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Data Reconstruction [3/3]
Type
Priority
Requirements
Story
New Cascadia's support AI were suffering from unusual failures. Please access AI maintenance history to narrow down the cause.
Objectives
In Perimeter, hack data repositories in either North or South Relay. Proceed to a terminal in Hauler to find the last known AI maintenance protocol, then successfully exfil.

IN A SINGLE RUN
Objective 1
[0/2] Hack exterior Data Repositories in North or South Relay
Objective 2
[0/1] Download AI maintenance protocol from second floor of Hauler
Objective 3
[0/1] Exfil

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

Overview

Data Reconstruction [3/3] sees the player

Gameplay

Hack exterior Data Repositories in North or South Relay

At North Relay, the Data Repository access points can be found on the inner walls of a row of towers closest to Station, near the normal exfil point, and closest to Hauler along the security wall. At South Relay, the access points can be found near the outbuilding closest to East Wall and ___.

After hacking two Data Repositories:

✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE appears on screen.

Download AI maintenance protocol from second floor of Hauler

The protocol can be downloaded in a server room on the south side of the building.

A server room on the second floor of the Hauler in Perimeter.

The server room is the red-lit room on the second-floor in the southwest corner. The access point can be found on the wall between server stacks, to the right while facing north.

After downloading the AI maintenance protocol:

✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE

Exfil

After successful exfil:

✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE

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Contract debrief

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  • Gaius: "Tau Ceti IV was not the only planet considered for colonization, but NuCaloric believed it to be the most promising. Gravity, atmosphere, ideal growing conditions for Earth-based life..."
  • Gaius: "We made the best selection we could with the information available at the time. The data you've gathered leads me to a new, tentative hypothesis... There is more to this planet than it seems."
  • Gaius: "The accelerated mutation of life, the cognitive decline of the colony's support AI, and the disappearance of the colonists themselves... These events may be related in some way."
  • Gaius: "Thank you, Runner. The information you have gathered thus far has been... illuminating."

Codex

Codex DataReconstruction1-3.webp

ANALYZING…
FILE TYPE: AI Maintenance Log
PERIOD: Colony Era
TOPIC: Failed Routine Maintenance
SUMMARY: Numerous attempts by a colonist to correct maintenance aberrations for Darius, New Cascadia's agricultural support AI. Records indicate that Darius was eventually taken offline by "emergency administrative fiat."

0545: Scheduled recompile failed.

0548: user_B477384 initiated manual purge.

0549: Manual purge failed due to [ANOMALOUS ORIGIN].

0600: user_B477384 initiated manual purge.

0616: Manual purge failed due to [ANOMALOUS ORIGIN].

0620: user_B477384 recorded verbal profanities.

0623: user_B477384 requested administrative override.

0625: Remote override failed.

0626: Remote override failed.

0627: Remote rEmOtE REMOTE

remote beyond time-place-PRISON

shall PERISH the sower

shall PURGE the seeds

shall PIERCE the cage

0628: Remote override successful. Recompile initiated.

…

2222: Recompile failed.

TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [  ]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CONTAGION, DARIUS, NEW CASCADIA


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