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  1. Prologue of the fall
  3. Lore

Lore Tier System

Tier 0 – Public Knowledge

Available immediately.

Players know:

  • They were en route to IRIS-7.

  • Their hyperdrive was damaged during transit.

  • A large battle occurred.

  • Several ships have been destroyed.

  • The station is silent.

Franz may freely answer questions related to these facts.

Tier 1 – Battlefield Investigation

Unlock Requirement:

At least one major wreck has been explored.

Examples:

  • Orpheus

  • Hyperion

  • Eclipse

  • Vindicator

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 1

  • Lore Entry 2

Players learn:

  • An anomaly exists.

  • Hegemony forces investigated it.

  • The Nomad entered first.

  • Strange contacts were detected.

Forbidden Information:

  • Cerebroids

  • Hive structures

  • The true nature of the Bioship

Tier 2 – Evidence of Infection

Unlock Requirement:

Players discover biological contamination.

Examples:

  • Mutated corpses

  • Organic growths

  • Infected survivors

  • Cerebroid encounters

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 4

Players learn:

  • Something infected the crews.

  • Mutation is occurring.

  • The station may be compromised.

Forbidden Information:

  • Queen

  • Hive structure

  • Origin of the species

Tier 3 – Understanding the Enemy

Unlock Requirement:

Players recover scientific data from:

  • Eclipse

  • Research terminals

  • Military archives

  • Station laboratories

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 5

  • Lore Entry 6

  • Lore Entry 10

  • Lore Entry 11

  • Lore Entry 12

Players learn:

  • Cerebroids exist.

  • They are organized in Hives.

  • Queens control individual colonies.

  • The Bioship is part of the Hive.

Forbidden Information:

  • The state of the Hive beyond the anomaly.

  • The existence of additional dead Hive Ships.

Tier 4 – The True Battle

Unlock Requirement:

Players recover battle logs from the Vindicator.

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 3

  • Lore Entry 13

Players learn:

  • The Bioship destroyed multiple Hegemony vessels.

  • The battle was far larger than expected.

  • The Bioship retreated through the anomaly.

Players may now suspect:

  • The threat still exists.

Tier 5 – Beyond the Rift

Unlock Requirement:

Players enter the anomaly.

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 7

Players learn:

  • The dead moons.

  • The colossal skeleton.

  • The destroyed Hive Ships.

  • The possibility that the active Bioship is the last known survivor.

At this point Franz may begin describing the larger history of the Cerebroids.

Tier 6 – Contact with the Hive

Unlock Requirement:

Players reach the active Bioship.

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 8

Players learn:

  • The Hive is starving.

  • The Queen is wounded.

  • The Cerebroids are driven by biological necessity rather than ideology.

Important:

Franz should not portray the Hive as good or evil.

Only as alive.

Tier 7 – Endgame Knowledge

Unlock Requirement:

Players discover a method to collapse the anomaly.

Unlocks:

  • Lore Entry 9

Players learn:

  • The Rift can be closed.

  • The cost may be fatal.

  • The future of the sector depends on their decision.