Anomaly
Cargo Pod
Capsule cargo
Description
A small cargo pod has been left to drift in space above this gas giant. It has been captured by the planet's gravity well, and will eventually be pulled into its atmosphere.
Where to find it
is_planet_class = pc_gas_giant
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.
50% of the time
Abandoned Cargo Pod
Console: event anomaly.305
Description
A discarded cargo pod was left by someone in the upper atmosphere of … long ago. It has somehow escaped the notice of other spacefarers, and its decaying orbit means it would have been lost in the gas giant's crushing atmosphere within another few years. When the crew of the … unsealed the pod, they found a stash of alien jewelry made out of precious metals.
« Melt them down. »
- 6 months of Alloys income
« Sell them. »
- 6 months of Energy Credits income
« Study their construction. »
- 12 months of Society Research income
« Let's keep them. »
- +10 Minor Artifacts
50% of the time
Express Mail
Console: event anomaly.6865
Description
Once … got close enough to scan the cargo pod it was assumed that the sensors were malfunctioning. The pod is built out of the exact same … we ourselves use for spacebound structures. The likelihood that some alien beings would come up with this exact mixture is beyond unlikely, yet after recalibrating the scanners the same results appeared.
Upon opening the pod, the only thing greeting us was a collection of documents detailing exactly where we should assign each of our … and what they should be asked to study. The instructions end on a fixed date, one that is scheduled to fall exactly 10 years from now.
« Send the notes back to …. »
- Modifier: « Unexplained Insights »
- Then: Closing the Loop
- Modifier: « Closed Loop »
« This has rattled us. »
- +100 Influence