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The Star Fleet Universe is the variant of the Star Trek fictional universe as detailed in the series of tactical and strategic interstellar wargames from Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. and used as reference for the Star Fleet Command series of computer games. It draws from the material from the original and animated series of Star Trek as well as from other sources, such as The Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual, and includes a substantial amount of new races and technologies, such as the Hydran Kingdoms, the Interstellar Concordium and the Andromedans.

Games set in this universe include Star Fleet Battles
, Federation and Empire
, Star Fleet Battle Force, numerous editions, for various game systems, of Prime Directive
, and the recently-released Federation Commander
. Also, ADB produce Captain's Log, a biannual magazine with additional SFU background material, starship information and reports from various game events and tournaments.

The Star Fleet Command games draw on this universe considerably, yet maintain a number of elements not found in the original Star Fleet Universe, such as movie-era ships and the Meskeen race for the ISC.

Alpha Octant Factions and Empires

The Star Fleet Universe shares many of the same races and factions as the "Mainstream" Star Trek universe, though some are not what many are used to.

; United Federation of Planets : In many ways, still the same idealistic explorers everyone is familiar with. The Federation is also the economic powerhouse of the sector, which has been the cause of most tension with its neighbors.

; Klingon Empire : The "smooth forehead" version from the Original Series, they tend to act less like the samuraish Klingons of the Next Generation and more with the "do what needs to be done" attitude displayed in the Original Series. It should also be noted that the Star Fleet Universe Klingons make extensive use of "Subject Races" who are effectively second class citizens in the Empire.

; Romulan Star Empire : The Romulans of the Star Fleet Universe are much the same as those most non-SFU fans know. They are allied with the Klingons who helped them gain an equal technological footing with their neighbors.

; Kzinti Hegemony : Based on the Kzin seen in an episode of the Animated Series written by Larry Niven, the Kzinti are an aggressive race who has had wars with all of its neighbors, especially the other cat nation, the Lyrans. By the time of the General War, the Kzinti are allies with the Federation, but this is more an alliance of convience against the Klingons than any true friendship. Due to licensing concerns, Star Fleet Command altered the Kzinti into the more canine Mirak.

; Gorn Confederation : After a brief war with the Federation involving mistakes with the first contact, the Gorn are Federation allies who have been in near constant wars with the Romulans.

; Tholian Holdfast : A crystalline race at the edge of the galaxy (located where the Federation, Romulan, and Klingon borders come together). They are isolationists, something that is understood once it was learned that they are intergalactic refugees after being overthrown as the masters of their own galaxy. They pride themselves in a "Let's you and him fight" philosophy.

; The Orion Pirates : While Orion, and the alien race native to the planet, are officially part of the Federation, the Orion pirates are a menace across the sector, though some are an unofficial arm of the Orion government. It should be noted that many Orion Pirates are not ethnic Orions, but from nearly every race in the known galaxy.

; The Hydran Kingdom : A race of short, three legged, two mouthed aliens with three tentacles for arms. The Hydrans live on the far side of the Klingon Empire from the Federation, and had been conquered by Klingons and Lyrans twice before fighting their way out of their far colonies.

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