About
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Space exploration has split mankind into different factions each venturing out in space and creating their own colonies.
As the leader of one these factions it is your destiny to guide your people at exploring and conquering the known universe.
Find ancient artifacts to aid your goal and defeat all who stand in your way.
It's your turn to create history..

Controls
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D - show diplamcy window
R - show research window
TAB - toggle show planet names on/off
F1 - set game speed to 1x
F2 - set game speed to 2x
F3 - set game speed to 3x
F10 - quicksave
F11 - quickload
N - zoom in
M - zoom out
Cursor keys - scroll view
Q - increase fleet size
A - decrease fleet size
Space - reset view position / go to event
Ctrl + 1..9 - group planets
1..9 - select grouped planets

LMB - select planet (click and drag a box to select multiple planets)
MMB - pan view
RMB - deselect planets / attack planet
Mousewheel - zoom in/out

Credits
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Player portraits by Magnus of Celestial Order (http://www.celestialorder.net/)
Stats background by Matkraken of deviantART (http://matkraken.deviantart.com/art/Discovering-Space-28767993)
Mainmenu background by SG Graphics (http://masdsn.proboards67.com/index.cgi?board=tuts&action=display&thread=3772)
Mousecursor by Xav73 of deviantART (http://xav73.deviantart.com/art/The-Alien-cursor-32bits-31715589)
Ingame background by unknown photographer
Icon by Dan Wiersma (http://www.danwiersema.com/)
Planet graphics by Spiral Graphics (http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/planet/index.htm)
Explosion sprites by Patrick of WildTangent (http://www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/hush/wt/sdk/training/TextureAnimationHowTo/)
Ethereal Void and Third Awakening from album Divinity by Project Divinity (http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=48148)

