Here is theWHOLE F'N STORY
The 21st century was supposed to herarld the dawn of a new age. The wars,famines and the suffering of the last two millenia were to become a distant,fading memory,as scientific brought global peice and prosperity. Toward the end of the 20th century,a now forgotten US President even went so far as to officially proclaim the arrival of the New World Order, in which right, not might would govern internation relations.

Unfortunely this bright future was not to be.First came a meltdown of the internal stock and currency exchanges. Then the major international conglomerates were dissolved in a vain attempt to stop the fiscal hemorrage.By 2012 the world economy had collasped.Poverty and hunger caused social and poltical tensions to flare.As the crisis wore on,few were bold or naive enough to predict anything positive for the future.Most realized that the planet was on the verge of global conflict.

During this time the old American organization NASA was taken over by a new company called the Lunar Corparation.The L C as it was now known,saw a business oppurtunity in all this chaos and begun building a city in orbit.When it was completed those who could afford it flocked to the newly opened Orbital City I.

In 2048 the anticipated global conflict broke out with a level of violence that shook the planet to its core.All the major centralized goverments were destroyed in the maelstorm.Europe and Eastern Asis bore the brunt of the devastastion as entire urban centers from Madrid to Moscow and from Seoul to Singapore were literally wiped off the map.The 20th-century dream for a better world ended in death and destruction.The population of Orbital City I ,shocked by the horrors they were witnessing emigrated to a newly constructed lunar base to better protect themselves. The colony then severed all connections with Earth and begun to prosper as a separate self contained community.

The human race had always been know for its resiliency. Within a dozen years the Earth's inhabitants had begun to restore there old nationalities - with a few twists.Twelve states of the former United States joined together to form a new country,called the United Civilized States.The UCS citezens had essentally given up there old roles as producers and leaders.Nearly all work was being performed by robots which were controlled by expert computer systems.Not suprisingly the human inhabitants of the UCS became lazy and decadent.

In the European and Asian territories which suffered so terribly in the war a new empire was created under the iron fist of the Khans.Its proud name was meant to conjure up an association with a glorious former age-the Eurasian Dynasty.With access to the military bases,weapons and technoligy of the former Soviet Union. The Khans were able to build a formidable military base. The citezens are drilled from an early age to serve the state and be ready to die if so ordered.The regime is quick to eliminate any indivualists and pleasure seekers,not to mention those who are merely lazy or incompetent.

As the only two organized powers the ED and the UCS were able to extend thier borders very quickly and soon possesed all the remaining habitable areas.But the two powerful empires can rarely live in harmony.Soon the ED army invaded UCS territories. Thus began another horrendous war.During eight years of continuous conflict the retreating ED army,desperate after suffering a series of battle field defeats attempted to turn the tide with nuclear weapons.A barrage was launched against UCS positions near the North Pole.Tth explosions unleashed were so violent that the Earth's orbital motion was affected.This was first noticed by in 2159 by UCS scientest and the almost forgoten colonist on the moon. Soon the information also reached ED headquarters. The scientest calculations became serious reason for alarm. The distance between the Earth and the sun would shrink by 17% over the next few years.The impications became clear even to the even the thick headed ED commanders - the Earth and the Moon are headed for terrible cosmic desaster.

The only hope for salvation is to escape the doomed planet. But building an evacuaction fleet of such size requires immense natural resources and these are to be found only in a few select regions.This means only one thing - whichever side emerges victorious in the battle will escape Armageddon. The next war will truly be the last our Earth ever will see...