Auto-ship near storage station

This random event occurs in:

• Civilian Sector
• Engi Controlled Sector
• Engi Homeworlds
• Rebel Controlled Sector
• Rebel Stronghold
• Slug Controlled Nebula
• Slug Home Nebula
• Zoltan Controlled Sector
• Zoltan Homeworlds
  Can also occur at an exit beacon and as a filler event in any sector. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.

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An advanced Rebel automated ship remains stationed near a small Rebel space-station. Sensors indicate it's a storage vessel for military goods.

1. Attack the automated ship to get to the storage cache.
   • Fight the Auto-ship.
     • (After destroying enemy ship) You salvage what you can from the broken ship.
       • You receive medium scrap.
         • Investigate the station.
2. Avoid provoking the ship.
   • Nothing happens.
3. (Cloaking) Attempt to cloak and access the cache.
   • Before you can get close enough to scan the station, the automated ship detects you and moves in to attack!
     • Fight the Auto-ship.
       • (After destroying enemy ship) You salvage what you can from the broken ship.
         • You receive medium scrap.
           • Investigate the station.
   • The ship patrols wide around the area, successfully approaching the station while avoiding detection.
     • Investigate the station.

Investigate the station

• The station is a storage site for military grade weapons. You find one that can be easily attached to the ship.
  • You receive a weapon with low scrap.
• The station was apparently designed to outfit Rebel ships with Drone Systems. You find a functioning Schematic.
  • You receive a drone schematic with low scrap.
• The station is a storage site for various resources. You salvage everything possible.
  • You receive medium resources with some scrap.
• The station was either abandoned or stripped clean. It seems to have lain unused for quite some time. You find nothing useful.
  • Nothing happens.

Trivia

This event is called "AUTO_DEFENSE_ITEM" in the datafiles.

• This event is very similar to the Rebel Automated Ship Near Small Space-station nebula event, but this event is missing Hacking and Improved Cloaking blue options.