The Second Exodus

Population Migration / Travel

Second wave of colonial expansion

With interstellar travel becoming safer and cheaper all the time, and the population of Earth rising, a second wave of colonial expansion begins as people try to escape the resource-drained homeworld of humanity. By the end of this period, all viable worlds in the area of space now called zone 3-the Outer Colonies have been or are in the process of being colonised by the UEF via the ICA. Beyond the Outer Colonies, megacorporations are already exploring, surveying and staking claims to countless more worlds. Most starships are almost completely automated by the end of this period, using state of the art computer systems, notably the Matriarch operating system developed by Artificial Life Incorporated. Starships require only a small human crew to perform duties such as orbital insertion and in-flight repairs.