The first is the Federation, where players control Picard and Worf. Each of the segments finds the player taking control of a different faction. After defeating the spheres, Picard is informed that the Premonition and her captain, Thaddeus Demming, have come from the future to warn Starfleet of an impending Borg invasion that will soon destroy the Federation, the Klingon Empire, and all other civilizations in the Alpha Quadrant.The stage set, the plot is then divided into five segments of four missions each. In this real-time, 3D strategy game, you will have the opportunity to lead four races, build and protect space stations, and interact with popular characters from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.'The Dominion War has just ended, and Captain Picard is establishing a new supply depot on a routine mission when the Enterprise receives a strange distress call from the USS Premonition, an unknown starship under attack by two Borg spheres.