Beneath the Surface

 is the fifth event of Off the Map, chapter 2 of the Distant Shores campaign.

Starting this event requires the completion of All That Glitters, and it will automatically start once it becomes available. The completion of this event is required to start Whispers of the Past, which will automatically start on completion of this event.

Info
Originally dedicated to medical research, Viridian Genetics shifted focus to "human augmentation" during the earliest days of the war for Auraxis before disincorporating shortly after the evacuation of Oshur.

While the discovery of their underground facility creates more questions than answers, the covert location suggests illicit, if not unethical, intent. Regardless of their original goal, the intelligence held within may prove beneficial in the battles ahead.

Objectives
features four objectives.
 * Investigate the underground facility (0/1)
 * Download the encrypted research (0/1)
 * Complete the download (0/50)
 * Redeploy (0/1)

Transcript
The transcript of this event varies based on the faction of the character that plays the event.
 * -|New Conglomerate=

New Conglomerate
WHOA! That's a long drop. You better look around while you're down here. Someone must have wanted to keep this place hidden for a reason. The readings appear to be coming from that old database unit up against the north wall. Try downloading the data. Hopefully its value matches the durability its hardware. That signal is weak. You'll need to restart the download and stay near the database unit. Download complete. Our guys will start analyzing the data. Look around the lab some more if you want, but you'll need to redeploy to get out of there.
 * On event start
 * On reaching the waypoint
 * If the player moves too far from the storage unit
 * After finishing the download
 * -|Terran Republic=

Terran Republic
AHHHH! Ahem. That's a long fall. While you're here you should look around. Someone built this place hidden for a reason. The readings seem to be coming from that hunk of junk against the north wall. Try to get whatever data is stored there. Hopefully its as valueable as it is durable. That signal is barely functional. Restart the download and stay near the hunk of junk this time. Download complete. Our analysts will start reviewing the data. Take a look around if you want, but you're going to need to redeploy to escape that underground lab.
 * On event start
 * On reaching the waypoint
 * If the player moves too far from the storage unit
 * After finishing the download
 * -|Vanu Sovereignty=

Vanu Sovereignty
That is an excessively long drop. Continue your investigation, acolyte. Someone clearly wanted to keep this location hidden. The reading is coming from that archaic data storage device against the north wall. Attempt to retrieve the information. Hopefully its value is relative to the durability of its hardware. The signal is quite weak. You'll need to restart the download and stay near the device. Download complete. Our team will begin preliminary analysis on the data. Look around if you wish, but you will need to redeploy to escape the underground lab.
 * On event start
 * On reaching the waypoint
 * If the player moves too far from the storage unit
 * After finishing the download
 * -|Nanite Systems Operatives=

Nanite Systems Operatives
WHEEEEE! Do it again! *cough* I have been informed that you should investigate while you are here. This place was intentionally hidden for a reason. Readings indicate that the data storage unit against the north wall is the point of origin. Retrieve the information if able. Perhaps the value will be worth the effort of retrieving it. The signal from the data storage device is rather weak. Please restart the download and remain near the device. Download complete. Preliminary work has begun on the data. Look around if you wish, but you will need to redeploy to escape the underground lab.
 * On event start
 * On reaching the waypoint
 * If the player moves too far from the storage unit
 * After finishing the download

History

 * January 26, 2022 Update (Expedition: Oshur)
 * Added to the game.
 * April 1, 2022
 * No longer playable on PC with the end of the Distant Shores campaign.