Sector 13 is designed to be the first ever fully 3D space shooter that plays like a multiplayer first-person shooter. Our idea was to take the immersion, competition and intense action of the best multiplayer shooters, and apply it to the space sim genre. The result is a fast-paced, arcade-like experience that's perfect for LAN parties and internet multiplayer.

Overview/Story
Sector 13 is a multiplayer space combat game. It takes place in an area of space known as Sector 13, which is completely controlled by gargantuan mega-corporations with fleets of starships that could rival that of the Galactic Confederal Navy. These four corporations, Ptolaman-Triton Defense Systems, Daetrexx Enterprises, Inc., Scuvelli StarTech Corporation, and Reinaare Consolidated Industries, have battled for ultimate control of the sector for generations. The player is a starfighter pilot for one of the corporations, and finds himself sent on numerous melees and dogfights to gain control of small pockets of space, defend convoys, capture and recapture solar systems, and generally try to reduce the value of the competing companies' stock.

The competition is fierce between the corporations. The fate of entire solar systems lay in the violent battles that rage throughout the region. Because of the distance from the centrality of the Galactic Federal Government, the corporations rule over their respective systems like small governments in and of themselves. It is a very incoherent system of rule, and full of political inconsistencies that only add to the turmoil that engulfs the lives of every being in Sector 13. Everyone who lives in Sector 13 in one way or another has employment by one of the four major conglomerations. The outcomes of the battles significantly affect the livelihood of all of the beings in the area.

Long ago, when the Galactic Confederal Government consolidated its power over the entire known galaxy, the scientific community found itself baffled by the mystery of the area of space dubbed Sector 13. For no known reason, this arm of the galaxy was found to contain hundreds of thousands of habitable star systems rich in resources, yet not one single sentient species has ever been found in the region. For this reason, the Galactic Confederal Government has decided to not waste resources in establishing a governing presence there. Instead, the Government agreed to give the region over to corporate development with the guarantee of complete autonomy granted to the companies chartered therein. After hundreds of years of hostile takeovers, military conquests, and large scale consolidation in the area, the Galactic Confederal Government continues to honor the original charters given to the various corporations in Sector 13 space and has not interfered in any way with the internal politics and conflicts of the Sector. Therefore, the wars will continue as long as there is profit to be had and solar systems to conquer.

Corporations

Ptolaman-Triton Defense Systems
Efficiency, simplicity, reliability. These have been at the core of the Ptolaman-Triton corporation policy since the founder's inception of the defense systems and military hardware manufacturer, a policy that can be seen in their elegant yet simple approach to designing starfighters. The Ptolaman-Triton core starfighter design has remained unchanged for generations. This basic design has allowed them to create a line of starfighters that are modular with interchangeable parts and components, and easy to learn, maintain, and upgrade. As new technology is developed it is implemented into each new generation of fighter with the same conservative approach that the company has always held to keeping even the latest greatest model to feel familiar and comfortable to pilots and mechanics alike.

Originally, Ptolaman-Triton Defense Systems began life as a weapons contractor to the Galactic Confederal Government specializing in reliable and shielded missile systems for everything from capital ships to handheld infantry weapons. At the moment, they are the only manufacturer in the Galaxy to make a missile system that can't be jammed in close quarters combat. As the company grew, it found itself gaining a reputation for military excellence with its hardware. After a growth explosion and several favors from high-ranking government officials, Ptolaman-Triton was given a charter in the uninhabited area of space known as Sector 13. Generations and many hostile take-overs later, Ptolaman-Triton is one of only four corporations left battling for ultimate control of the region.

Daetrexx Enterprises, Inc.
Generations ago, Daetrexx Enterprises was known as Daetrexxian Augmentation and Cybernetics Corporation based out of the Daetrexx system in Confederate space. DACC specialized in human augmentation through cybernetic implants and artificial replacement organs. Once a successful bid was won for military grade bionics with the Confederal Government, the Daetrexxian biotech division switched over almost entirely to military applications. It was in this department that the idea to create a fully integrated human interface to a starfighter was conceived. The logical conclusion from this point was to also manufacture the starfighters that would use the technology. The Galactic Confederal Government also realized the potential and incorporated the new starfighter designs into the elite fighter pilot divisions where volunteers could be found to under go the necessary augmentation. These squadrons almost always out performed other elite squadrons in performance and cohesion. Thus the Daetrexx military legacy was born.

Once augmentation technology had been perfected and reached a large acceptance level through out the galaxy, Daetrexx found itself awash in cash. This influence, along with an already outstanding reputation among the military, helped Daetrexx to win a charter in Sector 13 space. Using both its military might as well as artful business manipulation Daetrexx found itself acquiring company after company trying to make it in Sector 13. Generations later, Daetrexx Enterprises finds itself locked into a war of survival as one of only four corporations still thriving in the region.

Scuvelli StarTech Corporation
Scuvelli StarTech remains the largest supplier of energy containment and transport materials in the galaxy, despite diverting a large portion of its resources into starship manufacturing. The corporate culture of Scuvelli grew from this founding engineering philosophy where the smooth, shining surfaces of energy containment became the fundamental visualization for almost every manufactured product to come out of Scuvelli controlled space. SSC products have a famous reputation for beauty and simplicity in design. SSC engineers have devised some of the most amazing applications for energy management that the galaxy has yet seen. Among the most famous remains the standard equipped "CurveBeam™" laser cannons on all of SSC's military starcraft. These galaxy-famous weapons add an element of versatility lacking in other manufacture's energy weapons. CurveBeams allow the laser cannon to be fired as either a "dumb" energy blast or a charged particle beam that can be configured on the fly to track a target, functioning similar to guided missile and torpedo weaponry.

Reinaare Consolidated Industries
Reinaare was the first corporation to be given an occupational charter by the Galactic Confederal Government to control Sector 13. Because of this, it was given the prime pick of the planets with the most natural resources, and could quickly and easily build its small fleet and become the multi-system-spanning mega-corporation that it is today. Originally, Reinaare began its corporate life as a genetic research and manipulation firm to create life forms capable of living and terraforming the different planets in Reinaare controlled space. Reinaare's design philosophy has always centered on psychological manipulation and fear, which can be seen in its very unconventional and severe-looking starships and fighters. RCI has used also maintained this philosophy in obtaining control of the smaller companies in the region, and has used intimidation and aggression to force these companies out of business.

Galactic ConFederal Defense Force Standard Aerospace Hardware
The loose Confederacy of star systems that comprise the government in the core of the galaxy have long cooperated in several key areas. The largest of these, is of course, the military. The Galactic Confederacy Defense Force has banded together to create certain key standardizations in military hardware across the confederacy , but as if to stress the individual sovereignty of star systems, these standards are constantly modified and customized while in use in local militias.
Manufactured by a consortium of companies across Galactic Confederacy Defense jurisdiction, all GCDF military hardware can be identified by its system of origin due to each manufacturer adding its own special touch or design feature to the particular hardware being built within the system. The standard GCDF starfighter, the F-77 Havoc, can be found in an almost unlimited number of modified variations and configurations. Some systems have gone as far as to give the starfighter manufactured within their territory a new designation, despite the fact that all GCDF starfighters begin with the core Havoc design process.