A software upgrade has been downloaded to your Survival PDA. This upgrade adds new blueprints to your database, enhances the PDA's ability to read the environment, and better prepares you to survive for extended periods in harsh conditions.

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Colonial Headquarters - 15 minutes prior to Aurora impact.

Controller: Sit rep!

Analyst: Ma'am, the Aurora's gone dark. Last known position on collision course with planet 4546B.

Controller: Did the life pods launch?

Analyst: None registered so far, Ma'am. And there's something else.

Controller: Say it.

Analyst: When the Aurora left dock, her emergency equipment was still on factory settings.

Controller: You're telling me we have a bird in the soup, and their Survival PDAs are running VANILLA?!

Analyst: That's the situation, Ma'am... Ma'am, what should we do?

Controller: Bring me every star chart, tech geek and concentration enhancer in the building...

Analyst: Yes Ma'am!

Controller: ...and god DAMN it you build me an update package, and you find me a way to flash them Version 1.1!

Please study this short instructional video to help familiarize yourself with your PDA's new functionality.

New Habitat Blueprints Available

Default modules still provide reliable shelter, but they have been augmented with more advanced structural designs providing enhanced work space, visibility and ease of access.

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Analyst: Ma'am, there's not enough bandwidth to send everything, but I think I can optimise the automated habitat terraforming algorithms to fit them in.

Controller: You mean to say we have survivors out there with rock-faces jutting into their habitats? Make it so!

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Glass Corridors

Glass Corridors

A less efficient, less structurally sound way to build in a straight line, or around a corner. Glass walls offer enhanced defensive awareness and - depending on the environment - aesthetic value.

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Large Compartment

Large Compartment

A large module with 7 multi-purpose ports, in addition to standard floor and ceiling access panels. Customizable with XL Windows, hull reinforcements, or as a corridor hub.

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Vertical Connector

Vertical Connector

A more efficient and structurally sound way to build up, or down. Ladder must be fabricated separately.

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The Observatory

The Observatory

95% enamelled glass for maximum visibility and integrity, this module nonetheless introduces structural vulnerabilities under extreme pressures. Also plays mood music.

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The Moon Pool

The Moon Pool

A vast undertaking for only the most developed underwater habitats. The Moonpool provides easy access to the local environment, in addition to docking capabilities.

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Controller: The moment we're done here I want to know who let that ship leave dock without a single room in the constructor database!

New Utility Blueprints Available

For survivors who find themselves occupying their habitat for extended periods, the new utilities are designed to make that habitat a little more like home.

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Small Storage Locker

Small Storage Locker

37.5% reduction in capacity from the default locker, this model features an editable label for categorized storage solutions, and is more economical to construct.

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The Aquarium

The Aquarium

The Aquarium features self-sustaining plant life, and can hold up to 8 small aquatic creatures. It is designed to deliver a convenient solution for storage of live specimens for research or consumption, but may be re-purposed in a more permanent habitat for use as an aesthetic feature.

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► Interior Signs

Interior Signs

With the improved structural blueprints included in this update, navigation within complex habitats becomes a problem. Signs are the solution.

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► The Bench

The Bench

Prolonged periods of physical exertion increase metabolic rate. Install The Bench in an aesthetically pleasing location for maximum reduction in the effects of thirst and hunger.

Moonpool update received.

Submersible upgrade capability pending.
ERROR: Essential blueprint data not found! More fragments needed for full analysis.

New Power Generation Blueprints Available

Temporary power generators have been recalled and replaced with experimental designs to deliver sustainable electric charge under a variety of extreme conditions.

Solar Panel

All-Weather Solar Panel

Charges in sunlight, efficiency decreases in low-light conditions.

Power Transmitter

Power Transmitter

Connects generators and utilities, enabling construction of generators at greater distances from the habitat.

Bioreactor

Bioreactor

Putrefies plant matter to generate heat, which is converted into electric power.


Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

Heat differential between titanium plates generates electric charge in temperatures greater than 15C.

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

Uranium-powered solution for small colonies. Highly efficient, highly dangerous.

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Controller: Listen up, I want this package streamlined! You don't need a focus-group approved surface texture when you're fighting for your life on an alien world. If the power systems are beta, pack them up and move on!

New Biome Detected: Grand Reef

Depth: 200-450m. Unidentified flora detected. Unexploited resources detected. Moonpool Fragments Detected. Danger detected.

New Metal Detected: Magnetite

A material with powerful magnetic properties known to interfere with the scanning capabilities of earlier software versions. Resources needed to fabricate the Compass have been updated.

New Organic Material Detected: Creepvine Seed Clusters

New applications have been discovered for this common species of kelp. Its seed pods can be processed to produce a basic, water-resistant Lubricant, essential for construction of advanced machinery.

New Metal Detected: Uranium

Though rarely encountered in high density, even trace quantities of Uranium contain enough chemical energy to power a small nuclear reactor. Nearest deposits: Grand Reef.

EMERGENCY UPDATE: FLOOD CONTROL

A gravity control glitch previously caused habitat compartments to flood at a constant rate, regardless of size or elevation. With this update:

  • Larger compartments take longer to fill;
  • Higher compartments will not flood until lower compartments are full;
  • Compartments will not fill further than the external water level.

These changes are demonstrated in the following instructional video.

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Controller: Tell me about this planet the Aurora was orbiting.

Analyst: Unexplored. Capable of supporting life. Ocean planet. O2 atmos-

Controller: Backtrack. Ocean planet?

Analyst: Affirmative. Does it mean something?

Controller: It means we're in more trouble than we thought. Get me the fluid dynamics team!

New Blueprint Available: Bulkhead Doors

Bulkhead Demonstration

To manage the threat of drowning the bulkhead door reinforces the habitat, and provides effective means of hermetically sealing different subsections in case of emergency.

The following instructional simulator may aid in understanding new flooding scenarios and how to manage them.

Exterior Water Level

Action: Build / Interact
Place Bulkhead
Place Leak
Show Pressure

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