The Astra Protocol

Many expeditions had been made to uncover the meaning behind the Astra Protocol. All ended in disaster. Eventually the expeditions stopped, and the Astra Protocol was consigned to the history books. That was until you received a strange transmission:

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The Astra Protocol was not an order.

It was a warning.

We were betrayed.

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What was this warning, why were they betrayed? A question needed to be answered. With no other options you signed a cruel and punishing contract with the Apex Corporation - the only way to get off-world and begin your investigation. Perhaps this is your chance to reveal the truth behind the Astra Protocol. All you needed to do was keep your new masters happy - and work out how to fly your ship.