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* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The [=GSO=] is run by the government, although ''which'' government is never specified.



* LightningBruiser: The smaller Hawkeye wheels are fast enough and their weapons deadly enough to build this sort of tech.



* LightningBruiser: The smaller Hawkeye wheels are fast enough and their weapons deadly enough to build this sort of tech.

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* LightningBruiser: The smaller PrivateMilitaryContractors: Founded by "ex-military meat heads", Hawkeye wheels are fast enough is a mercenary company focused on powerful weaponry and their weapons deadly enough to build this sort of tech.
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* ResearchInc: It's even in their name. Reticule Research develops weapons for other corporations, and players who have the [=R&D DLC=] can test them out early. See below.

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* JackOfAllStats: The [=GSO=] doesn't excel in any field, but they have the widest range of parts in the game and are currently the only corporation with a full set of crafting machinery.



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* FragileSpeedster: Venture's blocks are lightweight, their wheels and propellers built for speed, their weapons geared towards tracking fast targets, and none of them have much [=HP=].



* MightyGlacier: [=GeoCorp=] parts are all tough and heavy, geared towards slow mining rigs and armoured cars.



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Watch * MasterOfAll: Overall, Hawkeye's blocks are the best for fighting. All their parts are durable, their weapons pack a serious punch, their wheels can bear some weight at a decent speed and they have enough variety to make interesting techs.
* LightningBruiser: The smaller Hawkeye wheels are fast enough and their weapons deadly enough to build
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* LightningBruiser: Although not as durable as Hawkeye blocks, Better Future parts are geared towards speed and damage with a focus on agile hovercrafts.


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* AwesomeButImpractical: As befits a company of mad scientists, some of Reticule Research's weapons offer more style than substance.
** The [=GIGA PLASMA=], while extremely strong, takes several seconds to charge up, as do the [=HIVE=] missile launcher and energy arc cutter.
** The tesla coil deals huge damage at the expense of battery power, the same battery power that keeps your shields and repair bubbles up.
** The [[LethalJokeItem fireworks launcher]] can do solid damage at close range, but it takes ages to recharge between shots.

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* BoyishShortHair: She has a short sideswept haircut, leaving room for her radio aerial.




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* RobotHair: Although clearly made of metal, Pow has her distinctive silky red hair.
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* GagNose: His altimeter certainly resembles a big pointy one.
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!!The Player

Ostensibly a prospector who suffered a nasty crash-landing. What they do next is up to you.

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!!The Player

Ostensibly
Player Character

In the campaign, you play as
a prospector carrying out a survey mission for the [=GSO=] who suffered a nasty crash-landing. What they do next is up to you.
crash-landed on an alien planet.



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* TheEngineer: The player has complete freedom to build custom techs with their block stash, and will design and build most of their vehicles and bases during the game.
* UniversalDriversLicense: Not only can the player build anything, they can also pilot anything as long as it has propulsion. Cars, tanks, aeroplanes, hovercrafts and helicopters are all fair game.

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* AICronym: Towards the end of his full name, "Reticule Research Science Officer [=AT-0M-RRv1313=]".
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: He has four arms, allowing him to wield two [[LethalJokeItem fireworks launchers]] and still carry his Hawkeye radars.

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* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Crafty Mike is described in-game as a ConMan, but we never get to see him con anybody in person.



* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: The Sergeant Rough to Bomber Command's Captain Smooth.



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* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Although not an actual captain, he acts as the Captain Smooth to Sergeant Smash's Sergeant Rough.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Bomber Command is always polite and well-spoken, and also a leading figure in Hawkeye's air force. For bonus points, he calls the player "old chap".

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* PileBunker: [=GeoCorp=] has two; the straight and angled jackhammers offer devastating rhythmic bashes with some of the highest [=DPS=] in the game. Getting them to hit anything can be a challenge.
* ThisIsADrill: [=GeoCorp's=] iconic fixed diamond drill [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a drill]], as is the articulated variant.
* WeaponsOfTheirTrade: All of [=GeoCorp's=] "weapons"- drills, buzzsaws, jackhammers and plasma cutters- are actually mining equipment, and they don't sell any actual weaponry. As it turns out, though, when all you have is [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer a bunch of heavy digging equipment]], every enemy tech starts to look like a rich mineral seam.

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!!Groundhog

The agent initially sent by Hawkeye to confront the Spider King.

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* FlunkyBoss: He calls in a handful of spider drones to harass the player during his boss fight.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: During his boss mission, he makes a show of being polite and [[BlatantLies promises]] to stop harassing passers-by, only to drop the act, summon a horde of minions and leap into the frey.
* FlunkyBoss: He calls in a handful of spider has several hovering Fly drones to harass the player during his boss fight.
protect him and fight intruders.

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* MechaMooks: They most likely are. Mighty tries to spawn a couple the way the player spawns their own techs at one point, only to discover he's run out of parts.



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* AllLowercaseLetters
* CyberCyclops: Seemingly, although their "eye" is actually part of a large adjustment thruster.
* HoverBot: hubl units are equipped with Better Future's trademark hover rings, as well as an anchor to keep them from drifting away.

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A tech/person made primarily from Venture parts.
parts. He isn't much use in a fight and was captured at one point by Gruntle, needing the player's intervention to save him.



* DistressedDude: The player has to save him from Gruntle during the rescue mission on Mine Island.

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* DistressedDude: The player has to save him from Gruntle during the rescue mission on Mine Island.
* PhraseCatcher: Gets "Shut up, Whimpey!" several times from Gruntle.



The [[{{Mooks}} servitors]] of the Almighty Leader.

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The [[{{Mooks}} servitors]] of the Almighty Leader.
Leader. They are identical groupies who copy his moustachioed cyclops aesthetic, follow his martial philosophy and pay him hefty membership fees.



A large, strong tech and violent bully. The player comes into conflict with him after he takes over Rook Creek Bridge.

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A large, strong arrogant tech and violent bully. who likes to throw his weight around. The player comes into conflict with him after he takes over claims ownership of Rook Creek Bridge.


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A fierce warrior in charge of local peacekeeping for the [=GSO=]. Dealing with a series of useless prospectors has left her cynical and given her a bad habit of mumbling insults at people. During the campaign, she enlists the player's help in dealing with bandits.

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A fierce warrior in charge of local peacekeeping for the [=GSO=]. Dealing with a series of useless prospectors has left her cynical and given her a bad habit of mumbling insults at people. During the campaign, she enlists the player's help in dealing with bandits.



* CynicalMentor: Downplayed. She puts on a cheerful, confident facade while privately saying the player is sure to get blown up on her missions.

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* CynicalMentor: Downplayed. She While she puts on a cheerful, confident cheerful facade while privately saying and pretends to give the player is sure to get blown up on encouragement, Pow can be heard muttering that they're an idiot with no chance of completing her missions.missions. She even expresses disappointment when they triumph over the [=SAM=] emplacement because she wanted to see their tech blow up.


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An armoured cube that can take quite a beating.

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An armoured cube that built by the Almighty Leader to challenge prospectors and embarrass them into buying expensive cannons. Each version of the Cube can take quite a beating.

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A fierce warrior in charge of local peacekeeping for the [=GSO=]. A series of talentless soldiers the [=GSO=] put in her command has made her cynical and given her a bad habit of mumbling insults at people. During the campaign, she enlists the player's help in dealing with bandits.

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A fierce warrior in charge of local peacekeeping for the [=GSO=]. A Dealing with a series of talentless soldiers the [=GSO=] put in her command useless prospectors has made left her cynical and given her a bad habit of mumbling insults at people. During the campaign, she enlists the player's help in dealing with bandits.



* GenkiGirl: She has a lot of enthusiasm for racing and stunt driving, reacting with pure delight just to see the player buy a small rocket-assisted car.



A misanthropic turret who wields sonic lances.

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A misanthropic turret who wields sonic lances.
lances and uses them to push people away.




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* HiddenDepths: The FlavourText for Whimpey's unique cosmetic hull piece notes that it looks like Repulsor's parts and speculates that he may have been trying to help the player. Indeed, while it calls for precise timing, the player can use Repulsor's sonic blasts to throw their tech onto Mine Island and rescue Whimpey.

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* HeroicBuild: She is, or her tech is modelled after, a woman with the broad shoulders and heavy arms you'd expect of anybody with "pow" in their name.


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* BadassMoustache: He has an impressive horseshoe moustache made of bumper blocks, evoking the image of a rugged martial arts guru.


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!!Mighty Minions

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The [[{{Mooks}} servitors]] of the Almighty Leader.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: A couple of minions decide to run away after watching the player defeat the third-generation Almighty Cube.

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* BigEater: He has a great appetite for resource chunks. It is unknown whether Big Pete is actually the big yellow tech we see or just a normal person piloting it, but either way, the chunks seem to disappear inside his "mouth" pretty fast.



* EatingMachine: If Pete is in fact a robot, his appetite for resource chunks would definitely count.

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* EatingMachine: If Pete is in fact a robot, sentient tech, he and his appetite for resource chunks would definitely count.


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* LargeAndInCharge: He leads a handful of smaller Mighty Minions who copy his style.

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A [=GSO=] operative who assigns the player to deal with bullies and tech pirates.

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A fierce warrior in charge of local peacekeeping for the [=GSO=]. A series of talentless soldiers the [=GSO=] operative who assigns put in her command has made her cynical and given her a bad habit of mumbling insults at people. During the player to deal campaign, she enlists the player's help in dealing with bullies and tech pirates.
bandits.



!!Mighty

A big, strong ne'er-do-well who challenges players to destroy his creation, the Almighty Cube, and try to sell them [=GSO=] cannons at a huge mark-up if they fail.

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!!Mighty

!!Mighty / the Almighty Leader

A big, strong ne'er-do-well who challenges players to destroy his creation, the Almighty Cube, and try tries to sell them [=GSO=] cannons at a huge mark-up if they fail.
fail. He is arrogant, vain and obsessed with the Cube, but prefers to leave any fighting to his minions.



The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.

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The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.
becomes the player's [=SO=] when they join Hawkeye. He tasks them with destroying enemy turrets in addition to any tech that so much as looks at them.



A leading figure in Hawkeye's air force. He has the voice and the moustache of a dashing fighter pilot.

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A leading figure An officer in Hawkeye's air force. force who enlists the player's help for a bombing mission. He has the voice and the moustache of a dashing fighter pilot.
pilot and the physique of a sentient air traffic control tower.



Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell the player hover techs.

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Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell Future, from which you can buy a [[BlatantLies reasonably priced]] Better Future license. Various hubl units teach the player hover techs.
how to pilot hovercrafts and anti-gravity airships, basic models of which they sell at [[BlatantLies excellent value]].


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!!Atom

Reticule Research's quest [=NPC=], styled after a mad scientist.

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A dubiously-legitimate scoundrel who introduces new players to crafting.

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A dubiously-legitimate scoundrel con man who introduces new players knows his way around [=GSO=] crafting systems. In the Crafty Business questline, he teaches the player how to crafting.
refine, sell, process and otherwise manipulate resource chunks. His real name is Michael Croft.



* FeelingTheirAge: His excuse for getting the player to build him several small crafting bases is that he "can't move the way he used to".



A racing driver and head of recruitment at Venture. She teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane. [[WordOfSaintPaul Word of Social Content Producer]] posits that she's thicc.

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A friendly woman shaped like a racing driver and car. As head of recruitment at Venture. She teaches for Venture, she challenges the player how to fly an aeroplane. prove their worth against a variety of race courses, some of her own design, and introduces them to powered flight. [[WordOfSaintPaul Word of Former Social Content Producer]] posits that she's thicc.



[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=]. A fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.

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[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=]. A [=NPC=] who gives the player their license. Pete is a fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.



* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the player with fetching him a bunch of resources to meet his quota.

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* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the player with fetching him a bunch of resources to so he can meet his quota.
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!!Sergeant Smash

The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.

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The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant
!!Mighty

A big, strong ne'er-do-well
who gives tech-hunting missions.
challenges players to destroy his creation, the Almighty Cube, and try to sell them [=GSO=] cannons at a huge mark-up if they fail.


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* BerserkButton: People who successfully destroy his cube. Expect him to order his minions to take revenge if you ever succeed.
* SoreLoser: See above.

!!Sergeant Smash

The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.

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!!Almighty Cube

An armoured cube that can take quite a beating.

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* StoneWall: Turned UpToEleven in that the cube doesn't attack the player at all. Breaking through its shields within the [[TimedMission time limit]] is still a challenge.
* TookALevelInBadass: After the player destroys it, Mighty and his minions rebuild the cube bigger and stronger than ever.

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!!Big Pete

[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=]. A fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.

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!!Big Pete

[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=].
!!Whimpey

A fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.
tech/person made primarily from Venture parts.



* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the player with fetching him a bunch of resources to meet his quota.
* EatingMachine: If Pete is in fact a robot, his appetite for resource chunks would definitely count.

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The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.

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* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the DistressedDude: The player with fetching has to save him a bunch of resources to meet his quota.
* EatingMachine: If Pete is in fact a robot, his appetite for resource chunks would definitely count.

!!Sergeant Smash

The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant
from Gruntle during the rescue mission on Mine Island.

!!Repulsor

A misanthropic turret
who gives tech-hunting missions.
wields sonic lances.



* DrillSergeantNasty: A milder example than many, but he rarely misses a chance to call the player a maggot. As the player rises through the license grades in Hawkeye, so Sergeant Smash's respect for them grows.

!!Bomber Command

A leading figure in Hawkeye's air force. He has the voice and the moustache of a dashing fighter pilot.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: A milder example than many, but he rarely misses a chance to call the player a maggot. As the player rises through the license grades in Hawkeye, so Sergeant Smash's respect for them grows.

!!Bomber Command

A leading figure in Hawkeye's air force.
CatchPhrase: He has the voice and the moustache of says "repulsive" a dashing fighter pilot.
lot.

!!Big Pete

[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=]. A fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.



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!!hubl

Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell the player hover techs.

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!!hubl

Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell
* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the player hover techs.
with fetching him a bunch of resources to meet his quota.
* EatingMachine: If Pete is in fact a robot, his appetite for resource chunks would definitely count.

!!Sergeant Smash

The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.



* DrillSergeantNasty: A milder example than many, but he rarely misses a chance to call the player a maggot. As the player rises through the license grades in Hawkeye, so Sergeant Smash's respect for them grows.

!!Bomber Command

A leading figure in Hawkeye's air force. He has the voice and the moustache of a dashing fighter pilot.

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!!hubl

Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell the player hover techs.

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[[folder:Corporations]]

!!Galactic Service Organisation ([=GSO=])

A government-run mining company created to help new prospectors build their techs and get into off-world mining. The default starting corporation, the [=GSO=] are outclassed in at least one area by every other corporation.

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!!Galactic Service Organisation ([=GSO=])

!!Wing-Nut

A government-run mining company created to help new prospectors build their techs large, strong tech and get violent bully. The player comes into off-world mining. The default starting corporation, the [=GSO=] are outclassed in at least one area by every other corporation.
conflict with him after he takes over Rook Creek Bridge.



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!!Team Venture

An extreme sports organisation. They offer the fastest wheels in the game.

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!!Team Venture

An extreme sports organisation. They offer
* BribingYourWayToVictory: Instead of fighting Wing-Nut, the fastest wheels in player can just pay his [=100,000BB=] bridge toll and complete the game.
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!!The Spider King

A spider-shaped tech with his own fortress and some agile hovering minions.



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!![=GeoCorp=]

A mining company which specialises in heavy equipment and massive techs. Their drills and plasma cutters function as the game's strongest melee weapons.

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!![=GeoCorp=]

A mining company which specialises
* FlunkyBoss: He calls in heavy equipment and massive techs. Their drills and plasma cutters function as a handful of spider drones to harass the game's strongest melee weapons.
player during his boss fight.

!!Gruntle

A kidnapper who takes over Mine Island during the Mine Island rescue mission.



* NamesTheSame: He shares his name with the GSO's mobile AI module.

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[[folder:Corporations]]

!!Galactic Service Organisation ([=GSO=])

A government-run mining company created to help new prospectors build their techs and get into off-world mining. The default starting corporation, the [=GSO=] are outclassed in at least one area by every other corporation.

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!!Hawkeye [=PMC=]

A corporate military organisation. Their weapons and shields are the strongest in the game.

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!!Hawkeye [=PMC=]

A corporate military
!!Team Venture

An extreme sports
organisation. Their weapons and shields are They offer the strongest fastest wheels in the game.



!!Better Future

A new startup specialising in ultra-sleek, ultra-modern hover techs and aircraft. They offer a small selection of powerful laser weaponry and a variety of useful devices, such as anti-gravity engines and [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing off switches for shields]].

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!!Better Future

!![=GeoCorp=]

A new startup specialising mining company which specialises in ultra-sleek, ultra-modern hover techs heavy equipment and aircraft. They offer a small selection of powerful laser weaponry massive techs. Their drills and a variety of useful devices, such plasma cutters function as anti-gravity engines and [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing off switches for shields]].
the game's strongest melee weapons.



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!!Reticule Research

An experimental technology company which offers big, powerful, strange and hard to use weapons.

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!!Reticule Research

An experimental technology company which offers big, powerful, strange
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!!Hawkeye [=PMC=]

A corporate military organisation. Their weapons
and hard to use weapons.
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!!Better Future

A new startup specialising in ultra-sleek, ultra-modern hover techs and aircraft. They offer a small selection of powerful laser weaponry and a variety of useful devices, such as anti-gravity engines and [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing off switches for shields]].

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!!Reticule Research

An experimental technology company which offers big, powerful, strange and hard to use weapons.

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* CynicalMentor: Downplayed. She puts on a cheerful, confident facade while privately saying the player is sure to get blown up on her missions.



A racing driver who works for Venture and teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane. [[WordOfSaintPaul Word of Social Content Producer]] posits that she's thicc.

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A racing driver who works for Venture and head of recruitment at Venture. She teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane. [[WordOfSaintPaul Word of Social Content Producer]] posits that she's thicc.


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* PreppyName: Her full name is Suzannah Vroomingdale.
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!!Agent Pow

A [=GSO=] operative who assigns the player to deal with bullies and tech pirates.

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!!Bomber Command

A leading figure in Hawkeye's air force. He has the voice and the moustache of a dashing fighter pilot.

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!!Reticule Research

An experimental technology company which offers big, powerful, strange and hard to use weapons.

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* SerendipityWritesThePlot: [=TerraTech=] has allowed players with the [=R&D DLC=] to try out experimental blocks since early in its development, with Reticule Research retroactively receiving responsibility for these blocks as the company "developing" them.
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!!hubl

Technically not one individual but a type of sales robot sent out by Better Future. They sell the player hover techs.

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A racing driver who works for Venture and teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane.

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A racing driver who works for Venture and teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane.
aeroplane. [[WordOfSaintPaul Word of Social Content Producer]] posits that she's thicc.



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* BlatantLies: Pete claims to be [=GeoCorp's=] hardest-working employee mere moments before he tasks the player with fetching him a bunch of resources to meet his quota.

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Watch this space. I've only just started the character sheet, and more is coming.

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Watch this space. I've only just started * LovableRogue: Mike always seems to have dubiously-legal "business" to take care of, so he ropes the character sheet, and more is coming.
player into doing minor tasks around his bases. The loveableness comes into play because he lets the player keep the bases, including [[DiscOneNuke crafting equipment]] that can't be found anywhere else unless the player gets lucky with invaders.



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* DrillSergeantNasty: A milder example than many, but he rarely misses a chance to call the player a maggot. As the player rises through the license grades in Hawkeye, so Sergeant Smash's respect for them grows.



* WarmUpBoss: Big Tony is pretty easy, even with the player's beaten-up starter tech.

!!Little Thief

A weaponless tech that swipes the player's lost radar block after the crash.

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WakeUpCallBoss: Although the chosen tech may vary, the Trader Troll is generally tougher than the random spawns the player will have faced up to that point.

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Please note that "guardian" is the word used for any pre-defined enemy guaranteed to appear in the campaign. For example, Little Thief, the tech the player has to destroy in order to get their radar.

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Please note that "guardian" is the word used for any pre-defined enemy guaranteed to appear in the campaign. For campaign; for example, Little Thief, the tech the player has to destroy in order to get their radar.
radar. They do not have to actually guard anything.

!!Big Tony

A rival prospector who ambushes the player after their crash-landing.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Trader Troll

The first boss, who must be defeated to unlock trading stations. She/he shows up in a random tech using level 2 [=GSO=] parts.

!! Tropes:

* WakeUpCallBoss


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!!Galactic Service Organisation ([=GSO=])

A government-run mining company created to help new prospectors build their techs and get into off-world mining. The default starting corporation, the [=GSO=] are outclassed in at least one area by every other corporation.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Team Venture

An extreme sports organisation. They offer the fastest wheels in the game.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!![=GeoCorp=]

A mining company which specialises in heavy equipment and massive techs. Their drills and plasma cutters function as the game's strongest melee weapons.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Hawkeye [=PMC=]

A corporate military organisation. Their weapons and shields are the strongest in the game.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Better Future

A new startup specialising in ultra-sleek, ultra-modern hover techs and aircraft. They offer a small selection of powerful laser weaponry and a variety of useful devices, such as anti-gravity engines and [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing off switches for shields]].

!! Tropes:

Yo, you see this space? Watch it. Now.

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[[folder:Campaign [=NPCs=]]]



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Watch * VerbalTic: Suzie's dialogue is sprinkled liberally with engine noises ("Vroom, vroom!"). Considering her surname, this space.
may also count as PokemonSpeak.



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[[folder:Corporations]]

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!!The Player

Ostensibly a prospector who suffered a nasty crash-landing. What they do next is up to you.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Crafty Mike

A dubiously-legitimate scoundrel who introduces new players to crafting.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space. I've only just started the character sheet, and more is coming.

!!Suzie Vroom

A racing driver who works for Venture and teaches the player how to fly an aeroplane.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Big Pete

[=GeoCorp=]'s quest [=NPC=]. A fat, jolly chap whose work ethic is not as great as it first appears.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

!!Sergeant Smash

The tough, bullish Hawkeye sergeant who gives tech-hunting missions.

!! Tropes:

Watch this space.

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