The setting is self-described as "firm science" and is designed to support a number of science-fiction subgenres, including: space Western, 'bug hunt' (like the Alien series of films or Starship Troopers), alien ruin exploration, political intrigue, etc.

Having detected a dark object on a collision course with Earth, a massive multinational evacuation plan is set into motion.

At the outer limits of the solar system, the evacuation fleet interacts with a Tentaari gateway device.

To accomplish the feat they announced that they would attempt to fully develop the setting prior to the release of the book.

If successful, they would be able to publish Dawning Star immediately upon the release of the d20 Future rules to the System Reference Document.

[citation needed] Following its release, Dawning Star: Operation Quick Launch earned a 2005 ENnie nomination for Best d20 Game.

The book describes the rest of the Helios system in great detail, including 12 playable PC species and hundreds of feats, occupations, talent trees, classes, and equipment.

In 2006, Blue Devil Games also started the TERRAFORMER line of products, a regular series of short texts in PDF with additional content for the setting.

The public bid on and purchased tickets to both play in and attend the event that was held in a private room at the Alcatraz Brewing Company.

Blue Devil Games ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to relaunch the setting using the Fate Core rules from Evil Hat Productions.