Command · Factions
Four factions from the old galaxy, rebuilt for Resurrection. Your race is chosen once per commander and shapes identity on the map - planned mechanics are listed honestly below.
Each race carries lore from the original X-Wars timeline and a clear playstyle lean: balanced empire-building, trade and misdirection, fortress espionage, or relentless offense.
Homeworld extraction is identical for every race today (fixed 3,000 raw per hour peak on the dominant vein). Trade, camouflage, and most combat race modifiers remain design targets - but Xianer and Noberianer already gain more from first-scan orbital residue when they are the ones who find it.
Race choice is permanent for the commander and affects portraits, naming tone, and future systems. Most extraction, trade, camouflage, and combat modifiers by race are not applied in the economy or fleet code yet. One live exception: when a commander's first scan of a planet rolls ancestral orbital residue, Xianer spawn +20% amounts and Noberianer +10% (Terrans and Bugserianer use the baseline). Residue stays on the planet for any scanner to claim.
Balanced expansion
Empire-builders from Old Earth doctrine - steady industry, flexible fleets, and room to pivot between trade and total war without locking into a single specialty.
Trade and camouflage
Merchants and ghosts of the lane - diplomats who excel at commerce, misdirection, and turning a rival's blind spot into profit.
Defense and espionage
Fortress minds and patient spymasters - they hold ground, gather intelligence, and strike only when the map finally tilts their way.
Relentless offense
Built to swarm - aggressive production, sharp teeth, and pressure that keeps neighboring systems awake at night.
Race sets your command style; planet density tier and archetype set what you can extract. Scout both before you commit depots and mines.
Planet density tiers →