▁dozen ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁c rop . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁mor ale ▁system ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁several ▁different ▁factors ▁including ▁food , ▁living ▁conditions , ▁employ ment , ▁crime ▁and ▁social ▁policies ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁player . ▁Reg ular ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁citizens ▁can ▁s ack ▁the ▁player ▁if ▁mor ale ▁gets ▁too ▁low . ▁An cient ▁al ien ▁arte fact s ▁can ▁be ▁discovered ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁col ony ▁exp ands . ▁Sub - colon ies ▁can ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁surrounding ▁the ▁main ▁col ony , ▁there ▁are ▁ 4 ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁sub - col ony . ▁ ▁To ▁control ▁all ▁of ▁this ▁there ▁are ▁twelve ▁different ▁men us ▁which ▁give ▁the ▁player ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁col ony . ▁These ▁men us ▁include ▁details ▁on ▁citizens , ▁employ ment , ▁comm ute , ▁happiness , ▁crime , ▁resources , ▁electric ity , ▁water , ▁air , ▁cro ps , ▁structures ▁and ▁d ron es . ▁The ▁game ▁speed ▁can ▁be ▁adjust ed ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁times ▁normal ▁speed ▁and ▁paused ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁There ▁are ▁ 3 ▁different ▁camera ▁modes ▁each ▁giving ▁a ▁different ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁these ▁modes ▁include : ▁surve ill ance ▁camera ▁mode , ▁satellite ▁camera ▁mode ▁and ▁an ▁over world ▁map . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁main ▁game ▁modes . ▁Camp aign ▁Mode ▁includes ▁many ▁miss ions ▁to ▁complete , ▁and ▁within ▁each ▁mission ▁there ▁are ▁object ives ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁must