Overview
From: http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/76730.page
The United Nations of Earth (the UNE) grew to become an enormously technologically advanced race, rivaling even the Conqrix. Hence the war. The Conqrix had been examining the UNE for years, and was now rather nervous. Different nations have grown powerful before, but never have they gained technology to rival the Conqrix. And so one day, a fleet of Conqrix forces stealthily left light-speed nearby an unsuspecting planet... and the war began.