Allocate Economic points in your controlled nations to build MC. Generally, every 25 points invested adds 1 to your global MC.
Do not draw too much Alien attention until your space defenses (like Layered Defense Arrays) are online and functional. 4. Mission Control (MC) Scaling Your expansion is capped by your Mission Control limit.
Use the Unity priority in your major nations to keep public opinion high and prevent other factions from seizing your Control Points .