Barren Planet Expansion: The Polar Expedition

The mining planet Dapra, over which many battles have been fought, is mainly an arid desert world. But at the poles there is water, in the form of snow and ice. Volcanic activity produces running and free-standing water in the form of icy rivers and lakes.

In the previous strife between the two mining corporations Nuvutech and Avuscorp, the polar regions were ignored, as being even more inhospitable and costly to exploit than the arid desert areas. But now, after one corporation secured control of these arid regions, the other has returned and is trying to take these polar regions.

You will work as military strategist for one of these corporations. If you choose Nuvutech, an old company mired in bureaucracy, then the situation is that Nuvutech won the arid regions and Avuscorp is trying to take the polar regions. If you choose Avuscorp, a newer and more unscrupulous corporation, then Avuscorp is in possession of the arid deserts and Nuvutech is returning to take the ice caps.

The Polar Expedition is an expansion to the game Barren Planet. It comes in the form of a new campaign, featuring new units and different terrain from the game's original campaign First Landing. It is recommended that you play through First Landing first, or at least play through the tutorial in the Barren Planet manual, if you have never played the game before. This will help familiarise you with the game's mechanics and controls.