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What is Sins of a Solar Empire?

Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time strategy game with many traditional 4X elements (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate). You take the role of leader of one of the game's factions in order to build a stellar empire using force, trade, alliances, subterfuge and more.

Gameplay

• Explore
  A game of Sins of a Solar Empire can range from as few as seven planets to as many as 130 across five different solar systems. Travel to new worlds via phase lanes - interplanetary and interstellar highways that connect the all the stars, planets, asteroids and more. Send scouts to discover new lanes and new territory to conquer. As you grow in power, you can also research new technology to help find distant worlds and detect the movements of enemy fleets from afar.

• Expand
  As you discover new territory to acquire, you must expand and claim it as quickly as possible, before other empires do so. Add asteroids rich in resources to your ever-growing empire through military conquest, or wrest control of them from neutral factions.

• Exploit
  An expanding empire requires resources to power its war machine and economy. Sins of a Solar Empire uses three primary resources: Metal, Crystal and Credits. Improving your planets and building new structures in orbit will help you to maximize your income and your ability to support larger fleets of ships.

• Exterminate
  Eventually your empire’s borders will be threatened by an opposing power, blocking further expansion. Faced with this situation, you have three choices available to you: run and hide behind your fortified worlds, take the offense and strike before the enemy, or try for a diplomatic solution.At its core, Sins of a Solar Empire is a game of interstellar war. While you may be able to ally with some, ultimate victory will only be achieved when your foes lie broken and defeated!