The Infested Derelict

**The Infested Derelect** -Find this event on the strategy map to being this event chain. Upon finding it the fallowing text will appear.

*Your forces have encountered a derelict spacecraft of unknown origins. The hull appears to be intact, with no signs of external damage. Most systems appear powered down although a distinct radioactive signature indicates the ship's core is still at least partially engaged. Bio-scans are returning positive for life signs.*

* Noted. Perhaps we will return with ground forces to investigate this mysterious derelict.
* The investigating fleet is accompanied by ground forces. Order your forces to investigate the and to capture if possible.

**\*Inside the ship.**

*Away team to Command - we've entered the derelict at a forward docking hatch. No signs of life here - looks like life support is offline.*

*However, we're getting some hot reading from the reactor, which is all the way aft. We should make a sweep of the ship and head towards engineering to investigate.*

**\*After winning the fight**

*That's the last of them. Standby while we finish our sweep...*

*Commander, the reactor is encased in sort of organic material. It may be that these creatures were using the reactor as an incubator. It's not too difficult to imagine what they were using for food...*

*Aha! We've found the ship's armory. They have some sweet ordnance here - nothing I've seen before. Some high tech-looking stuff, for all the good that did the crew. We'll definitely take some of this with us.*

*Alright, there's no way we're going to get this ship started. This organic gunk is everywhere. Controls are highly corroded, but some data may be recoverable from the computer. We'll finish our sweep and give you a report when we're finished.*

*We're going to plant some charges and evac. Hopefully we'll never see these little buggers again.*

**A Mystery Unfolds**

*It is clear now that the derelict vessel we encountered had succumbed to the alien creatures found inside. Our away team's analysis of the ship's computer core revealed that the technology on this ship is remarkably similar to our own. The StarDrive's design is almost exactly the same in both form and in function. An engineer from our own shipyard would be hard-pressed to tell the difference if it weren't for being marked in an alien language. This similarity of design has given our linguists an excellent point of reference that has helped them to quickly decode the alien's language and computer banks. Most of the data has been corrupted, but the navigational computer was able to provide a cargo manifest and a course. This ship was tasked with carrying a cargo of what translates to 'Leathery Eggs' from a planetoid in a nearby system to a rendezvous point in our home system. Clearly these mysteries require further investigation. We have added the coordinates of this vessel's origin to your map should you wish to pursue this mystery. Finally, the weapons recovered from the armory are indeed an improvement to our existing technologies. Fusion Carbines are now available to equip to your troops.*

* Noted. Good work.

* **Bug Hunt**- Once the derelict has been searched and cleared this event will be marked on the strategy map.

*We have arrived at the coordinates that we recovered from the Infested Derelict. There is a small planetoid here - the derelict's computer designate it as planetoid LV-426. Orbital scans detect a single structure and are returning positive readings for both power sources and bio-signs. Comms are negative. We could send an away team to investigate.*

* (Ground Troops Required) Send an away team.
* Leave it alone

**\*On LV-426**

*Command, Away Team. We've made entry into the facility. It looks to be some sort of research facility. There's a terminal here - accessing it now.*

*It looks like the security measures are online, including a containment field in the main lab and an array of security drones. It looks like both security measures can be shut down via consoles.*

*Yes, definitely. If we can take out the Drone Command console in the North section of the base then we'll be able to hack the IFF of the security drones pretty easily. It looks like the containment field is controlled by a console on the southern side of the base.*

*Alright! Our mission is to clear the base of hostiles and to secure the central lab facilities. Away team out!*

**\*Destroy Northern Console**

*Aright the drones should now recognize us as friendlies.'*

**\*Destroy Southern Console**

*The containment field is offline. Here they come!'*

* **Victory at LV-426**

*We had almost gotten more than we bargained for at this ancient research base, but psychotic droids and venom-spitting aliens were no match for our troops. The research base has been abandoned for a long time; the howling winds of this tiny planetoid have broken through the walls and ruined many of the computers. Even so, what remains has provided us with a tremendous insight into our local galactic history. The race that built this facility were called Religarins. According to the records found there, they had not, by galactic standards, been faring the stars for very long at all before encountering other alien races. Apparently, the Religarins engaged in a protracted war with an empire they called the Aurigar, and the Aurigar were winning handily. This base was a secret weapons lab where the Religarins were experimenting with, among other things, genetically modified insectoids. It appears their experiments got out of hand. However, it is truly a marvel to see these Ant Lion creatures having survived for what appears to be thousands of years. Their powers of stasis are incredible, although not unheard of in lesser creatures. Our study of the Queen's corpse has greatly enhanced our knowledge of Bio-Chemistry, granting +500 RP in that field. As to the matter of the final fate of the Aurigar and Religarins, we cannot tell from the records on hand. Perhaps we can find more information on these races in our travels.*

* Good Job. Take off and nuke the site from orbit.