Grekim

The Grekim are one of the three playable species in Achron. The Grekim are masters of chronoportation and their units can be upgraded to individually self chronoport. They don't have teleporters but are more mobile than the other races and all of their buildings can fly. They construct buildings by morphing a unit into the building and the Spyre can morph back into the unit. The Grekim have 3 types of units: the Octo, Sepi and Pharo. Each type can be of 3 classes: basic, pod and loligo.

The three basic units (Octo, Sepi and Pharo) can switch into Progeneration mode. When in proximity of each other they can create basic or pod-class units.

The three pod-class units (Octopod, Sepipod and Pharopod) can switch into Progeneration mode. When in proximity of each other they can create pod-class or loligo-class units.

Units in Progeneration mode need to be in proximity of a Spyre building in order to create aerospace units.

Their method of Progeneration is transitive (base-3) :

• Octo + Sepi can make a Pharo or Pharopod
• Octo + Pharo can make a Sepi or Sepipod
• Sepi + Pharo can make make a Octo or Octopod

Placing all three together enables you to make any of the 6 units.

• Octopod + Sepipod can make a Pharopod or Pharoligo
• Octopod + Pharopod can make a Sepipod or Sepiligo
• Sepipod + Pharopod can make a Octopod or Octoligo

Placing all three together enables you to make any of those 6 units.

• Octoligo can split down into a Sepi and Pharo
• Sepiligo can split down into an Octo and Pharo
• Pharoligo can split down into an Octo and Sepi

A short video explaining this can be found here and the updated version here.

All Grekim buildings are made by each of the three basic class units:

• The Octo morphs into a Resource Processor or a Dome
• The Sepi morphs into a Reaph or a Mound
• The Pharo morphs into an Arcticus or a Spyre

The Arcticus is responsible for central hierarchy and group control and can directly progenerate basic class units but at a much higher cost.

The Reaph automatically heals nearby Grekim units, researches technologies, and launches special weapons like the chronobomb.

The Spyre enables progeneration of aerospace when in proximity of progen-mode units.

The Dome is the Grekim version of a Turret.

The Mound is the Grekim version of a Comm Center.

The Grekim were stated as being inspired by Squibbons from the Animal Planet series The Future is Wild. They are also stated to be masters of chronoportation, with all but one of their units able to self-chronoport.

Physiology

All Grekim share the common trait of having eight limbs (though on the flyers some or all of these are repurposed as wing struts or exhaust pipes). Each Grekim that has been seen thus far is also a cyborg. Grekim are separated into three distinct sexes: sepi, pharo, and octo.

Grekim do not communicate verbally, as humans do. Instead, Grekim have a sort of inbuilt radio transmitter and receiver, allowing them to communicate via a means similar in practice to telepathy.

In-game

Units

Icon	Role	Name	Build	Special	Inflict	Recover	Description	Built by	Cost	Requirement
		Octo					Basic melee infantry. Can morph into a Resource Processor or Dome.	Arcticus Sepi+Pharo	95 from Arcticus 42 from progeneration	None
		Sepi					Basic anti-air infantry. Can morph into a Mound or Reaph.	Arcticus Octo+Pharo	95 from Arcticus 45 from progeneration	None
		Pharo					Basic all-around infantry. Can detect cloaked units. Can morph into a Spyre or Arcticus	Arcticus Octo+Sepi	95 from Arcticus 45 from progeneration	None
		Octopod					Basic anti-ground powered armour. Can remove Nanites.	Sepi+Pharo Sepipod+Pharopod	70 44	None
		Sepipod					Basic interceptor. Can remove TSS	Octo+Pharo Octopod+Pharopod	110 58	Nearby Spyre
		Pharopod					Bomber. Can cloak. Can remove status effects.	Octo+Sepi Octopod+Sepipod	80 82	Nearby Spyre
		Octoligo					Advanced artillery powered armour. Can nanite infect enemy units.	Sepipod+Pharopod	165 90	Loligo Class
		Sepiligo					Advanced Fighter-Bomber. Can morph into a Gargantuan.	Octopod+Pharopod	121 110	Loligo Class Nearby Spyre
		Pharoligo					Advanced all-around plane. Can freeze bomb enemy units.	Octopod+Sepipod	111 105	Loligo Class Nearby Spyre
		Gargantuan					Troop carrier. Fastest unit in the game.	Sepiligo	10 10	None
		Guardian (Achron)					Assassin mode target. Cannot attack or chronoport			None

Buildings

All Grekim buildings can fly.

Icon	Name	Description	Morphed from	Cost	Requirement
	Arcticus	Main unit production and command building. Makes Octos, Sepis, and Pharos. Can move, but not while training units. Can order all nearby units as a single action.	Pharo	6	None
	Resource Processor	Gathers resources. Can convert Q-Plasma to L-Crystal.	Octo	35	None
	Reaph	Main tech research building and weapons staging platform. Can remove nanites. Heals nearby Grekim.	Sepi	2	None
	Mound	Handles smart idle and autohierarchy functions, and serves as a watch tower.	Sepi	2 5	None
	Dome	Defensive structure. Detects cloakers and breaks TSS. Has a long range beam ability that requires its full energy reserve and line of sight to the target.	Octo	24 31	Adv. Buildings
	Spyre	Tech building. Allows air units to be progenerated nearby. Can revert to Pharo.	Pharo	3 20	Adv. Buildings

All buildings are created by morphing the source unit.

Upgrades

Icon	Name	Description	Cost	Requirement
	Advanced Structures	Unlocks Spyre and Dome.	35 30	None
	Loligo Class	Unlocks Octoligo, Sepiligo, and Pharoligo.	15 10	None
	Specials	Unlocks special abilities on units.	120 90	None
	Chronoporting	Unlocks self chronoporting. Required for Chronobombs.	344 291	Adv. Buildings
	Weapons	Enables Chronobombs and Plasma Cruise Missiles. Also upgrades unit weapons.	200 160	Adv. Buildings

Grekim Strategy