Anomaly
An Invitation
Une invitation
Level 3Once per empire
Description
A signal beacon orbits …, beckoning travelers nearer. On the asteroid, a giant metal monolith looms, its purpose unknown.
Where to find it
is_asteroid = 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.
Mysterious Monolith
Console: event anomaly.7000
Description
The monolith we found on … dwarfs the science ship we sent to investigate it. A majestic, smooth slab of metal, the once-garish pigment patterns on the front have been reduced to mere flecks.
A small power outlet on the machine's side promises its secrets will be unveiled in exchange for a modest sum of energy credits.
« Activate the machine. »
- -200 Energy Credits
- Then: The Machine Awakens
- 12 months of Energy Credits income
- Modifier: « Taste the Stars » (7,200 days)
- +100 Exotic Gases
- +10 Minor Artifacts
- +200 Alloys
- 24 months of Society Research income