# Manufacturer Politics There are three primary, Council of Peace (COP), factions and three minor factions in Star Atlas. The safe and medium-risk zones are dominated by the **MUD**, **ONI**, and **Ustur** Council factions. The main ship manufacturers, having set up commerce in these zones, have established corporate alignments across the COP. Gaining access to manufacturer blueprints requires accumulated manufacturer loyalty. This will function like a reputation system. The more loyalty one garners within a manufacturer, the more blueprints they will have access to. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://lore.staratlas.com/ship-manufacturers-configurations-and-politics/manufacturer-politics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.