User Guide

abilities of their military units, and they resent police control in times of crisis.
Because of negative environmental consequences, the Gaians can not make the
“Free Market Economics” social choice (see Society Window, p. 136).
HUMAN HIVE (LED BY CHAIRMAN SHENG-JI YANG)
This faction is ruled under harsh collectivist/authoritarian principles. The good
of the individual is totally subordinate to the state. They are isolationist, and
militaristic. The Hive begins with the Doctrine: Loyalty technology. Their bases
are built underground, giving them the equivalent of a pre-installed Perimeter
Defense facility. Their population growth and industrial development are above
average, but their economy tends to lag behind others. The Hive can not make
the “Democratic” social choice (see Society Window, p. 136).
UNIVERSITY OF PLANET (LED BY ACADEMICIAN PROKHOR ZAKHAROV)
The University is completely dedicated to research and the free exchange of
information. They are rumored to sometimes put the pursuit of knowledge
ahead of ethics. They start the game with the Information Networks technol-
ogy and one additional bonus technology. Each University base receives a free
Network Node when founded. The University’s research progresses quickly, but
their open-access philosophy makes them susceptible to attacks by covert
“Probe Teams,” while their callous elitism can easily lead to unrest among the
workers. The University can not make the “Fundamentalist” social choice (see
Society Window, p. 136).
MORGAN INDUSTRIES (LED BY CEO NWABUDIKE MORGAN)
The Morganites are organized along corporate lines, and dedicated to laissez-
faire capitalist economic principles. They start the game with 100 energy cred-
its and the Industrial Base technology, and receive a bonus to all income from
commerce between factions. Morganites have expensive tastes, making it dif-
ficult for them to support units in the field, and requiring them to build Hab
Complex facilities before the population of any of their bases can exceed four
citizens. The Morganites can not make the “Planned Economics” social choice
(see Society Window, p. 136).
GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER 1
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