
He now leads a Chapter fleet to grant assistance to the Imperial Navy and Imperial Guard in defending the sector from Chaos, Ork and Eldar incursions, both in space and on the ground of many beleaguered worlds. Captain Tiberius Solarian - A Space Marine Brother-Captain who hails from the Imperial Fists Chapter, Solarian responded quickly to petitions for Astartes aid from the Gothic Sector.This allowed the Imperium to prepare counter-measures, or even waylay the Despoiler's plans, at several key junctures. Inquisitor Horst - An experienced agent of the Inquisition, Horst's extensive knowledge of Chaos allowed him to deduce many of Abaddon's stratagems before they were put into play.After Spire's mission, Lord Admiral Cornelius Von Ravensburg promoted him to the rank of Admiral and tasked him with defending the Gothic Sector against Abaddon's 12 th Black Crusade. After dealing with the Chaos-controlled Defense Platforms and Chaos Escorts, he and his crew escaped a pursuing Chaos fleet and warned Imperial High Command of Abaddon's whereabouts and invasion course.
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Finally, Spire is tasked with repelling a Chaos invasion of the entire sector, leading into the final events of the Gothic War and the Battle of Schindelgheist that brought that conflict to an end. Spire is next sent on several missions that prove crucial to defending Imperial worlds from rebellions and an Ork incursion.

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Spire was exonerated at the trial and promoted to the senior rank of Admiral by Lord Admiral Cornelius von Ravensburg. Captain Spire's actions were then closely scrutinised and he was put on trial by Inquisitor Horst to determine if he was telling the truth about the encounter, or deceiving Fleet Command because he had been corrupted by the influence of Chaos. The Imperial ship successfully escaped to warn Fleet Command of the impending danger. Captain Spire attempted to warn Battlefleet Gothic's Fleet Command of the Chaos threat, but unfortunately, the enemy forces jammed Spire's communications, and the only way to send a warning was to risk an emergency Warp jump close to a star. After destroying the defence platform the Chaos forces sent Escort ships to eliminate the Imperial threat, but Captain Spire and his valiant crew destroyed them first.Īfter eliminating the Escorts, a massive Chaos Warfleet arrived under Abaddon the Despoiler's command. The entire boarding party was slaughtered to a man in the unexpected assault, while Captain Spire's ship came under attack from a Chaos-controlled defence platform. Now servants of Chaos, they next sought to ambush the Imperial boarders. In fact, Imperial Navy armsmen turned Traitor were responsible for the murders. After the boarding party entered the station, they reported signs of fighting from within the facility, and after a search, they discovered the entire station crew had been slaughtered. While there to investigate the blackout, an unnamed Commissar suggested sending a boarding party to investigate the orbital station. Players take control of an Imperial Navy captain named Spire on a mission to investigate the sudden communication blackout from Orbital Station Aleph. Every ship in the game possesses a limited number of slots for upgrades, with the exception of the Orks'.

In order for the players to customise their ships they must first earn renown points before they can buy upgrades.

After gaining specific levels, players access better ship classes, various equipment upgrades, and crewmen. Players can also customise their warships' weapons, crew, subsystems, and Void Shields.Ī level up system is in place where players gain experience from battles in which they earn more experience when they win but gain less if they lose. Each faction possesses their own unique warships and favoured playstyle. Players take control of 4 factions, including the Imperial Navy, Chaos Fleet, the Eldar Corsairs and the Ork Freebooterz.
