Lol I am flattered, I think...

So is there no longer a win condition for conquering 40% of the planets? Can a trader only win through resource acquisition?

Right now when you log in you just have the following win conditions shown on the welcome screen.

-Conquer 40% of the planets in the galaxy through military force.
-Accumulate an economic wealth of over 999999
-find and control 13 of 30 alien artifacts spread through out(SP - it should be "throughout" I believe) the galaxy.
-Ascend to the next dimension by collapsing 10 stars and building the ascension device.