By: Arcen Games
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"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their attention outward, away from the galaxy, to alien threats or opportunities unknown. This inattention is our only hope: a small resistance, too insignificant even to be noticed by the AI central command, has survived. These are the forces you will command. The AI subcommanders will fight you to the death when they see you -- but your glimmer of opportunity comes from quietly subduing those subcommanders without alerting central processing to the danger until it's too late. You do have a few things going in your favor. Your ships are much faster. You have safe AI routines to automate defenses and mining outposts. You have production techniques that can churn out fully-outfitted unmanned fighters in seconds. There will never be more than a few thousand of your ships versus tens of thousands of theirs, but through careful strategy you must somehow reach and destroy the heavily-guarded AI cores. Go forth into the galaxy, steal AI technology, recapture those planets you must in order to achieve your ends, and save what remains of humanity. But draw too much attention to yourself, and the full might of the AI overlords will come crashing down.
PC (Microsoft Windows) · May 14, 2009
Worldwide · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Mac · Oct 14, 2010
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Linux · Aug 18, 2014
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214 achievements available.

Win with the Human Marauders minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Assassin on any difficulty.
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Win against Sledge Hammer on any difficulty.
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Win against Backdoor Hacker on any difficulty.
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Your team must control one hundred and ten non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control fifteen non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control twenty-five non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control two non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control thirty-five non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control fifty non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control five non-home planets in a single game.
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Your team must control eighty non-home planets in a single game.
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Win against Counter Spy on any difficulty.
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Win against Entrenched Homeworlder on any difficulty.
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Win against Raid Engine on any difficulty.
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Win against Starfleet Commander on any difficulty.
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Win with the Zenith Traders minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Gravity Driller on any difficulty.
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Win against One-Way Doormaster on any difficulty.
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Win with the Zenith Miners minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Zenith Descendant on any difficulty.
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Win against Radar Jammer on any difficulty.
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Win against Experimentalist on any difficulty.
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Win with the Zenith Devourer minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Peacemaker on any difficulty.
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Win against Alarmist on any difficulty.
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Win with the Zenith Dyson Sphere minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Camouflager on any difficulty.
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Win against Speed Racer on any difficulty.
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Win against Golemite on any difficulty.
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Win against Shield Ninny on any difficulty.
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Win against Tag Teamer on any difficulty.
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Win against Neinzul Cluster Bomber on any difficulty.
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Win against Neinzul Nester on any difficulty.
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Win against Neinzul Viral Enthusiast on any difficulty.
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Win against Neinzul Youngster on any difficulty.
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Win against Support Corps on any difficulty.
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Win against Warp Jumper on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Advanced Hybrids Plot enabled on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Hybrid Hives Plot enabled on any difficulty.
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Win with the Neinzul Preservation Warden minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win with the Neinzul Roaming Enclaves minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win with the Neinzul Rocketry Corps minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Crafty Spire" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Extreme Raider" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Retaliatory" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Spire Hammer" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Spireling" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Thief" AI type on any difficulty.
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Complete the first "episode" of the Fallen Spire progression with 2 Diff 10 AIs and 8 Human Homeworlds.
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Win against the "Everything" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Vanilla" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Beachheads Plot enabled on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Fallen Spire minor faction enabled, and win by the alternate victory condition.
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Win a game with the Fallen Spire minor faction enabled after allying with the refugees but before building the Galactic Capitol.
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Win a game with the Fallen Spire minor faction enabled after building the Galactic Capitol but without triggering the alternate victory condition.
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Win a game with the Spire Civilian Leaders minor faction enabled.
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Win with the Dark Spire minor faction (intensity >= 4) enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Fortress King" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Fortress King" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Fortress King" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Heroic" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Heroic" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Heroic" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Be in a game with at least one player in the Champion or Normal+Champion role.
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Be in a game where all four racial-tech-base champion forms are unlocked.
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Unlock all four modular fortress designs.
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Be in a game where a Battleship-size champion form is unlocked.
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Be in a game where a Cruiser-size champion form is unlocked.
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Be in a game where a Destroyer-size champion form is unlocked.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 10.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 20.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 2.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 30.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 40.
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Be in a game with a champion that is at least level 50.
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Be in a game where all champion module lines are unlocked to at least MkI.
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Spend unlock points to unlock at least one champion module upgrade.
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Unlock the MkV version of a champion module.
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Be in a game where your allies win the 2v2 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where your allies win the 3v2 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where your allies win the 5v4 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where the Epsilon Eridani remnant triumphs over the Sorrow's Fang in their 1v1 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where the Shattered Pillar Zenith survives the 3-way FFA nebula scenario with the Neinzul Astrids and the Dark Spire.
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Be in a game where the Gray Spire survive the assault of the malfunctioning dyson gatlings in their 1v1 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where the Shattered Pillar Zenith repel the assualt of the Citadel Ascendant Zenith in their 1v1 nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where the Neinzul Mourners succesfully quell the dimensional prison revolt in their nebula scenario.
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Be in a game where the In Memoriam Terra resistance manages to defeat the Ravenous Shadow in their 1v1 nebula scenario.
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Reach the champion-related secret "ending".
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Win against the "Artillerist" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Artillerist" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Artillerist" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Bouncer" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Bouncer" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Bouncer" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Chivalric" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Chivalric" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Chivalric" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Exotic" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Exotic" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Exotic" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Reservist" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Reservist" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Reservist" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Vengeful" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Vengeful" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Vengeful" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Vicious Exotic" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Vicious Exotic" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Vicious Exotic" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Vorpal" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Vorpal" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Vorpal" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win a game with the Hunter Plot enabled (at at least intensity 4 of 10) on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Shark-B Plot enabled (at at least intensity 4 of 10) on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Shark-A Plot enabled (at at least intensity 4 of 10) on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Showdown Devices minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Brutal" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Brutal" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Brutal" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Cowardly" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Cowardly" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Cowardly" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Kite Flier" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Kite Flier" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Kite Flier" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Mime" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Mime" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Mime" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Overreactive" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Overreactive" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Overreactive" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Quadratic" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Quadratic" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Quadratic" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Starship Fanatic" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Starship Fanatic" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Starship Fanatic" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Win against the "Vanguard" AI type on any difficulty.
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Win against the "Vanguard" AI type on difficulty 9 or up.
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Win against the "Vanguard" AI type on difficulty 7 or up.
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Destroy an AI Homeworld with a Nomad Planet.
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Win a game via the Exodian Blade Faction's alternate victory condition, on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Nomad Planets Faction enabled (on at least intensity 4 of 10) on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Preemption Plot enabled (on at least intensity 4 of 10) on any difficulty.
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Win against Teleporter Turtle on any difficulty.
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Accumulate a net energy balance of 150,000.
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Accumulate a net energy balance of 2,000,000.
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Accumulate a net energy balance of 300,000.
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Accumulate a net energy balance of 50,000.
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Accumulate 50,000 stored knowledge in a single game.
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Win against Technologist Sledge on any difficulty.
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Lose to the AI on difficulty level 10 or up.
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Win against the AI on difficulty level 10 or up.
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Finish a game playing co-op with at least one other player.
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Win against 2 AIs on difficulty level 10 or up.
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Lose to the AI on any difficulty level.
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Win against the AI on any difficulty level.
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Win against Fortress Baron on any difficulty.
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Win against 2 AIs on difficulty level 10 or up, with no positive human or negative AI handicaps.
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Win against the AI on difficulty level 10 or up, with no positive human or negative AI handicaps.
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Win against Scorched Earth on any difficulty.
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Win against Stealth Master on any difficulty.
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Win against Technologist Turtle on any difficulty.
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Kill at least 200,000 ships in a single game.
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Kill at least 30,000 ships in a single game.
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Kill at least 75,000 ships in a single game.
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Win with the Human Resistance Fighters minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Lose at least 200,000 ships in a single game.
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Lose at least 30,000 ships in a single game.
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Lose at least 75,000 ships in a single game.
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Win against Special Forces Captain on any difficulty
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Accumulate 999,999 each stored metal and crystal in a single game.
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Win against Feeding Parasite on any difficulty.
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Win against The Core on any difficulty.
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Win against Bully on any difficulty.
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Reach a score of five hundred thousand points in a single game.
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Reach a score of five million points in a single game.
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Reach a score of one million points in a single game.
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Reach a score of ten million points in a single game.
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Win against Vicious Raider on any difficulty.
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Reclaim at least 15,000 enemy ships in a single game.
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Reclaim at least 1,000 enemy ships in a single game.
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Reclaim at least 30,000 enemy ships in a single game.
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Reclaim at least 5,000 enemy ships in a single game.
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Scrap at least 10,000 of your ships in a single game.
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Scrap at least 1,000 of your ships in a single game.
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Scrap at least 100 of your ships in a single game.
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Scrap at least 20,000 of your ships in a single game.
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Win against The Tank on any difficulty.
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Win against Technologist Raider on any difficulty.
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Win against Technologist Homeworlder on any difficulty.
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Win with the Human Colony Rebellions minor faction enabled on any difficulty.
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Win against Attritioner on any difficulty.
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Reach a game time of fifteen hours in a single game.
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Reach a game time of five hours in a single game.
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Reach a game time of one hour in a single game.
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Reach a game time of ten hours in a single game.
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Reach a game time of thirty six hours in a single game.
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Reach a game time of twenty four hours in a single game.
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Win against Train Master on any difficulty.
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Win against Mad Bomber on any difficulty.
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Win against Shadow Master on any difficulty.
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Win against Turtle on any difficulty.
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Win against Technologist Parasite on any difficulty.
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Win against Mine Enthusiast on any difficulty.
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Win a game on a one hundred planet map.
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Win a game on a ten planet map.
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Win a game on a one hundred and twenty planet map.
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Win a game on a forty planet map.
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Win a game on an eighty planet map.
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Win against 2 AIs after Nuking. Every. Single. Planet. In. The. Galaxy.
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Win with the Astro Trains AI Plot enabled on any difficulty.
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Win a game with the Avenger Plot enabled on any difficulty.
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