Alien Thermal Plant

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Detecting alien materials and a massive local energy mass in the 1,000 megawatt range. File:PTPGIntro.ogg

― PDA, Dialogue

The Alien Thermal Plant (ATP) is the smallest of the four Alien Bases. It can be found in the Inactive Lava Zone, within the Lava Castle. It was built around one thousand years ago.

The generator is the source of power for most of the Alien technology on Planet 4546B.

There are two locked doors inside the Alien Thermal Plant, both of which require Purple Alien Tablets to unlock. Behind the first door is the Blue Alien Tablet, which is used to access the Primary Containment Facility. Behind another door are three data terminals, one of which unlocks the Blueprints for the Ion Battery and Ion Power Cell. There is also an Ion Cube Pyramid located inside. Inside another room is a Master Alien Arch, linking back to the Quarantine Enforcement Platform.

Alien Robots roam inside the base, acting as a hazard for the Player.

Resources

• Ion Cube
• Ion Cube Pyramid
• Blue Tablet

Data Bank Entry

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This system is directly converting local thermal energy into electric current at 90% efficiency. Most of this energy is being stored in the battery-like devices within the plant itself, each of which holds enough to power a small city for a year. Some of, however, is being drained off, presumably as it is distributed to other facilities on the planet. The power plant appears to be fully automated and - given current understanding of the mechanisms involved - uninterruptible.

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This terminal contains fossil data recorded from the volcanic rock that was excavated to construct this facility. It has been possible to extrapolate a number of key trends. Genetic Divergence: The aliens recorded data on indigenous organic remains originating between 10,000 and 1,000 years ago. The lifeforms on record feature an unusually low overlap with those encountered so far on 4546B. Extinction Event: Soil samples from 1,000 years ago contain 300% higher concentrations of organic remains than the soil average. Data supports a mass extinction event killing off a majority of species and forcing rapid adaptation amongst many of the survivors.

|-| Primary Containment Facility Energy Transfer=

This terminal appears to function as some kind of power router, distributing energy collected onsite to other facilities on the planet: Quarantine Enforcement Platform - 35% Self-Warping Quarantine Enforcement Units - 15% Primary Containment Facility - 50% There is no clear way to interrupt the power flow, however the information available makes it possible to calculate more precise locational information for the primary alien facility. Primary Containment Facility Location Updated: - Constructed within a natural chasm - Connected to this cave network - South south-east - Area of volcanic activity - Depth 1.4km

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Gallery

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Exterior

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  The entrance to the Lava Castle

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  Alien Thermal Plant exterior

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  Closeup of the entrance doorway

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  Another view of the outside of the base

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  The top of the Alien Thermal Plant

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  The bottom of the Alien Thermal Plant

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  Strange rock formations underneath the Alien Thermal Plant

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  A size comparison of the PRAWN Suit and the entrance to the lava castle.

Interior

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  A Corridor in the Alien Thermal Plant

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  An Alien Robot inside

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  The main foyer of the Alien Thermal Plant

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  An Ion Cube Pyramid in the Alien Thermal Plant

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  Artifact Room

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  Warp Gate Room

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  An Ion Cube

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  The entrance to the Power Generator Room

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  Generator Room

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  The Orange Data Terminal in the Alien Thermal Plant

|-| Videos=

• SN Precursor Thermal Reactor 01

  Thermal Reactor FX

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