I really enjoyed this game, I am writing after having beaten the campaign. The problem is that this game is pretty old and not always clear how to do stuff. After a few false starts, I managed to create a Dominio effect where an entire sector changed to me. I then did sabotage to remove the Empire's ability to build up forces. But after several hours of building up and managing manufacturing... slowly putting a noose over the emperor. I managed to conqure the Empire in one space battle, and blockade and land troops in 5 ground battles. The problem is that the space combat is... very clunky and its better to just let the ai control the ships. There is graphical issues in space combat so you will need to do a DIY of a simple fix but still annoying. The game felt... slow. And very micromanage heavy. Every choice you do, feels important. But thea amount of time and energy... well I can only give this 3/5. I am impressed with it, but I can't recommend it either as its very old and clunky controls.
