There are a lot of challenges when
writing a sci-fi game or story. Unlike fantasy, there feels like
there is a lot more accountability. If the story wanders too far from
reality or too far from the known laws of our universe, it begins to
segue into the realm of fantasy. Although that's not inherently a bad
thing—I really enjoy fantasy and I'll always consider Tolkien a
visionary genius for the genre—science fiction ceases to be if
“magic” enters the picture. The challenge to sci-fi writers is to
make it believable and not fantastical. Could it happen? No? Then
it's probably not sci-fi. This makes writing in the genre quite
difficult because it requires a tremendous amount of research. For
instance, just writing about hacking in the Solar Echoes universe
involved consultation with several people working in computer
security. Reading information online wasn't enough—the security
experts were needed to let me know what was already on its way out
and what would be likely to survive into the future. Try to imagine a
future with CRT monitors on spaceships and telephones with cords.
While it's not impossible that things might have gone that way, it
feels very unlikely considering where we are now.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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