ORB OFF WORLD RESOURCE The Malus are a product of their planet's harsh environment. Scarce water, extremely high temperatures and a volatile climate have created a stout and rigidly disciplined culture based on strength and triumph over adversity. They have come to see themselves as the rightful rulers of the cosmos... The Alyssians are an independent, self-sufficient and fatalistic race, who have sacrificed their individualism for the greater cause of societal harmony. They are democratic and egalitarian, however in this age of scientific progress, those who excel in the military sciences are esteemed above all... One-of-a-kind dynamic universe - multiple solar systems alive with planets, moons, orbits, asteroid belts, debris fields and extraordinary spatial environments. Visible upgrades to units as you research new technology. CD-ROM for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP