This random event occurs in:
- Hidden Crystal Worlds
The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. This event can occur multiple times per sector.
There appears to be a fight going on nearby. A Crystalline border guard is chasing a small Federation ship!
- Save the Federation ship.
- It doesn't look like the Fed ship can stand much more pressure. You fly in and intercept the Crystalline ship.
- Fight a Crystal ship.
- (After destroying enemy ship) The Crystalline ship shatters and you pick what you can from the debris.
- You receive medium scrap with resources.
- (After killing enemy crew) The crew of the enemy ship has been eliminated. You scrap what you can.
- You receive high scrap with resources.
- (After destroying enemy ship) The Crystalline ship shatters and you pick what you can from the debris.
- Fight a Crystal ship.
- It doesn't look like the Fed ship can stand much more pressure. You fly in and intercept the Crystalline ship.
- Prepare to leave.
- With the Federation ship distracting the guard, you are free to continue on your mission.
- Nothing happens.
- With the Federation ship distracting the guard, you are free to continue on your mission.
Contact the Federation ship[]
- The ship looks battered and ready to break apart. You quickly move in to help rescue the survivors, but it looks like only one person made it. They offer to join your crew as thanks.
- You receive a crewmember and low scrap with resources.
- "Thank you! We heard you jumped into an unknown sector and we figured it would be a safe enough place to hide from the Rebels. We were wrong!" They transfer some excess materials for your trouble.
- You receive a random amount of resources with some scrap.
Trivia[]
This event is called "CRYSTAL_FED" in the datafiles.