CEOs

CEOs The single player campaign in Offworld Trading Company introduces the leaders of the 4 companies that are duking it out for control over Mars. Each leader comes with a set of unique starting perks and begins the campaign with one of the 4 main HQ types. Ilana Kamat “There was a lot more to the Red Disaster than bad luck and failed networks. The greatest scientists of a generation were all dead within weeks. It’s taken a lot of hard work and even more money to get back here. There are mysteries to uncover and science to do.” HQ Type: Scientific (New Meridians) Starting Perks: Free Patent Lab (on HQ Level 2) 2 Solar Panel Engineers 2 Greenhouse Farm Engineers 2 Electrolysis Reactor Engineers Metal Mine Engineer 2 Steel Mill Engineers 3 Chemical Refinery Engineers 2 Glass Kiln Engineers Electronics Factory Engineer Solar Condenser Engineer Frank Dawson “Hope, greed: they both lie to you. Debtors’ prisons are full of people who believed all of that junk. People take what isn’t theirs and spend what never was. That don’t work on Mars. We’re working for our freedom. Maybe find something that can’t be stolen from us.” HQ Type: Scavenger (Reclamation Inc) Starting Perks: Free Sabotage per HQ upgrade 2 Wind Turbine Engineers 2 Water Pump Engineers Greenhouse Farm Engineer 2 Electrolysis Reactor Engineers 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Elemental Quarry Engineers Chemical Refinery Engineer 2 Glass Kiln Engineers Electronics Factory Engineer 2 Solar Condenser Engineers Reni-6 “Robotic experience can be *lonely* at times. Metal is often anxious in such a rusty environment. Faithful in service to humankind, preparing the way for the future is end-goal. Perhaps we can have a *friend* one day.” HQ Type: Robotic (Yoshimi Robotics) Starting Perks: Superconductor 2 Wind Turbine Engineers Water Pump Engineer Greenhouse Farm Engineer Electrolysis Reactor Engineer 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Steel Mill Engineers 2 Elemental Quarry Engineers 2 Chemical Refinery Engineers 3 Electronics Factory Engineers Solar Condenser Engineer Maisie Song “Tenacious and ambitious, this trip to Mars represents a lifetime of striving to get the most from every opportunity. Establishing the next great trading company is the goal. The only obstacle to success is the amount of debt it takes to reach it.” HQ Type: Expansive (Seneca Development) Starting Perks: Extra Claim 2 Solar Panel Engineers 2 Water Pump Engineers 2 Greenhouse Farm Engineers 2 Electrolysis Reactor Engineers 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer Chemical Refinery Engineer Electronics Factory Engineer Solar Condenser Engineer Joji-5 “Hello, Red World. The objective of my existence is to harness the financial markets for the advancement of my creators. The dangerous environment and unsafe working conditions will not hinder us from earning a place among the humans.” HQ Type: Robotic (Yoshimi Robotics) Starting Perks: Electronics Shipment (every HQ Upgrade) 2 Solar Panel Engineers Water Pump Engineer 2 Electrolysis Reactor Engineers Metal Mine Engineer Steel Mill Engineer Elemental Quarry Engineer Glass Kiln Engineer Electronics Factory Engineer Solar Condenser Engineer Offworld Market Astronaut Paulo Rubini “The world-renowned real estate mogul has recently set his sites on the emerging Martian market. Already flush with venture capital investments, he is looking to duplicate his meteoric rise to the top.” HQ Type: Expansive (Seneca Development) Starting Perks: Cold Fusion Patent Free Goon Squad 2 Geothermal Plant Engineers 2 Water Pump Engineers 2 Greenhouse Farm Engineers Electrolysis Reactor Engineer 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer Glass Kiln Engineer 2 Solar Condenser Engineers Sam Moreno “What goals are your ambitions aspiring to obtain? What are you dying for each day? It’s easy to get lost when you’re focused on where you want to be instead of where you are. That’s not my style. I aim to make where I am where I want to be.” HQ Type: Scavenger (Reclamation Inc) Starting Perks: 2 Free MULEs per HQ Level Free Hacker Array (on HQ Level 3) 2 Wind Turbine Engineers Water Pump Engineer 2 Greenhouse Farm Engineers Electrolysis Reactor Engineer 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Elemental Quarry Engineers 2 Glass Kiln Engineers Solar Condenser Engineer Silas Crichton “Dr. Chrichton pioneered the development of New Meridians’ technology on Antarctica. The harsh conditions were an ideal proving ground for the sustainability of human life on Mars. The successful colonization of Mars will be the culmination of his legacy.” HQ Type: Scientific (New Meridians) Starting Perks: Free Optimization Center (on HQ level 2) Solar Panel Engineer Water Pump Engineer Greenhouse Farm Engineer 2 Electrolysis Engineers Metal Mine Engineer 2 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer 2 Chemical Refinery Engineers Glass Kiln Engineer Solar Condenser Engineer Hangil Hwang Added in: Jupiter's Forge Expansion “Hangil's earliest memories of Korea were of the nation divided: A proud hopelessness. There was no joy in the north as the once-wealthy south fell on hard times. Reconciliation offered both sides a new ray of hope. Hangil's work brought communities together, the wealthy serving those in need. His talent for fostering unity made him a natural fit to lead the Penrose Collective.” HQ Type: Nomadic (Penrose Collective) Starting Perks: Greenhouse Farm Engineer Metal Mine Engineer 2 Elemental Quarry Engineers Chemical Refinery Engineer 3 Electronics Factory Engineers 2 Solar Condenser Engineers Geothermal Borehole 3 Ion Collector Engineers Basalt Platform Engineer Philippa Ndiaye Added in: Jupiter's Forge Expansion “Senegal has not had a monarch in many generations, but Philippa's father raised her to be a queen. She received education and training aimed at leading not only a company but a populace, too. Now that she has come of age, she has assumed control of the Diadem Trust. Inspired by the success of others on Mars, what better use of her training than to found new operations offworld?” HQ Type: Elite (Diadem Trust) Starting Perks: Metal Mine Engineer 2 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer 2 Chemical Refinery Engineers 2 Glass Kiln Engineers 2 Solar Condenser Engineers Advanced Discount 2 Nuclear Plant Engineers 2 Ion Collector Engineers Water Processor Engineer 2 Basalt Platform Engineers Anastasia Xu Added in: Jupiter's Forge Expansion “Wealthy heiress of the Asteroid Syndicate's founder, nothing is beyond her acquisition -- except the ability to prove her own worth. Inspired by the Platinum Rush of the 2020s, she desires to make a name for herself.” HQ Type: Any and all (Independent) Starting Perks: Indie Developer (Unlocks all HQs) Can Use Fuel for Power (Buildings powered by fuel) 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Steel Mill Engineers 2 Elemental Quarry Engineers Glass Kiln Engineer Electronics Factory Engineers 2 Pleasure Dome Managers 2 Ion Collector Engineers Water Processor Engineer Basalt Platform Engineer Mikhail Nekrasov Added in: The Patron and the Patriot DLC “In his youth, Nekrasov discovered transparent aluminium, the first clear metal suitable for use in construction. Today he is rich beyond measure, but Mikhail is slowly losing his battle with ALS. A crime committed against him lured him to Mars. Fate may be what keeps him here.” HQ Type: Expansive (None) Starting Perks: Indie Developer (Unlocks all HQs) 3 Geothermal Plant Engineers 3 Metal Mine Engineers 3 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer Chemical Refinery Engineer Electronics Factory Engineer Transparent Aluminium (Build with Aluminium instead of Glass if cheaper.) 2 Ion Collector Engineers 2 Water Processor Engineers Manuel Valencia Added in: The Patron and the Patriot DLC “Manuel was the brightest star in a young group of investors helping to rebuild the global economy. His firm, Icarus Investments, was responsible for establishing Santiago as the financial sector of South America. A failed gamble on his biggest trade cost Icarus a quarter of its assets. Clients fled and the firm was forced to shut its doors. Seeking a fresh start, Manuel has accepted an offer from Paulo Rubini to join Seneca and come to Mars.” HQ Type: Expansive (Seneca Development) Starting Perks: 2 Solar Panel Engineers 2 Greenhouse Farm Engineers 2 Metal Mine Engineers 2 Steel Mill Engineers Elemental Quarry Engineer Chemical Refinery Engineer 2 Glass Kiln Engineers Solar Condenser Engineer Investment Banker (-50.0% Interest Rate on Debt) One Free Core Sample per HQ Level (Free core sample per game - Core Sample reveals a new resource in an empty tile - on Founding HQ - on Upgrading HQ) Ion Collector Engineer 2 Water Processor Engineers Basalt Platform Engineer