Stellar Sovereigns

Stellar Sovereigns is a 4X space strategy game with turn based empire management and real time strategic combat set in a procedurally generated customizable 3D star cluster. You will explore solar systems, mine their mineral rich asteroid fields, establish colonies on discovered worlds, build your defences and connect them to civilization via trade routes. The colonies of the empire will grow under your guidance from mere settlements into bustling mega cities as you finance their development and ensure security to gain their approval. You will fight your enemies in epic real time tactical battles with a diverse fleet of capital and escort class vessels each fitted to your design with unique technologies and weapons. You will need your space forces, orbital and ground defences to protect your domain from rival empires and menaces forces like pirate, sectoid and machine ai fleets that roam the stars. You can build shipyards and stations in your systems, to mine and gain research bonuses as well as static defences like orbital weapon platforms to protect them. Empire management in Stellar Sovereigns is all about its population of which size and approval directly affects its wealth, military, industry and its political power. Population growth dependent on the empire’s ability to cater for their needs, while effected by environmental, social and political factors. The player can finance the development of colonies to accommodate the needs of its population or can delegate its development to one of four governor types with a set budget. To effect growth the player can set taxes and tariffs or use its political resources to apply stimulus, propaganda and subsidies as well as invest into technologies and empire traits.