X Computer Game Series - List of X Universe Races, X: Reunion, X: Terran Conflict, X: Beyond the Frontier, X: The Threat, Argon Federation (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 225. Not illustrated. Chapters: List of X Universe Races, X: Reunion, X: Terran Conflict, X: Beyond the Frontier, X: the Threat, Argon Federation, Paranid Empire, Teladi Company, Split Dynasty, Boron Kingdom, Farnham's Legend, Community of Planets, Xenon, Foundation Guild, Profit Guild, Terracorp, Kha ak, Sohnen. Excerpt: This article is about the fictional species and factions found within Egosoft's X game series. Since X: Beyond the Frontier, the first of the X series, the fictional X Universe has been home to a number of alien species and factions. Most have been present since the first game, however, several races and factions were introduced later, through the series' story-lines. A female Argon space pilotThe Argon are a fictional human race in the X computer game series developed by Egosoft. They are descended from Terrans, but have been living disconnected from Earth for over 800 years. They have colonised many diverse worlds and formed a Federation that enjoys relatively peaceful, profitable relations with other races. Their capital is located in Argon Prime. The Argon Federation is democratic, with every city and space station/factory having its own senator. The leader of the Federation is known as the President, the holder of this position changes between games. In the late 21st Century, Earth had begun to colonise space. To aid them, the Terrans created a fleet of terraforming drones to modify hostile planet environments into a habitable state for human colonisation. However, in 2146, following a software malfunction, the terraformers turned against their creators, and quickly overran and destroyed Earth's defenseless colonies, and, within a year, were ready to "Terraform" Earth. A small fleet, lead by Captain Nathan R. Gunne, engaged the Terraformers and managed to draw them away from Earth through a jumpgate, whi...