¶ System States Guide
Explore the comprehensive guide to understanding and managing system states in Elite Dangerous BGS.
¶ State Duration Tables
Each state in BGS has unique pending durations, active durations, and cooldowns. Refer to the tables below for details:
¶ Slider States
Slider states affect system economy and security, moving up or down based on player actions.
| State | Pending | Duration | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boom | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
| Bust | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
| Civil Liberty | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
| Civil Unrest | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
| Investment | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
| Lockdown | 1 | 1-∞ | 0 |
¶ Conflict States
Conflict states occur when factions compete for control through wars or elections.
| State | Pending | Duration | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil War | 1 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Elections | 1 | 4-7 | 1 |
| War | 1 | 4-7 | 1 |
¶ Event States
Event states are triggered by specific conditions and influence trade, security, and faction stability.
| State | Pending | Duration | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blight | 0 | 1-7 | 14 |
| Drought | 0 | Unknown | 14 |
| Expansion | 5 | 5-7 | 14 |
| Famine | 0 | 3-28 | 14 |
| Infrastructure Failure | 0 | 1-∞ | 14 |
| Outbreak | 3 | 3-28 | 14 |
| Pirate Attack | 0 | Unknown | 14 |
| Public Holiday | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Retreat | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Terrorist Attack | 0 | 3 | 14 |
These tables summarize state durations and cooldowns for economic, security, and conflict states.
¶ Active States Overview
The default state is "None." While it lacks modifiers or bonuses, it is crucial for certain high-grade emissions (HGEs) and engineering materials.
- None: None is the default state. Although it doesn’t come with any particular modifers or bonuses, it is the state that is required to farm certain HGE types, such as core dynamic composites for Federation systems, or Imperial Shielding for Imperial systems, both of which are essential for engineering.
- How to enter: If you’re lower than None, boost the relevant economic or security sliders. If you’re above the None state, reduce the faction by doing negative actions or boosting
- How to exit: Boost the faction via trade, missions, exploration data, or combat bounties. Or if they are above None, reduce the faction by doing negative actions against the faction, or boosting other factions.
¶ Economic States
Economic states reflect a faction’s financial stability, affecting trade prices and demand.
¶ Boom
A thriving economy state, marked by increased trade and exploration efficiency. Expect higher commodity supply, sell prices, and demand.
- Triggers: High-demand trade loops, donations, and exploration data drops.
- Resolution: Negative economic activity such as unprofitable trade or smuggling.
¶ Bust
An economic downturn with reduced supply and increased demand for specific commodities like narcotics and liquor.
- Triggers: Smuggling and other negative economic activities.
- Resolution: High-profit trade and economic missions.
¶ Investment
An advanced economic state following Boom, characterized by increased demand and supply for key commodities.
- Triggers: Positive trade and exploration data drops.
- Resolution: Negative trade and targeted economic missions.
¶ Security States
Security states impact crime levels, bounty payouts, and station services.
¶ Civil Liberty
A positive security state that doubles combat bounty effects.
- Triggers: Dropping combat bounties and completing combat missions.
- Resolution: Clean kills or combat missions against the faction.
¶ Civil Unrest
A negative security state with increased piracy and demand for illicit goods.
- Triggers: Negative security actions like clean kills or violent crimes.
- Resolution: Combat bounties and security missions for the faction.
¶ Lockdown
A severe state where faction stations shut down, hindering most activities.
- Triggers: Negative security actions and smuggling.
- Resolution: Dropping combat bounties.
¶ Conflict States
Conflict states determine whether factions engage in combat or resolve disputes diplomatically.
¶ War
A conflict between factions with different government types. Combat bonds and combat bounties are critical.
- Triggers: Push two factions with different government types into similar influence ranges.
- Resolution: Fight for the preferred side.
¶ Civil War
Similar to War but occurs between factions with similar government types.
- Triggers: Push two factions with similar ethos into similar influence ranges.
- Resolution: Fight for the preferred side.
¶ Elections
A non-violent conflict resolved through missions, trade, and donations.
- Triggers: Push factions with the same government type into similar influence ranges.
- Resolution: Complete election missions and trade for the preferred side.
¶ Event States
Event states are special conditions that affect faction operations, trade, and security.
¶ Outbreak
A state triggered by neglected Bust systems, characterized by high demand for medicines.
- Triggers: Deliver biowaste or ignore Bust states.
- Resolution: Complete outbreak-specific missions and deliver medicines.
¶ Drought
A state marked by low food and water availability, increasing demand for related goods.
- Triggers: Happens randomly or due to neglected systems.
- Resolution: Deliver water and food supplies.
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