Engi distress Rebel fight

This random event occurs in:

• Engi Controlled Sector
• Engi Homeworlds

at a distress beacon. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.

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The distress signal originates at a small Engi ship under attack by a rebel fighter - but when they see Federation markings they turn to attack!

• Fight the Rebel Ship.
  • (After destroying enemy ship) The rebels destroyed, you pick the bones of their ship and wait for the small Engi ship to catch up.
    • You receive low scrap with resources.
      • After the fight.
  • (After killing enemy crew) The rebels destroyed, you pick the bones of their ship and wait for the small Engi ship to catch up.
    • You receive medium scrap with resources.
      • After the fight.

After the fight

The Engi vessel turns out to be very poorly equipped - barely a runabout, really. They're trying to outrun the rebels, and need all the help they can get.

1. Give them 25 scrap.  [ 25 ]
   • The words they use are "Need = fulfilled", but you take it for gratitude. They take the next jump in their long journey home.
     • Nothing else happens.
   • The Engies are grateful. They don't have any supplies or weapons to spare, but they do send over a self-teleporting med-bot disperser they hope they won't need.
     • You receive Healing Burst.
   • The Engies are grateful. They don't have much by way of supplies but they do offer a drone schematic for your use.
     • You receive a drone schematic.
2. Give them 40 scrap, 2 missiles and 2 fuel.  [ 40 2 2 ]
   • They wouldn't get more than a few jumps with that load-out. You provide them with all the munitions and supplies they should need for the journey home. "Generosity magnitude unpredicted. Well-being syntax error [value too high]. Accept this token."
     • You receive Engi Med-bot Dispersal augmentation.
3. Give them nothing.
   • Engi can't feel fear, so they bear you no ill will when you explain you're unwilling to help. They set off on their journey and you do the same.
     • Nothing happens.

Notes

This event is called "DISTRESS_ENGI_REBEL" in the datafiles.