Anomaly
Weak Signal
Faible signal
Description
By chance, we stumbled upon a faint alien signal during the survey of this …. The source appears to be a small object in orbit. The signal contains no message - could it be a distress transponder?
Where to find it
uninhabitable_regular_planet = 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.
50% of the time
Mummified Pilot
Console: event anomaly.625
Description
The mummified remains of a single individual belonging to a previously unknown mammalian species have been found drifting in high orbit over …. The being is dressed in what appears to be a flight suit complete with a helmet, and may be a fighter pilot that ejected in some ancient battle only to be forgotten and left behind. Our study of the corpse has provided some interesting data.
« A tragic fate. »
- 12 months of Society Research income
« Their blood shall flow in other veins. »
- 12 months of Society Research income
50% of the time
Ancient Life Pod
Console: event anomaly.630
Description
An abandoned life pod was detected in close orbit of …. It is covered in scorch marks, presumably from when the pod's mothership exploded, and preliminary scans suggest it was built more than 5,000 years ago.
The crew of the … managed to open the pod, revealing the withered remains of a reptilian alien clad in a resplendent uniform. Clutched in one of its claws was a small picture of another individual from the same race - possibly a mate or revered leader.
« … »
- 12 months of Society Research income
« Their blood shall flow in other veins. »
- 12 months of Society Research income