Xenoarchaeology

Xenoarchaeology is a branch of Science focused on researching alien artifacts.

Unlocking their secrets grants research points and reveals strange, potentially useful, or dangerous effects.

At round start, Science usually has one or two artifacts in the lab. More can be:

Stats · 2 row(s)

walk speed	0.25 tiles/s
sprint speed	0.5 tiles/s

Stats · 2 row(s)

walk speed	0.25 tiles/s
sprint speed	0.5 tiles/s

Artifacts contain nodes arranged in layers.

Unlocking a node unlocks connected nodes on upper layers.
Each node has triggers, actions that must be performed near the artifact to unlock a node.
When a node is unlocked, its effect will trigger, and the node becomes Active.
Each node has durability: the number of times it can be manually activated after being unlocked.
Higher nodes are harder to reach but give more research points.
Unlocking all nodes provides no special bonus, but every node yields research points.

Analyzer

Analysis Console

Node Scanner

Artifact Analyzer: Stationary device that scans artifacts, sending data to the Console.
Analysis Console: Stationary device that is used to display the node tree. Must be linked to an Analyzer with a multitool.
Node Scanner: Small hand-held device that can show the ID of the node currently being activated and whether the artifact is ready to trigger, letting scientist have minimal required knowledge for operating inside chamber near artifact and far without direct access to console.

Artifact Container

Handheld Container

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Artifact Containers: Safely store and transports artifacts and prevent nodes from triggering.

Crusher

Artifact Crusher: Crushes artifacts into fragments. Four fragments can be rebuilt into a new artifact.

Artifact Fragment

Artifact Fragment: Pieces of destroyed artifacts. Four fragments can be rebuilt into a new artifact using the craft menu.