Rising Constellation

Rising Constellation is a multiplayer real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe. You lead a star system and work to expand your faction’s rule across the galaxy by establishing a home base, growing your presence and building an army. Matches can unfold over one month at a slower pace or over a few hours in a faster, RTS-style format; the longer format supports roleplaying.

Factions and society

Choose a dynast from five distinct factions, each with its own history and background that players can deepen. The Myrmezir fight to abolish machine slavery, while the stelloliberals of A.R.K. exploit machines for their own benefit.

You plan the infrastructure of your systems, from densely populated hive cities to residential archipelagos. Build industrial centers to arm large war fleets, raise monoliths to expand your culture, or fortify systems into bastions such as the legendary Chatur Arsenal. You can also establish lexes to regulate society, deciding whether to permit combat drugs, use robots in future wars or allow total surveillance. Stelloliberalized entertainment is another possible way to keep the workforce obedient.

Technology and fleets

Acquire patents to unlock future technologies and military equipment. Climate control can make industrially devastated planets habitable, while exobiology offers another avenue of research. Investing in drone technology lets you build drone carriers that can counter fighter and corvette squadrons; armor research enables your shipyards to build cruisers.

Agents and victory

Recruit from three agent types to support your expansion. Navarchs help you advance through military strength, Erased can assassinate enemy agents and spy on them, and Siderians extend your reach through diplomacy and coercion. Finding the right mix of agents may be key to your plans.

Coordinate with your teammates and help lead your faction to galactic domination. Victory requires collaboration, and you can pursue one of three paths:

• Path of Conquest: a militarily and diplomatically oriented victory.
• Path of Influence: a victory based on your faction’s total population.
• Path of Shadows: an espionage-oriented victory.