GEK FACTORY PUZZLES
PuzzleType: TRA_FACTORY
Alien: Warning! High temperature!
Something deep within the complex is malfunctioning. Surfaces feel hot to the touch. Hidden machinery clanks and whirrs.
A bead of sweat rolls down my forehead.
{Engage coolant chamber network}
Danger indicators plummet.
The facility springs into life.
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{Activate fusion dampening field}
The system no longer responds to my commands.
{Initialize laser refraction systems}
The system remains inoperable.
Alien: Mining production stalled! Low power! Uncommon isotope required!
All systems have stalled. Warning lights blink on and off.
Vaults that usually store uncommon elements mined on the planet have run low...
{Insert uncommon isotope}
The production facility becomes operational.
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{Insert common isotope}
Lights flicker, but my offering clearly wasn't enough.
Alien: High gas pressure! Breach detected!
The outpost is offline. My exosuit's atmospheric toxicity gauge starts to flicker.
Figures on the terminal suddenly plunge downwards. There's a leak in the system.
{Vent excess gas}
Toxicity levels stabilise.
The facility is operational.
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---STD_INC_TRA---
{Flush coolant chamber}
The facility remains non-operational.
{Increase system pressure}
Toxicity levels rise.
I breathe in damaging fumes.
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---HAZARDSMALL---
Alien: Fusion critical! Initiate emergency radiation dampening measures!
A warning panel shows a power core overwhelmed from the inside. Strange symbols pulse urgently.
This is a nuclear system. All bad news...
{Activate radiation dampening field}
The fusion breach is contained.
Production returns to normal.
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---STD_INC_TRA---
{Shut the system down}
The facility powers down safely.
It releases unused resources.
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---STD_INC_TRA---
---SUBST_FUEL---
{Evacuate in panic}
There isn't time.
An instant energy overflow pulses through me.
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Alien: Warning! Increase oxide delivery! Warning! Excess oxide catalyst usage creates radiation breach!
The terminal oversees element usage. I can adjust the amount of oxides pouring from resource vaults into the production systems.
Warning lights flash, and a timer ticks down...
{Maintain oxide levels}
The system ceases production.
{Increase oxide levels}
The system maintains its production.
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{Dramatically increase oxide levels}
The system maximises production.
A radiation breach occurs.
---DAMAGELARGE---
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Alien: Warning! Magnetic coil overcharged! Production low!
I feel heavy. My multi-tool pulls me down, and my helmet forces itself into my shoulders.
It's not just me impacted. Production processes are going haywire...
{Reboot gravitational stabilisers}
Gravity momentarily destabilises.
The system remains inoperable.
{Reduce electromagnetic flow}
The facility springs back into operation.
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{Power down facility}
The facility powers down.
Some systems align, and residual elements become available..
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Alien: Warning! Unexpected system detected! Bypass chip template detected! Gek Trade Federation informed!
The terminal isn't running proprietary code. It's possibly illegal, and emptying resource vaults of rare silicates.
I could revert the facility to its original use, but I could also see where the system hijack leads...
{Revert system}
The system reboots, and rewards me.
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{Insert rare silicate}
The system hijack uses my resources to create an illegal, but useful, device.
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---STD_DEC_TRA---
Alien: Friend! Know language, know commerce! Units buy knowledge! Choose Vy'keen, choose Korvax or choose a refresher in the language of the benevolent Gek!
Three vast columns of words endlessly scroll on-screen, each in a strange alphabet. Bloodied runes scratched in sand, precise sequences of dots and a hand-written font full of exclamatory punctuation.
Each comes with separate unit cost.
{Select the bloodied runes}
I learn some of the language of a distant warrior race.
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{Select the dot patterns}
I learn some of the language of a distant scientific race.
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{Select the hand-written font}
I learn how to better communicate with a local race of strange beaked traders...
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Alien: Gek Trade Federation dispatch! Planetary oxide demand high! Collection ship imminent!
My scanner picks up traces of rare elements in nearby trade vaults, but the security alert is closing them off.
The terminal is tracking an approaching trade ship. If throw some elements in before they lock, I could benefit...
{Insert rare oxide}
The trade vault closes on my offering.
A relieved beaked trader shouts its thanks through the speaker systems above the noise of the alert.
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{Insert rare silicate}
The trade vault slams shut.
I only receive a small payment.
---MONEY---
{Insert rare isotope}
The trade vault slams shut.
I only receive a small payment.
---MONEY---
Alien: Warning! Resource vault flooded! Production system operation forbidden!
There's been a recent fire alert. The screen is wet to the touch. Panels in the ceiling drip where a sprinkler system has been engaged.
A warning flashes on the terminal.
{Drain capacitor banks}
The system sputters a little, then dies.
{Drain resource vault}
The drained resource vault feeds rare elements into the production system.
The facility is back online.
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{Drain laser-assisted replication tank}
The facility remains offline.
Alien: Friend healing and repair station initializing!
A biological probe launches from the terminal and pierces my exosuit. It's pinned deep into my chest. I can barely move.
There's no indication if this is the facility's function, or a security measure.
{Escape}
I use my jetpack's propulsion to pull back and break the probe.
It contains something useful...
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{Wait}
The probe pumps healing liquid into my exosuit.
I am healed, and my equipment is repaired.
---HEALTHLARGE---
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Alien: Warning! Product recipe unselected! Assign recipe! Gek Trade Federation lose units!
The alarm has rebooted the facility. An automated start-up routine is running.
Three chemical symbols flash on-screen: a silicate, an isotope and an oxide. Machines around me hum as they warm up...
{Choose the isotope}
The installation start-up procedure is completed.
It rewards me with a product formula!
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{Choose the oxide}
The installation start-up procedure is completed.
It rewards me with a product formula!
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{Choose the silicate}
The installation start-up procedure is completed.
It rewards me with a product formula!
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Alien: User warning! Common oxide resource vault empty! Production permanently disengaged!
The production facility is dormant, but still has enough charge to operate. The resource vaults that feed the alien machinery are empty.
I need to act quickly, but the element I need isn't immediately clear...
{Insert common isotope}
The isotope is drawn into the production chamber.
It makes no impact.
{Insert common silicate}
The silicate is drawn into the production chamber.
It makes no impact.
{Insert common oxide}
The oxide is drawn into the production chamber.
Production is renewed. The facility awakes.
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Alien: Alert! Alert! Liquid frenium leak! Charge cylinders frozen! Increase temperature!
An unknown fault has forced the whole system offline. I exhale deeply and notice condensation appearing in my visor.
It isn't long before the security alert will force a total shutdown.
{Activate incineration banks}
Warmth spreads through the facility.
Systems return online.
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{Supercharge coolant flow}
Systems remain frozen.
The air takes on an icy chill.
{Initialise charge cylinder sequence}
The noise of muffled explosions can be heard beneath my feet.
Alien: Electrolyte acidity test positive! Acidity slug detected! Release alkaline neutrality fluid into solution tank!
A recent scan shows a small alien lifeform crushed in the machinery below. Equipment all round it has corroded.
The impact has been near-catastrophic. Emergency measures have initialised.
{Neutralise electrolyte solution}
The acidic taste in the air subsides.
The installation is operational.
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{Acidify heridium tanks}
A complete system shutdown is initiated.
{Release suspension fluid}
A frenzied chemical reaction can be heard somewhere beneath my feet.
A complete shutdown is initialised.
Alien: Resource vault fire detected! Element stockpile destroyed!
Something, somewhere in the facility is on fire. A faint smoke begins to rise, and my scanner registers a steadily increasing temperature.
Whatever product is created here won't last long...
{Starve production chamber of oxygen}
The facility will require extensive repair work.
{Starve resource vaults of oxygen}
Flames lick the edges of the resource vault, before automated systems initiate.
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{Initialise facility sprinkler system}
The facility sprinkler system briefly operates.
It has no impact on the internal fire.
Alien: Entity! Geological scan in progress! Medial strata mined. Uncommon isotope required to recall. Danger! Rare isotope overcharges!
A geological probe is buried deep below the installation. If I'm quick, I can call it back up to the surface - along with its cargo.
Resource vaults are empty. I need an isotope with the right amount of power...
{Insert common isotope}
A deep, distant noise of thunder is heard.
The process does not have enough power to bring the probe to the surface.
{Insert uncommon isotope}
The noise of underground thunder shakes the facility.
A mechanical procedure deposits a reward into my waiting hands.
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{Insert rare isotope}
The probe's return mechanism is overpowered.
It collides with the gravitational well. Nothing can be salvaged.
Alien: SENSORS REPORT INORGANIC BLOCKAGE IN SECTOR 9A
The factory recycles bundles of clothing and other materials harvested throughout the galaxy, spitting out new items for Gek exosuits.
Amidst the detritus of the production line, the body of a Korvax scientist appears to drift, their lights disabled, their limbs completely motionless.
The factory's systems allow outbound communication. Numerous options are available.
{Report to Vy'keen}
I report what I have seen to the Vy'keen. The warriors are outraged, claiming that the Gek have returned to their genocidal ways.
They promise to dispatch warships at once.
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{Report to Gek}
I report what I have seen to the Gek. They claim that this is a terrible mistake, and that the perpetrators will of course be punished.
They send through a generous reward for my altruism and my silence.
---MONEY---
{Report to Korvax}
I report what I have seen to the Korvax. They tell me that the carapace in question is empty, its soul returned to their Convergence.
They will dispatch a ship to bring the body home, claiming that it is of sentimental value to its previous owner. They thank me.
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KORVAX FACTORY PUZZLES
PuzzleType: EXP_FACTORY
#1
Alien: Initialize reboot? Data loss probability warning.
The screen is full of product formulas, but the system is crashing.
An error message appears alongside a countdown timer.
{Save data}
I save the data before a system reboot.
The terminal restores instantly. I am rewarded.
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{Wait}
The system reboots instantly with a blank screen.
All data has been lost.
#3
Alien: Save failed! Tech blueprint data corrupted! Reconstruction probability: high
A fragmented file has frozen systems. The machine is stuck in a loop trying to open it.
Its deletion could free up the outpost, but the file would be lost forever.
{Attempt file reconstruction}
The file manages to reconstruct!
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{Delete file}
The research system silently resumes its work.
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#4
Alien: Virus detection warning! File extracting valuable data!
An unknown program has hijacked the terminal. It looks... more alien than expected.
The code is enmeshed with vital research drives. I can quarantine it before damage is done.
{Quarantine unknown process}
The virus is removed.
The facility's overseers are relieved.
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---STD_INC_EXP---
{Allow unknown process}
The virus extracts a useful reward.
It's shared with me.
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---STD_DEC_EXP---
#21
Alien: Unexpected biological blockage detected. Power delivery network disruption!
A small creature is scrambling through the wiring below me, woken by the security alert. Its choice of nesting location was unwise...
I can't regain control until it has been removed from the system.
{Initiate power surge}
A smell of roasted meat wafts up from the systems below.
The system is back online.
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{Flush production network}
The creature makes its escape, but its nest remains.
The facility remains offline.
{Leave creature alone}
The creature appears at my feet.
It squeaks, and gives me units as a token of its thanks.
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---MONEY---
#28
Alien: Education Blob fun! Common silicate: Korvax language back-up! Common oxide: non-intelligent Gek! Common isotope: non-intelligent Vy'keen!
An enthusiastic gilled blob is on-screen wearing a mask with a central coloured light. It energetically jetpacks around an alien alphabet.
The blob makes a demand. Common element trade vaults open.
{Insert common isotope}
The delighted Education Blob teaches me some of the language of the traders.
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{Insert common silicate}
The delighted Education Blob teaches me some of the language of the electronic lifeforms.
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---TEACHWORD_EXP---
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{Insert common oxide}
The delighted Education Blob teaches me some of the language of the warriors.
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---TEACHWORD_WAR---
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#5
Alien: Warning! Interruption forbidden! Sentinel scan ending soon! Control returning to overseer imminently!
The outpost's sole focus is a complex planetary scan. Every single facility system has been directed into its completion.
Intriguing storage vaults are at my feet, but are locked.
{Cancel planetary scan}
All scan data is lost.
The installation is shut down remotely.
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{Leave planetary scan running}
The planetary scan unexpectedly concludes.
Storage vaults open.
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---STD_INC_EXP---
#7
Alien: Entity! Geological scan in progress! Medial strata mined. Uncommon isotope required to recall. Danger! Rare isotope overcharges!
A geological probe is buried deep below the installation. If I'm quick, I can call it back up to the surface - along with its cargo.
Resource vaults are empty. I need an isotope with the right amount of power...
{Insert common isotope}
A deep, distant noise of thunder is heard.
The process does not have enough power to bring the probe to the surface.
{Insert uncommon isotope}
The noise of underground thunder shakes the facility.
A mechanical procedure deposits a reward into my waiting hands.
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{Insert rare isotope}
The probe's return mechanism is overpowered.
It collides with the gravitational well. Nothing can be salvaged.
#8
Alien: Eheu. Korvax Entity experiment failure. Product becomes common element. Clarify experiment!
A valuable product is being scanned. An imminent procedure will see it consumed, and perhaps transformed.
I only have seconds to decide whether to allow the experiment to take place.
{Take product}
The research work is cut short.
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{Allow experiment to take place}
The item is transformed into... a common isotope.
The research experiment concludes.
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#10
Alien: Researcher! Experiment reject impure silicate sample! Fire hazard probable! Insert pure silicate sample immediately!
A rare silicate sample has set fire to a resource vault.
I can starve the flames of oxygen, but the experiment is still running despite the fire...
{Put out fire}
The flames in the resource vault subside.
I take what's left of the element.
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{Add more to sample}
The element stokes the flames.
The experiment takes place, producing valuable trade goods.
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---STD_INC_EXP---
#13
Alien: Eheu, drill motor automated disconnection! Motor fire! Repair immediately Entity!
Machinery here is mining an asteroid for oxides. The process has stalled. The facility reeks of burnt metal, and the floor is hot to touch.
I can direct automated repairs, but it's unclear where.
{Repair drill bit}
The asteroid mining drill bit is replaced.
It remains non-operational.
{Repair drill motor}
The asteroid mining drill motor is replaced, and operational.
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{Repair charge banks}
The drill's charge banks are repaired and restored.
The asteroid mining process remains offline.
#15
Alien: Warning! Silicate overload! Circuit board technology overheat warning!
The sound of cascading elements can be heard beneath the floor. Systems are struggling to cope with the overflow.
An automated emergency stop is about to be issued.
{Detach oxide supply chute}
The cascading elements force all systems offline.
{Detach silicate supply chute}
The noise of cascading elements subsides.
Systems return online.
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{Detach isotope supply chute}
The cascading elements force all systems offline.
#16
Alien: Alert! Alert! Power core isolated! Central artificial intelligence core endangered! Corrosive toxins detected!
The air is compromised. Atmospheric toxins have breached sensitive systems, and brought production to its knees.
Even the primary terminal is corroding at my finger-tips...
{Seal off power core}
The power core is further safeguarded.
The vital systems it energises are not.
{Seal off primary motherboard}
The facility grinds to a halt, despite the protected motherboard.
{Seal off central AI}
The central AI is now protected.
Its governance systems return systems to full running order.
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#18
Alien: Bad data. Sentinel drone activity scan corrupted. System disengaged.
Operations are offline. A recent research scan has been corrupted, crashing every system in the outpost.
Marking the right file for deletion could restore order...
{Delete planetary quadruped scan}
The file refuses deletion.
The system remains offline
{Delete Sentinel scan}
The file is removed.
The installation's primary processes become available.
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{Delete geological survey}
The file refuses deletion.
The system remains offline
#19
Alien: Alert! Electronic terminal operator power discharge! Reset primary interface!
Wild energy fluctuations have brought research operations to a standstill. While I investigate a residual electric charge earths itself through my exosuit.
The security alert is about to pull all power. I need to act.
{Stabilise production battery}
Operations throughout the installation stabilise.
The primary terminal continues to malfunction.
{Reset primary terminal}
The terminal's power fluctuations cease. It brings order to the outpost's systems.
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{Open fusion capacitor}
Operations throughout the installation stabilise.
The primary terminal continues to malfunction.