Getting Started
Everyone starts off with the Terran race. Terran also stands for the human race. The option to play other alien races is available after you have completed certain missions in the game.
There are several different types of alien races in this game, each with its own different style and strategies of playing. For example Terran earns money from commercial while Aspha Miner earns from mining minerals. All various alien races play an important role in maintaining the circle of planets and economy in the game. For instant, Aspha Miners is the main producer for minerals in the game; with out them the cost of minerals will be astronomical.
Various alien races in the game are:
| Race | Difficulty | Requires |
|---|---|---|
| Terran | Easy | None |
| Aspha Miners | Easy | Act 1 - Mission 10 |
| Viral 106 | Medium | Act 1 - Mission 10 Paid Acc Only |
| Collective | Hard | Act 1 - Mission 10 |
| Guardian | Hard | Act 1 - Mission 10 Paid Acc Only |
| Marauder | Hard | Act 1 - Mission 10 Paid Acc Only |
| Kal-Zul | - | Not available |
| Dark Marauder | - | Not available |
| Metos | - | Not available |
| Name | Tax | Commercial | Agriculture | Industry | Consumer Good Consumption | Mineral Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terran | -20% | 0% | 35% | 80% | 100% | -30% |
| Marauder | -70% | 25% | 50% | 100% | -95% | -40% |
| Guardian | -70% | -30% | -60% | 20% | -80% | -80% |
| Collective | -70% | 10% | 100% | 20% | -18% | 20% |
| Viral 106 | -30% | 15% | 40% | 60% | 100% | 0% |
| Aspha Miner | 15% | -5% | -40% | 100% | -70% | 135% |
This sections provide more details regarding various alien races such as races traits, related technology tree, ships list and recommended infrastructure technology.
Since the way manual are organized, ships list has been organized under each races. Therefore, the neutral ships list can be view here.
You also can download ship list here. This file was created using Microsoft Excel, therefore you will need to download Excel Viewer here.
See also:
Technology: Infrastructure
Races: Comparisons
Strategy Guide: Quick Start For Everyone
Strategy Guide: SFU Terran Starter Build Up Guide