The year is 2600. The human empire expanded from the Earth for hundreds of years. Many of the colonies are defenseless, isolated by the void of space along a frontier around the Earth and its neighboring stars. You are the captain of the UFS Intrepid, UFSE's last hope for uniting this part of the galaxy.
In Fringes of the Empire, fleets aren't managed but rather co-habitate the sector with you, carrying about their business and responding to events and their own self-determination.
Allied cruisers pictured:
Kronodilas (left)
Phenokti (right)