Six Factions: Decide whether to play as a Loyalist or Rebel - each faction unlocks new technologies, ships and play styles for each race.More Planets: Colonize and exploit four new planet types (Barren, Ferrus, Greenhouse, Oceanic), each created with beautiful high-res textures.New stars: Skirt the boundary of a deadly black hole, avoid the lethal radiation of a spinning pulsar, and survive the crushing gravity of an impossibly dense neutron star.Planet Specialization System: Dedicate your worlds to either social or industrial output.6 new deep space anomalies: Mine the riches in the wreckage of a devastating fleet battle or recharge at an inexplicable fountain of antimatter tearing apart the fabric of space-time.11 dramatic random events: Stars launch volatile gases that shut down orbital operations, mobile storms wreak havoc across the solar system, and conquered factions sense your weakness and seek to reclaim their worlds.New Titan and Corvette Class Warships: Mighty Titans and small versatile corvettes enter the fray of the war to tip the scales of power.Updated Capital Ships: All existing capital ships have been updated with four new ability levels.ONLINE ACTIVATION REQUIRED
