Faction Spotlight: Ma'Alaketh Confederation

Very little is known about this race, other than that they are centuries ahead in technology compared to Sol and Genari. Although they do not seem to be interested in any form of conflict with the two warring races, they diligently protect their borders from any intrusion. The few fleet assaults by Genari have been met with swift retaliation. As far as it is known, no major Ma’Alaketh ship has ever been destroyed, as their combined force field and dampening field technology makes them seem invincible. Add to it, their particle beams have a range that far exceeds even the most advanced Sol plasma beams. It is believed that they have been observing Human and Sanethi civilizations develop before space travel, with a strong belief in non-interference. The extent by which the Confederation has expanded in the other direction is unknown.

 

Its a system (that requires a lot of energy to power up -- especially for the larger ships) that makes it harder for enemy ships to accurately hit the Ma'Alaketh ship. It also makes them harder to detect at long ranges. Some might call it a 'cloaking device', but not exactly so -- it can still be seen and fired upon.

 

They may have long range weapons, but the power output is actually weaker overall, and they take up so much space, they are almost like a sniper rifle vs. a machine gun. Also their crew is substantially/physically weaker (think of area 51 aliens). Their ships cost a lot more XP as well.

 

These were the concepts a while back, (area 51 alien style)
A- was considered the ideal
B- was too evil looking
C- more human like
D- even more ideal
E- Possibly the final choice

 

Because the beta launches with Sol and Genari only, we've only created three ships for the other two races. When Ma'Alaketh becomes playable in the future, it will then have a full set of ships like Sol/Genari.