Aside from the UNSC's success in unifying Earth and humanity, Umbrella also experienced rapid development over these four years.
The company's main changes are as follows:
① Satellite Colonies.
Description:
A satellite colony is a massive cylindrical artificial celestial body, approximately fourteen kilometers in diameter and eighty kilometers in length.
Construction began in mid-2011 and was completed by the end of the third quarter of 2014, now located at one of the Moon's Lagrangian points.
It is one of the products of Umbrella's acquisition and decryption of all Reaper technology, and currently the largest object humanity can construct.
The inner walls of the satellite colony are equipped with gravity generators, maintaining an artificial gravity of 1G to create an environment similar to Earth.
As Umbrella's data indicated that residents of asteroid colonies frequently complained about feeling oppressed and confined, the colony will adopt a semi-"open" mode.
Three colossal dome-shaped mirrors are embedded in the colony's inner wall, capable of introducing natural sunlight and simulating various weather conditions.
The interior of the satellite colony maintains an atmospheric pressure of 1 atmosphere, with mountains, lakes, and flora and fauna on the "land" of the inner wall, establishing a complete ecosystem.
It can accommodate between fifteen and twenty million residents, with a maximum capacity of thirty million.
However, the time and cost of constructing one satellite colony are dozens of times that of an asteroid colony, so Umbrella halted further development of this project.
Nevertheless, the satellite colony named 'Luna City' has become one of Umbrella's iconic structures, showcasing its strength.
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② Railgun Array.
Description:
Ship-mounted electromagnetic railguns performed exceptionally well during engagements with the Reapers, proving to be the best weapon against energy shields.
Therefore, the 'Railgun Array' project, co-funded by Umbrella and the UNSC, began construction at the end of 2011.
The scale varies for each planet.
For example, Earth.
Umbrella and the UNSC plan to construct one hundred and forty space stations with electromagnetic accelerators in Earth's low orbit, forming an absolute protective net for the planet.
As of early 2015, ninety-six space stations have been completed, with seventy-seven already in operation.
Earth's railgun array is expected to be fully completed by early 2016.
Subsequently, the railgun array will also be deployed on the Moon, Mars, and Titan.
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③ Space Containment Center.
Description:
This project was personally overseen by the Engineering Department Director, Wang Zhaofeng.
Umbrella constructed the newest, largest, and most comprehensive containment center using captured asteroids, located outside the Schwarzschild radius of Cygnus X-1, a black hole in Cygnus η in the Cygnus constellation.
It was completed in the third quarter of 2013.
To this end, the company formed a special unit, based on the three UBCS companies led by Captain Andrew Mac, specifically responsible for escorting containment objects.
The unit's name adopted Captain Mac's original company name, Omega (Ω).
Omega's general composition is as follows:
One Phoenix-class carrier with reinforced internal defenses, used for transporting confined containment objects, and capable of jumping from Earth to the containment center six thousand light-years away. Four standard heavy frigates.
Two remain at the containment center.
The other two escort the carrier during jumps, traveling back and forth between Earth and the containment center.
Omega.
Omega was originally General Ostrovsky's (Andrei's) personal guard, possessing extensive experience in containment operations, with Captain Andrew Mac as its commander.
Since the completion of the Space Containment Center, Andrew Mac's rank was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and he selected 1200 of the most elite soldiers from various UBCS companies.
Their primary duty is to guard the containment center and to immediately handle any potential emergencies when the carrier transports containment objects.
Their main equipment includes AAES III, Gauss and plasma weapons, and thirty sets of bio-armor equipped with AT energy shields.
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④ Far-Earth Colonies.
Description:
Near-Earth colonies are all within the Solar System, such as Mars and Titan.
Far-Earth colonies, on the other hand, are colonies established by humanity on a large scale outside the Solar System, in other star systems.
If a star system possesses an Earth-like planet with a non-extreme environment, and the colonization fleet confirms that the planet has no threatening life forms, then the engineering team will construct a colony city similar to 'Mars City' on this Earth-like planet.
At the same time, far-Earth colonies also need to mine various mineral raw materials to support the continuous development of Umbrella and the UNSC.
The closest star systems to the Solar System are as follows:
Alpha Centauri. Barnard's Star. Wolf 359. Brand 2147. UV Ceti. Sirius Binary. Ross 154. Ross 248. Epsilon Eridani. Ross 128.
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Note: The colonization fleet discovered an Earth-like planet with an excellent environment in Epsilon Eridani.
Its gravity is approximately 1.08 G, atmospheric pressure is about 1.24 Pascals, it experiences four seasons and has a relatively strong magnetic field, with temperatures ranging between -26°C and 42°C.
Initially, human observation through space telescopes led to the belief that it was merely a 'dead planet' like Venus.
However, the fact is that this planet possesses a considerable amount of primitive flora and fauna, and in official records, it is also the first planet where humanity discovered the existence of extraterrestrial life.
But the atmospheric composition and proportion differ significantly from Earth's; prolonged exposure without protective suits would carry risks of poisoning and bites from unknown insects.
In addition, the planet also possesses abundant mineral resources, with titanium being the most plentiful.
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Nano-Serum.
After Umbrella encountered the 'Thing' anomaly, Drs. Halsey and Rebecca jointly developed and improved the existing nano-serum.
While reducing cost and rejection reactions, they also increased its duration from the original 48 hours to one month.
All personnel involved in colonization efforts, whether engineering teams, marines, or ordinary colonists, must be injected with this serum before the colony city is built.
Ordinary colonists need to purchase the nano-serum themselves.
Unit Price: 700 USD.
Atmospheric Modification Device.
Given that this Earth-like planet possesses a highly habitable environment, the Hive team initiated research and development for atmospheric modification, preparing to transform it into an environment fully suitable for human habitation.
Currently, this project is still being refined.
It is expected that the atmospheric modification device developed for this planet's environment will be fully completed by mid-2015.
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After William Russell, the owner of the company, learned about this planet, he specifically named it Reach.
Furthermore, Umbrella plans to develop Reach into a'stronghold' for both the company and the UNSC.
They will establish shipyards using the abundant titanium resources, increase Reach's publicity, and dispatch four UNSC fleets to ensure Reach's initial safety.
{Reach is from 'Halo: Reach', and its planetary location is indeed in Epsilon Eridani; in the game, it is also the UNSC's command center and shipbuilding base.}
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