The underlying premise to this particular iteration of a Warhammer 40,000 game is that the Space Marines, Orks, Astra Militarum (i.e., regular humans), and the Necrons (the undead of the future!) are all waging war on the planet Gladius in order to lay claim recently unearthed relics/tech. There's an initial tutorial that walks you through the basics (i.e., starting your first city, claiming tiles in order to expand, building on those tiles, managing resources, researching tech, etc). This is a slower paced game than a traditional RTS as it takes a few turns to first claim a tile next to your base, then a few more turns to build a structure, and then a few more to produce a unit. So, don't be surprised if you don't have a new unit until your 20th turn.

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