Scenario
Infinite Space contains themes from the novel Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. The plot is divided into two main storylines; both are centered around Yuri, a starship captain-in-training, and take place ten years apart.
The game is set tens of thousands of years in the future, when humankind has spread across several galaxies. While faster-than-light travel using "inflaton inverter" engines is the standard for all spaceships, ancient constructs called Void Gates are necessary to travel wider distances that would still take years to cross. Ruined, inactive Void Gates called Dead Gates can also be found, but are seen as nothing more than scientific curiosities. Infinite Space focuses on Yuri's quest to discover the ultimate purpose of the Epitaphs, artifacts scattered throughout the universe.
Most of the game takes place in two galaxies: Small Magellanic Cloud and the Large Magellanic Cloud. In the first part of the game, taking place in the SMC, Yuri becomes aware of the Lugovalian Empire, a very large and powerful intergalactic empire, ruled by an iron fist by Emperor Taranis. Learning of their desire to conquer the SMC, Yuri tries to coordinate the galaxy's forces for a defense, but they quickly fall to the Lugovalian threat. In the second part of the game, taking place 10 years later, most of the SMC is under Lugovalian control, with a plan to also conquer the Galactic Federation of the LMC: the largest military force in the galaxy.
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