- High resolution and high bit-depth 2D and 3D display, unlimited by the old palette system.
- Intuitive scripting system, allowing for complex and advanced mods.
- Advanced particle system allowing for virtually any effect, while remaining easy to use.
- Powerful scalable weapons and units systems, allowing for nearly unlimited modifications to nearly anything in the game.
- Realistic non-planar and volume shadows.
- Chromatic/spherical aberration.
- Brownian fractal method terrain generation.