The question is do you have the flexibility to try a lot of different strategies including a peaceful government AND enjoy the process assuming its possible? With most of your time devoted to managing depletion, I doubt so. Of course there are ways to manage the depletion trait. By nasty, I don't mean unmanageable but inflexible. Trying to set all this up in order to prevent an imperial depletion implosion from occurring later is still a pretty big setback, and so Cravers can be considered more bad than good, especially if you're fighting against human players who understand their factions and your own weaknesses. To get a proper handle on Craver's depletion, usage of starports (rush them early game) and Chain Gangs is mandatory, as is rushing to gain as many minor factions as you can.

You can get burned very badly with a forge and things can get out of control fast, but if you know what you're doing, you can do amazing things. The true leaders of Craver society are a caste known as Bishops this small percentage of intellectually advanced Cravers forms. Though the Queen is the most important single member of the Craver hierarchy, she is not necessarily its leader or decision-maker as her time is spent in the production of future generations. Originally posted by Shrinkshooter:Playing Cravers is a nasty experience if you don't know what you're doing. The Cravers are one of the eight Endless Space 2 playable major factions.

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