Setting

The universe of Entropic Engine is one of the far future, but not too far off to be unrecognizable. Humans have spread beyond our solar system. Faster than light travel, anti-gravity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, terraforming of worlds - these are all things that exist in the wide expanse of the future human civilization.

Humans are scattered amongst thousands of solar systems in conditions ranging from near utopian glass cities to frontier outposts on barren rocks. There is no central government, but confederations and alliances exist. Resources even within a single solar system are plentiful enough that projecting force for traditional reasons isn’t practical.

Conflict still happens, though. Most large population centers have enough defenses to parry even the most determined spaceborne weaponry, but smuggling small strike forces onto a planet’s surface is usually possible. When large scale battles take place, they tend to happen on worlds with medium population sizes at most.

The armed forces for nearly every entity that can muster them tend to be relatively homogenous in equipment and doctrines as advancements made by one faction rarely remain exclusive for long. So while the soldiers from two opposing forces may be stylistically different, the odds are good that they are using very nearly the same weapons, armor, and equipment.