This random event occurs in:
- Engi Controlled Sector
- Engi Homeworlds
at a distress beacon. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect
ship presence.
The distress signal originates at a small Engi ship under attack by a rebel fighter - but when they see Federation markings they turn to attack!
- Fight a Rebel Ship.
- (After destroying enemy ship) The rebels destroyed, you pick the bones of their ship and wait for the small Engi ship to catch up.
- You receive a low amount of scrap and resources.
- (After killing enemy crew) The rebels destroyed, you pick the bones of their ship and wait for the small Engi ship to catch up.
- You receive a medium amount of scrap and resources.
- (After destroying enemy ship) The rebels destroyed, you pick the bones of their ship and wait for the small Engi ship to catch up.
Winning
The Engi vessel turns out to be very poorly equipped - barely a runabout, really. They're trying to outrun the rebels, and need all the help they can get.
- Give them 25 scrap.
- The words they use are "Need = fulfilled", but you take it for gratitude. They take the next jump in their long journey home.
- You lose 25 scrap.
- The Engies are grateful. They don't have any supplies or weapons to spare, but they do send over a self-teleporting med-bot disperser they hope they won't need.
- You lose 25 scrap and receive the Healing Burst weapon.
- The Engies are grateful. They don't have much by way of supplies but they do offer a drone schematic for your use.
- The words they use are "Need = fulfilled", but you take it for gratitude. They take the next jump in their long journey home.
- Give them 40 scrap, 2 missiles and 2 fuel.
- They wouldn't get more than a few jumps with that load-out. You provide them with all the munitions and supplies they should need for the journey home. "Generosity magnitude unpredicted. Well-being syntax error [value too high]. Accept this token."
- You lose 40 scrap, 2 missiles, 2 fuel and receive the Engi Med-bot Dispersal augmentation.
- They wouldn't get more than a few jumps with that load-out. You provide them with all the munitions and supplies they should need for the journey home. "Generosity magnitude unpredicted. Well-being syntax error [value too high]. Accept this token."
- Give them nothing.
- Engies can't feel fear, so they bear you no ill will when you explain you're unwilling to help. They set off on their journey and you do the same.
- Nothing happens.
- Engies can't feel fear, so they bear you no ill will when you explain you're unwilling to help. They set off on their journey and you do the same.
Trivia
This event is called "DISTRESS_ENGI_REBEL" in the datafiles.