| − | Mars is fully terraformed and has seen the majority of humanity shifted over to it, ostensibly to preserve the Earth as humanity's population approaches about half of what it was prior to WWIII. The Age of Pioneering has begun, driven by megacorporations who have expanded extremely aggressively following decades of booming industry on Earth. | + | Mars is fully terraformed and has seen the majority of humanity shifted over to it, ostensibly to preserve the Earth as humanity's population approaches about half of what it was prior to WWIII. Efforts begin to establish stations and human presence even further afield than Mars, which is called the beginning of The Age of Pioneering, driven by megacorporations who have expanded extremely aggressively following decades of booming industry on Earth. |