Wing Commander Saga is a free game based on the Freespace 2 Source Code Project. It is based upon the popular Wing Commander series by Chris Roberts and Origin, and features a new story line during the final portion of the Terran Confederations deseprate fight for survivial against the Kilrathi Empire. You assume the role of 2nd Lieutenant David Markham, a recent OCS graduate in an accelerated flight training program. Victory and survival for humanity can only be bought at a terrible cost. Gather your wingmen and your courage and prepare to play your part in humanity's desperate gambit as you face the Kilrathi foe. It is a time where even average men must reach inside themselves and become heroes. Answer the call. Face the enemy. Make your mark as the Confederation faces its darkest dawn.
The Hyperion system is in the Downing Quadrant of the Vega Sector. The system consists of a white (F0V) main sequence star with five terrestrial planets, one gas giant and a relatively small asteroid field.
The Hyperion system was a Confederation system hosting three planets of interest, two of which are habitable. Hyperion III is a small tectonically unstable rocky desert world crisscrossed by deep canyons. It hosted a human colony until sometime in the late 2630's when the Kilrathi seized the system, enslaving and exporting the small human population. Although Hyperion III is hotter and drier than most humans prefer, the thin atmosphere creates a marginally habitable ecosystem humans can tolerate without having to wear full atmospheric containment suits. These conditions create an ideal strip mining opportunity where the miners need not be concerned about the effects on the environment.
Hyperion IV is a rather dense planet with a strong magnetic field that fluctuates with enough intensity to seriously impact unshielded electronics. Although the planet is rich in heavy metals, the few attempts to establishing mining operations in the early 2630's appeared to have failed.
Confederation spy satellites have confirmed that since seizing the system, the Kilrathi have established a major garrison on Hyperion VI. As the Hyperion system is only two jump points from Kilrah, Naval Intelligence believes the Kilrathi are trying to establish a forward defense base for their home system, similar to the defenses the Confederation has built up in the Sirius system. The Kilrathi fortifications on Hyperion VI include a planetary command center, planetary base for deep space forces and a significant garrison of Kilrathi marines.
Spy satellites have also discovered the remains of the TCS Iason, the first known Confederation exploration ship to encounter the Kilrathi. Although the first contact encounter took place in another star system in 2629, the Kilrathi apparently towed the T