The story of Aliens: Colonial Marines is being written by Battlestar galactica writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. The events of the game are set after those of the film Alien 3. A Colonial Marine search and rescue team has been sent to investigate the U.S.S. Sulaco in search of Ellen Ripley. Corporal Dwayne Hicks. and the rest of the missing marines who were dispatched to LV-426. The Sulaco. LV-426. and the derelict alien spacecraft from Alien all serve as environments in the game. as well as other locations.