Anomaly

The void as seen in the main view.

The void as seen in the Sector Map.

The anomaly, sometimes referred to as the void or the collapse, is a round blackness expanding from a collapsed star outwards into the universe.

Opinions on the void seem varied within humanity: some want to understand it and learn to counter it, some want to escape and focus on a nomadic existence, and others believe someone created it and should be brought to justice.

Each time the player moves a ship or fleet through hyperspace, the void expands at a rate approximately one-quarter the distance traveled by the player's ship or fleet. If the void overtakes the player, the game ends.

Contracts

There are several contracts relating to the void and humanity's various responses to it:

• Analyse
• Justice
• Evacuation
• Nomad

History

• Update1.rc2: Introduced.
• Update2.rc1: Expansion rate is reduced.