>>718439507
They literally did, pic related. The rest of this appendix delves into explaining why the alien planet functions the way it does, both for background and also to justify gameplay mechanics (such as why your mineral mines never run dry). When's the last time a sci-fi game took pains to realistically explain how humanity got to the point that it transformed into the game's setting, instead of just an NPC offhandedly mentioning "It sure is great that warp drives / cyborg implants / alien communication / etc. became commonplace"?