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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 requires 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. Five of the eggs that the Sea Emperor was found with were 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, the four doors positioned at diagonals lead to teleporter rooms the other two leading to the "Pipe Room" and "Egg Laboratory". 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 blocked by a force field that leads to the Moonpool Room, along with its respective Alien Artifact Terminal. 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.

Egg Laboratory (for images see gallery)

This laboratory is accessed through the middle door on the right side of the antechamber. This purpose of this laboratory was to study the hatching processes of local life form's eggs in order to find out how to hatch the Sea Emperor Leviathan eggs. As such, the laboratory contains many eggs from the local life forms, forty three eggs are kept here in total, including one Sea Emperor Leviathan egg and two Sea Dragon Leviathan eggs.

Pipe Room (for images see gallery)

Although this room is not huge, the pipes originating from it cover thousands of meters. This room's purpose is to pump cool, oxygen rich water from the surface biomes into, and remove the oxygen deprived water from the aquarium to keep an ideal environment for the Sea Emperor Leviathan. This room also contains five small aquariums that are filled with various coral and flora species, these aquariums have pipe exits in them so are presumably for the purpose of enriching the circulating water with plant and coral matter. The Sea Emperor Leviathan using its telepathic abilities, trained Peepers to use the pipe system to distribute Enzyme 42 to the surface biomes, keeping a small amount of life on the planet alive.

Baby Experiment Lab

This small room contains a few Sea Emperor Leviathan eggs that have been forcibly opened, as well as a dead Sea Emperor Leviathan fetus on a dissection table. Scanning these items reveals that the Precursors were desperate in trying to obtain Enzyme 42 when their attempts to naturally coax the eggs to hatch failed.

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 Warp Gate, which links to a Warp Gate in the Aquarium.

The Moonpool Room cannot be accessed unless the forcefield securing the entrance has been disabled, which can be done using a Blue Artifact at an Alien Artifact Terminal, located in the Antechamber.

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.

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 Incubator Device 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=

|-| Flora=

|-| 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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Gallery

<tabber> Exterior=

The top of the Primary Containment Facility
The left side of the exterior
The right side of the exterior
Primary Containment Facility entrance
One of five Precursor structures around the Active Lava Zone

|-| Interior= <tabber> Antechamber=

The entrance to the Facility
The ramp leading to the Antechamber
Overview of the Antechamber
The Ion Crystal fabricator in the centre of the room
The Ion Crystal fabricator creating an Ion Crystal Deposit
The ceiling of the Antechamber
An Alien Robot in the Antechamber
A Data Terminal
The first set of relics
The second set of Alien Relics
Some doors leading to the Teleporter Rooms
The ramps at the back of the Antechamber
The door at the back of the room leading to the dissection lab
The door to the Moonpool Room
The Primary Containment Facility from a distance

|-| Moonpool=

An overview of the Moonpool room
The Moonpool
Another view
A Warp Gate that links to the Aquarium
A set of large stairs in the Moonpool Room

|-| Aquarium=

The Sea Emperor Leviathan contacting the player upon entering the Aquarium
The Aquarium's ceiling
Overview
A large pillar
A view of the terrain in the Aquarium
A cluster of Blue Barnacles
A corner in the Aquarium with a single Sea Crown
A view from the corner of the Aquarium
More Flora
The Sea Emperor Leviathan swimming around the Aquarium.
Another corner in the Aquarium with more Blue Barnacles
Some of the Coral and Flora found here
The only Giant Coral Tube in the Aquarium
Some of the more common Flora in the Aquarium
A large cave in the Aquarium
Another cave
Oculus in a cave, the only place they are found outside of their natural habitat
An area in the Aquarium's cave containing various Flora
The exit inside the Aquarium
The back of the Aquarium
An in-development Warp Gate at the back of the Aquarium
An Alien Pipe System vent in the back of the Aquarium
More Pipe System vents
The Warp Gate at the back of the Aquarium

|-| Egg Lab=

Overview of the egg lab
Three cases containing eggs from a Crashfish, a Rabbit Ray, and a Mesmer
Four cases embedded into the wall containing a Rabbit Ray egg, a Jellyray egg, a Gasopod egg, and an Ampeel egg
Two cases containing a Shuttlebug egg and an unusually small Sea Dragon Leviathan egg
A large case containing a Reefback egg
Two embedded cases containing an Ampeel egg and a Sea Emperor Leviathan egg
A large octagonal column with sixteen cases embedded into it, each containing an egg
Two more wall embedded cases containing a Spadefish egg and another, unusually small Sea Dragon Leviathan egg
Two cases containing a Gasopod egg and a Lava Lizard egg
Six wall embedded cases containing a Reefback egg, a Crabsquid egg, a Stalker egg, a Boneshark egg, a Sand Shark egg and a Shuttlebug egg
A Jellyray egg suspended over a tank by a precursor device
Two wall embedded cases containing a Crabsnake egg and a Stalker egg
Yet more wall embedded cases, containing a Lava Lizard egg and a Gasopod egg

|-| Pipe Room=

Pipe Room upper section overview
Pipe Room lower area overview
A ramp leading to the bottom part of the room
The large spiral pipe
The meeting point of several pipes
Peepers travelling through the pipes
An aquarium on the upper level
A second aquarium on the upper level
A third aquarium on the upper level
A smaller aquarium on the lower level
A larger aquarium on the lower level

|-| Dissection Lab=

Overview of the dissection lab
A tank holding a Sea Emperor Leviathan Egg
The large tank in the centre of the room containing a Sea Emperor baby that was forcibly removed from its egg

</tabber> |-| Concept Art=

Concept Art of the Primary Containment Facility/Sea Emperor Leviathan prison in the Active Lava Zone
Entry corridor concept art
Antechamber Concept Art
The Sea Emperor Leviathan's aquarium concept art

|-| Videos=

PCF Central Pillar

Central pillar animations

|-| Other=

A developer's photo of the early inside of the Aquarium
A developer's diagram showing how the central pillar is animated
Developers piping peeper flow concept

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Trivia

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

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 ====Pipe Room ''(for images see [[Primary Containment Facility#Gallery|gallery]])''====
 Although this room is not huge, the pipes originating from it cover thousands of meters. This room's purpose is to pump cool, oxygen rich water from the surface biomes into, and remove the oxygen deprived water from the aquarium to keep an ideal environment for the Sea Emperor Leviathan. This room also contains five small aquariums that are filled with various coral and flora species, these aquariums have pipe exits in them so are presumably for the purpose of enriching the circulating water with plant and coral matter. The Sea Emperor Leviathan using its telepathic abilities, trained Peepers to use the pipe system to distribute Enzyme 42 to the surface biomes, keeping a small amount of life on the planet alive.
+==== Baby Experiment Lab ====
+This small room contains a few Sea Emperor Leviathan eggs that have been forcibly opened, as well as a dead Sea Emperor Leviathan fetus on a dissection table. Scanning these items reveals that the Precursors were desperate in trying to obtain [[Enzyme 42]] when their attempts to naturally coax the eggs to hatch failed.
 ==Moonpool Room==