Blue Options are choices within Random Encounters and Events that can be selected only if your ship has the required equipment, crew, or system upgrades. Blue options often have more favorable outcomes than their counterparts.
Events with 'blue options' are sorted below by their requirements.
Augmentations
Backup DNA Bank
Damaged Stasis Pod
Distraction Buoy
Engi Med-bot Dispersal
Lifeform Scanner
Long Range Scanners
- Destroyed Cargo Ship
- Encrypted Federation Signal
- Engi distress call
- Engi Research Station
- Heavily Damaged Federation Ship
- Prepare to Dock
- Rebel ship in nebula
- Small Asteroid Belt Distress Beacon
Rock Plating
- Dense Asteroid Field Distress Call (Unlock Crystal Cruiser)
- Mantis Ship adorned with Rock body parts
- Small Asteroid Belt Distress Beacon
Scrap Recovery Arm
Crew
Crystal Crew Member
Engi Crew Member
- Engi distress call
- Engi Fleet Discussion (Unlocks Stealth Cruiser)
- Malfunction Defense System
- Nebula seen Ships Exchange Fire
- Refugee ship trading for scrap
- The Engi Virus
- Two Smashed Ships
- Unknown Disease on Mining Colony
Lanius Crew Member
- Civilian Ship fleeing from Lanius
- Civilian vessel under fire from a Lanius ship
- Damaged Lanius Absorbing Jump Beacon
- Federation Science-Craft docked with Lanius
- Lanius Absorbing Rebel Base
- Lanius Salvaging Small Civilian Craft
- Lanius Scavenger Trader
- Merchant Ship docked with Lanius Transport
- Powered-Down Lanius Vessel
- Space Station under Construction
- The Engi Virus
Mantis Crew Member
- Confused Mantis
- Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik (Unlock Mantis Cruiser)
- Mantis Commando
- Slug Oxygen Malfunction
Rockman Crew Member
- Crystalline Research Facility
- Fire on Small Research Station
- Mantis Ship adorned with Rock body parts
- Rock Armoured Transport
- Slug Captain Invites You to a Drink
- Unknown Disease on Mining Colony
Slug Crew Member
- Disabled Rock Transport
- Intelligent Lifeform on Planet
- Merchant with Conspicuous Markings
- Nebula seen Ships Exchange Fire
- Poorly Armed Slug Ship
- Single Life Form on Moon
- Slug Home Nebula Surrender (Unlock Slug Cruiser)
- Slug transport with military escort
- The Black Raven
- Zoltan Security Checkpoint
Zoltan Crew Member
Human Crew Member
Drones
Anti-Personnel Drone
Beam Drone
Boarding Drone
Combat Drone
Defense Drone
Hull Repair Drone
Repair Drone
- Fire on Small Research Station
- Mantis Ships Battle for Rock Freighter
- Small Asteroid Belt Distress Beacon
Systems
Cloaking
- Malfunction Defense System
- Mantis Ship Doesn't See You
- Plasma Storm Automated Scout
- Prepare to Dock
- Rebel Automated Ship Near Small Space-station
- Rebel Automated Ship Near Storage Vessel
- Stationed Rebel Ship
Clonebay
- Abandoned Space Station
- Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik (Unlock Mantis Cruiser)
- Nebula seen Ships Exchange Fire
- Single Life Form on Moon
Doors
Engines
Hacking
- Dangerous Looking Ship
- Hostile Automated Ship Detected
- Human Boarders Sensors Jammed
- Merchant with Conspicuous Markings
- Pirate Engine Hack
- Rebel AI Scout carrying Shield Virus
- Rebel Auto-Ship sits Dormant
- Rebel Automated Ship Near Small Space-station
- Rebel Forward Base on Planet
- Slug Disable Door System
- Slug Sabotage Oxygen System
- Slugs Detected Radiation From Your Medical Unit
- The Engi Virus
Medbay
- Damaged Space Station
- Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik (Unlock Mantis Cruiser)
- Merchant's Request
- Nebula seen Ships Exchange Fire
- Single Life Form on Moon
- Slugs Detected Radiation From Your Medical Unit
- Small research station with no response
- Unknown Disease on Mining Colony
- Zoltan Research Facility
Mind Control
- Black Market Weapon Trader
- Confused Mantis
- Large Trade Station
- Merchant's Request
- Zoltan Security Checkpoint
Oxygen
Piloting
Sensors
- Brutal Exchange between Several Ships
- De-Activated Rebel Automated Scout
- Destroyed Cargo Ship
- Encrypted Federation Signal
- Engi distress call
- Engi Research Station
- Federation Ship in need of Aid
- Federation Terraforming Team C12
- Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik (Unlock Mantis Cruiser)
- Prepare to Dock
- Rebel Automated Ship Near Sensor Station
- Rebel Ship in Nebula
- Rebel Ship Nearby
- Refueling Platform Garbled Broadcast
- Rock Deserters
- Slug Home Nebula Surrender (Unlock Slug Cruiser)
- Small Asteroid Belt Distress Beacon
Teleporter
- Crystalline cache
- Federation Ship in need of Aid
- Friendly Slaver
- Heavily Damaged Federation Ship
- Legendary thief KazaaakplethKilik (Unlock Mantis Cruiser)
- Merchant's Request
- Rebel Automated Ship Near Sensor Station
- Small Asteroid Belt Distress Beacon
- Small research station with no response
- Unencrypted Communication Channel
- Zoltan Trade Hub