Pirate ship distress trap

This random event occurs in:

• Abandoned Sector
• Civilian Sector
• Engi Controlled Sector
• Engi Homeworlds
• Mantis Controlled Sector
• Mantis Homeworlds
• Pirate Controlled Sector
• Rebel Controlled Sector
• Rebel Stronghold
• Rock Controlled Sector
• Rock Homeworlds
• Slug Controlled Nebula
• Slug Home Nebula
• Uncharted Nebula
• Zoltan Controlled Sector
• Zoltan 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 intro text for this event varies, and could be any of the following:

• You arrive at the beacon and immediately detect a pirate ship. It seems this distress beacon was a trap!
• "Haha! I knew someone would fall into our dastardly trap!" It appears this distress beacon was nothing but a decoy for a pirate ambush.
• Your cockpit lights up with warning signals. You are being targeted by a nearby ship. The distress call was a lure to attract unwitting ships into weapons range. You prepare for a fight.
• As soon as you arrive at the distress signal, shots are fired toward your ship. A trap!
  • Fight a Pirate ship (default rewards).

Trivia

This event is called "TRAP_BEACON" in the datafiles.