Opening:"The year is 2109. Humanity has spread out among the stars and staked its claims to countless systems. Mankind is an engine of progress and industry, taking resources from thousands of planets and turning it into the life blood of the Human Empire. Colonies exist in the furthest reaches of our galaxy. Hundreds of men and woman live on these alien worlds trying to find their fortunes. Earth itself is a Utopian world where the richest of humanity live in absolute peace and prosperity. The poor live on the outer fringe worlds of the SOL system, huddled in dirty underground colonies, breathing recycled air and working to better the lives of the rich.

Genetic research has allowed for faster, stronger and smarter soldiers. Cybernetics has all but replaced the need for organ transplants and nanotechnology has wiped out conventional medicine. Those who can afford it believe that they are nearing perfection by replacing their bodies with life-like mechanical constructs. Artificial intelligence has reached such a point that it is hard to distinguish a human mind from computer intelligence.

Crime is still prevalent on the colony worlds; crime has three separate degrees of severity. Minor crimes are things such as owning illegal contraband such as pornography, illegal drugs, Anti-government propaganda and weaponry. Those crimes are dealt with by allowing the offender to choose rehabilitation or a minor jail sentencing. Rehabilitation is working in a resource gathering unit for three months, jail sentences can be from nine months to a year... Severe crimes are crimes against property of the government, property of private citizens, theft, attempted murder and rape; these are dealt with by putting the offender in a prison world for anywhere up to twenty years. Mortal crimes involve murder, Pirating, selling contraband and any trespassing on private government property including computer trespassing. These crimes only have one sentence, life sentences."

The game is set in a grungy military controlled future. Humanity is a new comer to space travel, but humanity is for all intents and purposes the current rulers of the universe. While some minor races have been encountered, Humanity is the top dog. That is until they come in contact with a race of mindless organism's whose only purpose is to expand and devour. Will humanity have what it takes to combat a race who does not use tactics, who takes no prisoners and who has nearly unlimited numbers? Furthermore, do you have what it takes to survive this threat?