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<blockquote data-quote="MishaB" data-source="post: 7764650" data-attributes="member: 6976684">Hi all!So a few things that might answer some questions. 1) There's no humans in the game. The worlds we're designing and the species we've created aren't human on purpose. We want people to stretch their imaginations and connect to their humanity through the elements, not just the appearance.2) As far as space opera goes, you're playing intergalactic forces for good, trying to advance not only yourselves, but the people around you. Yes there's FTL travel and space ships and advanced weaponry, but we didn't focus on hard science. &quot;Science Fantasy&quot; is a good genre description.3) We will not apologize for promoting underrepresented voices. We will not back down from it either. When we conducted our open call, we looked at the 60+ entries, read and winnowed down the submissions to 20, AND THEN read the bios. The voices that stood out the most happened to be the ones who were from traditionally marginalized groups. It's almost as if having a different perspective helps you shine in a field when the process is actually fair. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯4) These amazing humans deserve to have their voices heard just as much as the next person.--Misha BushyagerNew Agenda Publishing</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MishaB, post: 7764650, member: 6976684"] Hi all! So a few things that might answer some questions. 1) There's no humans in the game. The worlds we're designing and the species we've created aren't human on purpose. We want people to stretch their imaginations and connect to their humanity through the elements, not just the appearance. 2) As far as space opera goes, you're playing intergalactic forces for good, trying to advance not only yourselves, but the people around you. Yes there's FTL travel and space ships and advanced weaponry, but we didn't focus on hard science. "Science Fantasy" is a good genre description. 3) We will not apologize for promoting underrepresented voices. We will not back down from it either. When we conducted our open call, we looked at the 60+ entries, read and winnowed down the submissions to 20, AND THEN read the bios. The voices that stood out the most happened to be the ones who were from traditionally marginalized groups. It's almost as if having a different perspective helps you shine in a field when the process is actually fair. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4) These amazing humans deserve to have their voices heard just as much as the next person. --Misha Bushyager New Agenda Publishing [/QUOTE]

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