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INTRODUCTIONHORIZON is a grand space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in whichyou are in control of humanity’s destiny.In the year 2150, more than a century after the Voyager 2 spacecraft made contact withan alien probe, a new dawn of interstellar exploration begins for mankind.As humanity's leader, you will direct explorations of deep space, find new frontiers anddiscover alien artifacts hidden on long ago abandoned planets. You will also learn moreabout the galaxy as you come into contact with up to ten other species.Expand our presence by colonizing and developing new colonies then watch theseplanets become galactic centers for trade, industry and science.As our influence grows to encompass many worlds you will need to conduct carefuldiplomacy with many races with sometimes competing interests. And if diplomacy failsbe prepared for the inevitable military conflicts that can arise.Advance the human empire in this new era and ascend humanity to their rightful placeamong the stars.6
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSQUICK START GUIDEMinimum:OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAMGraphics: 512 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 SupportDirectX: DirectX9.0c CompliantHard Drive: 2 GB HD spaceSound: DirectX 9 compatibleRecommended:Processor: Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or AMD equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: 1 GB ATI 4800 series or better, 1 GB NVIDIA 9800 or betterINSTALLATIONSteam InstallIf you purchased the game through the Steam Store, the game will appearautomatically in your Games Library List. Click on the Horizon title to bring up thegame page and then click on the Install button at the top of the page to beginthe automated installation process.Box InstallIf you purchased a physical copy of Horizon, insert the DVD-ROM into your driveand follow the prompts to start the installation. You will be prompted to installSteam if you don’t already have the Steam software installed on your system.Login to your steam account (an Internet connection is required) and follow theinstructions to enter the product code found inside the Horizon box to activatethe game.Digital InstallIf you purchased the game from other digital storefronts, or want to add a boxedcopy of Horizon on your steam account: Log on to the Steam software (anInternet connection is required) and from the Games tab, click on “Activate aProduct on Steam…” enter the Horizon product key and click Next to activate.You can now download and install the game.7
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