This random event occurs in:
- Abandoned Sector
The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect
ship presence. This event can occur only once per sector.
You have picked up a Lanius vessel drifting in this sector. There is no damage to the hull, and it appears to be powered down.
- Scan the ship for lifeforms.
- As you scan the vessel, the scan frequencies awaken the Lanius from hibernation - and they're hungry for raw materials!
- Fight a Lanius ship (default Lanius rewards). (surrender offer: 80% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 80% chance at 20-40% hull)
- As you scan the vessel, the scan frequencies awaken the Lanius from hibernation - and they're hungry for raw materials!
- Power weapons to attack.
- You power up your weapons, and in response, the Lanius ship does the same! Prepare for a fight.
- Fight a Lanius ship (default Lanius rewards). (surrender offer: 80% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 80% chance at 20-40% hull)
- You power up your weapons, but don't get a response.
- Investigate the vessel.
- Destroy and scrap it.
- As soon as you lock your weapons onto their vessel, it awakens... they must have been in hibernation and were awoken by the danger!
- Fight a Lanius ship (default Lanius rewards). (surrender offer: 80% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 80% chance at 20-40% hull)
- As soon as you lock your weapons onto their vessel, it awakens... they must have been in hibernation and were awoken by the danger!
- You power up your weapons, and in response, the Lanius ship does the same! Prepare for a fight.
- Investigate the vessel.
Investigate the vessel[]
The vessel appears to be dormant. It is likely there are Lanius on board, but they may be in hibernation until the ship comes within range of new materials.
- Ignore the vessel.
- Nothing happens.
- Navigate carefully around the ship and strip what materials from the hull you can.
- As you drift toward the vessel, your piloting skill is unable to match your intent - the Lanius ship powers up, hungry for raw materials!
- Fight a Lanius ship (default Lanius rewards). (surrender offer: 80% chance at 30-40% hull; (and/or) escape attempt: 80% chance at 20-40% hull)
- You clumsily manage to strip some hull plating before being forced to retreat or risk collision.
- You receive low scrap.
- As you drift toward the vessel, your piloting skill is unable to match your intent - the Lanius ship powers up, hungry for raw materials!
- (Lanius Crew) Send over a Lanius crewmember to plunder the ship of resources.
- Your crewmember manages to salvage some resources without waking the hibernating crew.
- You receive medium resources with some scrap.
- Your crewmember manages to salvage some resources without waking the hibernating crew.
- (Advanced Piloting) Engage the autopilot to strip the ship safely. (Requires level 2+ Piloting)
- The computer matches the rotation and speed of the target ship, and you take the opportunity to gather what residual scrap you can without awakening the Lanius crew. You get an excellent haul!
- You receive medium scrap with resources.
- The computer matches the rotation and speed of the target ship, and you take the opportunity to gather what residual scrap you can without awakening the Lanius crew. You get an excellent haul!
Trivia[]
This event is called "LANIUS_DORMANT_EVENT" in the datafiles.