Hazmats

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disambiguation for the main faction encountered throughout the game see The 50

A large and well-resourced organisation based in North America. They appear to be backed by (if not a part of) the governments of Canada and the United States of America.

Central 1 refers to the Hazmats as being "the scourge of the Earth"

list:

central atlantic arctic pacific

History

involved in some of the earliest interactions with the Occupants. After some time, the Occupants projected a humanoid form (albeit missing a head) to the hazmats

They attempted to communicate by every means they could think of. Johnson The 50 played Bach on a piano to the Occupant, finally triggering a response (with disastrous consequences)

The Hamzats learned the Occupants responded most clearly to extreme emotions like conflict and distress

Prepared a series of generation ships, including one sent into orbit

Crewed with a mix of military and scientific personnel

vetted for ability to withstand isolation (although the testing was not perfect)

A diversion

Orders to trigger self-flooding

monitoring surface activity

communication between the colonies, although limited, was possible

In order that they could continue to avoid detection, an imperative to maintain optimism amongst the crew