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Gelu was a warm, lush planet when colonized during the peak of humanity’s surge to the stars, early in the 23rd Century. The myriad of rivers and lakes crisscrossing its surface were harnessed for a planet-wide hydroelectric scheme and the young colony flourished. But Gelu has a long period, highly elliptical orbit – a fact inexplicably overlooked when it was colonized. As the planet moved inexorably toward aphelion, the global temperature plummeted and the surface was transformed into a frozen wasteland. Gelu’s water was trapped as ice thereby rendering the hydroelectric facilities inoperable. The inhospitable conditions and a lack of electricity caused the collapse of the colony and it was abandoned.

One person’s loss is another’s gain. The Liandri Corporation capitalized on the collapse of the colony – one Gelu’s frozen hydroelectric facilities is the latest CTF arena for Unreal Tournament.

Special thanks to ...

My wife, Danielle, and our children who are all incredibly tolerant of my work patterns when creativity strikes. Danielle is also becoming a great beta tester.

• The beta testing team: Fordy, Mozi, Theo, daexkor, G30, Subtonic, Megatonic, Catatonic, TheSlayer, Yoshiro, TheBlob, Goldabar, Mr Bond, IRA, pRedatoR, Nugget
  

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[Updated July 14, 2004 ]
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