Rebel transport ship

This random event occurs in:

• Civilian Sector
• Mantis Controlled Sector
• Mantis Homeworlds
• Rebel Controlled Sector
• Rebel Stronghold
• Slug Controlled Nebula
• Slug Home Nebula
  Can also occur at an exit beacon and as a filler event in any sector. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.

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You spot a small rebel ship nearby. It seems to have been re-fitted for transport rather than combat. It does not seem to want to engage you and your ship.

1. Demand the surrender of their goods.
   • You prepare to secure their cargo by force.
     • Fight the Rebel ship that is running away.  (enemy starts to escape with 40 seconds countdown timer and never surrenders)
2. Avoid the ship.
   • They stay outside your weapons range, and eventually jump away.
     • Nothing happens.

Fight the Rebel ship

• (After destroying enemy ship)
  • You search the ship and discover that its cargo was new military-grade weaponry! It was somehow undamaged in the fight and can easily be mounted on the ship.
    • You receive a weapon with medium scrap.
  • The ship was transporting weaponry. You find a piece still intact, despite the battle.
    • You receive a weapon with a random amount of scrap.
  • Searching the remains, you find that the cargo was military-grade Drone Schematics! You bring them aboard to install in your ship.
    • You receive a drone schematic with medium scrap.
  • You detect faint life signatures from an intact piece of the hull. They were transporting prisoners, and the sole survivor offers to join your crew, as a first step on his path to get revenge.
    • You receive a crewmember and low scrap with resources.
  • This ship's cargo was not salvageable. However, they seem to have been surveying the region; they possess detailed maps and data. You download what you can to the ship's map.
    • The current sector map is revealed and you receive medium scrap.
  • The ship was carrying military supplies. You pick up anything that looks salvageable from the debris.
    • You receive high scrap with resources.
  • The debris implies that the ship was carrying Drone Schematics, but unfortunately nothing remains. You do find functioning Drone Parts, however.
    • You receive medium drone parts and scrap.
  • 2x : The ship was apparently transporting weaponry; however, nothing seems to have survived the battle.  OR  From the bits and pieces you find, you decide that this ship was gathering information. Nothing seems useful.
    • You receive medium scrap.
  • 2x : The ship appears to have been transporting prisoners. Unfortunately they were all killed in the battle. You salvage what you can.  OR  You search the remains of the ship, but only come across blueprints and debris from broken machinery. A shame, but you take what scrap you can salvage.
    • You receive low scrap with resources.
• (After killing enemy crew)
  • With the crew dead, you search the ship. You find military-grade weaponry and take what looks most useful.
    • You receive a weapon with medium scrap.
  • Searching the remains you find that the cargo was military-grade Drone Schematics! You bring them aboard to install on your ship.
    • You receive a drone schematic with medium scrap.
  • The ship refuses to fight, but you still detect life signatures. Apparently this was a prisoner transport. The single survivor offers to join your crew in exchange for their freedom.
    • You receive a crewmember with high scrap.
  • This ship was apparently carrying information about the surrounding beacons. You download what you can to the ship's map, and scrap the rest of the ship.
    • The current sector map is revealed and you receive medium scrap.

Trivia

This event is called "REBEL_TRANSPORT" in the datafiles.

• Despite the flavor text, this ship isn't generated any differently than any other Rebel ship.
• The rewards given by this event are identical to those of Pirate smuggler ship.
• If the enemy escapes, the Rebel Fleet pursuit is not doubled.