Honor

Honor is a combat mechanic unlocked by Name the battles

Honor is used to increase Max Trust of the probes

Battles
Honor is earned through victorious battles (and this is increased (Bonus Honor) if you have Glory)
 * Base Honor is determined by the number of Drifters probes.
 * Every battle, a random percentage of the total Drifters enter battle against you.
 * The game counts how many million Drifters there are in the battle
 * Base Honor is how many million Drifters you killed (capped at 200) + Bonus Honor
 * Bonus Honor increases by +10 every consecutive victory, and is reset to 0 at every defeat.

You can lose Honor when you suffer a defeat in battle. The Honor lost depends on how many probes you lost, and while it's theoretically capped, there is a 50% probability that you enter the battle with many more ships that the Drifters, resulting in an almost guaranteed win. So in practical terms, you can lose ~200 Honor maximum for a defeat.

Projects
You can also gain Honor through these projects:
 * Monument to the Driftwar Fallen (50k honor, one time)
 * Threnody for the Heroes (10k honor, repeatable)