Expansion of the human race continues to spread throughout the galaxy, in spite of turmoil, with Earth claiming control of as many as 1,280 systems at its peak. The Colonial Command is stretched to its very limit because of unrest along the frontier, incursions by Cybrans and action surrounding the Quarantine Zone. The unrest, unchecked and unmanageable, grows into full-scale, galaxy-wide wars among various human colonies. Corrupt elements of the Colonial Command seize the opportunity to become warlords in their own established domains and cast off any allegiance to the Empire. Cybran rebels seize whole systems and Aeon Commanders force the Colonial Command to pull back from the Quarantine Zone with coordinated attacks.

After five years of relative quiet along the Quarantine Zone, Colonial Commanders are overwhelmed by a coordinated strike on nine border worlds. The Colonial Command takes heavy early losses, but is able to rally to satave off any further advancement of the Aeon Illuminate. Any attempts to make inroads into the Quarantine Zone are repulsed and the battle lines are finally drawn and the Aeon Illuminate secures its sector of the galaxy.

Historians mark the year of 2819 A.D. as the beginning of the Infinite War. The last royal remnants of the Colonial Command retreat back to the 16 Prime Worlds, abandoning the rest of the galaxy to anarchy and turmoil. Much of the Quantum Gate network is destroyed by various factions pushing their own agendas, and many worlds relying on the Empire are lost, as is their technology and the science that may have been in development on the various worlds scattered throughout the galaxy.

It is during this period that 28 th-century combat takes on a new face. A single man in a self-sufficient commander suit can arrive alone on a distant world and create a massive army of robots, tanks, ships, and planes within mere hours of arrival, using only the native mass and energy of the planet. Whole worlds are laid to waste in battles against these commanders and their robotic armies. It is believed that the Infinite War is simply lasting as long as it is because of the inexhaustible nature of these “Supreme Commander”, and the fact that they were never envisioned to be deployed on such a massive scale.

The Earth Empire crumbles and a new government is born from its ashes, vowing to reach out to the worlds abandoned as the empire collapsed. The United Earth Federation offers stability to troubled worlds inclined in reestablishing galactic order. Meanwhile, the Aeon Illuminate insists on the fanatical acceptance of “The Way” or face destruction, and the Cybran fight to free their brothers from the oppressive human way. As the United Earth Federation is established, the battle lines are drawn and the sides are clearly defined.

It is up to you to end the war, but whose side will you be on?