<s>
Outpost	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reuses	O
and	O
refines	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Outpost	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
direct	O
continuity	O
between	O
the	O
storylines	O
or	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
centuries	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
onboard	O
supplies	O
begin	O
to	O
run	O
out	O
and	O
its	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Blight	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
uncontrolled	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
bioagent	O
,	O
is	O
unleashed	O
upon	O
New	O
Terra	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
advanced	O
labs	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
factions	O
soon	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
The	O
Blight	B-Application
will	O
quickly	O
engulf	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
,	O
extinguishing	O
all	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
storylines	O
feature	O
frequent	O
colony	O
relocations	O
to	O
stay	O
ahead	O
of	O
The	O
Blight	B-Application
and	O
other	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
plot	O
device	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
start	O
again	O
"	O
for	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subplots	O
and	O
events	O
common	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
include	O
the	O
takeover	O
of	O
Eden	O
by	O
a	O
totalitarian	O
,	O
eugenics	O
obsessed	O
regime	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
to	O
salvage	O
data	O
and	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
starship	O
,	O
the	O
fight	O
for	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Gene	O
Banks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
revelation	O
that	O
the	O
bio-electronic	O
Savant	O
sentient	O
computers	O
relied	O
on	O
by	O
both	O
sides	O
are	O
absorbed	O
intact	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
Blight	B-Application
and	O
replicate	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Blight-conquered	O
New	O
Terra	O
a	O
paradise	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
defined	O
by	O
"	O
Common	O
Metals	O
"	O
,	O
light	O
elements	O
like	O
iron	O
,	O
aluminum	O
,	O
silicon	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
from	O
the	O
upper	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
table	O
and	O
Rare	O
Metals	O
such	O
as	O
gold	O
,	O
lead	O
,	O
copper	O
,	O
zinc	B-Application
,	O
mercury	O
,	O
cobalt	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
other	O
heavy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
Outpost	B-Application
2	I-Application
emphasizes	O
colony	O
management	O
over	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
missions	O
challenge	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
maintain	O
population	O
levels	O
,	O
collect	O
resources	O
,	O
construct	O
kits	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
research	O
,	O
all	O
within	O
a	O
strict	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
to	O
keep	O
moving	O
the	O
colony	O
away	O
from	O
either	O
the	O
advancing	O
blight	B-Application
or	O
lava	O
flows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
make	O
these	O
preparations	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
blight	B-Application
and/or	O
lava	O
flows	O
will	O
engulf	O
the	O
colony	O
and	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
a	O
local	O
area	O
network	O
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Sierra	O
Internet	O
Gaming	O
System	O
(	O
SIGS	O
)	O
stopped	O
supporting	O
online	O
play	O
for	O
Outpost	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
avenue	O
of	O
playing	O
online	O
is	O
through	O
virtual	O
networks	O
such	O
as	O
Hamachi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
