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3. god of the winds who they claim is their leader and regularly communi cates with them through to the wind Their first contact with a race other than theirs was the Arka avi As soon as they landed on the planet Arkaham stopped communicating with them for many days and assuming their new visitors had something to do with it the Rasmuth plotted to kid nap one of the expedition leaders The day the plan was due Arkaham returned and told them not to attack but to hide and flee as far away from them as possible as even himself was so afraid of their power he himself could not speak for several days The Rasmuth went into hiding in the ice caverns for over a month abandoning their homes and cities before the Arka avi finally left Tor ka for good They never really found out what they were doing in their home planet but those months were complete ly erased from their History and known only as a legend called The Month Arkaham Felt Fear E Ara wags E de CHAPTER 8 THE COMMATUS STORY The Commatus are tall and hairy individuals with only one big but highly sensitive eye whose way of life isn t very different from humans They are a mostly benevolent race but it s known to be very hard to earn their trust because of their suspicious nature Originally they were known to be poorly organized and under developed but very strong and agile workers Because of that their home planet of Fyssia was regularly at tacked and increas
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5. there is to research certain technologies that improve that limit or colonize more planets nearby Keno Invasion Army rating 2 Arny H Total Units 1 amp 4 Total Units 1 amp 3 To invade planets you need to build one or more ships with an Army module such as your already existing Army Ship This module makes it possible to transport an army inside so you can move them in space To invade a planet simply move one of these ships to the target planet just like you would with a normal ship Your empire has a army rating which is an indicator of how good your armies are The better your army is the better your chances z Choosing the adequate tactic for an invasion can change whether you ll be successful or not and some may increase the chances of civilian casualities or destroying build ings wa 1 Eta A sn E m Once you have successfully invaded a planet you can chose to raze the entire popula tion and buildings simply leave it as it is or occupy it keeping everything including the population which will take some time to fully abide to your rule making it un happy and possibly revolt against your empire 5 8 TRADING Now that you can build freighters you can start trading with other empires or pirate clans provided they don t have an embargo on you To set a trading route just move the ship over the planet you want to trade with and once it arrives at the orbit a new trade route will
6. war and pride in their military achievements They also know how to put their physical strength to good use when it comes to the industry Bonuses Combat morale 2 High Work Rate Weaknesses Low Intelectuality Less Trade Profit ARKONOSS An ancient race they are known for their psychic powers and they sure how to use them for their advantage They are a very inteligent and reclusive race who prefer to be kept at peace Due to their closed nature they are harder to infilitrate Bonuses High Intellectuality Intelligence 1 Weaknesses Combat morale 1 Diplomacy 1 KRIFITH Hailing from the planet of Krif I the Krifith are a strongly industrious race whose citi zens live to serve the queen and obey her almost blindly However their short life span and low IQ make them poor scientists Bonuses High Work Rate Very High Reproduction Rate Happiness 5 Weaknesses Low Intelectuality RASMUTH The Rasmuth are religious fanatics whose goal is to spread their religion to the entire galaxy Dying in battle is a gift for them which makes them a strong military force They are also known as rather clumsy traders and though they are very inteligent indi viduals Bonuses Combat morale 1 High Intellectuality Weaknesses Race likeability 1 Less Trade Profit XENOM The Xenom are known as a generally friendly and trustful race who see war as a last resort solution Their utopic way of living makes them naturally happy but their re
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9. Planets and Colonies screen respectively Xeno Xenom Empire Population 13 2 b 13 2 b Happiness 99 industry 5 Research 0 Balance 22 BC month Once you have selected a planet you can check more information on it such as its population happiness of the population industry and research output and finances balance The panel at the right shows the stationed units in the selected planet Just like you would in a fleet you can access more information about the unit by holding the right mouse button on its respective icon and select and move one or more units to move them outside the orbit SS 5 3 EMPIRE MENU In this menu you can take a deeper look at your empire s finances check your generals and ministers change the taxes as well as change your domestic policies or deliver a speech Setting your taxes to None will mean you won t receive any income from taxes but your population will trust your goverment more Setting your taxes to Very Low Low Average High Very High and Insane will mean youll get 1 5 3 4 5 6 7 5 and 9 BC each month for every billion inhabitants in your colonies Colony management costs are influenced by how good the planet s living conditions are but more they can increase if you have free healthcare or run propaganda for instance If your funds become negative therefore meaning your economy starts having debt your reputation will suffer
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11. USER MANUAL 2 Be Ay o BLACK SUN Ory EPILEPSY WARNING Please read this caution before you or your child play a videogame Certain people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or lose consciousness after exposure to flashing lights or light patterns in our daily environment Such people may have a sei zure while watching particular televised images or when they play some videogames This phenomenon may appear even if the subject has no history of previous difficulties If you or a member of your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy seizures or loss of awareness when exposed to flashing lights please consult your doctor prior to use We advise that parents supervise the use of videogames by their children If you or your child experiences any of the following symptoms while playing a videogame dizziness blurred vision eye or muscle twitches loss of awareness disorientation any involuntary movement or convulsion IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your doctor Standard Precautions When Playing Videogames e Do not stand or sit too close to the screen Position yourself as far away from the screen as the length of cable allows e Play video games on a small screen preferably e Avoid playing if you are tired e Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit e Rest for a period of 10 to 15 minutes for every hour you play a videogame CONTENT T Introduction and Overview 9
12. a general to guide your fleets to victory Concoct complex plots with your allies or use your intelligence services to uncover weak spots on that threatening empire whose leader has vowed to destroy you Make sure to keep your population happy or be prepared to face protests against your rule or in a worst case scenario rebel factions within your empire Only the mightiest rulers can prevail in the depths of space Are you up to the task of becoming a Lord of the Black Sun 2 LORDS OF THE BLACK SUN LORE It s the year 2231 After decades of political tensions and economic instability Human ity was about to learn the meaning of the word panic Astronomers all over the world started to notice a unique phenomenon in the sun and terrified they acknowledged their respective governments the sun was dying out and that all life would be impos sible on Earth in less than a century To avoid widespread panic the world s most prominent leaders decided they would not disclose the full destructive nature of the phenomenon and instead announced the temperatures would go up due to intense solar explosions In the meantime they expected to learn more about what was going on and find a solution if the danger was real However during an investigation on the subject a journalist managed to find one of the astronomers who first discovered what was going on with the sun locked up in an asylum He revealed everything and gave him his i
13. ant race hailing from the desert like planet of Draakian They originated from a lizard like race and slowly evolved during millions of years to become intelligent but somewhat reclusive beings due to their nature but also because their past left them many scars 4 While still little more than primitives the Arka avi arrived at their home planet and devastated large portions of their population in a short war that ended with the few survivors hiding in the mountains The reasons for the invasion are unknown but it s widely spread that they were looking for something specific as the planet was otherwise worthless to them and after a few years they simply left and never returned The surviving Draakians rebuilt their young civilization but more reclusive than ever and swore to one day avenge their fallen fathers As the millennia passed the Draakian slowly became stronger more agile and especially more intelligent beings with the legends of their ancestors unfair battle against the mighty Arka avi still being very much part of their folklore What was originally a society of desert scavengers small time merchants swindlers and thieves quick developed into adept traders and extremely talented spies though never really recovering their reputation as double faced individuals CHAPTER 3 THE ARKONOSS STORY The Arkonoss are an anciant and enigmatic race known for their closed nature as well as their dark mystical powers and incr
14. be created The more resources the planet holds the more profitable the trade route will be Both you and the other empire profit from the trade route so you can use it strategi cally to make an empire value their relationship with you more for instance SS 5 9 SHIPS m Ships can be used to attack and defend colonies as well as explore the galaxy To move a unit just click with the right mouse button wherever you want to it to go You can only move within a solar system marked by the borders around the sun To station a ship in one of your colonies just move it to the respective colony Each unit can move a certain amount of AU Astronomical Units each turn with ships with a light hull having a bonus of 5 Movepoints E DI a 5 10 INTELLIGENCE In the Intelligence screen you can recruit new spies assign them a mission or disband them After you hired a new agent you ll notice he has a set of stats His Evasion trait influences how easily he can escape in case he is captured his Toug ness trait will dictate how hard it is for his captors to make him confess who he works for his intel trait shows how good he is at intelligence gathering missions and his Sabotage trait as how good he is at sabotage missions By default he will be assigned to do Counter intelligence which means he is working to prevent enemy spies from entering our empire but you can assign him any other operation by clicking th
15. ch damage it can inflict and weapon type it s armor rating and its current and total movepoints to the selected ship you can use the buttons above the panel Fleet Draakian Empire You can create fleets by moving one ships to another one In this panel you can see which ships are part of the fleet and access more detailed information on each one by holding the right mouse button over its respective icon To select a specific ship inside the fleet and move it individually just click on its icon and move it using the right mouse button END TURN These small buttons allow you to access different screens quickly namely from top to bottom the Empire screen the Research screen the Diplomacy screen the News screen the Intelligence screen and the Ship Design screen To end the turn you can either press ENTER or click the End Turn button 2005 BC ys P a tai BL S These panels show from left to right the game month and year your current funds S and balance and how many Glory Points you have In the minimap you can have a overall view of the galaxy which systems have been explored which ones are inaccessible which ones belong to who and the location of all the visible planets and ships The buttons at the left of the minimap from top to bottom allow you to access the Main Menu move the camera to your ships move the camera to your planets move the camera to your idle ships and check the
16. ct the chance to hit ratio Morale is influenced by a few factors the Defence of the planet the Defence rating is added to the Morale if fighting on orbit or in a ground battle the empire wide happi ness of the population 1 if above 55 and 2 if above 75 and the Charisma rating of a general if present in the battle Certain technologies race traits and having a Defence Minister can also provide sig nificant bonuses 6 CREDITS ARKAVI STUDIOS PRODUCER Mike Domingues LEAD DESIGNER Mike Domingues PROGRAMMING Mike Domingues 2D ART Andr Simoes David Oliveira Goncalo Antunes Jorge Oliveira Pedro Andr 3D ART Edgar Ferreira Jorge Oliveira Pedro Andr MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN Joao Mexia ICEBERG INTERACTIVE CEO Erik Schreuder SALES DIRECTOR Howard Newmark BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Raymond Snippe GENERAL MANAGER GERMANY AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND Andy Litke PRODUCT MANAGER Tamara Robeer PR MANAGER Mayke Griffioen PR ASSISTANT Rutger Siebbeles Tim van Heemst COMMUNITY MANAGER Niels Kooijman COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT William Willy Karimbeik ART DIRECTOR Michael van Zijl ASSISTANT PRINTED MATERIALS Mariska Burri Visser 7 TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you encounter a software problem when installing or playing the game and the particu lar solution could not be found in this manual or solved by updating your computer with the latest audio or video drivers we strongl
17. e Assign Mission button 5 11 RESEARCH bp margy er phos deere Num pei Research is one of the most important aspects of your empire First you must choose the technology you wish to research and then wait for your scientists to finish it To speed your researches build more research labs and similar research production buildings Your race s Intelligence also has a significant impact in the total research output of your planets Research is divided between Military Economical and Scientific research Military technologies usually revolve around new ship parts and other improvements geared to warfare like ground combat and espionage Economic research focuses mostly on industry trade and diplomacy while Scientific research focuses on the well being of your citizens and their happiness p a L In the Diplomacy screen you can check out all the other empires you ve encountered so far and speak with them Each one has a certain opinion on you which is influenced be several factors as well as some actions you may have taken One of those factors is your Reputation You lose Reputation by declaring war on an empire without having a Casus Belli against them not honoring an alliance or having one of your spies caught on friendly territory and confessing your involvement for instance You can also gain a good Reputation by destroying a pirate clan or honoring an alli ance The other empires also jud
18. edible intelligence Arkonoss legends tell that they co existed with the Arka avi at the same time as twin races rivals but dependant on each other The legends portray the Arkonoss has being seen as outcasts and feeling rather envy of them especially as the Arka avi progressed to become the rulers of the galaxy a S At one point suspecting the Arkonoss were about to betray them the Arka avi cast them to Arkon a planet known for its dark surface and it s light absorbing atmosphere The new planet fitted their way of life perfectly and they settled in quickly When the Arka avi disappeared never to be seen again the Arkonoss slowly started to plot taking their place as the new emperors of the Universe and maybe one day reen counter their old rivals and have their revenge CHAPTER 4 THE ATROXIAN STORY The Atroxians are and always were a war driven trigger happy but surprisingly talka tive race Sup KER d he m They come from the volcanic planet of Atrox a planet ravaged by craters because of the many wars they waged between themselves as well as whoever dared stepping in their home Despite not being the brightest individuals they are proud warriors and what they lack in tactic knowledge they make up with almost suicidal courage and will However they did know once the meaning of the word fear A huge vessel belonging to the Arka avi crashed at the top of the biggest mountain on Atrox Surprised and at
19. efficient They earned the nickname Lords of the Black Sun and rightfully so However for reasons unknown they suddenly vanished from one day to another Not a single Arka avi record past that date was found and nothing in their scarce records could give the slightest indication of what could have happened Many theories were thrown into the table some people claimed they ascended to a su S perior plane of existence others believed they all died because of a failed experiment while others believed they hadn t disappeared at all and that they were still out there but invisible to the common eye 3 RACES TRAITS TERRANS Humans as we know them A strange phenomenon made the sun die out slowly forc ing them to find a new home in a galaxy far away Despite their change to a the newly baptized planet of Terra I the Terrans kept their identity and way of thinking but this time united as a single race Bonuses Race likeability 1 Morale 1 High Intelectuality Weaknesses Low Reproduction Rate DRAAKIANS Originally from the desert planet of Draak I the Draakian are great traders but also great spies However they have trouble making others trust them because of their deceiving nature and are rather lousy strategists Bonuses Intelligence 2 More Trade Profit 1 Max Trade route Weaknesses Combat morale 1 Diplomacy 1 ATROXIANS While not the brightest individuals the Atroxians are known for their lust for
20. ge you by the similarity of your government types For in stance if you are under a democracy a utopic or federal government will generally like you more than a dictatorship or a dystopic government Finally they will respect you more the better your Industry Technology and Military ratings are SS 5 13 MINOR RACES 4A bs LD By i U L trier Adesscrd i E L oom aruis uu adt Minor races are native civilizations that may or may not be technologically advanced though they never possess space travel technology Their planets are often full of valu able resources making trading with them a very good option The more they trust your empire the more profitable trade routes will become Understandably they will probably be scared or suspicious of you at first but as you trade more and during more time with them and as you give them gifts and offer to improve their technology for example they will trust your empire more and more Improving their defences may be a good option as well if you don t want others to invade them Invading their planet yourself is another valid option and at no cost to your reputation though you may lose a valuable income source if things go awry or trading with major empires is not worth it 5 14 PIRATES lh d sS E te pra We umn pre pes rum e dogs ESP trem na 7 4 eee twy r be mise 7 f ln 4 n A There are some pirate clans scattered around the galaxy all of t
21. greement shall be held to be unenforceable it shall be severed from and in no way shall effect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this agreement TERMINATION This Agreement is valid until terminated This Agreement ceases automatically without any form of notice if You do not comply with any Agreement provision You can also end this Agreement by destroying the SOFTWARE and ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS and all copies and reproductions of the SOFTWARE and ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS and deleting and permanently purging the SOFTWARE from any client server or computer on which it has been installed E Pca 1 5 l STARPONT GEMINI ER BOLD EDITION 8 dl 1 7 R a n E Action H EE S r ARMADA GOLO EDITION Perus s Bu qa Dpt TA M un N fi K D au m gu C L q For our complete catalogue please visit www iceberg games com ICE ARNI studios Lords of the Black Sun 2013 Arkavi Studios Developed by Arkavi Studios Licensed exclusively to and published worldwide by Iceberg Interactive Iceberg Interactive design and mark are registered trademarks of Iceberg Interactive B V Valve Corporation Steam Steamworks and the Steamworks logo are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the U S and or other countries Microsoft Windows and DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other brands product names and log
22. hem wanting to make a profit Maintaining a good relationship with them can be helpful as they can lend big sums of money with their interest rate changing depending on how much they like your em pire or conduct raids against any friend or foe at a price However if they dislike you or you refuse to pay their protection fee they will target your colonies with the intent of causing as much damage as possible so deal with them with care Soace Debais m EA mayat i T Space debris can be found anywhere in the galaxy sometimes containing valuables To investigate them just send a ship over tud t Le T Paha Amh 2 8 imj ires Marmara LEAL kagi oaa ET oe Phir wen TH D thy etr mp eer T pigs T errn m DE Here you can browse through your existing ship designs and mark them as obsolete or create new ones Obsolete designs won t show up in your planets building list and you can mark them as non obsolete and be able to use them again any time cs A uu a dm O rt You are able to build 4 types of ships light medium heavy and capital ships Light ships have 5 bonus movepoints and are better suited for exploration and recon Medium ships are ideal light fighters while heavy ships can be used as frontline fight ers being able to sustain a lot of damage In this menu you can choose the components you want to add to your ship design Each component has a weight and a co
23. ing the Mayans Aztecs and ancient Egyptians from the sun phenomena but as these civilizations fell their teachings were mostly lost The Osians said they would have to abandon Earth in other to survive and found a planet with very similar traits in another dimension in one of their travels a planet that could serve as Humanity s new home They worked with human scientists offering their technology to create a wormhole E that could transport massive amounts of population to that dimension saving the human race from extinction Q A Finally in the year 2317 as the human population was down to only a fraction of what it was a century ago due to the planet s unbearable high temperatures the operation nicknamed The Grand Voyage was finally ready to be executed The Osians decided to amp leave and keep travelling among the stars in the hope that humans and their recently departed saviors would meet again someday In the meantime the remnants of the population were safely transported to the newly baptized planet of Terra named as homage to their soon to be fallen home ready to start anew but with their past mistakes in mind and with a new technological boost offered by Osian technology After years of rebuilding an entire civilization the Terrans started to prosper and soon they would look beyond the stars Kd u i a ew L b E p re de Tudo CHAPTER 2 THE DRAAKIAN STORY The Draakians are an anci
24. ingly big portions of the population enslaved until one day the last free Commatus was taken by the Arka avi Not be enslaved as it was widely thought but to be inserted in their society This Commatus known as the Free One was then brought back to his home planet bought and freed several other Commatus and with his new group started a war against slavers His group grew more and more as more of his species were freed until every was single one was free again The Free One was elected leader and a new soci ety where freedom is acclaimed every day was born SS Their historic accomplishments as a slave race that freed itself by courageously fight ing back and destroying their captors made them object to both inspiration and re spect to all the other empires in galaxy and made them a very reputable race CHAPTER 9 THE ARKA AVI STORY Millions of years ago even before there was life on earth the Arka avi were ruling the 3 galaxy They built an apparently undefeatable empire and ruled the universe having crushed whoever dared to oppose them without mercy Their enemies trembled simply by hearing the name Arka avi Across the galaxy there was even the belief that they came from another dimension and were perfect immortal beings descending from the gods They didn t know what defeat was and their incredible intelligence allowed them to create technologies and weapons that looked as surreal as
25. laxed nature also impacts their industry negatively Bonuses High Intellectuality Race likeability 2 Happiness 1 Weaknesses Combat morale 1 Low Work Rate Intelligence 1 COMMATUS The Commatus are a benevolent race but it s very hard to earn their trust because of their suspicious nature Their historic acomplishments as slaves who freed themselves and fought back their captors make them an inspiration to every other race they met Bonuses High Work Rate Good Reputation Weaknesses Intelligence 2 4 STARTING THE GAME 4 1 INSTALATION After you have purchased the game and downloaded it from Steam launch it through your Steam Library of games in the normal fashion Lords of the Black Sun requires a specific software package the Visual C 2010 redis tributable You may already have these packages installed in which case your game will begin right away 4 2 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 0S Windows XP SP3 Vista 7 8 8 1 Processor Dual Core 2 0 Ghz Memory 2 GB RAM Graphics 256 MB graphics card DirectX Version 9 0c Hard Drive 1150 MB available space Sound Card Integrated 4 3 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS e OS Windows XP SP3 Vista 7 8 8 1 Processor Quad Core 2 0 Ghz Memory 4 GB RAM Graphics 512MB graphics card DirectX Version 9 0c Hard Drive 1150 MB available space Sound Card Integrated 5 GAME OVERVIEW In this screen you can choose between a set of options to better custo
26. mize your game such as changing the size of the galaxy which has a impact on the length of the game as well how far stars are from each other how many planets there are in each system and much more An percent ime Wey me peewee tae Ree pie ce emma d Dewy sacs on N wee Des fen Thee c EY age Pay ee a t rr ped ad riea a ata CC e de bags of pears Cum R thee Erra Kam Pha ums Ka oe N EL ote In this screen you can choose which races you want to play with and which players are human and which ones are controlled by the AI EF r d as Aa 5 m i You can also check some background information as well as the bonuses and weak nesses of each race 5 2 CONTROLS As soon as the game starts you ll be faced with your homeplanet and your started scout There are various ways to control the camera You can either drag it by holding the left mouse button using the WASD keys or by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen To select a planet or unit just click it on it with the left mouse button and use the right mouse button to move your ships around You can also pan the camera by hold ing the middle mouse button and zoom it using the mouse wheel Colony Ship Hilpoints 12112 Attack no weapon 0 0 Armor 0 Movepoints 33 33 AU Once you have selected a ship you can check out this screen to see some information such as the name of the ship which race it belongs to how many hitpoints it has how mu
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28. nvestigation reports and photos which then ended up in the cover of several well known newspapers The news echoed in the whole world and the ensuing debate over whether or not the problem was real was followed by several other investigations making the truth too obvious for the governments to deny As they announced the phenomenon and its consequences panic and violent riots took care of the streets with most governments unable to contain their own people As the years went on the incredibly high temperatures had completely wiped out the popula tion in certain areas of the planet and the slow research only made it look like Human ity s fate was doomed In 2315 Earth received an unexpected visit As huge spaceships unlike anything ever seen landed in Iceland humanity had just made contact with an extra terrestrial race for the first time They looked far more advanced and given the chaotic state of the planet they could probably cause quite some damage but thankfully not only they seemed well intentioned they could also communicate in any language making com munication very easy As they explained they are the few remaining individuals of a dieing civilization called the Osians after Osia the solar system they are from They wander around several galaxies in different dimensions sometimes stopping by when they feel they are not threatened but rarely making contact with other races They tried to contact with humans before warn
29. o have Unrest drastically decreasing it s research and industrial production increasing the crime rate and in some cases a rebellion may ensue possibly making you lose control the planet completely to a newly created rebel faction P To build something just pick it out of the list and click on the build button or just double click To delete that element from the build queue just double click on it To access a building s info box just click on its icon There you can also destroy it If you have planets with a special traits that may attract tourists such as beautiful landscape and the appropriate technology you can profit from tourism High crime and low health rates can impact tourism negatively On the other hand certain technolo gies can increase your Tourism bonus High crime rates cause the population to be become unhappy and if things get out of control serious cases of vandalism are to be expected and gangs can take over further increasing the crime rate Building police stations and changing domestic policies for instance can help diminish the problem The health rate is connected to the living conditions of the population and will impact its happiness and growth rate significantly but building Health centers or researching health related technologies for example can make a huge difference Otherwise there s a chance that a deadly epidemic may strike the population 5 5 PLANET INFO Your homeplanet has a c
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32. rown icon on the top of its name has a special value for your empire if you lose it your population will be very unhappy about it A ep There are a number of important stats to take into account Population Size Resourc es Living Conditions and Planet type The population has a direct influence in the industrial output of the planet The bigger the planet the more buildings you can build and the more population it can hold The better the living conditions are the happier the population is and therefore the faster it will grow You can only colonize planets if they have good living conditions though with certain technologies that limit can be lifted The stationed units panel to the right shows the ships and armies stationed in your colony To send them to space just select its icon and right click where you want to move it Be careful to leave at least one unit stationed to make sure the colony is defended blue shield icon and therefore can t be invaded without a fight 5 6 EXPLORING Unexplored systems will look cloudy inside its borders and you won t be able to see what they hold until you move a ship there Some systems are inaccessible marked by diagonal lines within the borders because they are out of range of your planets Each system you have a planet in serves as a refueling point thus allowing you to travel to other systems that are up to 100 AU near The only way to be able to move a ship
33. st each ship type has a weight limit and each new component you add will add up to the ship s total cost You have the option not to add any weapon armor or module but any ship you design will need an engine In combat the total damage inflicted is reduced by the target s base Armor so it s a good idea to make sure the units you usually keep in the frontline have some sort of armor equipped There are two types of weapon beam and missile Beam weapons have a shorter range but bigger weapon arc while missile weapons have a longer range but smaller weapon arc and can t attack when the target is too close 5 17 GENERALS Generals are unique units that can level up and become increasingly powerful as well as give a morale bonus whenever in combat depending on their charisma Generals gather experience by destroying enemy ships in combat and once they have a certain amount they can increase one of their attributes R Delivering a speech can turn the tide in a game but for that you need a significant amount of Glory points These are earned by finishing the research on a technology winning battles conquer ing a planet or finding ancient artifacts e or a RALE Morale plays a significant role in a battle be it a ground or space battle In a ground battle the difference between the Morale of both sides has a big impact on the respective army s chances of winning while in a space battle it will affe
34. the same time in awe a small group of atroxians went there to investigate and found the vessel apparently empty except for a small and thin human oid creature who was imprisoned inside The creature looked so defenseless the atroxians took it with them and adopted it as one of them As the years passed the creature became increasingly big and strong becoming a frightening warrior In one of their many battles between Atroxian clans he was mortally wounded Ad mired by his enemies he brought all the clans together in his funeral festivities for once uniting the entire Atroxian civilization Realizing their enemies feared them much more together than scattered in several clans the millennia passed and this union remained evolving into an increasingly leader driven society and ready to take their fight to the stars The Xenom were originally created by the Arka avi as an experiment to create a new form of intelligent life Seeing as their experiment was successful they relocated the then tiny creatures to the gas planet of Xeno where they started to build a civilization of their own The Xenon are purple by nature but their color may vary depending on their mood Known for being extremely relaxed sometimes too much they are generally very friendly and trustful and they only see war as a last resort solution When the Arka avi disappeared it is said the entire planet of Xeno became black for several days because of the Xenom and
35. their color changing bodies changing to black due to their sad state of spirit Always loyal to their creator they never abandoned the ambition of finding them again one day 107 CHAPTER 6 THE KRIFITH STORY The Krifith live in a collective society lead by the Queen where each individual is born with a specific duty which they will carry until their death The only thing known about the Queen s origins is that she was born around two bil lion years ago and was the first Krifith ever to exist She rejuvenates her body every season and lays around a million eggs every day However this caused their home planet of Krifith to become increasingly overcrowded and over exploited as the millenias passed leading to famine among other serious problems When the Arka avi discovered the planet they decided not to attack them but instead kidnap the Queen What happened to her while she was captured is unknown even to herself but surprisingly she was brought back to Krif only a few days afterwards The Queen was back but she changed from the passive calm and even rather lazy ruler she was to a strong and active leader with the mindset of an emperor leading her people out of the famine and bringing prosperity and order in the planet The Rasmuth are a religion driven civilization hailing from the ice planet of Torka and dream of conquering the entire galaxy to spread their religious beliefs They follow the Arkaham the
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