The Slugnoids and the Gammarauders are not the only power groups in the Gamma Age. There are also lesser groups called Cryptic Alliances. Six of these Alliances are detailed in the game world booklet and the comic series. The game world booklet gave detailed descriptions of the military and fortresses of the alliances, though from a game mechanic standpoint all units functioned the same way. The army units include infantry, hovertanks, and gammajets. These units are referred to as "popcorn" because the survivor of a bioborg attack reported the beast ripped through his unit like it was no more than popcorn.