Architect Bases

This article is about the Precursor Bases. You may be looking for the Precursor Caches.

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</image> <label>Tab</label> <label>Type</label> <label>Biome</label> <label>Cavern</label> <label>Depth Range</label> <label>Biome ID</label> <label>goto ID</label> <label>Coordinates</label> <label>Base ID</label> <label>Music</label> <group> <header>Map</header> <image source="image"> </image> <label>Adjacent Biomes</label> <label>Point of Interest</label> </group> </infobox> Precursor Bases are structures found in many different biomes. They were built by the Precursors around one thousand years ago. Four Precursor Bases exist in total, on Mountain Island the QEP, in the Lava Castle the PTPG, in the Lost River the DRF, and in the Lava Lakes the PCF. Alien Data Terminals can be found within each, explaining about the functions and purposes of the bases. While there are optional Precursor Caches scattered throughout the world, these Bases are vital to the story and must be visited.

Locations

The Quarantine Enforcement Platform (QEP) is present on the Mountain Island embedded into the rock face. The purpose of this base was to shoot down "all vessels without proper clearance", preventing other races from coming to the planet, getting infected and spreading the disease when they leave.

The Disease Research Facility (DRF) is located in the Lost River. Its purpose was to conduct research on live specimens infected with the Carar bacterium. It was destroyed by a Sea Dragon Leviathan, and thus is suspended at a crooked angle in a giant cavern, surrounded by skeletal remains.

The Precursor Thermal Power Generator (PTPG) is found within the Lava Castle, where it produces the power for most of the Precursor technology.

The Primary Containment Facility (PCF) can be found in the Lava Lakes, and is where the Sea Emperor Leviathan is encountered. This Precursor Base also features warp gate rooms, linked to four Alien Warp Gate Caches across Planet 4546B.

Gallery

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  Quarantine Enforcement Platform

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  Disease Research Facility

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  Precursor Thermal Power Generator

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  Primary Containment Facility

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  (Spoilers) Quarantine Enforcement Platform seconds after it has fired at the other ship.

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Quarantine Enforcement Platform

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  Concept Art of the Quarantine Enforcement Platform

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  Quarantine Enforcement Platform interior concept

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  Quarantine Enforcement Platform Control room by Pat Presley

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  Quarantine Enforcement Platform deactivation terminal Concept Art

Disease Research Facility

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  Concept Art of the Disease Research Facility

Precursor Thermal Power Generator

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  Precursor Thermal Power Generator concept art

Primary Containment Facility

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  Concept Art of the Primary Containment Facility

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  Primary Containment Facility Antechamber concept art

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  Sea Emperor's aquarium Concept Art

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  Entranceway concept art

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  Original Concept Art for the Precursor Bases

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  More early concept art

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  Precursor cable concepts

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Trivia

• Models for the Quarantine Enforcement Platform and various parts of bases were accidentally revealed during an experimental patch that added them into the entity gallery. A user on the forums revealed screenshots of the bases and they spread quickly. After seeing this, the developers quickly removed them and asked pictures of them to be prevented from spreading; they called it "a huge screw up".