Lore

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The lore and history of Mindustry's background are given to item and map descriptions for both planets. Most of this has to do with the history of the three factions in the campaign and the events that have happened, both between them and on their planets.

*Note: The lore of Mindustry is informationally **deficit**. Most sections here remain **hypothetical**.*

## History and Lore of Serpulo

### Impact 0078

According to its in-game description, “Here lies the remains of the interstellar transport vessel that first entered the system.” This suggests that Impact 0078 was caused by a ship smashing into the sector. What the ship was like or its purpose is still a mystery. It’s believed that the vessel was a Core Transport Ship, which crashed for some reason. Some say it was due to the previous inhabitants of Serpulo. It's thought to be a fatal series of malfunctions. What is certain is that Serpulo likely would be free if not for the discovery of itself and the eventual landing of the first Cores.

### Spores and Biomass Synthesis Facility

One of the main aspects of the lore is the Spore phenomenon. The description of the Spore Pod states that it is "likely a synthetic lifeform" and "extremely invasive". It likely explains the ubiquitous presence throughout Serpulo. It's known that in Frozen Forest's description, colder temperatures slow down the Spores, further evident by the lack of any Spore tiles in the Nuclear Production Complex, a sector directly on the North Pole.

The most important sector to the lore is the Biomass Synthesis Facility, the birthplace of the Spores. It's heavily implied that the faction controlling the sector before the events of the campaign had resorted to cultivating Spores for fuel and plastics. These Spores were then unleashed upon the environment upon the facility's mysterious demise.

Certain aspects about the Spores are unknown or not brought up, such as their extended biology and the ability to form trees, nor who caused the breach in the Biomass Synthesis Facility.

### Absence of Life

Serpulo currently exists as a barren planet filled with toxic fungi asserting every bit of land its spore lands on and war machines tearing each other apart for supremacy. Nonetheless, certain pieces of evidence point to the existence of living organisms before the campaign; after all, the flavour text for Lead states that there aren't many lifeforms **remaining**.

One of the indicators is the presence of Coal. Coal in real life is fossilised dead plants and trees which form peat bogs buried under heat and pressure until its remains are primarily carbon; in Mindustry, it's fossilised plant matter. This aspect implies that plant life was once abundant on Serpulo. Although given the dirt composition of most areas and the lack of oceans to sustain the water cycle, their presence is disproportionately low.

During the development of the Spore, plant life may co-exist with the operation of the Biomass Synthesis Facility. Moreover, a 'seeding event' is mentioned in the flavour text for Coal, likely meaning the breach of the Biomass Synthesis Facility, a reason for how the organisms perished as the description of the Spore Pod states that the gases emitted by it are dangerous to biological life.

### Past Evidence of Life

Before the Seeding event, Carbon-based life was likely abundant on Serpulo. In most sectors, Coal is available. The occasional Oil puddles that can be lit on fire also suggest ancient aquatic Carbon-based lifeforms before their oceans evaporated and the later Seeding event. The fact that the Oil Extractor works on certain tiles suggests that oil deposits go way deeper. One way to explain the deep oil deposits is having a long history of Life on the planet. Ancient Plants die, get buried, sink deeper due to geological activities, and eventually get pumped back up by Oil Extractors.

## Origins of Factions and Conflict

### Factions

The factions of the player **Sharded**, the **Derelict** and the enemies **Crux** of Serpulo, along with **Malis** of Erekir have a few clues about their origin:

#### Sharded

Sharded has slight clues about their existence. The most known clue is the description of Ground Zero, which states that it's "*The optimal location to begin once more."*. The *"once more"* possibly means that the Sharded once conquered Serpulo before being overthrown by the Crux. Additionally, the name "Sharded" derives from a computer science term for breaking down large databases into smaller ones. This might suggest that all the factions in the games derive from a single entity, which is believed to be the Derelict.

#### Crux

There are a few clues about the Crux, some of the most famous being the description of the Biomass Synthesis Facility pointing towards them taking over the planet from an unknown faction, presumably Sharded. While it isn't confirmed the demise was part of a war, the description of The Craters states that there was a series of wars named "the old wars". It is also implied that the Crux were the mysterious faction that caused the demise of The Coastal Defence Array. It is possible the Crux could also have been on the First Interstellar Transport Vessel. Eventually, the Crux built the Planetary Launch Terminal for an unknown reason.

#### Malis

Just like Sharded, Malis does not have as many clues as Crux, though the description of "conquering" Erekir in The Onset does suggest they may have legal rights to the planet, as the Sharded likely does to Serpulo. This is also shown in the ludo-narrative, as in Serpulo you gain your technology by reclaiming old structures that you built and using what you find there, whereas in Erekir you mainly gain technology from Malis itself; almost all buildings are present in Malis structures before you can build them.

#### Derelict

There are almost no clues about the Derelict. However, most of the clues are through implication. After all of a faction's Cores are gone, their building's team will automatically convert into "Derelict". These abandoned blocks have no function whatsoever, just like their name suggests. And from the Sharded's hint, the Derelict is probably the mysterious Precursor from which all the factions originate. They can and only be able to research new technology and command all the shards before they go rogue and destroy what was possessing the precursor, turning them into what's now Derelict.

### The Precursor

**The Precursor** is the entity believed to be what all the current factions originated from and caused the event of Mindustry. However, there aren't any aspects to be sure about this information.

#### The existence of units and turrets

Turrets and units are a crucial element of the game. Regardless, their presence source is yet unidentified. If the entity reinforces its base from the wildlife, why are turrets and units with such fierce firepower? The answer is perhaps the existence of other alien civilizations. The Precursor might be an intergalactic entity built to extract most of the galaxy, so the encounter of other intelligence had expected to be. They probably attempt to cease its progression, resulting in the development of war machines and the destruction of those seeking to halt the extraction.

## History and Lore of Erekir

### Organisms of Erekir: Arkycite and Neoplasm

Information on Erekir is much more sparse than Serpulo; little is known about its origins, conflicts, and resources.

Similarly to the Spores, Neoplasm is also a highly invasive organism. However, unlike the Spores, the Neoplasm appear more recently than the Spores.

## Trivia

* The event of Mindustry occurred before humanity's existence, as Anuken stated.
* There are 2 factions that are absent in the campaign but available in custom games, which are Blue and Green. It's unknown whenever they get added to the game, but Blue will likely be added to Tantros.