Anomaly
Dilapidated Station
Station délabrée
Description
Scarred by centuries of debris impacts, a dilapidated relic of a station hangs in orbit, trailing wearily behind …. Its decrepit state and unrecognized technology will require a team of specialists to investigate.
Where to find it
No particular location is required.
Possible outcomes
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
Particular Fears
Console: event distar.125
Description
The station in orbit of … was once a massive particle accelerator orders of magnitude beyond the capabilities of our own, where an alien nation studied the very nature of the universe. Its records reveal the aliens came to believe our universe existed in a false vacuum bubble - an inherently unstable energy state that could collapse into true vacuum at any time. If ever an instance of true vacuum came into existence, it would catalyze the conversion of the entire universe into its lowest energy state at the speed of light, destroying everything in existence at an observable - but inescapable - rate.
The station logs indicate the aliens deduced this process could be triggered by extremely high energy concentrations - just like the ones in their massive particle accelerator. They decided to forsake this technology, retreating into simple lives made possible by the bounties of …. Over time, they became the … species now found on the planet's surface.
« Disconcerting. »
- 24 months of Society Research income
- 48 months of Physics Research income