Alien Thermal Plant

The Alien Thermal Plant is the smallest of the four main Alien Bases. It can be found in the Inactive Lava Zone, within the Lava Castle. It was built around one thousand years ago.
The generator is the source of power for all of the Alien technology on Planet 4546B.
There are two locked doors inside the Alien Thermal Plant, both of which require a Purple Tablet to unlock. Behind the first door is a blue Alien Tablet, which is used to access the Primary Containment Facility. Behind another door is the main generator for the facility, along with three data terminals, one of which unlocks the Blueprints for the Ion Battery and Ion Power Cell. There is also an Ion Cube Pyramid located inside. Inside another room is a Principal Alien Arch, linking back to the Quarantine Enforcement Platform.
Alien Robots roam inside the base, acting as a hazard for the player.
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Resources=
* Ion Cube
* Large Ion Cube Deposit
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Other=
* Blue Tablet
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==Data Bank Entry==
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Alien Thermal Plant=
This system is directly converting local thermal energy into electric current at 90% efficiency. Most of this energy is being stored in the battery-like devices within the plant itself, each of which holds enough to power a small city for a year. Some of it, however, is being drained off, presumably as it is distributed to other facilities on the planet.
The power plant appears to be fully automated and - given current understanding of the mechanisms involved - uninterruptible.
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Fossil Data=
Fossil data recorded from the volcanic rock that was excavated to construct the alien power facility. It has been possible to extrapolate a number of key trends.
Genetic Divergence:
The aliens recorded data on indigenous organic remains originating between 10,000 and 1,000 years ago. The lifeforms on record feature an unusually low overlap with those encountered so far on 4546B.
Extinction Event:
Soil samples from 1,000 years ago contain 300% higher concentrations of organic remains than the soil average. Data supports a mass extinction event killing off a majority of species and forcing rapid adaptation amongst many of the survivors.
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Primary Containment Facility=
A power router in the thermal plant is distributing energy collected onsite to other facilities on the planet.
Primary Containment Facility Location Updated:
- Constructed within a natural chasm
- Connected to this cave network
- South south-east
- Area of volcanic activity
- Depth 1.4km
Power Distribution:
- Self-Warping Quarantine Enforcement Units - 5%
- Arch Network - 10%
- Sanctuaries (Alpha, Beta, Cappa) - 10%
- Quarantine Enforcement Platform - 35%
- Disease Research Facility - OFFLINE
- Primary Containment Facility - 20%
- Reserve - 20%
There is no clear way to interrupt the power flow.
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Ion Power Data=
It has been possible to extract useful information regarding alien ion power.
Ion cubes are grown artificially from a mineral substance, and are treated to remain in a stable state despite the huge ionic energy contained within. By installing an ion cube in an appropriate device this energy can be released as electrical power.
Using this knowledge it has been possible to synthesize new battery and power cell blueprints which leverage advanced ionic energy to last considerably longer.
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==Achievement==
== Gallery ==
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Screenshots=
=== Exterior ===
Screen Shot 2017-02-06 at 16.49.12.png|The entrance to the Lava Castle
TPG_Precursor_Thermal_Plant_Exterior.png|Alien Thermal Plant exterior
PTPG (6).jpg|Closeup of the entrance doorway
Screen Shot 2017-02-06 at 16.53.16.png|Another view of the outside of the base
20170124084822_1.jpg|The top of the Alien Thermal Plant
20170124084817_1.jpg|The bottom of the Alien Thermal Plant
LavaCastleLavaPoolRocks.png|Strange rock formations underneath the Alien Thermal Plant
PRAWN Lava Castle.jpg|Size comparison of the Prawn Suit and the entrance to the Lava Castle
=== Interior ===
Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 11.43.08.png|A Corridor in the Alien Thermal Plant
Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 11.43.15.png|An Alien Robot inside
Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 11.43.24.png|The main foyer of the Alien Thermal Plant
TPG_Drillable_Ion_Crystal.png|An Ion Cube Pyramid in the Alien Thermal Plant
TPG_Artifact_Room.png|Artifact Room
PTPGTELEoprter.png|Warp Gate Room
Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 11.43.54.png|An Ion Cube
Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 11.43.49.png|The entrance to the Power Generator Room
PrecursorThermalGenerator.gif|GIF-Generator Room
TPG_Generator_Terminal.png|The Orange Data Terminal in the Alien Thermal Plant
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Videos=
SN_Precursor_Thermal_Reactor_01|Thermal Reactor FX
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Models=
AlienThermalPlantModel.jpeg|Model of the Power Generator from Sketchfab
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