Alien Race Differences

Also see Races Differences Guide - Lothor.

Each alien race has a totally different playing style, concept, technology tree, battle strategy and resource management. An example is the Terran's primary source of income is commerical, while for Marauders is Plundering colonies. Therefore Terran may concentrate on colony management (especially the commercial sector) while Marauders concentrates more on warfare and resource budgetting. Resource budgetting is important for Marauders because they do not have a high income and have to be careful not to go in to debt.

**Terran**

The Terran, or Human Race, is a simple and balanced race. They are also capitalist, industrialist, explorers, warlike and a very curious race. This would allow the Terrans to base their economy on any factors, such as commercial, industry, agriculture and of course the general public pays taxes to the local government.Thanks to the curiosity of the Terrans, they have explored and populated most parts of the galaxy, making it the most common race to be found. However, due to their warlike manner, Terran colonies are almost always fighting with one another.All players have to start off with the Terrans race first and is required to finish some of the initial missions prior to moving on to other races.

Empire Death:

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt

**Aspha Miner**

The Collective found the Aspha Miner Race, which specializes in mineral extraction and large defensive weapons platforms (starbases). The Aspha Miners did not bow to the demands of being assimilated by the Collective thus the Aspha-Collective war broke out. The war was bloody lasting only a few months. The Collective tried attacking the Aspha Miners many times, but every time, they failed badly against the Aspha Miners massive Starbases and Defensive fleets. Both races suffered great amount of losses with some of their fleets and colonies destroyed.

The Aspha Miners race originates from far away, the Orion Star System. They seem to be a religious race with their original religious records dating back eons ago. Their race name was derived from the Asphalt Mineral, which is found in abundance in the Orion Star System and the fact that they are very skillful in mineral extractions, hence the word Miners. The Aspha Miners are peaceful in nature and place more emphasis on defensive weapons platforms or starbases, designing their fleet to be more defensive in nature.

This was to their advantage as the Collective race soon came to the Orion System,trying to invade and assimilate their entire Empire. Although the war ended in a win for the Aspha Miners, the Orion Star System was devastated from the War, and many colonies were totally destroyed. Later the Collective and Aspha Miners worked out Non-Aggression Pact towards each other, though some rogue groups of each race still attack each other as if the races were still in war. The Aspha Miners eventually settled in many parts of the galaxy, soon becoming one of the common races to be found.

Empire Death

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt

**Marauder**

Eons ago the Guardian and Marauder Races were in constant war, which almost brought about the total genocide of these two alien races. After hundreds of years of war, the Marauders were winning the war by almost conquering the galaxy, leaving the Guardians to only a handful of colonies. As the main Marauder fleet, together with Bastille (the center of command for the Marauders) approach, the Guardian race, out of desperation, used an untested Kal-Zul artifact (thought to be a mass destruction weapon of some kind) against the invaders. Upon activating the alien artifact the entire solar system was overwhelmed with an unknown sub-space energy burst. This resulted in the mutation of the Guardian race from an organic being to an energy-based entity. The entire fleet of the Marauders was mutated to an unknown form and teleported to a distant Dark Galaxy by the artifact, as well.

Having lost their leadership and main fleet, the Marauders soon lost the war. The new Terran race soon enslaved the Marauders during the Expansion Period of the Terran race, taking advantage of the situation. However, the Marauders, being an aggressive race, refused to be enslaved and aunched a rebellion. They were crushed by the Terran fleets and forced to flee.

Marauders now live off the Terran by pillaging and plundering their colonies. Marauders are also known to be always on the move, keeping their colonies small in size, as not to attract unwanted attention.

Special Ability

Ships have very low upkeep

Empire Death

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt Dies when no colonies left

**Dark Marauder**

Eons ago the Guardian and Marauder Races were in constant war, which almost brought about the total genocide of these two alien races. After hundreds of years of war, the Marauders were winning the war by almost conquering the galaxy, leaving the Guardians to only a handful of colonies. As the main Marauder fleet, together with Bastille (the center of command for the Marauders) approach, the Guardian race, out of desperation, used an untested Kal-Zul artifact (thought to be a mass destruction weapon of some kind) against the invaders. Upon activating the alien artifact the entire solar system was overwhelmed with an unknown sub-space energy burst. This resulted in the mutation of the Guardian race from an organic being to an energy-based entity. The entire fleet of the Marauders was mutated to an unknown form and teleported to a distant Dark Galaxy by the artifact, as well.

**Viral 106**

Viral 106 is a virus that has evolved from the time of the Kal-Zul, through the years they have taken many hosts as victims, infecting environments of other races and using them to learn their technologies. It is speculated on how much technology of theirs is actually their own, because not many have survived from the Kal-Zul era, but most think they have a few technologies of their own.

The Viral 106 race is much hated throughout the galaxy, and is in war constantly. The Warlords of their race are united and stand strong, however they are getting weaker due to less hosts in the galaxy from all the wars. Although no races have declared an all out war on the Viral 106 race, many have taken over undefended planets and are moving closer to the heart of the empire, killing more Viral 106 hosts as they go, further depleting the races resources. The Viral home world is heavily defended, however; and the races may get to it and then automatically be infected by the virus.

The races weapons are advanced, and they specialize in chemical warfare. The ships of this race number few, but are very useful when it comes to large scale attacks.

Special ability

Infect ships in battle

Infect colonies/planets

Reverse engineer any ships (Terran, Aspha Miner and Marauder, limited to 3 per race)

Empire Death

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt

Dies when no colonies left

**Collective**

The Collective race is a half organic species, half robotic cyborg made aeons ago by an unknown race for hostilities, and were probably used as servants to this races Overlords, but after the wars in which they were made for they turned on their masters and annihilated them. During this war the Collective resorted to stealing ships and assimilating planets to their wishes. They became really good at this and started putting modules in their ships, allowing them to do this without difficulty. They plundered their smaller planets for resources and used bigger planets for headquarters to this onslaught. Their ships are generally offensive, being based on their old masters ships, some for hijacking enemy ships and some unmanned robotic ships. The hijacking ships consist largely of big, heavily defended ships, that do not blow up ships, instead they immobilize them for the Collectives army. The unmanned robotic ships are heavily armed, mostly defensive ships.

After the war on the unknown race, the Collective stole the empire, claiming it as theirs. They began building an empire in the solitude of the Gamma Quadrant. There was little contact between them and other races, because of the mysteries surrounding the Gamma Quadrant, few travel there, and even less stay. The race flourished for millions of years without outside interference, until the High Council of the Collective race started sending expeditions outside the Gamma Quadrant. Soon the Collectives planets would be running out of resources and they needed a new haven.What they got was more then they bargained for.

They found a race that called themselves the Aspha Miners. This race was highly specialized in mineral extraction, also huge defensive platforms and ships. They had many resources at their disposal, and could defend themselves with the determination not even the Collective�s old masters had. The Collective tried to force an ultimatum on them for planets, or the Aspha Miners should prepare for war. The Aspha Miners, being a proud race, declined the offer. The Collective race began raids against Aspha Miner colonies, because of this, attacking some of the Aspha Miners most prized planets. These acts did not go unobserved, however; the Aspha Miners were a highly organized race, and noticed this instantaneously. They surrounded the planets that were invaded and forced the Collective to leave. The Collective High Council did not approve of these threats and declared war, their main fleet moving before the Orion star systems, finding a huge Aspha Miner defending fleet waiting. For the most part the Collective were completely devastated. The Aspha Miners had major losses, but nothing as great as Collective race. Of the Collective main fleet, 638 out of 5,573 were left, compared to the 3,000 or so Aspha Miner losses.

The Aspha Miner race agreed to an alliance thereafter, giving the Collective space to move around in and maps of the quadrants. It also provided Aspha Miners with an invaluable ally, unlocking the mysteries of the Gamma Quadrant. These two races have been great allies since, their empires working together to create a deadly alliance for anyone who opposes them.

Special Abilities

Assimilate Ships in Battle (Only if you win the battle)

Assimilate Colonies/Planets

Colony Cluster with 256 planets!

Population Grows to 2x Maximum Population Allowed

Empire Death

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt

Dies when no colonies left

**Guardian**

Eons ago the Guardian and Marauder Races were in constant war, which almost brought about the total genocide of these two alien races. After hundreds of years of war, the Marauders were winning the war by almost conquering the galaxy, leaving the Guardians to only a handful of colonies. As the main Marauder fleet, together with Bastille (the center of command for the Marauders) approach, the Guardian race, out of desperation, used an untested Kal-Zul artifact (thought to be a mass destruction weapon of some kind) against the invaders. Upon activating the alien artifact the entire solar system was overwhelmed with an unknown sub-space energy burst. This resulted in the mutation of the Guardian race from an organic being to an energy-based entity. The entire fleet of the Marauders was mutated to an unknown form and teleported to a distant Dark Galaxy by the artifact, as well.

After the war many Guardians were unable to cope with the mutation and longed to turn back in to an organic being. The main government outlawed such experiments and a civil war broke out. The civil war finally ended after a great loss for the entire Guardian race. Countless colonies and technologies were destroyed, as the race almost wiped itself from existence. From then on the Guardians have made a solemn oath to protect the galaxy, and to ensure peace.

The Guardians, being composed of energy, do not consume food. They, however, excel in the field of energy research producing one of the best energy shields in the known galaxy. This advantage makes most energy-based weapons ineffective against them. Unable to attain the pleasures of consuming food, the Guardian race takes pleasure in collecting consumer goods from other races.

Special Abilities

Effective Energy Shield

Can't Reward Population

Population Do Not Consume Food

Empire Death

Bankcrupcy - When unable to repay debt

Dies when no colonies left

**Kal Zul**

The Kal-Zul is an ancient alien race thought to be extinct from the current galaxy. It is not entirely clear what happen to this ancient race. The Kal-Zul is known for their unique technology and artifacts, which is rumoured to be scattered around the known galaxy.

Special Ability

Unique Technology and Artifacts