I read in another thread devoted to the game, that you could research "ice beams" in the beam weapon tree, so it sounds like it doesnt want to be taken too seriously on the sci fi front. I realize that such terms are only cosmetic and its all nonsensical on some level, but I think you should generally try to aim for a level of sophistication in terminolology slightly higher than a "Space Ghost" cartoon, if you want your game to be taken seriously by the sci fi strategy gaming crowd.
I still reserve judgement, but getting meaningful info about the game from the developers seems like prying teeth, which is usually a bad sign.
