The player takes on the role of the leader of one of these groups.
Soon, therefore, using alien technology, the factions stood together in a murderous race for the primacy of colonization of the new, resource-rich planets. Each of them had an advantage over the others in at least one of the many military or economic aspects. Thanks to the help of foreign races, life moved to a giant ship drifting in space, where, over time, as a result of internal conflicts, humanity divided into 8 rival factions.
The story told in the game takes place in a distant future, when, after exhaustion of the Earth's natural resources, mankind was forced to leave its home planet.