves	2
Base Unit Strength	16
Base Ranged Strength	32
Base Range	Range 2

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Game info

The Architect is a Harmony - Purity hybrid ranged unit. While boasting rather mediocre Ranged Strength in comparison to its Production and Resource cost, the Architect is able to bolster or inhibit the Strength of units on the battlefield.

Unit Upgrades

Tier 1

Early game Architects have no perks at their disposal, but are still formidable ranged support units. They are available fairly early if the player knows how to tech efficiently, before Tier 3 Rangers. Their Ranged Strength is respectable, and they can still provide basic utility to nearby friendly or enemy units. They are great when paired with Immortals or Battlesuits early game to take out Alien Nests.

An architect bolstering an Immortal (left) and their upgrade pose (right)

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Subject	Tier 1
Tech Prerequisites	Alien Hybridization
Affinity Prerequisites	4  Harmony 4  Purity
Resource Cost	1 Xenomass, 1 Floatstone
Production Cost	275 Production
Combat Strength	16 Combat Strength 32 Ranged Strength
Range	2 Range
Movement	2 Movement
Passives	Combat Inhibit, Combat Assist

Utility actions:

• Combat Assist: +10% Combat Strength to friendly unit (Costs 2 Movementby default)
• Combat Inhibit: -10% Combat Strength to enemy unit (Costs 2 Movementby default)

Tier 2

Tier 2 Architects receive a very unique set of perks that apply specifically to its utility actions. The generic perk allows -20% Strength to be siphoned on the battlefield, or the utility can be morphed to heal or damage on contact. First Architects can also be more versatile by using more utility actions at a time. Their Ranged Strength is still respectable, so they are a fairly expensive but useful alternative to Rangers.

Subject	Tier 1 (Evolved Architect)	Tier 2 (First Architect)	Tier 2 (True Architect)
Tech Prerequisites	Alien Hybridization	Alien Hybridization	Alien Hybridization
Affinity Prerequisites	12  Harmony 5  Purity	9  Harmony 9  Purity	5  Harmony 12  Purity
Resource Cost	1 Xenomass, 1 Floatstone	1 Xenomass, 1 Floatstone	1 Xenomass, 1 Floatstone
Production Cost	405 Production	405 Production	405 Production
Combat Strength	32 Combat Strength 60 Ranged Strength	32 Combat Strength 60 Ranged Strength	32 Combat Strength 60 Ranged Strength
Range	2 Range	2 Range	2 Range
Movement	2 Movement	2 Movement	2 Movement
Perk Choice A	Double effectiveness of utility actions	Double effectiveness of utility actions	Double effectiveness of utility actions
Perk Choice B	-10HP to enemy targeting with utility	Utility costs 1 Movementso multiple can be used	+10HP heal to friendly targeting with utility
Passives	Combat Inhibit, Combat Assist	Combat Inhibit, Combat Assist	Combat Inhibit, Combat Assist

Utility actions:

• Combat Assist: +10% Combat Strength to friendly unit (Costs 2 Movementby default)
• Combat Inhibit: -10% Combat Strength to enemy unit (Costs 2 Movementby default)

Civilopedia entry

Architects are genetically enhanced commanders, surveying the battlefield and devising tactics based on tons of data on the fly. Every Architect has received extensive cerebral gene modification that enhances their cognitive function well beyond that of a normal human. The implants and gene therapy they have received allow their brains to operate several times faster, processing large amounts of information very quickly, as well as giving them heightened senses. Architects also carry large scanners with them, allowing them to gather data about their surroundings in a wide area.

The data that Architects collect through sensory perception and their scanners ranges from variations in weather patterns to topography to the location and condition of both their own forces as well as the enemy’s. They analyze this at speeds similar to that of supercomputers, determining all advantages and disadvantages on both sides, and make strategic decisions within seconds that exploit everything in play to give themselves and their own troops the best possible outcome.

It is essential that these commanders are on the front lines of battle with their forces, where they are able to collect and analyze the most raw data and then relay their brilliant strategies back within moments. Non-enhanced soldiers that have seen Architects in play say that their tactical decision making is awe-inspiring and easily turns the tide of battle.

See also

• Drone Cage (CivBE)
• Aegis (CivBE)