Olympus

The Olympus was a spacecraft sent to Planet 4690C by the Alterra Corporation in an attempt to discover the fate of over a dozen Alterra ships and one Trans-Sol Gov ship. During its attempt at entering the atmosphere of 4690C, the Olympus was struck by a mysterious energy pulse, as well as a multitude of missile-type weaponry, resulting in catastrophic hull failure, leading to its crash landing on the surface of the planet. Many of the crew members of the Olympus attempted to use Lifepods to escape the crash, as ordered by their captian, however many of the Lifepods were destroyed by the energy pulse and the ones that did successfully launch either crashed or its crew were eliminated by unknown enemies, with the exception of one: Lifepod 4, which contained CTOs Sanchez and Butler. Upon crashing, the Olympus plowed into the Western Forest, unearthing much of it and leaving a trench in its path, resulting in huge quantities of Metal Salvage and Supply Crates being dispersed within the vicinity of the ship, providing useful materials such as Food & Water, batteries, and Titanium.

By the time the Player awakens and begins his exploration of the area, all of the other Lifepods have been destroyed, or compromised; and their occupants have vanished, save for CTO Butler, who is awaiting the player's arrival.