| “ | Abundant with life, this wet planet is covered in deep oceans, thick forests, and tall grasses. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Alta V is one of the five planets that reside within the Korpus Sector. Along with Crucible, it is one of the first two planets to introduce Mega Cities outside of Super Earth, as well as being one of the first 2 planets to introduce Mega Cities on the Terminid Front.
Typography[]
A sparse jungle world abundant with life both human and otherwise, from it's deep oceans to the thick forests and tall grasslands, bearing a ghastly resemblance to Meridia prior to its terraformation by the Terminids.
Alta V is home to two relatively low population mega-cities listed below. Mega City tiers have no effect on Level Generation, but are still split into four different categories on Colony planets, identifiable by the number of stars above the icon: Settlements (one star), Towns (two stars), Cities (three stars) and Mega Cities (four stars).
- Porte Liberté (Town)
- Undervatten (Settlement)
History[]
Second Galactic War[]
Operation Pest Control[]
Alta V was, for much of its recorded history, a peaceful planet colony of the Federation at the very center of the Eastern Galactic Mid Rim. Having been settled during the Great Democratization after the end of the First Galactic War, the colonists of Alta V would learn to dominate the lush jungle and, as generations passed, would thrive and prosper enough for their initial settlements to evolve into what would become the mega cities of Porte Liberté and Undervatten.
However, Alta V's prosperity would also make it a target for those who seek to spread only tyranny, death and destruction. Early in February 2184, as the Initial Terminid Outbreak was spreading out of control into the Orion and Celeste Sectors, the planets of the Korpus Sector would all disconnect from the Federation's FTL network, in order to contain the spread of the bugs. This move would pay off and afforded Alta V one year of tense peace, as they watched the Terminids come and go from the neighboring Orion Sector. But with the return of the Illuminate in December 2184, the situation soon worsened.
Volterra would be invaded multiple times by the nefarious squids as they plundered Dark Energy to then propel the 
Meridian Black Hole and, eventually, allow the Illuminate to call their fleet and launch an obscene invasion of Super Earth. Because of the Battle of Super Earth, the 
S.E.A.F. had to recall all of its forces back to the capital, creating an opening that would quickly drag the Korpus Sector into the Second Galactic War.
During the campaigns to stop the Meridian Singularity, an outbreak of the 
Predator Strain had overwhelmed the Orion and Celeste Sectors, with Veld, Slif and Krakatwo falling to the Terminids. Then, on June 10th, 2185, the 
Terminids launched a massive onslaught onto both Crucible and Alta V. Super Earth High Command immediately issued a major order for the Helldivers to hold all planets in the Korpus Sector by all means necessary.
Alta V's assault would only be a secondary one, as the bulk of the onslaught poured onto Crucible. Yet still, the 13 million broods that made planetfall were quick to spread chaos throughout the planet, as they attacked Undervatten and other rural regions. However, Alta V's own assault would be turned around quickly. The Helldiver contingent deployed to Alta V managed to contain the hordes at Undervatten, holding the city and destroying a significant portion of the invading force, which quickly turned the battle at Alta V into a victory. However, this was not meant to be the end.
By the next day, the Terminids had begun a second dual assault, this time aimed at Volterra and Inari. The assault on Inari would end up overrunning the planet, despite the Helldivers' best efforts. The Predator Strain attacked Alta V immediately after Inari's fall, gathering its own forces and combining them with those that had yet to be cleansed off Alta V, which made the second attack reach a staggering Invasion Level of 35. Ultimately Alta V would be overrun on the 13th of June, with Predator Strain spores spreading from there to Caramoor.
After the successful defense of Caramoor, the 
Helldivers would return to liberate Alta V and with the help of the 
Democracy Space Station, the planet would be cleansed of Predator Strain broods by the night of the 16th of June, just in time to complete the major order.
FTL Lines[]
- Caramoor (Established on June 10, 2185)
- Inari (Re-established on June 10, 2185)
- Slif - Celeste Sector (Established on June 10, 2185)
- Volterra (Re-established on June 10, 2185)
Trivia[]
- The phrase "Under Vatten" translates to "Under Water" in English. The name is most notably associated with the Swedish progressive metal band Vildhjarta and their album Måsstaden under vatten (Seagull Town Underwater).
- Port Liberté is a section of Jersey City located on Caven Point, along the western side of Upper New York Bay. The many luxury condominiums and townhouses offer views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
FTL Timeline[]
- February 8th, 2184: Alta V is connected by FTL to Inari and Volterra.
- June 13th, 2184: FTL lines to Inari and Volterra are destroyed.
- June 10th, 2185: FTL lines to Inari and Volterra are re-established, plus new lines to Caramoor and Slif.
