Anomaly
Debris Field
Champ de débris
Description
Sensors report a number of possible points of interest within the dense debris field surrounding ….
Where to find it
is_asteroid = yes
Game conditions on the surveyed body.
Possible outcomes
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
0% of the time
Important to Someone Else
Console: event anomaly.95
Description
An aluminum plaque is found drifting among the detritus around …, its anodized surface standing out from the metal debris surrounding it. It depicts two ridiculous-looking mammalian figures and some rather tasteless geometric shapes.
« It might make a good coaster for my drink. »
- 6 months of Influence income
« Decipher the plaque. »
- 24 months of Engineering Research income
« I'm sure someone would be willing to pay for it. »
- 24 months of Engineering Research income
0% of the time
Catching up with a Pioneer
Console: event anomaly.100
Description
An aluminum plate, anodized gold, is recovered from the surface of …. Everyone aboard the … recognize it long before analysis and database cross-referencing confirm its origins.
« The plaque from Pioneer... 11. »
- 6 months of Influence income
0% of the time
Old-Timey Tunes
Console: event anomaly.105
Description
A golden disc strikes the forward viewport of the … as it is surveying the weak gravitational field of …. The object is recovered, and cursory analysis indicates that the minuscule grooves on the disc's surface might be encoded audio and video data, authored by some alien civilization.
« It might make a good coaster for a very big drink. »
- 6 months of Influence income
« Decode it. »
- 24 months of Society Research income
« Xeno-audiophiles would pay a lot for this. »
- 24 months of Engineering Research income
100% of the time
Pirate Exiles
Console: event anomaly.3040
Description
What was thought to be a cluster of minerals are the metal hulls of two alien corvettes, stealthily drifting through the asteroid belt.
Science Officer … established contact, and the two ships are crewed by alleged former pirates, now cast out from their robber-clan. They have heard whispers that … … of the … is a champion of the people, and seek asylum.
« We do not need their services. Take what they have but their lives. »
- 6 months of Energy Credits income
« The … will not suffer the existence of their kind. »
- 6 months of Influence income