As mentioned before, this game is not an ordinary webpage-based game. After installing the Java-Plugin and starting the game, you command your empire by the IMP-o-matic, the small and nice Imperial warfare client. Here you can see a few ingame-screenshots.

Your initial empire will be small. Very small. One planet, to be precise. Oh, while talking about "small": This is the PDA-style resolution of the game.

Watch your back and expand quickly. Otherwise your opponents might come and visit you very early. By the way: Here you can see some of the more advanced ships. (Click for original size screenshot






You may set the taxes for each planet independently - indicated by the color-halo. And each planet will like you more or less - indicated by the face. Planets may even start a revolution if your taxes are too high.

You may scale the window to fit any size you like. PDA-style or Movie-Theater-Style? Up to you. (Image scaled to fit on this page. Click here for original size)