
More than fifty years have passed since the last great war between the Federation and the Neoterran Federation, and the two factions coexist in an uneasy alliance against the lawless Pirate Guilds and their dangerous new enemy, the Shakari. The Shakari Fanatics are a caste of Shaharian priests intent on taking revenge on humanity for desecrating their ancestral planet. They have a strong presence in the galaxy, inhabiting multiple star systems and exerting pressure on fragile alliances such as the Federation, the Confederation, and the Union. To protect humanity from their raids, powered armor was developed, leading to the creation of a mechanized starfighter series by humanity.
The Shakari have a technological advantage, while the humans are joined in the battle by their best elite pilots, the Rangers, who pilot mechanized starfighters. Players start the game as a Lieutenant, a mechanized starfighter pilot, and join the Ranger Corps to become an elite pilot in the Ranger Corps.