You control a race, people, who start with a planet in a galaxy with different solar systems. The game itself has largely the same content in this and all of the following parts. In response to this, it was decided to sell further developments directly. It is unknown how many copies of this game were ultimately sold, as the publisher, contrary to existing contracts, ultimately did not pay any royalties to Stardock. The game was published by Advanced Idea Machines, a small one-man publisher.
During this time, IBM became aware of the project and supported the development, as almost no games for OS / 2 were available so far. Originally intended as proof that it is possible to use OS / 2 as a gaming platform, Brad Wardell programmed with the help of several friends the game within a year.
The first game in this series, Galactic Civilizations, appeared in the fall of 1994 parallel to the release of OS / 2 Warp 3.
