Prologue
It's been 150 years since the disappearance of Kaiser Vlad and his junior Kommandant Ubel. Much has happened since then. Maybe too much.
Xylvania, realizing their inevitable failures on Origin (the home planet), they looked to the stars along with the other factions of the world. There were massive colony ships that dominated the space around Origin, as the Western Frontier and Solar Empire colonized the fruitful systems already inhabited by rouge life forms, and Xylvainia and Tundra exercised great patience and terraformed many worlds in their attempts to make it similar to the home planet, Origin. Though most failed, they still became habitable.
Meanwhile, the Solar Empire was getting increasing unpopular, both among it's people and other factions, because it was resistant to sell it's technology, such as plasma weapons, to it's neighbors.
But out on the final frontier there are challenges. Not only do pirates ravage the outer planets, but rebels are increasing their numbers and may spark a full out war among the nations.
But they themselves are doing a fine job of that on their own, the factions discover that interstellar travel isn't fun and games, and that their ancient strategies back on Origin don't work in space. They have to renovate their tactics and military doctrine, and only the best can come out on top.
All factions are on the brink of war, to expand, explore, and exploit.