User Guide

When a Supreme Leader is elected, a faction leader may choose to defy the will
of the Council and refuse to submit. In this case, the Supreme Leader must,
with the help of loyal factions, conquer all defiant factions to achieve a
Conquest victory. Because of the military power usually required to secure elec-
tion as Supreme Leader, defying the will of the Council is generally fairly suici-
dal. Other factions will therefore usually take this course only if you have com-
mitted atrocities against them or have grossly and repeatedly betrayed them.
You must have the Mind\Machine Interface technology before you can try for
a Diplomatic Victory.
ECONOMIC
You may win an Economic Victory by cornering the Global Energy Market. You
must have discovered Planetary Economics in order to pursue such a plan.
Cornering the Global Energy Market requires a sum of energy credits roughly equal
to the cost to “mind control” every remaining base on Planet. When you are ready
to make such an attempt, select Corner Global Energy Market from the HQ menu.
When a faction attempts to corner the Global Energy Market, all other fac-
tions are given an allotted period of time in which they can capture or destroy
the cornering faction’s headquarters and thereby foil the plan.
TRANSCENDENCE
The highest form of victory is the Ascent to Transcendence, the next step in
the evolution of humanity. In order to ascend, you must complete an extraor-
dinary Secret Project—the Ascent to Transcendence—which can be started only
after at least one faction has completed the Voice of Planet Secret Project.
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