The Knights encountered these and worse. Now the other denizens of the heavens have become aware of the Empire. They see the opportunity inherent in these new worlds, and their own fleets prepare to contest their rulership. Now you can join these adventurous souls in their voyages. It is a chance for anyone to carve out a new empire or die in the attempt.

Players begin the game possessing a ship along with crew, weapons and a limited amount of money. The player's goal is to ensure his survival by increasing his armada's size, strength and wealth. Along the way the player uncovers some of the deeper secrets in the universe and finds himself called upon to deal with them. Successfully doing so helps ensure his place among humanity's heroes.

Throughout the game there is a large focus on making and breaking agreements between the player and other characters. Any agreement that can be made can be broken. How often and with whom a player makes or breaks an agreement effects other characters' attitudes toward the player.

The player can follow a number of different routes to wealth and power. These include trading and helping clear space of pirates, becoming a pirate himself, making trades that benefit the fleet, acquiring items by force, and hiring out the fleet's services for profit or trade.

Features:
-A real-time starship fleet command experience in the Fading Suns universe
-From Holistic Design, creators of the popular Noble Armada miniatures game
-Strategy, tactical combat and diplomacy tip the balance of power among the battling factions
-Trade and diplomacy make up a cornerstone of the game - a first in a real-time strategy game
-Gamers obtain and deal in 12 commodities while creating a trading empire
-All starship battles and maneuvers unfold in full 3D with spectacular special effects
-Gamers create detailed characters and customize their fleets, choosing from a wide variety of starships, weapons, sensors, shields and occult powers
-Full support of 3D hardware acceleration via Microsoft Direct 3D

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