Ashley and Mr. Riggs arrive on Galatea 37 with a very limited amount of resources and just a few basic blueprints. While it is enough to lay the foundation of their first base, it does not put them much closer to achieving their ultimate goal - opening a two-way portal back to Earth. In order to do that, they will have to obtain plans for more advanced structures and items. Luckily, hundreds of years into the future the Internet is still a thing! The Riftbreakers can download additional blueprints directly from the database on Earth. Downloading new technologies will be one of your main objectives in The Riftbreaker.
The model for the Communications Hub.
The possibility to download new blueprints is unlocked after building a Communication Hub in the base. This building is equipped with the quantum entanglement data transfer devices necessary to make contact with Earth. It is a very complex operation. The hub itself requires a significant amount of resources for construction, and keeping it operational will stretch out your energy reserves. In exchange, it will provide you with the bandwidth needed to obtain new blueprints. Building more Communication Hubs speeds the process up - two receivers are always better than one.
If you decide to set up a second Hub, make sure to have sufficient power reserves.
Downloading blueprints is not the only way to explore new technologies and expand your research tree. While exploring Galatea 37 you will often come across alien specimens that can be researched in the Laboratory. It is a building that you haven’t had the chance to see during our streams just yet (they happen every Tuesday and Thursday, by the way). Once you collect enough specimens of one kind you can start an analysis in the Lab. We won't tell you what kind of knowledge you'll be able to gain from doing so. Let it be our little secret for now.
The world premiere of the Laboratory!
The research tree is still expanding and anything you see in our streams or in the news can (and probably will) change before the game is released. The best part is that you can influence what happens! Share your feedback, ideas, and requests, here, during our streams, and on our Discord server - www.discord.gg/exorstudios - we analyze all the messages you send us.
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