DATANET
DataNet node : 1982 _ 1225 . 2 : Samaritan
March 13, 2140:
The end of the Earth. An asteroid - in transit to a refining facility on the moon - strays off course. The asteroid plunges into the Pacific Ocean, vaporizing the water, cracking the mantle - and killing the bulk of the human race.
Had Mankind remained trapped in the Sol system, there would be no hope. Fortunately, shortly before the cataclysm, scientists discovered an unusual spatial anomaly, a network of wormholes that allowed travel to the farthest stars. These wormholes - code-named “Alephs” - became humanity's lifeline.
The survivors - the military, corporate and independent population of near-Earth space - fractured into several competing factions. Some witnesses to the disaster reported an explosion prior to launch. Rumors of sabotage, deliberate genocide, and other conspiracy theories abound. Instead of banding together for mutual survival, humanity divides into several warring factions, squabbling over the remaining resources critical to survival: food, water, fuel, and the Alephs.
IRON COALITION
Order. Strength. Unity - The ideological statement and current personnel review file has been added to the Iron Coalition Faction report.
GIGACORP
Total domination of humanity's remnants - As more information about GigaCorp is pulled from the DataNet, we will post it here.
THE BIOS
In the midst of a shadowy crusade against “stalegene” humanity. Information on the Bios is fleeting at best but you'll always find the most reliable DataNet quotes and stories on the Bios here.
THE BELTERS
The Belters - a loose collection of independent traders, prospectors, pirates, and privateers - share a common belief - that freedom from tyranny is the right of all humanity.
THE RIXIAN UNITY
First contact with life outside the solar system - with the Rixian explorers, scientists, and, as is becoming more and more clear, crusaders. Find the most recent information on these aliens and their attempted conquest of man.
Iron Coalition's Boot Camp
Feature reports filed by : " Conscience _ 1 .”
DataNet Story Collection 1.0
The DataNet is the only unbiased news outlet available to survivors since Earth's destruction. Here are the first articles posted on the elusive DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 2.0
The second series of stories is now available. From “Five Faction Battle Royale,” on the brutalities of faction warfare, to “False Start,” on the subtleties of Belter tricks -- here are the articles as posted on the DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 3.0
The third series of stories is now available. From “Rixians Pressed for Space,” on the subtleties of alien propaganda, to “Return to Power,” on the machinations within the system's megacorporation -- here are the articles as posted on the DataNet boards, collected together into one file. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 4.0
Fourth in the ongoing series, this collection chronicles all system events up to DataNet posting 150! Strangely enough that in this time attention has shifted from the outer reaches to the innermost planet, Mercury -- all in the quest for He3. A quest which has seen the fall of iron prisons, the assembling of dire assassins, and the discovery of alien relics. DataNet -- who else can you trust?
Please note: this collection is a PDF converted from the original Microsoft Word 97 (.doc) document.
DataNet Story Collection 5.0