The game takes place in a realistic sci-fi setting, in a plausible future without Faster-than-Light travel.The year is 2238 and Earths first and only interstellar colonization ship has reached the end goal of its 100 year journey a terran planet in the Tau Ceti star system. 2100 humans will now make this planet their new home. There are no additional supplies or reinforcements coming in - they must make do with what they brought and what they can find.