
Though able to make limited radio contact with one another, the constant electromagnetic interference in the atmosphere prevented messages being routed through the orbital beacon in the usual manner.

Three science teams - nearly a hundred of Earth's finest first contact specialists - set up science and monitoring outposts at three promising locations: Base One at Bosh's Tunnels, under Dr Angela Davies, Base Two at Symphony Harbor, under Dr Gustav Tomlin, and Base Three at Rainbow Landing, under Dr Frances Bremmer.īecause of a particularly active planetary magnetosphere, the surface teams found it impossible to contact Earth directly. The planet was classified Restricted and put under immediate quarantine.

It was like discovering the Mary Celeste on a planetary scale.Įarth Central wanted answers. Amazing machinery was still working away. When the first humans landed on Argilus on 24 June 2083, they found towns, cities, evidence of fascinating alien technology, but all abandoned, with clear signs that the inhabitants had only just departed. To this day, no one knows what became of the captain, his family and the crew of seven. There was an unfinished letter on the mate's desk, the imprint of a child's head on a pillow on one of the bunks. The captain's log and the crew's personal effects were found on board. On 4 December 1872, the 103-foot brigantine Mary Celeste was discovered drifting abandoned in the Atlantic 590 miles west of Gibraltar. SCHIZM: MYSTERIOUS JOURNEY is a thrilling First Contact adventure where you play both members of the Earth supply vessel Angel as you explore the fascinating landscape of an alien world filled with mystery and intrigue Now your systems are failing and you and your crewmate have no choice but to abandon ship. The science teams, too, seem to have vanished. But when you hail them from orbit, there's no answer. Four months later, your supply ship has been sent to check on these bases. Science teams were brought in, research bases set up. LIVING SHIPS, FLOATING CITIES, A FASCINATING MYSTERY It was like finding the Mary Celeste on a planetary scale. They found cities, towns, industrial installations - all deserted. Ten months ago, the first humans landed on Argilus. You are about to participate in a great adventure.
