Chrome II

The planet Chrome II is the second planet in the Chrome System, in a secluded system of the galaxy. It was the origin point of an ancient civilization known as "the First Ones," who built a massive city structure on the planet and created the Artifact(s).

## History

### Origins

Thousands of years before the events of 'Space Engineers: Colony Alliances,' the First Ones disappeared from existence for an unknown reason. They left behind traces of their existence in the form of the ancient city, which sat on a cliff overlooking a large lake, as well as multiple tower structures which contained pieces of research and strange technology. Multiple structures also fell into ruin due to wear and tear over the years. At some point in the millennia afterwards, a faction called the Remnant settled on the planet to search for any traces of the First Ones and obtain their knowledge.

### Joint Expedition Task Force Mission

One year after the end of the Green Drone War, a mysterious signal began transmitting from the ancient city on Chrome II, which caught the attention of RWI (Red Wood Industries). Because the Artifact that had been fought over during the Green Drone War was connected to the city, RWI and its allies, CNL (Crazy North Logistics) and RCSP (Royal Coalition of Spatial Protection) formed the Joint Expedition Task Force and set out aboard the RWI *Prometheus* to the Chrome System. They soon came under attack by the Remnant, whose battleship forced the JETF landing forces to scatter all over the planet. The RWI team led by Admiral Jack Roberts were the first to locate and explore the ancient city, making it their home base and soon joining up with more RWI landing forces as well as the remaining RCSP forces. Meanwhile, CNL took over an abandoned supply base in a forest and gathered their forces before moving to the city as well.

However, due to damage sustained from both the Remnant starship and RWI's experimental Project X-12 Drones, which went rogue, the RWI *Prometheus* soon crashed on the surface near a mountain range, leaving the JETF forces stranded on Chrome II. Roberts and CNL leader Colonel Jorgen Larson led an attack on a Remnant-controlled communications base in a snow-covered mountain range in the north to send a distress signal to RWI Command. Soon after, RWI reinforcements arrived and deployed a heli-carrier, the RWI *Olympus*, to the surface. Roberts then led RWI's forces on a hunt across the planet, destroying any Remnant forces they found, including heli-carriers at a staging post near a canyon and a water-based carrier in a river nearby.

## Climate

Chrome II is likely a Type-M planet like Earth and Icarus, RWI's capital world, as it possesses a breathable atmosphere, a temperate climate, and many terrestrial qualities similar to Earth. Its terrain includes forests, mountain ranges, savannahs, and canyons, and it also contains liquid water in the form of oceans, lakes, and rivers. Chrome II's gravity is a standard 1.00 G, and it is the second planet from its sun, hence the 'II' in its name.

## Behind-the-Scenes

Chrome II is the main setting of 'Space Engineers: Colony Alliances,' the fourth series in the Colony Universe. The planet actually comes from the mod 'Agaris' in the game.