Unlock: Catastrophic Reactor Failure

Occurs in:

1. Central Shipyards

This event can lead to unlocking the Engineer Cruiser, the player must try to salvage some supplies which will prompt a fight with the Engineer Mothership, after forcing the ship to surrender and sending crew to help out they must pick any button/option (all of them work the same) to stop the reactor meltdown and the ship will be unlocked.

## Event

Ship: none.

*It appears a large generator has been sculpted onto the face of a nearby snow planet. It's quite a spectacle, but something is wrong...*

* *A battalion of pirate ships flies away, chased off by a distant Rebel ship. A warning plays over the intercom. "It is recommended that all personnel evacuate Power Grid 800 immediately. Catastrophic reactor failure is imminent. Estimated 10 minutes remaining until collapse."*
	1. There's time left, swing by and try to salvage some supplies.
		+ As you move in to salvage, you're stopped by a large Engineer vessel. "Damn pirates! We told you to get the hell out of here!" Though the ship moves in to chase you off, you can't help but notice that reactor countdown is still going, and you figure the Engineers must know as well.
			- Fight the Engineer Mothership (escapes in 60 seconds and "surrenders" at 1-3 hull)
				* (**When the ship surrenders**) An alarm interrupts the battle
				* (**After the ship successfully escaped**) *Suddenly, the Engineer ship jumps away, leaving you alone with the power core. You recieve another warning from the core. "Warning: Reactor instability has reached 99%. Destruction is imminent. Evacuate immediately. Estimated 3 seconds remaining until collapse."*
				* (**After defeating the enemy ship by any means**) *You've defeated the Engineer ship, but that victory won't last for long. You recieve another warning from the core. "Warning: Reactor instability has reached 99%. Destruction is imminent. Evacuate immediately. Estimated 3 seconds remaining until collapse."*
					1. Crap.
						+ *An ear splitting explosion reverbs throughout the ship as a deadly inferno consumes the power core. Your ship is caught in the explosion, and takes heavy damage. You fly away as quickly as possible, your engines burning up as you go.*
							- Your ship takes **15** hull damage, 6 damage+fire to your engines and another room is lit on fire.
					2. (Upg. Engines) Get the hell out of there.  (Requires level **4** Engines)
						+ *You speed away from the power core as fast as you possible can. You escape the initial explosion, but much of the debris still collides with your ship, causing damage to the hull.*
							- Your ship takes **6** hull damage.
					3. (Adv. Engines) Get the hell out of there.  (Requires level **7** Engines)
						+ *Your advanced engines are easily able to get you out in time. You watch the explosion from a safe distance.*
							- Nothing happens.
	2. Bide the warning and leave.
		+ Nothing happens.

## An alarm interrupts the battle

* *The Engineer ship has taken critical damage. Before you can get in a finishing shot you're interupted by another alarm. "Warning: Reactor instability has reached 97%. Evacuate the premises immediately. Estimated 1 minute remaining until collapse."*
	1. Urge the Engineers to stop fighting.
		+ *"You think we can just leave? It's a better fate to blow the hell up than face Vance's wrath! I'd rather die fighting the Federation and become a martyr than-" The engineers are cut off by another warning. "Warning: Reactor instability has reached critical levels. Destruction imminent, evacuation mandatory. Time remaining: undetermined. Repeat: reactor-" The message continues to loop, and it seems like it's a good warning. Surely, there's nothing you can do to stop the explosion?*
			1. Send in your crew to fix the reactor, and quickly!
				- *You pull closer to the power core, and drop off your crew. They hurry inside to the control pannel, which is sparking. There's 3 buttons, but their labels are barely legible. Pressing one of them might save the day, but you have no idea which.*
					1. Press the big red one.
						* *Your crew flips open the protective casing and smashes the button as fast as they can. Now you can only hope it worked...*
							+ You press the button.
					2. Press the small blue one.
						* *Your crew flips open the protective casing and smashes the button as fast as they can. Now you can only hope it worked...*
							+ You press the button.
					3. Press the square green one.
						* *Your crew flips open the protective casing and smashes the button as fast as they can. Now you can only hope it worked...*
							+ You press the button.
					4. (Emergency Manual) Read the manual.  (Requires **Emergency Manual**)
						* *You rapidly flip through the manual, and sure enough under the section for "Rebel Automated Power Core Explosion Prevention Protocols" it clearly states to press the red button. You relay this to the crew, who flips open the protective casing and smashes the button as fast as they can.*
							+ You press the button.
					5. (Enginer Crew) Have your engineer help.  (Requires **Engineer Crew**)
						* *Your engineer searches deep through their memories and remembers a staff training day where they explained the importance of each button. Recalling the red button was the correct solution, you relay this to the crew who flips open the protective casing and smashes the button as fast as they can.*
							+ You press the button.
			2. Leave, now!
				- *You power up the engines and fly as far away as you can, and watch from a distance as the mothership is consumed by a massive explosion that rips through the planet's surface leaving a crater so large you can see it all the way from the other side of the system. You pull a little closer and scrap the wreckage on the outer rim, though the center is leaking heavy radiation and is not safe to journey towards.*
					* You receive a **high** standard reward.
			3. Keep fighting to the bitter end.
				- The fight continues.

## You press the button

* *A loud beep emminates from the console. "Emergency Reactor Meltdown Prevention button pressed. Stopping countdown to imminent explosion. Reactor stabilized." By some incredible miracle, it appears you've stopped the explosion.*
	+ **You unlock the Engineer Cruiser**
		- *The Engineers are amazed. "I-I didn't even know that button was a thing! You've saved all of us... but why? Why put your life on the line just to save a Rebel facility?"*
			1. My moral compass is legendary.
				* *"Perhaps we are fighting for the wrong side here... Regardless, we must leave this facility at once. Vance won't be happy we let that pirate raid almost destroy the reactor and I doubt he'd let us live through it. I'll come with you, and bring everything that I can with me."*
					+ You gain an Engineer with maxed out skills, an Uplifted Drone and a **high** standard reward.

## Trivia

* ID: AUTO\_POWERCORE
* As all choices (and even blue options) of pressing any button lead to the same outcome, the decision and accompanying text are simply flavor-only.