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Travels, adventures and hacking into personal computers

Once again the latest issue of the CRONUS Weekly is on your screens, dive with us into the world of a great future! Today we will tell you about the future of the tourism industry, laptops and special equipment for researchers and nature scientists.

Travel to Crystal Sands

Regular readers ask us, is it possible to look at the Dome with their own eyes without getting inside? Of course it is! Without further ado, we would like to show you Crystal Sands, the city of dreams built by CRONUS in a matter of months. An oasis of high technologies, growing right on the border of the Dome. This is where the journey of every new CRONUS employee begins.

It's easy to get here and see the Dome for the first time in person! Just fill out a request form at the main office, buy plane tickets and book a room in the most advanced hotels available to mankind. Crystal Sands will welcome you with open arms.

Portable computers

Until recently, our computers could hardly fit in huge rooms, but now, thanks to technologies discovered under the Dome, computers have been reduced literally to the size of a wallet and are easily stored in a backpack pocket. The engineer's portable device is useful for working with terminals, fine-tuning elevators, automatic doors and other technical facilities. Its strict minimalistic design and strong metal case will make you instantly feel like a guest from the distant future.

Dart gun — protector of science

Joint work of Blue Wing engineers and White Wing scientists created the dart gun. This super-compact device will help researchers better understand the Dome's fauna. Its poisoned darts will deal with hostile creatures, taking the subject out of consciousness for a long time.

That way researchers will be able to capture a creature and send it to the base for detailed study of body structure and metabolism.

*Attention, in case of emergency and dart hitting a person, you should see a doctor immediately. The dose can be fatal for humans.

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Invisibility and sudden maelstrom under the Dome

Dear subscribers, the latest issue of the CRONUS Weekly is back on your screens. Today we will tell you how the technology of the Forefathers will become part of our daily life, why weapons of the corporation do not need improvements and where it is the best place to watch amazing weather activity under the Dome.

Cloaking field generator

More and more of our operatives admit that they feel like heroes of fantastic novels and aliens from the distant future. This is not a euphoria, because every employee of the corporation has the most high-tech tools available to them. Who wouldn't dream of becoming invisible as a child? At CRONUS, it's possible. Based on the Forefathers' technology, Blue Wing Engineers have developed a cloaking field generator that can deceive security systems, bypass dangerous predators and safely conduct complex special operations without risking the lives of employees. All this thanks to a super-compact device with only two buttons!

Working prototypes are already successfully used in the field and soon the outside world will also get to use this amazing technology.

Weapon modifications are strictly forbidden

Attention all staff! CRONUS Corporation provides you with the most high-tech weapons available to mankind. Rifles, pistols, SMGs, lasers and energy guns are all available to you today. But despite this variety, some "enthusiasts" continue to make ridiculous attempts to create their own guns, collected literally from garbage. How can such devices compare in terms of power and safety with the products of our partners in arms companies?

Possession and use of improvised weapons will be discouraged at the administrative level. Violators will be subject to administrative sanctions.

Weather anomalies

There is no place in the world more amazing than the Dome! You've probably heard of weather anomalies near the centre. Our scientists are tirelessly studying the mysterious atmospheric phenomenon. We already have first results: the maelstrom, as its observers have dubbed it, is completely safe and will not damage residential clusters or scientific bases. All we have to do is keep watching and wait for it to die down. The majestic anomaly is a real joy to watch for every Dome inhabitant. The best view is from the observation deck of the Concord Station.

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CRONUS Artifact Auction

Greetings, dear readers!

The long-awaited release of "CRONUS Weekly" is finally on your screens. Touch the future today! For you, our loyal subscribers, we offer the most valuable artifacts based on forefathers' technology at tempting prices. In addition, we will tell you about a new invention — a glove capable of concentrating your mental abilities, and offer you an adventure into an unknown world! Let’s go into details about each of today topics:

CRONUS home shopping

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Technology is always moving forward. Today we are pleased to show you video presentation of our latest products! Take a look at them in action and learn more about the miraculous properties of these items. White Wing scientists tirelessly explore the mysterious artifacts left by the forefathers, while Blue Wing engineers use scientific data to create amazing devices that are already transforming our usual way of life.

Everything that once seemed like magic is now available to you, thanks to the tireless work of all CRONUS employees.

Beware of counterfeits

Dear readers, we’re fast to warn you that only the official CRONUS catalogue is a reliable source of valuable artifacts. Any rumors about miraculous objects distributed on the grey market are deceitful.

Only the official channels of the corporation guarantee proper quality of the product and not some shiny pieces of metal covered with fluorescent paint.

New worlds for you to discover

Dear employees! The Department of External Affairs of CRONUS Corporation announces the opportunity to go on an unforgettable adventure in a new world and fight against the terrible monsters that have invaded the planet! Lead a squad of superhumans Ultori, respond to the call of the intelligent city of Arx and challenge the Moon itself!

An introductory version of the adventure is already available for free in the shops of our reliable partners: Steam and Gog.

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Useful to Know. Important CRONUS Information

Greetings, dear readers!

This time your regular issue of CRONUS weekly will be extra educational. Every day you ask a lot of questions about absolutely basic things that every resident of the Dome should know. It seems that large training manuals aren’t easy to read through. In this issue, we will briefly outline the basics that every newcomer should be familiar with.

M.I.N.E.R.V.A.

Readers often ask us how CRONUS manages to record, systematize and analyze the vast amount of knowledge of the forefathers. M.I.N.E.R.V.A. helps us to do this.

The intelligent computer system M.I.N.E.R.V.A. is the latest invention of our scientists and engineers.

It connects all computers under the Dome into a single network: servers, work terminals, personal communicators — everything is connected. But the main advantage of M.I.N.E.R.V.A. is an artificial intelligence, with each day it’s getting smarter and smarter thanks to the machine learning module. And thanks to regular scanning of the environment by the handheld devices, M.I.N.E.R.V.A. database is able to update constantly.

One day, it’ll be able to play chess with you or solve mysteries of the Dome. And today M.I.N.E.R.V.A. is already the best friend of any user!

CRONUS Knowledge Points

Many of you have already familiarized yourself with scanning. But did you know that CRONUS scanner is not a toy. When you scan the property of a company or its employees, both alive and dead, you get CRONUS points.

You can exchange those points for the most needed items: medical supplies, equipment and gear. It’s a support of independent research projects.

Psionics and Psi Glove

As always, we left the most interesting things for last. Psionics are not yet fully understood and mastered. But thanks to painstaking work of the best scientists, many have already learned to use this energy for the benefit of the corporation. CRONUS scientists have found that each person has a special attribute in the body called Psycho. Don’t rejoice just yet, only people with the highest attributes can use Psycho in the field. Those lucky ones will need a special glove that concentrates their energy.

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Cultural Heritage under the Dome

Greetings, employees and first settlers!

Once again the latest issue of the CRONUS Weekly is on your terminal screens. In the latest issue we will tell you about some special cultural aspects under the Dome, continue to write about new weapons, as well as share new research info on artifacts of forefathers.

Cultural Heritage under the Dome

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The Dome brought together a huge multicultural community, representatives of many nationalities, professions and views. It brought together scientists, soldiers, office workers, former inmates and engineers to build the new complex and even brighter world.

This week, Silver Wing reporters managed to communicate with the Russian-speaking community to discuss a phenomenon called “Russian Fallout”. For better understanding of the subject, we prepared a detailed video report.

Cryo Turret of the Chimera Series

This time, the weapon section will be continued with a brief description of a Cryo Turret. We have already told you about the Chimera Series Rocket, Shotgun and Machine gun turrets. But we've left the most interesting one for last.

Cryo Turret is the best solution for neutralizing a target. It's effective in both distance and close combat. Each unit is equipped with two powerful cryo-lasers capable of freezing anyone. If the enemy gets too close, the unit will create a cryo field of up to three meters long around it. It’s a real breakthrough in weaponcraft and artificial intelligence.

New Forefathers Relic — Fluff

Once again, valiant scientists delight us with new discoveries. This week, White Wing employees have studied the previously unknown Relic — Fluff. The bizarre spherical object has earned its name thanks to its unique properties.

It weighs no more than a balloon. The relic creates a field around itself that reduces the weight of objects inside it. The best minds of CRONUS are already building theories and plans to apply the miraculous properties of the artifact for the benefit of humanity. But as long as its properties are not yet fully studied, it is under strict control in the artifact storage facility. Who knows it’s true limits in ability to suppress gravity?

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