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Sins of a Solar Empire: Democracy micro-expansion pack is coming out. It's the second and final expansion pack to an amazing strategy game and offers a new research tree that expands the diplomatic options available. You will now be able to create technology treaties, establish embassies, and dispatch diplomatic envoys.
Go
nyah to pre-order the game for $9.95 from Impulse, and join the beta. Just be aware that you need the full version of the original game and the Entrenchment expansion to play.