Anomaly
Life Signs
Signes de vie
Description
At first glance this … does not seem capable of supporting living beings, but nevertheless we have detected life signs emanating from somewhere beneath its frozen surface.
Where to find it
is_planet_class = pc_frozenhas_any_strategic_resource = no
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
Ocean Beneath the Ice
Console: event anomaly.2510
Description
Deep scans of … have revealed a large ocean heated by hydrothermal vents beneath the ice mantle covering the surface. Lead … … dispatched probes from the … that drilled through several miles of thick ice and found the water below teeming with what appears to be life. We will need more resources to conduct a thorough study of the many unique life forms inhabiting this ocean.
« Interesting. »
- Modifier: « Subterranean Ocean »
50% of the time
Cool Thoughts
Console: event anomaly.6900
Description
We didn't detect life forms below the surface. We detected them in the entire world! The frozen planet is interspersed with micro-thin tubes linked like a rudimentary computer. While the structure is primitive, its gigantic scale means it can probably rival some of …'s supercomputers in output. Even now, the computer seems to be active - our … can interface with it, but since it's so slow, we would only be able to ask it a single question.
« Can you solve these calculations? »
- 24 months of Physics Research income
« Who made you? »
- 24 months of Society Research income
- +30 Minor Artifacts
« Who came before us? »
- Then: Vultaum Home System Located
- Then: Yuht Home System Located
- Then: First League Home System Located
- Then: Irassian Home System Located
- Then: Cybrex Home System Located
« What are we? »
- 18 months of Unity income