INTEL BRIEF

 +set game citadel

During routine sensor scanning of the Stroggos surface, a strong energy emission has been picked up, apparently emanating from a mountain region of the planet previously assumed of scarce strategic value: actually we were in error, as energy peaks of such magnitude indicate the presence of power cores, whose systematic destruction is among our priorities now that the Big Gun and the Gravity Well have been neutralized. 

After scouting the region we have discovered a large, fortified complex that we have conventionally subdivided into five easily recognizable areas: Main Complex, Badlands, Robotics Facility, Switchyard and Power Core. Unfortunately the Power Core happens to be buried under the planet’s surface, thus rendering an air strike ineffective. It will be your task to infiltrate this notable example of self-sufficient Strogg settlement in order to locate and destroy that reactor.


The Main Complex, your start location, is a large logistical depot. According to our scanning it is heavily guarded, but it also stores abundant military supplies for you to collect and use into combat; exploring these dark warehouses will be risky, but at the same time it shall give you a chance to build up an arsenal which may be determinant for the success of your mission. Before you can reach the industrialized area where the Power Core is located, you will likely need some sort of authorization: we believe that this can be retrieved within the Robotics Facility, an advanced factory located at the outskirt of the a wild region we refer to as the Badlands; faint human life signs have been detected there, so we must assume that the Strogg are still using captured troops as catalyst for their nightmarish cybernetic constructs. Once you have acquired the pass for the industrialized area, and while approaching the Power Core, you will find yourself in the Switchyard, an energy shunting station which also serves as guard house for the Power Core itself. A timed laser grid is active throughout the Switchyard, so be careful - of course, there must be a way to permanently deactivate those lethal lasers, however we have no clue about where the grid control is located, so you will have to look for yourself. Much in the same manner, we no data about the Power Core, apart from knowing that it lies under the ground, however be prepared for extreme environmental conditions as well as heavy Strogg resistance.


We don’t expect energy to go immediately down after the Power Core destruction: its huge back-up batteries will likely sustain the basic infrastructures for a couple of hours or so, allowing you to locate some mean of transport and evacuate the citadel before the Power Core definitely collapse and the ultimate chain reaction takes place spreading destruction for miles around. Arguably, you'll be far away, by that point.


As always we will monitor your progresses closely. We shall examine your findings and give you updated intel support via your field computer. You are not alone, soldiers. Go now, and good huntin’!