I've been hard at work, adding new missions and achievements to the alien level (an A'kramm ship orbiting the sun), and it is released! All medals on this level are now implemented.
Now you can negotiate with the A'kramm from a communication console (located at the bottom of the ship), which may result in several interesting outcomes / endings. If you declare war, they will immediately destroy the sun and solar system! Otherwise, they may try to destroy you and cause more havoc by starting another solar flare, or pursue peace depending on what you say to them. Our fate is in your hands!
If the A'kramm try to initiate another solar flare, you can make their plan backfire by deploying nanites at key points on the ship to cause the energy pulse to destroy their ship instead! Hurry though, you won't have much time. You must reach these points and then escape through the portal before the ship is destroyed!
There are now three new achievements! Stop the A'kramm in one of multiple possible ways (using the consoles at the base of the ship) to beat the first main quest and earn the winner achievement! Replay the level and experience all the endings to unlock the "Many Worlds Interpretation" achievement. This is a reference to the "Many Worlds Interpretation" of Quantum Mechanics. I don't know if that interpretation is correct, but it is definitely interesting.
Can you stop the A'kramm faster than the developer, with 52 or more seconds still remaining on the clock when you finish deploying the nanites? If so, you will earn a diamond medal, and an achievement which "Blue 42" earns the nickname "Blur 42" because of his great speed! This will probably be the hardest achievement to get in Planetary Settlers for a while, are you up for the challenge?