The project began as early as 2000 when Derek Smart announced that he had licensed Croteam's Serious Sam game engine for "Project ABC", for "After Battlecruiser", as replacement for the Battlecruiser Tactical Engagement add-on module intended for Battlecruiser Millennium.
Development started in late 2001 as Battlecruiser Generations, the 5th game in the Battlecruiser series [REF].