KSC Venti Wreckage

Illustrated in Space Engineers

The **KSC Venti Wreckage** Is a crashed Valon-class support corvette in the Gallant Wastes.

## Background

### Pre-Armageddon

The *KSC Venti* was a Kingdom of San Cristia support corvet before the war. It supposedly served as a part of the Tytan Naval Detachment or TND as an escort and patrol ship.

### The battle of Tytan

When the Iron Order attacked the Kraaz system and began their invation of Tytan, the *Venti* supposedly served as a part of a four ship escort team along with three other ships, KSC Fanau, KSC Feltrekker and KSC Brumlaus. Together with the other ships, the *Venti,* was given the task of escorting and defending a high priority target, the KSC Reginleif. Once the battle commenced. The group managed to move around 40 miles before being attacked by Order Drone fighters. The *Venti* was seemingly able to take down one drone while the other ships disposed of the rest. (The wreckage of this drone can be found on the coast of Lake Ri, near Apollia.)

The Venti's journey came to an abrupt end when an unidentified Iron Order vessel fired two Disabler torpedoes at the ship. One torpedo glided harmlessly over the ship, but the second hit it around the center point of the hull. The physical damage caused by the torpedo was minor, but the torpedo's electromagnetic effect caused the ship's systems to temporarily shut down, sending the ship plummetting to the ground. During the few minutes the ship's crew had left, the ship's captain, Coreas Alvaris, ordered the two other crew members, Lieutenant Uri Vars and the Lone Engineer to evacuate to the ship's cryo chambers. After the two crew members had been stored securely away, Captain Alvaris ordered attempted to bring the ship down in a way that would preserve the cryo room located towards the ship's rear, he also set the timer for the reawakening of thefrozen crewmembers to 200 years in the future. The ship crashed down, landing in the southern edge of Vhalla crater, Captain Alvaris was killed on impact but the two crewmembers in the cryoroom managed to survive.

### Post-Armageddon

300 years after Armageddon. Lyth, leader of the Yellow Fangs gang of Bandits, visited the wreck to scout it as a potential ancient relic that could make his gang money. Lyth stays only briefly, but his visit is recorded in the ship's log as its outward sensors detect his approach.

About a month after Lyth first appeared, Lieutenant Uri Vars, one of the crewmembers frozen in cryogenic sleep is awakened by the Venti's computer. He searches the ship and sets the Lone Engineer's timer a year into the future to keep him safe, he then exits the ship for good, leaving behind only a note and some supplies for the Lone Engineer when he awakens.

After about 11 months, a detachment of the Yellow Fangs, lead by Rex arrive to do salvage work on the wreckage in order to obtain money for the Yellow Fangs. Rex appears one day alone in front of the Venti on his R-3C jeep, supposedly to inspect it before having the rest of his gang work on it. He seemingly does something to the ship, which the Venti recognizes as a threat and activates one of it's anti-personnel turrets, killing Rex.

A few weeks after Rex's death, the Lone Engineer is awakened by the ship's computer in accordance with the timer that Uri reset a year earlier, this begins the game.

## Location

The **KSC Venti Wreckage** is Located near the southern edge of the Vhalla Crater, West of Lake Ri. Noteworthy locations near it include Apollia, about 3km to the east and the Abandoned Bandit Camp about 700 meters north. The nearest major settlements to the wreckage are Keiki and Yamael.

## Layout

### Interior

At the rear of the ship where the game begins is the Cryo room. There are two cryo chambers within it, one of which is already open when the Lone Engineer awakens. The room is dimly illuminated with red emergency lights. On the ground in the room are several papers and other equipment littered about as a result of the crash. Two STIM capsules can be found next to the Lone engineer's cryochamber.

The sole door in the cryo room leads to the engineering compartment. Four fusion reactors line the central walkway, each of them deactivated. After this room comes a small intersection, looking from the engineering door forwards, on the right and left are the airlock doors leading to the outside, but only the port side airlock can be used to exit the ship, as the starboard side one is blocked by sand and dirt. Directly across from the engineering door, is the door leading to the ship's bridge.

The bridge is more brightly lit as the various monitors keep it lit. Each monitor displays various information about things such as the ship's current status, the status of the crew and the time and location. The ship only displays the current year and the time of day, but seems to be unable to determine the precise date and month. On the right most screen is a log of noteworthy events that have occured since the ship crashed, included is Lyth's arrival, Uri's awakening and Rex's arrival and subsequent death.

On the left side of the bridge near the window which overlooks the outside is a skeleton wearing a San Cristia naval captain's uniform. It is the skeleton of Captain Alvaris. Near the body lies the Captain's last words holotape.

On a console at the center of the bridge is a San Cristia Service pistol, two boxes of 9mm ammunition, 50 Shards and the Uri's note holotape. A San Cristia naval engineer's uniform can also be found in a storage box next to the door, along with other assorted loot.

### Exterior

The wreck is a slightly damaged standard Valon-class corvette.

Immediately on the ground next to the exit airlock is the body of Rex. inside its inventory a Rhino 357 revolver can be found along with 30 .357 magnum rounds, a Yellow Fangs chief's outfit, 22 Shards, Purified water, a Dried nutrient bar and the Rex's orders 1/2 holotape.

A little ways in front of the wrecakge is a damaged R-3C jeep which appears to have several bullet holes inside of it. It is inoperable and cannot be repaired even with the Vehicle Wizard perk. Inside the cargo container in the back is randomly generated loot. And lying next to the vehicle is a shovel and a salvage grinder.

4 Ironshell bugs spawn as enemies outside, they appear from two holes near the rear and bow ends of the ship, these specific enemies do not respawn, but anywhere between 2 and 6 Ironshells can spawn near the port side airlock when the Lone Engineer revisits the location. 1 or 2 Dune Runner lizards may also spawn nearby.

## Notable loot

* Naval training manual - Under a partially destroyed console in the bridge.
* Saint's Star - In the driver's side leg space in the R-3C jeep.
* Uri's note - On the bridge on top of the console directly in front of the door
* Captain's last words - On the bridge to the left of the door in the hands of a skeleton.

## Related quests

* Footsteps in the Sand - The Sole Engineer wakes up in the wreckage 300 years after they had been frozen in the ship's cryo room. They will make their way to the ship's bridge where they find a note from their old friend Uri Vars, telling them to go look for him.