Anomaly
Deserted Star Platform
Plateforme stellaire désertée
Description
A defective platform of alien design is drifting aimlessly around a star. Perhaps closer study could reveal its purpose.
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.
Thermal Driven Outflow
Console: event distar.1020
Description
Closer inspection of the platform orbiting … has revealed that it is of a complex, somewhat erratic, alien design. The waterproofed machinery and advanced climate control suggest it was built for a lifeform that secreted a rich amount of fluids, very likely of the molluscoid variety.
Before falling into disrepair, microwave beams were used to heat regions of the star's atmosphere, provoking large sustained eruptions that increased the solar wind outflow significantly. The energy was then harvested with an orbital mine.
The platform is designed around some highly experimental concepts.
No reward described.