Category:Designations

Designating worlds causes them to specialize their economy around a particular kind of production. It allows for other worlds (in range, and within the economic bubble of your empire) to import from the designated world.

Notably, while all designations have a minimum tech level, some designations also have a maximum tech level - a world whose tech level is above that maximum when it receives one of these designations will regress over time. Worlds can be kept at artificially elevated tech levels without regressing by importing from a foundation.