Archaeological site
The Aftermath of Battle
Au lendemain de la victoire
Description
The warship that once threatened our homeworld still looms over us, a stark reminder of the fate we narrowly escaped. It is time to take back our skies and salvage the technological marvels contained within the wreck.
Dig stages
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
Stage 1 · difficulty 1
Assessing Damage
Console: event origin.4905
Description
Our sensors cannot detect signs of life within the derelict warship, and yet the engines still faintly buzz and machines are at work inside the empty halls. There is good reason to believe the ship is still operational, and attempts to board it are sure to awaken its security system.
We must proceed with caution.
« Understood. »
- 12 months of Engineering Research income
Stage 2 · difficulty 2
Reclaiming Assets
Console: event origin.4910
Description
Our construction crews are clearing debris, repairing damage and securing rooms, turning the warship that once terrorized our world into a base of operations. Amidst the wreckage, we have uncovered the bodies of the ship's crew, or rather, what's left of them.
What to do with these remains is a matter of public debate.
« Dissect them. »
- 18 months of Society Research income
« Parade them through our cities. »
- 12 months of Influence income
« Even villains deserve a proper burial. »
- 12 months of Unity income
Stage 3 · difficulty 3
Analyzing The Competition
Console: event origin.4920
Description
As we scour the warship's central database, the designs of our former masters have grown clear. The way they approached with enlightenment, only to train us to become better slaves; their well-honed plans and protocols; their calculated lies. Our world was clearly not their first attempt, but rather an example of their core 'business strategy.'
« Continue analysis. »
- 12 months of Engineering Research income
Stage 4 · difficulty 3
Taking Back Control
Console: event origin.4925
Description
We have gained complete control of the derelict warship's systems. We now must decide what to do with it. Depending on our needs, it could be a powerful asset for either war or research.
No reward described.