Lifepod 5

The Standard 2-Berth Emergency Lifepod is the player's current starting location. It is the only one that withstood the crash of the Aurora. Its frame identifies it as Lifepod 5.

The player can get in and out through the top or bottom, by using either the ladder or the bulkhead in the floor.

The internals appear to be damaged and smoldering. Some of the damage and the Communications Relay can be repaired using the Welder, turning on the lights in the pod and enabling messages, respectively.

It houses a Fabricator and this will be visited often in the early stages of the game. It also contains a small amount of storage that houses a random collection of equipment and resources at the beginning of the game.

The Escape Pod can also be moved around by pushing it while swimming or with a vehicle.

A Fire Extinguisher lies on the Escape Pod's floor. It can be seen falling from its hook during the intro senquence. It is then used to put out a fire in the Escape Pod.

A First Aid Kit Fabricator is mounted near the Fire Extinguisher's hook. It generates First Aid Kits over time.

During the intro sequence, the player is inside the Escape Pod escaping from the Aurora.

A panel can be seen in the intro sequence flying off the wall of the Escape Pod, exposing wires, and slamming into the player's face, knocking them out in the beginning of the game.  

Energy Usage

Energy is provided to the Escape Pod by three Self-Charging Power Cells on the bulkhead. The Fabricator will drain energy from the power cells when used.

The Escape Pod does not require energy to operate the fabricator in Freedom Mode.

Data Bank Entry

Weight: 576 kg

Dimensions: 3m x 3m

Standard features:

• Low density, high strength construction
• Onboard air-break, flotation devices and thrusters, for land sea or space recovery
• Short-range communications relay (250km uninterrupted range)
• Solar power
• Wall-mounted fabricator
• Multiple exits

Standard Provisions:

2x All-Environment Protection Suit

1x Handheld spectroscope scanner

3x Ready-to-eat rations

3x 1L drinking water provision

1x Emergency medkit

1x Flashlight

1x Emergency flare

1x Assorted replacement parts

Gallery

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  Lifepod 5

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  Bottom bulkhead, entrance into the Escape Pod

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  The Escape Pod houses a ladder to the upper exit, the Fabricator and a Storage unit

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  Interior of the Escape Pod after using a welder to repair broken electronics

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  The Escape Pod at Night

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  Escape Pod Interior Concept Art

For a more complete gallery, visit Escape Pod/Gallery.

Trivia

• The Escape Pod has two seats, indicating that whoever was supposed to take the second seat didn't make it to the Escape Pod in time.

• The Fabricator inside the Escape Pod can be destroyed with a Survival Knife, but will reappear when the game is saved and reloaded.

• The various equipment on the Escape Pod has Alterra markings, meaning the Escape Pod has been designed or built by the Alterra Corporation. Similar markings can be found on some tools in the game Natural Selection 2, which was also developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
• A fire can be found in the Escape Pod at the start of the game. Extinguishing it with the Fire Extinguisher reactivates everything in the pod except for the lights and the Communications Relay.