Ancients

**Ancients** are a mysterious ancient race and one of five known factions in the *Everspace* and *Everspace 2* universe. They appear to consist primarily of dark energy. Once a powerful and far-reaching empire several thousand years ago, all that remains is ruins - such as the Ancient Warp Gates or the structures at Forlorn Vale.

* Everspace 2
* Everspace

## Everspace 2

Ancients are a faction in *Everspace 2*, only encountered in the form of hostile Ancient Wardens. One warden is fought during the main story. After completing the puzzles at Chabar Tower and opening the structure as part of X Marks the Spot, wardens can randomly jump in and ambush the player in any location.

Many locations in Everspace 2 have remnants of the Ancient civilization, including almost all sites in the Khaït Nebula. Most of their structures found are in a ruined form, but can be repaired using Ancient lenses or runes, often revealing Ancient jars with loot and rare resources.

## Everspace

Ancients in *Everspace* are an uncommonly encountered hostile faction.

There are only two types of Ancient enemies in the game. Their health works differently from any other enemy - they have no hull, with all of their health being 'shields'. However, they do not regenerate shield hitpoints.

### Ancient Splitter

Some random zones and Ancient structures also have "splitter" Ancients spawned in (usually in groups of 1-3), which each split into three smaller versions of themselves once (instead of turning into a black hole, like the larger Ancients). Their attack is similar to Grey Goo in that it damages ships' hulls in an area of effect around itself, bypassing shields. They will continously chase and circle around their target until destroyed. If found in a zone with an Ancient Structure zone, killing them does not grant the ability to open the monolith in the center of an Ancient structure.

With the Ancient Friends Glyph equipped, Splitter Ancients will occasionally assist the player in a fight. They will even attack neutral ships like Grady & Brunt Prospects ships and Traders, but they will only be aggro towards the ancients, not the player.

### Ancient Warden

This type of Ancient is only found in sectors marked with the Ancient Depot icon, and there is only one in each. They are the guardians, or wardens, of the structure. They are difficult to fight, especially early game. They fire off homing projectiles, similar to the Thermo Gun but significantly deadlier. They will also occasionally fire a temporarily blinding white light, as well as teleporting around the area, but usually not too far from the player. Upon killing it, a red glow will surround the player's ship. This allows opening the monolith inside the ancient structure, revealing a Glyph (or dark matter/energy once all glyphs are unlocked) and it will activate the warp gate which is directly above the monolith. They turn blue when hit.

For tips on destroying these tough enemies, see the Tips and Tricks.

### Gallery

* An in-game screenshot of an Ancient Structure from the side.
* A Splitter Ancient.
* A Splitter Ancient damaging the player.
* A Warden under attack by a player.

## Trivia

* According to his Codex entry, Admiral Gorc was studying the Ancients prior to the events of *Everspace*.

## See Also

* Factions
* Ancient Structures