In our greed we did not stop to consider why the Ancients abandoned their home until we encountered the Entity...
When a functioning gate to the Ancient homeworld of Nova Solis was first discovered it became a race for the Great Empires of
the galaxy to be the first to claim its riches.
Expeditions were sent and colonies established, unaware of the malevolent
Entity lurking in the darkness...
Its attacks came from out of nowhere and decimated the colonies. Great swarms ships made from shadow pouring out of enormous tears in the fabric of space...
Its power is growing and the colonists are now locked in desperate battle to recover the ancient knowledge to seal it away before it grows powerful enough to destroy them all!
eXpand...
Choose 1 of 6 asymmetrical empires each with distinct play-styles:
• The resource and energy rich Terran Dominium.
• The telepathic and mobile diplomats of the Velari Federation.
• The proud and expansionist citizens of the Arcalian Empire.
• The disciplined and noble warriors of the Solari Imperium.
• The ancient and enigmatic Iocrym Protectorate.
• The clandestine pirate clans of the Qintari Alliance.
Manage your chosen empire's energy, logistics, population and research while mastering their unique tecnological abilities to guide your empire to victory!...
eXplore...
Explore a vast and dynamically created game world which is different each and every time you play.
Scan distant stars as you search for the remnants of the Ancient's civilization...
Uncover habitable planets, barren, desolate worlds, frozen research outposts, energetic gas clouds, mineral rich asteroids, wormholes and mysterious anomalies!
With 150 different locations for your empire to lay claim to, no 2 games will ever be the same...
eXploit...
Grow your empire from a small colony into a galactic superpower with a deep technology and upgrade system.
Research over 60 common, ancient and faction-specific technologies including weapons, defenses, sensors, stardrives, empire, logistics and mining technologies...
Manage a limited supply of strategic resources... Hard decisions at every turn!
Exploit powerful technology combinations to outwit, outgun, outmanoeuver and outclass your opponents!
eXterminate!
eXterminate your opponents with Dice Crafting Combat!
Outfit your ships with devastating plasma cannons, disabling ion cannons, shield piercing tachyon cannons, powerful antimatter beams, missiles & missile defenses, armour, heavy shields, reflective shields and more!...
Strategically allocate your dice to attack and defense to take advantage of their weaknesses... Timing is the key to victory.
Work together to defeat the AI controlled Entity's forces but remember that only one player can emerge victorious...
Diplomacy, Flagships & More...
Work together like never before with the Nova Solis diplomacy expansion...
Sign contracts to trade resources and technology. Utilize new economic and diplomatic abilities to create alliances and join with other player empires.
Deploy the powerful Flagship unit and Module technologies to dominate the battlefield and acquire the Dark Matter resource that powers the all-new chaotic Void technologies...
The Entity has grown in power as well... Be prepared to face the fearsome Entity Destroyers, powerful flagship units with enough firepower to lay waste to any stars and planets in their path!