[Faction] Energy Based Alien Race

Hey! I was about to make a Faction Ideas topic but that would make it super hard to discuss, edit and develop the factions. So I figured out making one topic for each faction idea is for the best.

I may try making this faction myself, but I figured out it would be fun to share my ideas with people

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Alien Race Made of Energy
    incremental
    units upgrade fusing with another unit of the same type
    units generate energy
    multi-purpose units
        so it wouldn't have many units (?)
    think 2048
    think Cow Evolution
    units are identified by numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256
    commander has the strength of a 64 (?)
    commander can build units (?)
    a building that generates units (?)
    you can choose which unit to build
        building spends resources normally
        fusing is cheaper but building is faster (?)
    building that makes units fuse automatically

I'll be editing and developing this in the future.

sounds a bit like locusts / the goo faction in grey goo.

I know about them but never played Grey Goo.

I thought this faction looking more like the Seraphim from Supreme Commander, with pointy bits and maybe very polygonal. Maybe a mix of the Seraphim, the shadows from Shadow Raiders and the Porygon pokemon? Or maybe I'll ditch this idea for a blobby like version or something.

Or maybe a more Electricity feel and look. I still don't know

Edit: I have another faction idea that's more like Locusts. I basically used locusts as a starting point. Endless multiplying nanomachines and stuff...

it would be interesting to have a faction that works differently. How would this faction gather/ generate metal? Or are they energy only?

They only use energy. But maybe I'll find an use for metal for them. Like, how would an alien race made out of energy use metal? Maybe they use it for buildings only?

maybe use metal to make energy.

Like, in addition to normal energy generation?

There are a couple paths to choose from but I haven't decided yet what the main gimmick of this faction is.

as the normal energy generation, so you have to fight for resources.

but maybe it would be more interesting to work differently.
maybe only feed on enemy units.

Hey just to save you some time,

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    units upgrade fusing with another unit of the same type

Can't be done

Sounds awfully ambitious for a single-man project. How would you go about this, any plans?