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Extraterrestrial Locations are locations in the universe that are not of Earth, such as other planets or space stations. This page serves as a list of known stations and orbital bodies in the Subnautica universe.
Multi-Planet Systems
4546
4546 is a star system located in the Ariadne Arm[1] with at least 11 orbital bodies larger than Earth's moon.[2] The system is outside of federation space and is therefore not owned by any Trans-Govs[3] but is also not unexplored.[2] One of these bodies is Planet 4546B, which is slightly smaller than Earth and is an ocean planet with a breathable atmosphere[4] and great biodiversity.[3] The planet is also host to a sentient form of life, the Sea Emperor Leviathan, as well as the non-native Almanac. Two other known bodies in the system include Planet 4546B's two moons. The other eight objects are unknown.
Planets
Auwell
Auwell is an independent planetary research colony that supports life.[5] The only known form of native life on Auwell is the Auwellian toadworm and some form of leaf-bearing plant.[6]
Auwell is the planet where Robin Goodall and Sam Goodall grew up with their mother. The colony was eventually shut down due to an accident that resulted in their mother's death.[5][7]
Boreal 9
Boreal 9 is a planet characterized by its acid swamps. It is mentioned by the PDA in Subnautica as motivational note. Known native life forms include arachnid kidney-poachers and starwhals. Because there are "tame starwhals" on the planet, it can be inferred that Boreal 9 was civilized or at least inhabited by humans. The planet is notorious for being a location of Craig McGill's adventures.
Obraxis Prime
Obraxis Prime is a planet mentioned by the PDA in Subnautica. Little is known about it except that it is famous for a massacre that resulted in the removal of weapons from lifepod fabricators.
Scott III
Scott III is a Mongolian-controlled planet. Due to the presence of a Xeno Prospecting division, it can be assumed that the planet sustained life. At one point in her career, Robin Goodall worked on this planet.[5]
Strader VI
Strader VI is an Alterra-controlled planet[5] that was discovered to harbor a sentient hivemind form of alien life.[8][9] The discovery of this life form made the planet an important point in the field of biology, considering scientists stayed on the planet to research for at least two decades. Robin Goodall worked on this planet as a xeno researcher for a large part of her life[5]
Terra 17
Terra 17 is a largely civilized Alterra-controlled planet. Little is known about the planet save that Alterra has set up controlled habitats on it for its citizens,[10] implying the planet may not be naturally habitable.
Space Stations
City-Station 749
City-Station 749 is an Alterra-controlled space station. The name implies it is about the size of a modern-day city. The station is known to possess Alterra-oriented schools. It is the location in which Sam Goodall and Robin Goodall were born.[5][7]
Sanjei Station
Sanjei Station is an Alterra-controlled space station. Due to the way Second Officer Keen refers to it, we can assume it has luxury services that Aurora crew members previously took advantage of.
Trivia
References
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Alterra Misplaces 1km Capital Ship Aurora
| Alterra Misplaces 1km Capital Ship Aurora
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| <poem>THE INDEPENDENT - Galactic News, Intergalactic Perspective
Contact has been lost with the Aurora some 18 months into its journey to install a phasegate in the Ariadne Arm, report inside sources.
Alterra launched the Aurora to much fanfare almost two years ago, and recently announced the ship had arrived in the destination solar system. The Aurora has reportedly now missed more than one routine check in.
Asked for comment, a spokesperson for Alterra said, 'Communication with ships outside of the phase gate network can take weeks or months in ordinary circumstances, and is commonly interrupted. The Aurora was in good shape and ahead of schedule the last time they checked in, we have no reason to think anything has changed.'
Nonetheless our sources emphasize that Alterra cannot yet explain the loss of contact, and given the exceptional value of the ship and its mission they are taking every possible measure to re-establish contact. Shareholders will be watching closely.
Keen readers will remember, however, that Alterra's network of directors have a history of leaking scare stories like this to the press, only for the trans-gov to rebound with positive news against the odds. Director's shareholdings and dealings are of course not public information.</poem>
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| Source: Abandoned PDA in Arctic Kelp Caves
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Aurora Crash Interview - Alterra Spokesperson
| Aurora Crash Interview - Alterra Spokesperson
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| <poem>SPOKESPERSON: We have recently confirmed that the Aurora has conducted an emergency landing on an uncharted planet, via a message relayed by the captain as he performed the manauver. Captain Hollister was experienced, and calm under pressure. We have every reason to expect he kept his crew and his ship in one piece. We are doing everything we can to re-establish contact, and to begin rescue operations. Thank you, and I'll take questions. Michael?
MICHAEL: What caused the crash?
SPOKESPERSON: The captain reported unexpected damage to the ship. No possibilities are being ruled out.
MICHAEL: How long will it take to get there?
SPOKESPERSON: The Aurora was more than a year beyond the furthest phase gate. The fastest ships will take nine months. But we are co-operating with the Mongolian States and other nearby trans-govs to see if they can get there sooner. You, with the glasses?
CLAUDE: This isn't a four-seater passenger shuttle that went down, this is a capital ship. Do you really expect survivors?
SPOKESPERSON: Losses of ships of this scale are rare, but not unheard of. When it does happen, it's rarely catastrophic. Crew losses in the past have generally been down to inadequate warnings, and failures of key survival systems- lifepods, oxygen, etc. We have armor-plating that can deflect a small nuclear explosion, but it doesn't begin to stand up to what a good-sized meteor can do. But those ships are built to stay together. There could be a quantum detonation of the drive core and the main evacuation routes would survive the blast.
CLAUDE: Where have they landed?
SPOKESPERSON: We hope to have that information soon. The ship had arrived in solar system 4546, where there are thought to be at least 11 orbital bodies larger than earth's moon. The area is not entirely unexplored, but it's new to us, and no one else has been taking notes. Whatever the case, the crew has all the equipment they need to build habitats and survive until rescue. Jess?
JESS: Do you have a plan to salvage the phasegate installation?
SPOKESPERSON: Of course. With the Aurora's cargo already most of the way to the build site it should be straight forward to send a replacement crew and make whatever repairs necessary.
JESS: Will there be a fall in the Alterra dividend?
SPOKESPERSON: Thank you, that's all we have time for.</poem>
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| Source: Abandoned PDA in the Twisty Bridges
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4546B Environment Scan
| 4546B Environment Scan
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<poem>- Category 3 Ocean planet
- Oxygen/Nitrogen Atmosphere
- Extensive biodiversity
Safety Warnings:
- May support leviathan class predators
- Water contaminated with high levels of foreign bacteria
- Planet is beyond federation space, rescue unlikely
It is not recommended to explore this environment without hazardous material suits and extensive support apparatus.</poem>
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| Source: Repair Lifepod 5
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Aurora Wreckage Located, Survivors Confirmed
| Aurora Wreckage Located, Survivors Confirmed
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| <poem>Alterra has released voice recordings which confirm survivors of the Aurora crash. The transmission came from trade ship Sunbeam, which was passing nearby when it detected their SOS.
'Hey Alterra, we've got one of your birds in the soup over here. Looks like they took *Static* survivors. We're moving in for a closer look.'
While the number of survivors is not yet known, nor the true state of the ship, it is now known that she has landed with her hull largely intact, on planet 4546B. Smaller than earth and largely water-bound, it is thought the planet has a breathable atmosphere, and hopes have been raised all around.
The Sunbeam is registered as a 5-seater cargo vessel, insufficient to evacuate the crew or cargo of the Aurora, but perhaps enough to assess the situation and reassure shareholders at home that their investment is secure.
There is at least a one month delay on transmissions from that region of space. In the meantime Alterra is working on every possible solution, including an innovative idea to transmit the blueprints for a purpose built rocket which could be constructed using materials salvaged from the Aurora, and the planet itself. If the crew could begin their long journey home now the rescue teams could meet them halfway, shaving months off their return.
Alterra share prices rose to their quarterly high on the news.</poem>
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| Source: Abandoned PDA in the Koppa Mining Site
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Alterra Contractor Profile: Robin Goodall
| Alterra Contractor Profile: Robin Goodall
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<poem>Name: Robin Goodall
Age: ??
Job Function: Xenologist
Assignment: Vesper Ground Crew (Zero Sector), 4546B
Family: Sibling (Sam)
Background:
Raised on Auwell, an independent research colony focussed on cohabitation with the planet's indiginous lifeforms. Though far from any Alterran influence besides her family, Robin turned this disadvantage into a strength. One of just fifteen children in the colony, she was home-schooled from then on. Lacking Alterra's protective infrastructure, Auwell colonists were frequently exposed to local alien life, and Goodall developed an interest. She soon took a job on the most alien world available, and has not changed course since.
Previous Employment:
Alien Wrangler, Auwell (3 years)
Alterra Xeno Research Division, Strader VI (3 years)
Gaia Corp Xeno Research Division, Strader VI (13 years)
Psych Assessment:
- Motivated by the work. Unlikely to respond to financial incentive. Ensure contractor understands their reasons and employer's are in harmony.
- Summary: Introverted. Intuitive. Thoughtful. Perceptive.</poem>
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| Source: Unlocked by default
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Goodall Family, Archived Voicelog Pt.1
| Goodall Family, Archived Voicelog Pt.1
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| <poem>*Alien chirping*
YOUNG ROBIN: PDA, describe auwellian toadworm hibernation behavior.
PDA: Auwellian toadworms are an endangered species which hibernates most of the year in leaf-filled burrows. If disturbed they emit a characteristic chirping sound, and should be returned to a warm, enclosed environment as soon as possible.
YOUNG ROBIN: A warm, enclosed environment... *Gasp*
*Sound of Robin running off. The chirping goes with her until they are out of earshot.*
*Sound of Robin returning*
YOUNG SAM: *Screams*
*Alien chirping louder this time*
YOUNG SAM: What did you do?!
YOUNG ROBIN: Nothing!
YOUNG SAM: What is that thing?!
YOUNG ROBIN: An auwellian toadworm.
YOUNG SAM: You put it in my bed!
YOUNG ROBIN: I didn't!
YOUNG SAM: Why would you- What is this stuff?! It's in my hair!
YOUNG ROBIN: Be careful! It needs the slime to hibernate! It's endangered!
YOUNG SAM: They can just make more!
YOUNG ROBIN: So what?!
YOUNG SAM: I'm telling mom!
YOUNG ROBIN: Don't!</poem>
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| Source: After Sanctuary Zero download
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Alterra Employee Profile: Sam Goodall
| Alterra Employee Profile: Sam Goodall
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<poem>Name: Sam Goodall
Age: 48
Job Function: Personnel Management
Assignment: Vesper Station, 4546B
Family: Sibling (Robin)
Background:
Born on Alterra City-Station 749. Studied the Alterra school curriculum until age 16, when the family relocated to Auwell, an independent planetary research colony outside Alterra space. Education suffered as a result, but Goodall did not lose her cultural identity, and returned to Alterra space as soon as possible, to acquire digi-training in advanced management and negotiation strategies.
Previous Employment:
Seamoth Marketing Division - Junior Marketer (3 years)
Alterra Personnel Reduction Division - Executive (9 years)
Alterra Alms Communications - VP (5 years)
Alterra Negotiation Strategy - Executive (6 years)</poem>
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| Source: In canyon leading to Alien Research Site Zero
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What Can We Learn From the Hive Mind of Strader VI?
| What Can We Learn From the Hive Mind of Strader VI?
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| <poem>How are the 'individuals' which make up a hive mind to be categorized? Are they merely dumb components of the larger, intelligent organism; or is the larger 'mind' merely a product of the independent organisms? Can it be both?
We define organisms by their traits, but find invariably that these traits depend on those of their environment. The concept of a tadpole is meaningless without the concept of the frog it will develop into. The idea of a predator is empty without an understanding of its prey. This begs the question: if we define everything by reference to everything else, what are have we actually explained?
An illustrative experiment was recently performed on the hive mind colony discovered on Strader VI. A device was placed outside the nest which would electrocute individuals approaching it. An ant colony would have lost many individuals before a basic danger signal was successfully communicated between them, resulting in 'learnt' avoidance of the device. Successful, but costly.
The Strader VI colony quickly formed into two factions:
- One attempted to move the device by brute force, sacrificing individuals as they did so
- The second attempted to cover the device in sand.
These two goals being mutually exclusive, a fight ensued. The first faction was beaten, in virtue of their reduced numbers. The device was safely buried, and the survivors called a truce. From the perspective of the individuals, this experience must have been horrific. From the perspective of the hive mind, a nagging problem had been overcome with the most effective solution. Which perspective is the 'correct' one?
I suggest that it is neither. By attempting to fit such entities into our rigid set of concepts we are painting onto the world a false impression of concreteness and meaning, which is a reflection of our concepts of ourselves.
We describe Strader VI individuals as 'attacking' one another, just as we describe microbes in the human body as doing the same. Yet the Strader colony, like the body, cannot be healthy as a whole without the 'aggressions' of its components. We describe neurons in the brain as being dumb, but brains as a whole as intelligent - but when an idea takes hold in the brain, and forces out inferior ones, do we describe this as an act of aggression? Do we mourn dead neurons?
When a philosophy, or a technology takes hold in human society... when wars are fought over them and people die... is that rightly seen as being good, or evil? This is not to undermine the meaning of our existence. From where we stand, our existence is very serious indeed. But is our civilization, and our universe, really any different from the colony on Strader VI? Is intelligence something limited to things of flesh and blood? Or is the universe truly one giant intelligent system, and we but amoeba blowing self-important potholes in its surface?
We would do well, as scientists, to remember that our goal is not to paint the world as we see it, but to see it as it truly is.</poem>
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| Source: Pick up Abandoned PDA in the Aurora
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Alterra Citizen Testimonials
| Alterra Citizen Testimonials
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| <poem>Frank told us this: 'I hear there are worlds out there where kids still learn from books. They go into a classroom every day, they memorize things, then later they type those things out in controlled environments. Or worlds where everyone's supposed to do whatever creative job they feel like! What use is learning to draw or sing in a world where there's no human resource department to co-ordinate the galleries and concerts? On Alterra worlds, psychometric testing and specialized digi-training makes the most of everyone's talents.'
Max Zoinkoff: 'I started out in marketing for Alterra Survival Systems. It was good work, but I thought I could do better. I set up my own company, developing bespoke code for the Seamoth so it could operate in open space, not just underwater. I sold up to Alterra ten years ago and now it's one of the most widely used vehicles in the galaxy. Now I'm on the board of directors, and I haven't looked back.'
George said, 'An average day for me starts at 10am. I live in a controlled habitat on Terra 17, so everything I need is less than five minutes away. I'm a naturally empathetic person, so I took work as a companion. I spend my days visiting clients, talking with them, learning about them, paying them the attention that everyone needs and deserves, and like most people on Alterra worlds I'm lucky enough to earn a living doing things I enjoy.'
Kaz says, 'We're lucky. We're free. We have jobs. There are trans-govs out there that do everything with robots, or where weapons are legal, you know?'
Jamie had this to say: 'I design artificial worlds, including some of the most popular factory defaults. To do what I do you need to know what people really want. They want excitement, adventure, new experiences, to be whoever they want to be. My job is to make that happen. There are people who say we spend too much time escaping our lives and not enough time making them better. Those people are usually from outside of Alterra space.'</poem>
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| Source: Pick up Abandoned PDA from Grassy Plateaus Wreck
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