Line Of Defense hails from an original IP that has thirteen alien (Terrans, Gammulans etc) nations and over twenty-three castes (Military, Insurgents etc) in a vast universe that spawned several IPs (Battlecruiser 3000AD, Universal Combat, Galactic Command, All Aspects) and to date, fourteen (LOD is our fifteenth game!) games from 1989 (when I started working on my first game) to present day.

I decided to include two opposing sides because I felt that the whole “alien” premise and focus was already overdone. So instead, we have the Terran military forces taking on the Terran insurgents on a distant planet. The other aliens were going to sit this one out. At least until I found a very good reason to introduce them in this new game.

While some may shrug or frown at the only two factions, there is no empirical evidence or research to suggest that having any particular number makes a game any good or bad. Yes, we all like choices and having a choice is good. But in LOD, with two sides, each with four unique classes – which can cater to any type of character – there are even more possibilities than having more factions and less choice.

Of course, with such a rich lore to pull from, introducing other alien races (my first choice would be the evil, formidable and far superior Gammulans) is something I had already planned to do. That’s what expansion packs are for.

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