The year is 2270. War rages between corporations over space resources. Eighteen months ago, huge supplies of rare resource were discovered under the surface of planet NB3216A. I.D.C. corporation quickly established a secret base combined with refinery in order to mine the resource important for military industry. Few weeks after the start of the mining operation there was a fire and the connection with the base was quickly severed. I.D.C. quickly sent out the scout unit patrolling in the near vicinity of the planet.