> > > > > > Nice! How big is it?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is he completely wiped out now??? Poor guy has to start from completely afresh?
> > > > 
> > > > Yup. Donzo. Your first battle you killed a guardian.
> > > 
> > > Crikey this game seems a bit harsh lol. So if someone now attacks me I have to start from scratch too? All research killed too?
> > 
> > No. In any battle you can only lose up to 3 colonies. And as Terran you cannot be killed (lose your homeworld) only Terran and aspha miner are like that. Guardian, viral, collective, and marauder can all lose their last colony and be forced to start over.
> 
> Well that surely gives terrnan and a.miner huge advantages in the long term as they can just keep teching up right?

Yes and no. The other races have better ships. And if you can hold more colonies and protect them with boarders it’s not so bad.