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Type: World
Mod category: Exploration, Experimental
Tags: story, survival
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22 Apr @ 2:41pm
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Escape From Mars EE

Description
An extreme survival scenario based on the world of Escape from Mars. The main plot development options have been preserved, but the PVE balance has been changed taking into account the Warfire 2 and Automotons updates. Most objects have been redesigned and several new ones have been added. I hope this release will not disappoint fans of the world of survival on Mars.

I express my deep gratitude to Wicorel for this game and advice on the mod.

Lore
Restored from the original texts of the world

2635 The Earth is governed by a unified planetary government, the Earth Alliance. The planet's resources are practically used up and the further survival of earthly civilization depends on large corporations that are developing metal deposits in space.

The first planet to be developed was Mars, on which the Galactic Corporation (GCorp) settled and is mining minerals there under a contract with Earth Alliance. Until recently, ore mining was provided by miners hired by GCorp, but the corporation’s management decided that the costs of maintaining their livelihoods were too high and decided to completely automate mining using drones.

To this end, GCorp established several bases on the planet, from which drones delivered ingots of processed ore to the corporation's headquarters and from where an orbital shuttle took it out. The extraction and refining of ore was completely monopolized, and mass layoffs and sabotage organized by the State Corporation began among miners.

Two years before these events, Earth Alliance sent a scientific expedition (MRE) to Mars, which was supposed to establish a permanent research station there and evaluate the possibility of terraforming the planet. After receiving preliminary results to begin work, Earth Alliance sends an Iguana-class freighter with a cargo of necessary equipment to MRE. Meanwhile, MRE scientists accidentally discover a rich uranium deposit on Mars and the GCorp board decides to eliminate the scientists to protect their assets.

To do this, an embedded agent of the corporation carries out sabotage with an experimental jump engine installed on the Iguana, as a result of which the Iguana crashes somewhere in the unexplored mountains of Mars and the scientific expedition is left without equipment and communication with Earth.

You are a free pilot who, under a contract with GCorp, must deliver a cargo of solar cells to a mining village on your ship, but you became a victim of sabotage and instead of cells you ended up with a cargo of weapons on board. As a result, security drones from the GCorp air base, installed high in the mountains, shot down the ship and it crashed near the Miners' Village.

To get off the planet you have to explore its surface and learn the necessary technologies to survive. You are assisted by the Mabel AI, which can intercept GCorp communications and warn you of danger.

Major scenario changes

1. The assembler and ship tools are not available at the start, you will have to put in effort and attention to research them

2. Convoys now carry ore ingots, ammo, and essential survival components (according to Lore)

3. Several hints are stored in datapads and LCD screens, you need to carefully examine the objects

4. All GCorp military bases are different from each other, you will not have an advantage in weapon range during an assault

5. Beware of heavy backup drones and escort air convoys, sometimes it is better to run away than to fight

Hint: You can do without an assembler if you can take away everything you find

Note: Autosave and backups are disabled in the world settings. You can change other settings, but they are also part of the scenario.

Credits

1. Original world and mod code Copyright 2017 Duckroll and Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Wicorel under Apache 2.0 license. Link to original world Escape from Mars

2. All credits from the original scenario are valid, Text HUD API mod is used to display messages

3. Iguana Freighter based on Galion H by Vomsay
2 Comments
Survival Ready  [author] 24 Apr @ 10:04pm 
No, this is a separate scenario based on the latest official release 2023. I complicated the PvE branch and added Automotons for backup drones. The plot and content have also been changed, but the main idea remains the same.
hethan757 24 Apr @ 9:51pm 
Is the official update that was posted on the old one?