Primary Containment Facility

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This article is about the Primary Containment Facility. You may be looking for the Disease Research Facility.

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References to the emperor containment facility in the data are scarce, but its location is suggested to be somewhere with volcanic activity, at a depth of approximately 1200m.

― PDA

The Primary Containment Facility (PCF), also known as the Emperor Containment Facility or Sea Emperor Prison or merely the Prison, is an in-development Precursor Base located within the Active Lava Zone that will serve as the final major story location. It was built by the Precursors around one thousand years ago and is where the last Sea Emperor Leviathan is contained, along with the five remaining Sea Emperor Leviathan Eggs. There are two entrances to the cavern containing the Facility; located at -300 -1270 -150 and 90 -1240 360, southeast and directly north of the Lava Castle, respectively.

The Primary Containment Facility will require the Blue Alien Artifact to unlock, which is found inside the Precursor Thermal Power Generator.

The Primary Containment Facility, like the other Precursor Bases, was built a little under one thousand years ago. It was purpose-built to contain the Sea Emperor Leviathan after it was discovered that it was immune to Carar. The aquarium section was originally all inorganic with several Warp gate hubs set up (though none large enough to allow the Sea Emperor Leviathan's escape). However, as creatures began migrating into it, they brought with them flora seeds along with loose sand and mud. Over time, the aquarium became a thriving ecosystem with the Sea Emperor Leviathan at the heart. At an unknown date, the Sea Emperor Leviathan laid five eggs, which the Precursors took and placed in the Incubator Device to stimulate the hatching process as it was deduced that the young would be a more viable source of the cure, rather than their parent who was weak. But the aquarium was not a suitable environment for the eggs to hatch which was built to match the ideal environment for an adult Sea Emperor Leviathan, which differ from the ideal conditions for a juvenile Emperor, causing the eggs to go into a form of natural stasis for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, kept alive by the Incubator.

Antechamber

"Antechamber"

The first room in the Primary Containment Facility. It is huge and roughly octagonal in shape. A large pillar lies in the center of the chamber, which is used to create Large Ion Crystal Deposits. Around this pillar are cases containing the Alien Relics, six on each side. There are six doorways around the side walls of the Antechamber, four leading to teleporter rooms the other two leading to the "Pipe Room" and "Egg Room". Above the entrance another doorway can be found and accessed by ramps on either side of the entrance, this door leads to the "Baby Experiment Lab". At the far end of the Antechamber is another door that leads to the Moonpool Room. The Antechamber also has many specimen cases containing artifacts the Precursors collected, most originating from other alien races.

Relics

A collection of eleven relics is kept in the Primary Containment Facility one of human origin, some of Precursor origin but most from other, unidentified alien species. Further information on these relics can be found here: Alien Relics.

Moonpool Room

"Moonpool Room"

A large room accessed through a door at the far end of the Antechamber, the main point of interest in this room is the large moonpool from which it draws its name. The moonpool leads to an observation platform above the Sea Emperor Leviathan's Aquarium where the player will encounter the Sea Emperor Leviathan for the first time. At the far end of this room is a doorway leading to a teleporter, which links to a teleporter in the Aquarium.

Aquarium

"Sea Emperor's Aquarium"

The main feature of the Primary Containment Facility, a huge aquarium containing the Sea Emperor Leviathan and the five Sea Emperor Leviathan Eggs. The Aquarium is teeming with life; schools of fish, coral, grasses and Flora being scattered all around, some parts of the Aquarium resemble the Grand Reef and it also has small cave systems. Many large pillars made from the same material as Precursor Bases can be found running in two lines, parallel to each other in the middle of the Aquarium. Atop these pillars are drillable Ion Crystals, six in total.

Six Alien Pipe Entrance Points are located in the aquarium, which pump oxygen-rich water into the aquarium to allow the Sea Emperor Leviathan to stay alive. Peepers use these vents to travel to their corresponding points on the surface, as well as to return from them.

The Egg Incubator is found in a large hollow in the ground surrounded by small mounds of rock amongst which the Emperor will nestle itself whenever the player gets close to the eggs. There is a teleporter directly behind the Incubator, which goes one-way to the Quarantine Enforcement Platform. <tabber> Fauna=

• Bladderfish
• Blue Barnacles
• Boomerang
• Cave Crawler
• Garryfish
• Holefish
• Hoopfish
• Hoverfish
• Oculus
• Peeper
• Rabbit Ray
• Reginald
• Sea Emperor Leviathan
• Shuttlebug
• Boomerang Shoal
• Hoopfish Shoal

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• Acid Mushroom
• Blue Palm
• Cave Bush
• Furled Papyrus
• Gabe's Feather
• Gel Sack
• Redwort
• Rouge Cradle
• Sea Crown
• Spotted Dockleaf
• Spotted Reeds
• Veined Nettle
• Violet Beau
• Writhing Weed

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• Blue Coral Tubes
• Giant Coral Tubes
• Slanted Shell Plate
• Purple Brain Coral

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Other Data Bank Entries

<tabber> Leviathan Egg Casing=

Shell Composition: The shell casing is formed from thick layers of carbon-composite, suggesting an extensive gestation period. This leviathan species may give birth just once per century, perhaps just once in their lifetimes. Shell Casing Incisions: Precise incisions suggest a laser-based tool was used to cut open the egg casing and forcibly remove the fetus inside, prior to full gestation. Analysis: - Time-pressure to develop a bacterial vaccine may have driven the alien researchers to cut open this egg and remove the fetus for study - It is also possible that, removed from its parent and natural habitat, some vital condition for the infant to hatch naturally was not met

|-| Aquarium Warpgate=

Scans indicate this warp gate has not been active since the facility was abandoned. It likely served as an access point to the surface of the planet. It is much too small for the emperor specimen to pass through, but may accommodate a juvenile specimen.

|-| Dissected Leviathan Fetus=

Background: - Superficial damage to the specimen indicates it was forcibly removed from its egg-casing - The fetus appears to have been terminated for dissection immediately on removal - Cryogenically preserved Bacterial Vaccine Potential: - Analysis of digestive system enzyme production indicates potential for full vaccination against effects of alien bacterium - However the fetus had not fully completed gestation - internal organ development is insufficient for enzyme production Analysis: - A healthy infant specimen may be able to produce the enzymes necessary for a full vaccine against the bacterium - Given the specimen's potential, it is unlikely the alien researchers would have forcibly removed it prior to full development if they had discovered any way to hatch it naturally Recommended Steps: - Unclear

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Future Plans

• Warpers will warp into the aquarium and attempt to kill the player. 
• More aggressive fauna will be implemented into the aquarium, however, the creatures will behave passively.

Gallery

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  The top of the Primary Containment Facility

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  The front of the Primary Containment Facility

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  Primary Containment Facility entrance

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  The left side of the exterior

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  The right side of the exterior

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  One of five Precursor structures around the Active Lava Zone

|-| Interior= <tabber> Antechamber=

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  The entrance to the Facility

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  The ramp leading to the Antechamber

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  Overview of the Antechamber

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  The Ion Crystal fabricator in the centre of the room

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  The Ion Crystal fabricator creating an Ion Crystal Deposit

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  The ceiling of the Antechamber

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  An Alien Robot in the Antechamber

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  A Data Terminal

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  The first set of relics

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  The second set of Alien Relics

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  Some doors leading to the Teleporter Rooms

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  The ramps at the back of the Antechamber

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  The door at the back of the room leading to the Egg Room

|-| Moonpool=

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  An overview of the Moonpool room

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  The Moonpool

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  Another view

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  An In-development Teleporter that will link to the Aquarium

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  A view from the Aquarium

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  The entrance to the Aquarium

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  Some stairs in the Moonpool Room

|-| Other Rooms=

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  Overview of the Egg Room

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  A tank holding a Sea Emperor Leviathan Egg

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  The large tank in the centre of the room

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  The entrance to the Pipe Room

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  Overview of the Pipe Room

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  A Data Terminal

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  A ramp leading to the bottom part of the room

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  The Pipes

|-| Warp Gate Rooms=

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  The first corridor leading to the first Teleporter Room

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  The Warp Gate leading to the Mushroom Forest

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  Another of the corridors

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  The Warp Gate leading to the Crag Field

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  The third corridor

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  The Warp Gate leading to the Ghost Forest

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  The fourth and final corridor

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  A currently empty Warp Gate Room

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  Concept Art of the Primary Containment Facility/Sea Emperor Leviathan prison in the Active Lava Zone

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  Entry corridor concept art

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  Antechamber Concept Art

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  The Sea Emperor Leviathan's aquarium concept art

|-| Videos=

• PCF Central Pillar

  Central pillar animations

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  A developer's photo of the inside of the Aquarium

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  A developer's diagram showing how the central pillar is animated

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Trivia

• The previous name for the Primary Containment Facility was the Primary Research Facility.