Alien Thermal Plant

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

― PDA, Dialogue

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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> The Precursor Thermal Power Generator (PTPG) is the smallest of the four Precursor Bases. It can be found in the Inactive Lava Zone, within the Lava Castle. It was built around one thousand years ago. The generator seems to be the source of power for most of the Precursor technology on the planet. There are three locked doors inside the facility, All of which require only Purple Alien Artifacts to unlock. Behind the first door is the Blue Alien Artifacts, which will be used to access the Primary Containment Facility. Behind the second door after the ion crystal deposits is a precursor warp portal (however, warp portal still in development and do not work, thus use a purple artifact at your own risk). Behind third door in the lower section are three data terminals, one of which unlocks the Blueprints for the Ion Battery and Ion Power Cell. There is also an Ion Crystal Deposit located inside. Alien Robots roam inside the base, acting as a hazard for the Player.

Resources

Data Bank Entry

This system converts thermal energy to electric current at 90% efficiency. Some of this energy is chemically stored onsite, while unknown mechanisms appear to be transferring most of it to remote locations elsewhere on the planet:

30% Stored for emergency use
30% Ground-to-air Weapon System
22% Primary Research Facility
11% Disease Research Facility
7% Self-Warping Quarantine Enforcer Units

The system appears to be fully automated and - given current understanding of the mechanisms involved - uninterruptible.

Facility locations have been downloaded to individual memory cards to generate HUD-mounted signals.