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You are the leader of a growing galactic empire. In Sins of a Solar Empire, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes. Your success will depend entirely on your ability to manage your empire and command your vast fleets of starships to victory. Sins of a Solar Empire is a "RT4X" game, blending the epic strategy and empire management of the 4X genre with the fast-paced and tactical elements of real-time strategy. As ruler, your high level goals are to: 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.