AntaresXIV

This is coming from someone who appreciates the lore of the game and I'm hoping that this time around the lore is expanded to answer some of the questions I've always had. It looks like the campaign will answer the major Thalan questions, for example, but what about the Altarians? 1. Why do they look so much like the Terrans? a) The Altarians are humans -In Gal Civ II they supposedly looked identical to the terrans, but in Gal Civ