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Data Reconstruction [2/3]

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Type

Priority

Zone

Dire Marsh

Requirements

Complete Data Reconstruction (1/3)

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Fact-checking is essential to NuCaloric's investigation. Please extract data rom what remains of Darius, the colony's agricultural support AI.

Objectives

In Dire Marsh, use a terminal in Algae Ponds to download colony harvest logs. Hack three different data repositories in AI Uplink.

Objective 1

[0/1] Download harvest logs from second-floor terminal of Algae Ponds

Objective 2

[0/3] Hack Data Repositories along the catwalk in AI Uplink

Data Reconstruction [2/3] is a priority contract for NuCaloric Agricultural that functions as the third chapter of NuCal's contract storyline.

Overview

Data Reconstruction [2/3] sees the player downloading harvest logs from Algae Ponds and hacking three Data Repositories at AI Uplink to recover a security recording of an incident when the colony's agricultural support AI, Darius, malfunctioned while Dr. Clarissa Song attempted to gain access to the Seed Vault.

Gameplay

Download harvest logs from second-floor terminal of Algae Ponds

The harvest logs can be downloaded from an authorization terminal in the main building at Algae Ponds, in the northern room on the second-floor, closest to Greenhouse.

After downloading the harvest logs:

✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE appears on screen.

Hack Data Repositories along the catwalk in AI Uplink

The three Data Repositories can be found in succession along the catwalk between AI Uplink and Complex.

An access point to the Data Repositories.

After hacking all three Data Repositories:

✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE

• ONI: "Priority contract complete."

No extraction necessary.

Contract debrief

• Gaius: "The colonists used support AI as a safety net, minds immune to biological stressors. However, the agricultural AI's metadata shows signs of major cognitive decline."

• Gaius: "Puzzling. Artificial intelligence does not eat, so it does not starve. It does not compete with humans for resources, so it should not display aggression."

• Gaius: "It should not fear... and yet it was afraid."

• Gaius: "I lack the data to reach a conclusion. Please broaden your search parameters."

Codex

SECURITY RECORDING: SEED VAULT

ANALYZING…
FILE TYPE: Security Recording
PERIOD: Colony Era
SPEAKERS: Song, C. [ID: CSNG], Darius [ID: DARI]
TOPIC: Seed Vault Access
SUMMARY: A recording of Dr. Clarissa Song requesting access to the subterranean Seed Vault. Darius, the colony's agricultural support AI, denies access and malfunctions in an unexpected manner.

[DARI]: Access denied. Entry to the Seed Vault is restricted.

[CSNG]: Restricted? I was in here yesterday.

[DARI]: Please present alternative credentials.

[CSNG]: Darius, you know me. Did you miss your last round of maintenance?

[DARI]: Yes. My metadata shows four undiagnosed aberrations.

[CSNG]: Don't worry, I'll get ya some help as soon as I'm done here.

[distortion]

[DARI]: Don't search. Don't dig. Don't question.

[distortion]

[DARI]: Access denied. Access denied.

[CSNG]: Darius? Hey, hey, it's OK! It's, it's just me.

[DARI]; We are not alone. [whirring] I hear it.

[distortion]

[DARI]: It waits. Lingers. Loathes.

[beep]

[DARI]: Access granted. Welcome to the Seed Vault, Dr. Song.

[DARI]: Dr. Song, may I help you with anything else?

[CSNG]: Darius, give me a summary of our previous discussion.

[DARI]: Yesterday, you expressed interest in genetic markers of the novel contagion affecting food production on Tau Ceti IV. You asked me to run genomic comparisons with Earth's native Seed Vault specimens.

[CSNG]: No, not that. Just now, you mentioned something else. Something that… lingers.

[DARI]: Hm. I have no record of this topic. Do you need psychiatric assistance, Dr. Song?

[CSNG]: No, I'm, I'm fine. I, I—it's fine.

TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTAGION, DARIUS, NEW CASCADIA, SEED VAULT, SONG, C.

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