Keith T. Maxwell, an honorable discharge from the Terran space fleet arrives on a battle cruiser at Eden Prime, and is granted his own ship from Admiral Smith. Christine Hammond greets Maxwell and shows him his new ship, an Icarus Scout Class II. After being taught the basics of the hangar, the game will proceed to a basic flight tutorial, explain how to fly, use weapons, and fight. After returning to the station, Maxwell is greeted by Vlad Borsikov and is ordered to clear the space corridor of space junk. Afterwards, Maxwell proceeds through 9 different Lv as the storyline progresses.