Farnel Research Facility Industrial Complex The Farnel Research Facility Industrial Complex was the primary industrial facility for the Farnel Research Facility , a research complex located on the planet Balmorra . When the Farnel Research Facility was overrun by insectoid Colicoids , the entire area became known as " Bugtown , " and the Colicoids established nests within the Industrial Complex . The Balmorran resistance later drove the Colicoids out and established a hospital in the facility , though they continued to suffer Colicoid intrusions during the battle against the Sith Empire . Description . The Farnel Research Facility Industrial Complex was built as part of the Farnel Research Facility , a scientific research facility built on the edges of Lake Farnell on the planet Balmorra . The facility ' s industrial complex was an underground bunker that on the northern side of the facility and the bunker was filled with industrial and scientific equipment . However , when the insectoid Colicoids that were being experimented on at the lab were released , they overran the area , and the industrial complex was one of several facilities that they established nests in . When the Balmorran resistance and the Republic Military retook the bunker , they converted it into a hospital and brought in medical equipment . , History . The Farnel Research Facility was an experimental genetic research facility established with the aid of the Colicoid Creation Nest , a group of Colicoids dedicated to the improvement of their species , sometime before the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . The facility experimented on and mutated Colicoid specimens , turning them into vicious monstrosities but granting them the ability to metabolize the toxic waste common to the industrial planet . The Farnel Research Facility Industrial Complex also worked on other weaponry , such as a powerful neutron detonator . However , during the Great Galactic War , Balmorra was targeted for invasion by the Sith Empire , and Imperial saboteurs released the Colicoid specimens . The Colicoids immediately overran the entire complex and killed the facility ' s staff , making nests in the industrial complex and other sections of the Farnel Research Facility — an area that soon became known as " Bugtown . " The Colicoids released from the facility soon spread to other parts of the planet , but Bugtown remained infested with Colicoids for decades as the Empire and Republic battled for control of Balmorra . Around 3643 BBY , a decade after the end of the Great Galactic War and the beginning of the Cold War between the Empire and the Republic , Imperial forces began making incursions into Bugtown and established a foothold there . Lieutenant Piloc of the Fifth Infantry ' s First Battalion heard a rumor about the neutron detonator that had been under development at the industrial complex , and sent his squad on several assaults on the Colicoid - infested bunker in an attempt to acquire the plans . Private Suzoku discovered that Piloc had lied about being ordered to retrieve the plans , which was why Piloc refused to call for reinforcements ; however , Suzoku was trapped in the complex on the third attack . He managed to leave behind a recording describing Piloc ' s incompetence and his actions before the Colicoids killed the soldier . Not long afterwards , Imperial - allied individuals sent by Piloc were able to penetrate the bunker and retrieve the plans , and though Suzoku ' s recording was found , Piloc ' s incompetence was not reported to his superiors . By 3642 BBY , the Galactic War had erupted between the Republic and the Empire , and Republic forces established a beachhead in Bugtown and drove back the Colicoids . The Balmorran resistance against the Empire took over the now - cleared industrial complex , and the combat medic Archiban " Doc " Kimble headed a hospital in the facility . However , the Colicoids burrowed underground and attacked the industrial complex ; Kimble and his patients were saved by the timely arrival of the Jedi Knight known as the Hero of Tython , who drove back the Colicoids and gave Doc ' s staff time to move their patients to the bunker ' s secure area . After the attack , Doc refused to evacuate his patients due to the severity of their wounds , so he asked the Jedi to acquire Imperial trauma kit s to stabilize his patients . Once they were stabilized , the wounded were evacuated and the facility abandoned due to the Colicoid threat . Behind the scenes . The Farnel Research Facility Industrial Complex first appeared in " " , a video game released by BioWare in 2011 . Unlike most worlds , the planet Balmorra is not a shared - faction planet , and thus is different for Republic and Imperial players . On the Imperial version of Balmorra , the complex is the site of the Heroic mission " A Question of Motivation , " which ends with players choosing whether or not to report Piloc for his incompetence . As Imperial players are assumed to make the choices that reward dark side alignment points , this article assumes that Piloc was not reported , as it is the dark side option in the mission . The Republic version of Balmorra includes the complex as a class - restricted phase for players in the Jedi Knight class , and is the site of the class mission " Lives in the Balance . "