Anomaly

Signs of Former Habitation

Signes d'occupation ancienne

Level 1

Description

This toxic and lifeless world appears to have once been inhabited by a moderately advanced pre-space civilization. The ruins of their cities are still strewn across the surface.

Where to find it

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

Nuclear Devastation

Console: event anomaly.670

Description

Our survey of … has revealed that it used to be a pristine continental … with a mild climate as little as a thousand years ago. In stark contrast, the atmosphere today is extremely toxic, the surface highly irradiated and the world has long since lost the ability to support life.

We have detected signs that the … was the scene of an incredibly destructive thermonuclear war waged between factions of a relatively advanced indigenous pre-space civilization.

« What a waste. »

  • Modifier: « Nuclear Devastation »
  • Deposit: Society +2
  • Deposit: Engineering +2

50% of the time

Runaway Greenhouse Effect

Console: event anomaly.685

Description

There is evidence that the current climate of … is the cause of a runaway greenhouse effect triggered by massive amounts of pollution. The oceans have boiled away and the … is permanently enclosed in a dense cloud layer due to the thick atmosphere.

Scattered ruins from the indigenous civilization can still be found on the surface, suggesting an overpopulated culture that perished in the mid to late stages of an Industrial Age.

« What a waste. »

  • Modifier: « Runaway Greenhouse Effect »
  • Deposit: Society +2
  • Deposit: Physics +2