"Planet Paraca-5, scorched cracks enshrouded the iron sprawl of the HexCore."
HexCore Modular Complex
The imposing hexagonal cores were planned—prefabricated. Floods of cruise shipped the monuments to the threshold of the summit. Then joints were built, binding the colossi into a complex. After that came the construction of anchors protruding from the rock face, the vibration fields countering seismic waves, the auxiliary infrastructures raised atop to support the colony, inside and out.
People believed in the HexCore, sprawling with their dreams.
The Lab
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Geographic research to understand local environmental conditions lay at the heart of the first settlements. Investments were pumped into labs, technology developed, expeditions devoted, and locations exploited. Geo Labs were standardized into forums, each with three sectors performing distinct tasks to optimize output.
Geo Research Center
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Geo Research Center is dedicated to the examination and observation of alien minerals and performs crucial mapping and surveys on field expeditions.
Sample Yard
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Sample Yard provides temporary transit between research facilities and field quarry with a controlled environment and processing machinery for sample preparation.
Hanlding Station
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Handling Station connects the Sample Yard and Geo Research Center, tasked with sample intake and triage, routing them to respective lab decks. Aside from lab gear, the Lounge offers ample natural light for a cozy retreat.
G1 DrillRig
In adaptation to local geographic conditions and to enable retrieval of samples from deep strata, the first generation of drill rig was developed. Engineers proceeded to configure the tractor that would be able to host such a beast.
Multi-Payload Tractor
“I see a shift in color, a mismatch in shape—a glimpse of the man-made on the stretched canvas of jagged rift.
The forms don’t belong. Not to the wind, nor to the erosion that carved these cliffs into teeth. Metal glints beneath the dust—too precise, too patient. A moving giant… or more precisely, the very foundation of possibilities.”
- The centered articulation joint (connecting the fore and aft chassis) and the suspension system allow the tractor to traverse across both pitch and roll axes.
- Tool rigs are secured by sliding them into the platform’s designated slots.
