SorokyneStrata

Sorokyne Strata

Classification: Research & mining outpost | Colonial real estate

Location: LV-976 (Thermae I)

Population: ~110

Don’t eat the resin coated snow

History

Sorokyne Strata was a human research outpost established on LV-976 in 2163. Operated by the Weyland Yutani corporation, Sorokyne Strata rested in a sliver of contested neutral space between the UPP and UA respectively within the Tychon’s Rift sector.

The outpost was gradually expanded to include a secondary mining outpost, and permanent on-site housing for research staff. Of the two outposts, the research segment was primarily composed of Weyland Yutani contractors and UA colonists, with the mining outpost being staffed mostly by UPP political dissidents. Both the construction and security contract were awarded to the UPP aligned firm Sestra Solutions LTD.

In 2171 efforts shifted towards terraforming the massive network of thermal tunnels that lattice the planet’s crust. Conservative estimates figure the relative value of the colony to be around 3.2b UAD.

In 2190 the automatic distress signal was detected by UA patrol vessel the USS Almayer, and a subsequent investigation was launched on behalf of the Company.

LV-976

Thermae 1 and orbiting bodies

LV-976 (Thermae I) is a terrestrial world in orbit of a M3 V Red Dwarf subsequently named “Thermae”. Thermae is 1/100 luminous as Sol, and holds two planets (Thermae I & II) within its gravitational well. Excluding loose debris and Thermae 1A and 1B, the system is devoid of any other permanent planetoids or terrestrial bodies.

Thermae I was discovered by automated probe in 2112 by the United American - Peruvian Space Program and colonization rights were subsequently claimed by the ECA, Weyland Yutani, and Gemini Exoplanet Solutions. Weyland Yutani dispatched a colony ship in 2152, and established a frontier outpost in 2162. Thermae I features an iron/silicate core and an average gravity of 12.01 m/s2 (1.23 x Earth). Thermae I is approximately 1.12 AU from Thermae proper, the leading cause of the incredibly cold climate, though terraforming efforts have seen a return to more hospitable conditions.

Thermae II is a barren rocky world with no atmosphere. It is heavily irradiated by the star. It is approximately .4 AU from Thermae proper.

Trivia

• The initial layout pass for Sorokyne was done in 4 hours.
• Sorokyne was the first map to make use of handrails.
• Bernard’s mob gender and description gender don’t match.
• Earlier versions of Sorokyne featured an underground sewer system connected via ladders at each generator shed. The second Z level was scrapped relatively early on into development.
• Originally each generator shed provided power only to local structures, though due to a bug with the Almayer powernet, independent power networks were removed, deprecating this design decision mid-development.
• The wooden hospital area, basket-ball courts, security hangar (jungle caves) and minehead areas were added last minute just two commits before initial playtests of the map.
• On initial release, the amount of colored floor tiles in the canteen correctly correspond to the beds in the dorm buildings within the jungle. After major remapping and lane changes, this is no longer true.