Thanks to the modern advancements of AI animation, we are happy to introduce new lifelike movies/stories to SpaceWars. It brings in more immersion to the game, and gives you an introduction to the companion novels' characters. So once you select your Sol character, enjoy the intro movie before entering the game.

The older hand-drawn Captains have been completely replaced with new, more lifelike versions, including premium variants. Free peoples and Genari have been updated as well.

Captain Madani (a Sol Imperial Worlds character in the novel)

Rear Admiral Jamshidi (a Sol Imperial Worlds character in the novel)

Obayda Zueiter (a Free Peoples' of Sol character in the novel)

The SpaceWars AI has been mostly a companion AI for fleet commander's secondary ships and to defend sectors that players attack; but now it has enough 'intelligence' to select sectors and attack on its own.

So every race now has its own AI players/ships, which strike border sectors with class III and IV ships. However, beware of the more advanced Hero AI that will come with class V and VI destroyers and light cruisers and significant crew upgrades. These special AI will play similar to a veteran-skilled player and are extremely challenging. You will notice their uniqueness with their 'premium' captain avatars.

Congrats to 101 for holding out against the dominance of Sol (with over 1.8 mil XP), and keeping the Dyson sphere from attack. Spamalot, Teckonte, Winterforce, Equaa, Wister all helped in conquering over 85% of the galaxy map as Sol. Beo and Amish both worked as Pirates and also survived the assault. Honorable mentions Gremlin and Anon who also made it to the top ten as Hive and Genari.

New PvP Server: Chiron with advanced AI

Out of beta testing, attack AI is now active. They essentially act as live players, attacking enemy sectors and trying to capture them. There are two kinds:

Basic class III & IV attack AI: Easy to kill, makes for quick XP points for players wanting to defend a sector, or ally with them to enhance your sector performance.

'Hero' class V & VI attack AI: Destroyers & light cruisers with experienced crews and very intelligent strategic play. They are very tough to defeat, playing as good as any SpaceWars veteran. Be careful of fighting these opponents unless you're up to the challenge, but they are an incredible asset when they are on your side!

Previous PvP Server: Trifid II won by Hive

Congrats to Enicrop for absolutely dominating the server (with over 1mil XP), eventually destroying all enemy homeworlds with a Behemoth and an Ancient Hive Entity. Genari put up a good fight with Aries, sss, Zorg, Hook and Gnarly, and Sol participants Hooman & Vesuvius tried to take back hive sectors but were eventually overwhelmed by the horde. Ma'Alaketh Equaa and AyyLmao were dominating early in the server with advanced tech and were the last to be destroyed, as they were insulated from the Hive by Genari and Sol. Also honorable mentions to CserZ, Zeco, Beo, Moonboo, and ghaun.

New five-faction server is now up!

The Genari Starkiller arrives in orbit around Earth, with the Sol Imperial defense platform nearby

A fierce battle between Sol Imperial Worlds and Genari United Empire ended with the Sol Homeworld of Earth being defeated led by RevenyasReven and his Starkiller flagship. The hive was defeated first, and Ma'Alaketh thereafter, with Sol being the last one standing against the Genari.
Also, congrats to Taco, Mentor, Amishjoe, BurgerBing, Doc Grumpets as the great defenders of Sol, eventually succumbing to Genari.

What class of ship will you achieve this server?




A Sol Mendi fires on a Genari Agile Flyer

Players will notice a new feature implemented in this server -- Attack AI. Not only will local stations send out defending ships when players attack borders, some stations now send out Class III and IV attackers to hit borders as well. Take advantage of this and join AI to coordinate attacks on sectors, or defend against them for extra experience and officer points.


Eventually you will be seeing 'Hero Attack AI' which will be leveled up AI destroyers and cruisers that work in groups to assault larger sectors, just like you do.

Sol Imperial Worlds - The Human military dictatorship, with well rounded ships and initiative
Genari United Empire - The brutish conquerors with heavy armor, marines, alpha strike
Ma'Alaketh Confederation - The most tech-advanced with powerful shields and ranged weapons
Perseus Hive - Living ships that rely on sheer numbers and accelerated growth & regeneration
Free Peoples of Sol - Pirates of the galaxy with the ability to strike anywhere & stolen tech


The Sol Titan and Colossus dreadnoughts approach the Ma'Alaketh Dyson Sphere
Congratulations to top Sol players Bravus and Heinous who had the dream team of the Titan and Colossus dreadnoughts, combined with the help of Beo and his Nagara Beam Cruiser and DarthVaper's Krakatoa mobile defense platform taking out the Ma'Alaketh Dyson Sphere. John McMilan kept watch on defense.
Commendations also go out to:
Genari's best players: Hook & Amishjoe
Hive's best players: Kunll & Zigzagler
Free Peoples' best players: Xeen & Mandosa


The battleship Yamato near Earth
-New Ma'Alaketh Engineer Skill: Quantum Field. The engineer specializes in force field technology, and has adapted a secondary unit to further protect the ship from damage.
-XP cost for Sol/Genari/Ma'Alaketh battleships & dreadnoughts have been reduced significantly.
-The Ma'Alaketh Tetrarch light cruiser now has its hull reduced from 82 to 72.
-The Hive carapace protective layer skill now increases hull by 10%, not 30%.
-The ship skill bug has been fixed.

A new five faction server is now online, after a Hive domination victory on the Eagle server. Initially, Genari looked to be winning, taking on all sides and destroying the Pirates' homeworld, but eventually the Ma'Alaketh and Hive races grew more dominant over time. The Perseus Hive, though weak at start, can become hard to defeat in a long run server, as they continue to grow stronger if left to their endless consumption.
The final top scores for Eagle below:

The Ma'Alaketh class 7 command cruiser Consul has been reworked into a new design, along with its smaller hybrid destroyer variants the Acolytes.

Now that all five playable factions/races have been completed, new ship designs will be introduced in forthcoming servers for all the races, in various classes.

After several years in development, we now have all five races playable, each with their own unique playstyles. Over 50 ships per race, they all have their own attributes and special designs integrated for competition, PvP and PvE play.

Right now you can choose a race and compete, but you are also open to switch your character and try a different race during this server run without being forced to play a specific race for the entire server duration.


-Sol plasma technology
-Ion drive technology
-Well rounded race with no distinct strengths or weaknesses
-Bordering all four enemy races
-Easiest to play


-Efficient, low cost missile technology
-Heavily armored
-Strong low-tier ships
-Marine boarding pods
-Bordering all four enemy races
-Easy to play


-Very advanced ion drives
-Extreme range particle beams
-Dampening field systems
-Very powerful force field technology
-Advanced repair drones


-Special regenerative abilities
-Swarm/telepathy command multiple organisms
-Very diverse 'ship' selection
-Powerful plasma wave launchers
-Proboscis


-Can attack any sector
-Large pirate fleets
-Powerful boarding units
-Can ally with specific races to fight others

The fifth and final faction for Space Wars, the Free Peoples of Sol has finally launched. On this server, players can try these 'Pirates', working together against AI to dominate the server. Originating from New Terra in the Helix Nebula, this faction is a conglomeration of Human and Genari defectors that combine their technology (along with some stolen Ma'Alaketh tech) to produce some rather unique warships.

Their strengths:
-Can support large fleets of AI combat ships
-Strong boarding units and xp gains from capturing ships/bounties
-Can attack any sector, regardless of being adjacent to a captured region



Their weaknesses:
-Very expensive ships
-No high tier battleships or dreadnaughts
-Long cooldowns for lost ships
-Only three dedicated officers
-Weak support ships



So have fun and enjoy this new faction, with all its unique ways to conquer the galaxy :)

This is a new four faction PvP server, with one limitation however -- all four races are limited to Class VI ships as their strongest warship. That means Heavy Cruisers, Battleships and Dreadnoughts are not available on this server.
It will allow players to hone their skills on workhorses of their race, which are the frigates, destroyers, and light cruisers.
Also the win parameters are not to destroy all the enemy homeworlds this time, but attempt to dominate 90% of the galaxy map.


Two of the strongest Hive players worked as a team, fed off the Sol race, which collapsed first: Veterans Nocabonac and Heinous dominated their way through Sol and Genari, eventually taking out the Ma'Alaketh Dyson Sphere to win the server. Also a shoutout to sss, KhanJB, beo, Hook, zorg, genari_neko as Genari, initially dominating the server until the Hive grew too strong for them to hold back.


It is very likely that the next server will be the first time that players can try the rather unique Free Peoples' of Sol (pirate) faction. Skills, ships, and characters are being finalized behind the scenes on the development server, as well as squashing the inevitable bugs.

New Server with all for races accessible under normal win conditions: Sol Imperial Worlds, Genari United Empire, Ma'Alaketh Confederation, and the Perseus Hive. Some of you veteran players who stick to the same race every time, should try other races and enjoy the flavor and variety of each... you never know you might find a new favorite!


Sol Imperial Worlds: The 'jack of all trades' good at all, best at none, always the most popular to new players.


Genari United Empire: Brutishly strong, tough ships, but behind on technology. Usually the strongest out of the gate, and can dominate early.


Ma'Alaketh Confederation: The most advanced in technology, with some of the most powerful ships in the game. But more difficult to master.


Perseus Hive: The most difficult race to start with, but best played with good allies. Arguably the strongest race if allowed to break the confines of its region in the long run.


Behind the scenes, the Pirate faction is being worked on, a rather unique race with special abilities, but limited in its ability to expand and conquer. It is the 5th and last faction for the Beta.
Some examples below:

Orchis Raider

Orchis Interceptor

Agile Flyer Raider

Agile Flyer Interceptor

Mendi Raider

Mendi Interceptor

Congratulations to Sol Imperial worlds for successfully outplaying the three other races to win the server. This unique server had players being awarded the near-impossible halo ship for each race if they achieved 30k XP.
For Sol, Jerbear, Beo, Hook, and Bayou were awarded the Sol Titan Dreadnought, and eventually dominated the server, taking out individual homeworlds.
Ma'Alaketh actually had a stronger start, with Trygore, EIN, Salo, Stan, War Demon, Ainh, T, Aegrimm all achieving the Sa'Avaal beam platform.
Genari had Vesuvius and AmishJoe acquire the Starkiller Command Dreadnought.
And the Hive players Apophis and Cattlebruiser succeeded in getting the Queen.

The next PvP server begins on Monday, November 29th.

Agile Flyer Raider

Orchis Raider

Work is being done behind the scenes for the Pirate faction, and some testing will be done on the next server. It is possible that it will be playable for all on the succeeding server.
First Honor Raider & Interceptor