Biome 2 of 4 · The finished biosphere

The Jungle

This is what Caelis was supposed to become. The jungle is the part of the planet ARCHON finished: water, forest, air you can breathe. It is beautiful, and every clearing is defended.

The place

Spring-fed pools, waterfalls and mossy cliffs under a heavy canopy. Rain comes down hard, mist hangs in the low ground, grass bends as you pass over it, and after dark the fireflies come out. Terraforming machines still stand among the trees, and so do the overgrown ruins of a city that was built for people and never lived in.

The fight

The structure is the one you know from the desert: relays, a generator, a factory and the Node. But the structures are tougher, the turrets hit harder, and the forest gives the patrols cover. Sight lines are short, so fights start close.

What it unlocks

Bringing down the jungle Node opens the gate to the ice fields and puts the Bison, the three-gun heavy hull, on sale at the station. The station shop here also stocks rarer weapons than the desert offers.

Screenshots

In-engine captures, work in progress. In the game this region is scored by “Ruins of Terraforming”, a track from the original soundtrack. Which glider to bring: see the five hulls.