Space combat sim set in 2160, where you're a rookie fighter pilot in the Alliance's 45th Volunteers squadron. The Coalition ambushed a peace summit, overran Earth and the inner planets, forcing your fleet to regroup at Neptune's moon Triton. You fly missions to reclaim territory while stationed aboard the carrier ANS Reliant. Performance earns promotions that unlock better fighters and missile loadouts for subsequent sorties. Between missions you navigate the carrier's interior, where crew reactions shift based on your rank. News broadcasts—both text and video—track the wider war's progress, often mentioning squadrons you'll soon fly alongside. This creates the feeling you're one cog in a massive conflict rather than the sole hero. Missions follow a mostly linear campaign structure focused entirely on dogfighting, with no trading or open-world exploration between objectives.
