Your running out of fuel after a long battle, which took out most of your ship. Your small shuttle wont last very long in these dire circumstances, and you'll need to make landfall soon if you ever have any hope of taking off again.
Just before you land, you find a orbital relay with valuable gravite panels. You could use these to expand your shuttle and take back to the skies, or sell them and settle down on land.
Your old life is behind you, and the choice is yours.
(This is a version with the Mechanoid Pursuit mechanic removed, for players who want to explore on their own pace.)
Your faction will be a gravship crew.
Start with 3 people.
Start with research: Basic gravtech
Start with research: Biofuel refining
Start with:
-Chemfuel x100
-Wood x250
-Packaged survival meal x60
-Medicine x40
-Component x40
-Autopistol
-Machine pistol
-Steel breach axe
-Steel x350
Map is scattered with:
-Silver x300
-Steel x500
-Gravlite panel x400