Interstellar States of America is a large, powerful and technicaly advanced faction. ISA spends a lot of its income on technology advancement. Their ships utilize the most effective shield technology in the sector. ISA and UIN recently undergone major ship refit project that installed powerful fortress shield emitters on their cruisers and capital ships. ISA are the first and currently the only faction that mastered plasma technology and phase teleportation
Russian Stellar Federation is one of the major factions having the largest territory. RSF went a different technological pass mainly rellying on heavier and bulkier ship designs with hardened armor and reinforced structure. RSF ships utilize standard shield generators that create a stable and fixed fields. Weapons arsenal mainly consist of ballistic weapons of various calibers, laser pulse and beam weapons and ion weapons. Missiles and torpedoes doesn`t differ much from those that other factions use.
United Interstellar Nations are competing with ISA for the 1st place in a race of the most advanced factions. Many joint-research projects conducted between the two factions lead to a series of interesting technological breakthroughs for both factions. UIN have concentrated their efforts on particle manipulation and acceleration technologies resulting in a series of interesting and unique particle weapons. Recently they have upgraded their DE, CR and BB class ships with a powerful fortress shield emitters. UIN are neutral with other factions, they have trade relations with ISA and are trading technology to XLE in return of the clearance to use their numerous space docks for their needs
Xing Luo Empire is a powerful and widespan faction known for it's powerful industrial base and trade network. Their ships resemble dragon-like creatures as well as ship`s name. Weapons are primarily consist of various beams and ballistic weapons
A unity of former XLE and UIN colonies that rebelled against their masters and established a self sustaining and relatively economicaly stable faction. FFS or
Federation of Free Systems does not possess significant forces due to being quite young and being positioned too far away from other faction`s reach. However, FFS hatred for their former masters results in some captains performing raids in UIN and XLE space regardless of distance and travel time
Free Traders Guild is an international organisation that focuses on trading between all factions regardless of their political and diplomatic relations with each other. Countless FTG freighter fleets, privateers, bounty hunters and mercenaries can be seen freely operating in any colonised system where there is profit to be found. FTG fleets are using either specifically designed civilian-grade ships or downgraded/decommisioned military vessels provided by each faction as a part of the International Trade Agreement.
Commonwealth of Polaris, a small faction formed by various dissidents dissillusioned with the modern society. Polaris is is an isolationist society, not caring much for what happens outside their borders. In general the PNS ships are well rounded, flexible and possessing high flux efficiency, but are expensive to field and have poor fuel and cargo capacity.
Aliens, rogue AI and pirates
