This mission is a small Armada. This fleet of long, dark, sleek starships has a single center of population and many individual or family dwellings. The citizenry is equally split between physical and dataform. Temperatures are typically cold. The physical space is dark, imposing, and gothic, while digital space is a text-only interface that uses astronomical phenomena as a metaphor. Sleepers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from the Masquerade and a Cargo Cult.
On the surface, a nearby rival mission is causing trouble for this one, but underneath, this mission has been infiltrated by outside forces. You will find aid from elders trapped in a viral lens, but face both researchers from the Breathstealers who lost someone close to them, and overbearing rebels in a tough situation. Meanwhile, harsh Crisis Control officers from another Stardweller mission who don't know how much trouble they're in are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is a large Research group. This suspiciously pop-culture-inspired starship has a single center of population and many individual or family dwellings. The citizenry is equally split between physical and dataform, with nearly all citizens belonging to a single mass-mind composition. Temperatures are typically moderate, with extreme variations. The physical space is sleek and chromed, while digital space looks and feels like a continuous disaster movie that operates like a simulation of the analogue world. The Wargamers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from another Stardweller mission and the Spacers.
On the surface, there is substantial trouble with corruption in the government, but underneath, the people are living in fear. You will find aid from clever politicians stuck in a past mission, but face both pushy xenophiles, and over-zealous judges from the Masquerade. Meanwhile, rich elders are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is a small Mainstay group. This dank underground colony has individuals so distantly spread that they rarely see each other. Most citizens are baseline dynamic. Temperatures are typically hot. The physical space is gritty and blocky, while digital space has a surrealist aesthetic that uses a hierarchy of data ghosts in place of of an operating system. The Fictionaries have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from Gaia and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, overpopulation is creating resource issues, but underneath, jealousy is the real issue. You will find aid from well-intentioned politicians from the Wargamers who lost someone close to them, but face both cultists who just want to watch the world burn, and overworked engineers. Meanwhile, public servants who don't know how much trouble they're in are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is a large Mainstay group. This chromed, sharp-edged starship has individuals spread out as in a small town. Most citizens are baseline dynamic. Temperatures are typically cold, with extreme variations. The physical space is sleek and chromed, while digital space looks and feels like a continuous disaster movie that uses a strategy game to manage files and processes. The Roamers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from another Stardweller mission and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, overpopulation is creating resource issues, but underneath, the problem is that the people have given up hope. You will find aid from over-protective city planners from the Heterolinguists, but face both disillusioned politicians, and xenophiles fed up with their government. Meanwhile, bored city planners overwhelmed by their work are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is a large Mainstay group. This inhabitable water moon has individuals so distantly spread that they rarely see each other. Most citizens are baseline digital. Temperatures are typically moderate. The physical space is a constant surrealist fever-dream, while digital space is encoded in heiroglyphics and ancient structures with a flat filesystem that operates via mnemonic search. The Breathstealers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from the Independents and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, Nested Digital Delusion Disorder is sweeping the populace, but underneath, the problem is that the people have given up hope. You will find aid from sneaky cultists who just want to watch the world burn, but face both harsh judges trapped in a viral lens, and oppressed judges frustrated with the real world. Meanwhile, disillusioned religious leaders from the Breathstealers overwhelmed by their work are pulling strings in the background.