I found this game in the dusty computer room of my grandpa, just the disk without cover or manual. After I installed it I played it for days, I didn't understand a lot of it at first but the game has a very detailed in-game manual, so it didn't take long before I understood how everything worked. I think the thing that most gripped me was the mystery surrounding this planet, and the very different factions each having their own structure and morals, something that makes diplomacy an interesting and necessary aspect of the game. Unlike most games I played, diplomacy and technology is much more important than all out war. I really liked how each of the faction leaders behave different, having their own quotes about new technology gives them a real personality. some of them are peaceful, some are openly hostile, some are just about business and then there are the treacherous self-righteous kind that has a masters degree in gunboat diplomacy. ( yes I'm talking about you, sister miriam). A very Interesting game, with many different ways to victory, or death.
