This random event occurs in:
- Civilian Sector
- Rebel Controlled Sector
- Rebel Stronghold
- Slug Controlled Nebula
- Slug Home Nebula
- Uncharted Nebula
in a nebula. Can also occur as a nebula filler event in any sector. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.
An advance rebel automated ship remains stationed near a small Rebel space-station. However, without functioning sensors it is impossible to tell what is inside.
- Attack the automated ship to get to the station.
- Avoid provoking the ship.
- Nothing happens.
- (Cloaking) Attempt to stealthily access the space station.
- (Improved Cloaking) Use your stealth to access the space station. (Requires level 2+ Cloaking)
- You successfully sneak by the ship and access the station undetected.
- (Hacking) Try to hack the station to prevent an alert. [ 1 ]
- You send a drone to hack the station but the automated ship notices and turns to attack!
- You successfully hack into the station and sever the connection to the automated ship. You access the station undetected.
- (Improved Hacking) Hack the station to prevent an alert. (Requires level 2+ Hacking) [ 1 ]
- You successfully hack into the station and sever the connection to the automated ship, accessing the station completely undetected.
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 "NEBULA_AUTO_DEFENSE_ITEM" in the datafiles.
- This event is very similar to the Rebel Automated Ship Near Storage Vessel nebula event, but this one has more blue options.