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IN A SINGLE RUN
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 hacking Data Repositories in either North or South Relay, then downloading an AI maintenance protocol from the Hauler, which includes a log of a failed routine maintenance for the agricultural support AI, Darius, adding further data to Gaius' investigation of New Cascadia's collapse and the cognitive decline of the colony's support AI.
Gameplay
Hack exterior Data Repositories in North or South Relay
The Data Repositories can be found on the east and west side of North Relay and the north and south sides of South Relay.
The data repositories on the north side of South Relay.
The data repositories under the southern arm of 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 under the southern arm of the relay tower, just within the security walls.
A Data Repository access point at North Relay
The other Data Repository access point at North Relay.
A Data Repository access point at South Relay.
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.
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
If you don't successfully exfiltrate, you will lose your progress on this contract.
After successful exfil:
✓ OBJECTIVE COMPLETE
Contract debrief
- 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
MAINTENANCE LOGS: DARIUS
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