TREKCORE > GAMING > ARMADA II > Empires

All of the following races are playable in the game, except for the Ferengi:

The United Federation of Planets is an interstellar alliance of planetary governments and colonies established in 2161. There are over 150 members of the Federation and their territory spreads across 8,000 light years. The UFP is governed by the Federation council, composed of representatives from the various planets and located in the Earth city of San Francisco. The agency responsible for all deep space exploration, scientific research, and military actions for the federation is known as Starfleet. Starfleet provides security and defense for all the colonies of the Federation through its vast fleet of starships. The flagship of the federation -- and the pride of Starfleet -- is the USS Enterprise-E, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

The Klingon Empire was founded over 1,500 years ago on the planet of Qo'nos by Kahless the Unforgettable. Klingons are a humanoid warrior civilization bound by pride, tradition, and honor. Their violent and aggressive nature has made them an interstellar power to be respected. Each chapter of the Empire's existence has been wrought through war and violence, then scrawled upon the pages of history with the blood of the dishonored. The Klingon Empire's ruling body has flucuated throughout history between an Emperor or the Klingon High Council. The current Klingon Chancellor is Martok, who assumed the title after Worf, son of Mogh, killed the previous Chancellor in a duel.

The Borg are a monstrously powerful civilization of enhanced humanoids with roots in the Delta Quadrant of the galaxy. The Borg have cybernetic implants, augmenting both their technological and combat capabilities. Each Borg drone is tied to an advanced subspace communication network, forming the Borg Collective. The Borg Collective have a shared consciousness in which the idea of the individual is a meaningless concept. The Borg exhibit a high degree of intelligence and adaptability in their tactics -- striking fear in all other species they come across.

The Romulans are an offshoot of the Vulcan people, having left the planet over 2000 years ago to relocate on the twin planets of Romulus and Remus. The exodus was in rebellion against the dogmatic Vulcan philosophy of logic and pacifism prevalent in Vulcan society at the time. The governing body of the Romulan Empire is the Romulan Senate, and their leader is known as the Praetor. The Romulans are a passionate and aggressive people known for their stealth and cunning in combat. They have a large military presence in the Alpha Quadrant, and have been involved in wars with both the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire in the past.

The Cardassian Union is a powerful alliance of worlds with the homeworld of Cardassia at its heart. Poor in natural resources, the home of the Cardassians drove the evolution of their ruthless desire to gather and expand. After many years of hostilities towards the Federation, the ruling body of the Cardassian government -- the Detapa Council -- begrudgingly signed the Federation-Cardassian treaty of 2370. Soon afterwards, an invasion by the Klingon Empire -- who suspected that the Detapa Council had been compromised by agents of the Dominion -- left the Cardassian government angered and humiliated. Rumors have made their way to the busy trade routes of the Alpha Quadrant that Cardassian military scientists have been called back to Cardassia.

First encountered by the Borg in the Delta Quadrant in 2373, Species 8472 is unlike any race in the galaxy. Interdimensional beings, Species 8472 originate outside the known universe -- from a place with no planets or stars, but only bio-matter. Known as Fluidic Space, Species 8472 can traverse the divide between there and the convenional universe through quantum singularities. Single-minded in purpose, they pose a threat to all other races in their aggression. Requiring only Bio-matter to function, Species 8472 has no need of dilithium, metal, or latinum -- and virtually every object their encounter can be broken down into some degree of Bio-matter. Their "ships" and "stations" are in fact organic life-forms genetically designed to a specific purpose, many are crewed by a single creature, and nearly all of them are mobile. The organic nature of their structure negates the need for repair -- they are all capable of regeneration. Furthermore, their technology is so different and advanced that they cannot be boarded or assimilated, and tractor beams have no effect. There is no creation of separate units at different shipyards -- the different organisms have the ability to transform themselves into other forms of units. Their presence in the universe is hostile, and they have already marked the Borg and the Federation as their enemies.

Originally from the planet Ferenginar, the interstellar civilization of the Ferengi has come to dominate galactic trade routes with their highly evolved form of capitalism. Bound to a strict code of honor known as the Rules of Acquisition, Ferengi traders have become an inescapable part of Federation commerce. Interested in galactic politics only inasmuch as they might increase their profits, the Ferengi actively trade with any worlds or civilizations that might expand their sphere of economic influence.

Building trading stations will automatically attract Ferengi cargo ships to trade with you, providing you with latinum.

Derelict ships will also attract Ferengi scavenger ships, who will attempt to take the ships for their parts.