exlpain how the people managed to launch before the congesta but arive late
I'm going to rewrite your backstory a bit. Hope you don't mind.
-Conestoga departs to find a new home.
-Vulcan's Hammer collides with Earth, destroying the planet's ecosystem. All plant and animal life is wiped out, and the human death rate is catastrophic, numbering in the billions. Some survivors have taken refuge deep underground or in colonies in high orbit. The survivors remaining on the surface will perish in the aftermath of the impact.
-Approximately 45 years after the impact, survivors return to the Earth's surface to scavenge whatever resources they can.
-The handful of survivors aboard the International Space Station discover a copy of the Conestoga's construction blueprints on the station's computers and a record of its flight path so far. Attempts to rally the other survivors in an effort to construct a new starship and track down the rest of humanity are successful, and within 5 years the Hope, a starship identical to the Conestoga in every way, has been constructed. Volunteers board the starship and the Hope departs to seek out the Conestoga.
-After nearly a century, with their resources running out, the survivors aboard the Conestoga choose to land on New Terra out of desperation.
-The events of OP2 take place.
The story branches out now depending on what you plan to do:
Option A: Hope Meets Eden (it's generally believed that Eden won in OP2)
-Approximately 50 years after the Conestoga arrived at New Terra, the Hope enters New Terra's star system. However, sensors do not detect any indication of human life on the planet's surface.
-The Hope enters New Terra's orbit and discovers the planet is now uninhabitable due to the presence of The Blight. Using the communication and sensing equipment built into the Skydock still orbiting New Terra, the crew of the Hope attempts to contact or track down the survivors aboard the Phoenix Voyager.
-The Hope begins tracking and following the Phoenix Voyager.
-A few years after the Phoenix Voyager arrives at its new home, the Hope finally makes contact with the (approx.) 200 survivors of New Terra. They land on the planet and name their colony Eve. However, the reunion quickly turns sour...
Option B: Hope Arrives Very Late
-Due to engine problems (probably a result of the starship being built from salvaged materials) the Hope arrives several hundred years after the events of OP2 to find an abandoned world. The Blight has "starved" and the survivors, short on resources, land on the planet. Eve Colony is founded. In a strange twist of fate, they unknowingly construct their colony above the (long-buried) ruins of the original Eden colony.
-For many years, Eve thrives on their new world. However, history repeats itself, and the colony is split between two rival factions: Eve, who wishes to remain on their new world, and Johvas, who believes they should continue searching the remaining human survivors. Eventually, the dissidents depart to form Johvas Colony, though both factions remain on speaking terms and engage in trade.
-A Robo-Miner accidentally discovers the ruins of Eden, and excavation projects begin. A technological database containing info on Eden's early Laser prototypes is unearthed. Sympathizers within Eve inform the Johvas Council, and Johvas, assuming the worst, begins developing their own weapons and prepares for war.
Option C: The Flight Records Were Wrong
-The Hope's efforts to track the Conestoga ultimately end in failure; the flight record they followed was, for whatever reason, inaccurate, and they had gone off-course 30 years into their flight. Now it was far too late to easily correct this error, and the crew decided to land on the nearest suitable planet, refuel and resupply their starship, and return home. They name their colony Eve.
-Life on their new world is harsh. Fierce windstorms and constant meteor showers threaten the colony daily. Despite this, the Hope is almost ready to depart for its voyage back to Earth.
-The Hope is mysteriously destroyed, crushing colonist morale (and a small outpost
). Plans are made to design and build a new starship.
-Eve makes first contact with a race of hostile aliens calling themselves the "Johvas" and claiming responsibility for the destruction of the starship. Eve must quickly develop new weapons systems and prepare for war, or face destruction.
Comments/etc. lemme know.
