Empire City

Seit 3000 Jahren reisen die Menschen zu den Sternen. Die Erde und die zahlreichen Welten der Liga Freier Terraner haben sich zu einer blühenden Gemeinschaft entwickelt. Die Menschen leben weitgehend im Einklang mit den anderen Völkern der Milchstraße. Die letzte kosmische Krise liegt lange zurück. Doch dann mehren sich die Anzeichen, dass eine neue Gefahr für die Menschheit heraufzieht. Sie kommt diesmal nicht aus den Tiefen des Universums, sondern aus dem Herzen der terranischen Zivilisation.

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Evil Empire attacks a peaceful planet. Fight and die free, or die as a slave. God Timurud is resurrected. Unfortunately, the life of a god is not all heavenly. He must protect the weak and powerless civilizations against ferocious galactic empires. His mission is to defend the peaceful Sferogyls, ball-shape entities, against the Maggotroll Empire, warlike hominids who are determined to enslave the Sferogyls and capture their planet. As a god, he’s not allowed to fight on anyone’s behalf, but he can help the Sferogyls prepare to defend themselves against the Empire. Trouble is the ...

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