It wasnt canceled by Mithis.. It was that crap company cdv. This wasnt to be a 4X game. cdv got the IP and thought they could sell more games using the IG IP. It was always suppose to be a tactical game. And besides, be glad it is with HDI and not cdv. cdv sticked starforce on every frelling thing.
yes, it does have a bit of a learning curve but once you start to get the hang of it

Just remeber the spacebar is your friend
If you check this link it has some helpful hints. Be warned however that starting about page 5 it turns into a walkthrough...
http://nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=379(my fan site. Check it out)
http://home.earthlink.net/~cgh5541/
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(my Nexus fan site. Check it out)
http://home.earthlink.net/~cgh5541/