“One of several orbital relay stations used by Groundbreaker's communications to maintain line of sight with ships traveling the Halcyon system.
„—Halcyon map description
Relay GB-23 is one of Groundbreaker's backup auxiliary communications relay stations, located in Halcyon. Like other relay stations, Relay GB-23 orbits the edge of the Halcyon system and therefore receives a significant proportion of the transmissions from Earth.
Background[]
Relay GB-23 went offline some months ago for unknown reasons and Edna Ingmire on Groundbreaker has so far been unsuccessful in arranging for a diagnostic expedition to the station to get it back online, as Junlei Tennyson keeps denying the personnel loss allocation associated with sending a technical team to the station.[1] Edna asks the Stranger to assist with getting the relay back online.
The transmitter array on the station was manually deactivated by Alexander Frey, a resident of Byzantium who fled to the station after being plagued with mysterious voices in his head. He powered down the transmitter as he believed it to be the source of the voices.[2] This was not the case and the voices persisted even after deactivating the relay, driving him mad and eventually causing him to commit suicide.[3]
Overview[]
Layout[]
Upon entering the station, there is an empty room with two exits to the right and left and a barred door directly opposite. The hallway to the right leads to the galley and a locked (Lockpick 45) room with a terminal that will shut down all of the mechanicals in the station (Hack 25 is required to access this option). The door to the left leads deeper into the station.
Down the left-hand hallway there is a door on the right, through which one will find two mines and an electric fence trap. To the left of the traps is a tunnel which can be crouched through, leading to the next room, which contains a Mechanical Guardian and a Combat Drone. Stairs lead down to a generator which has a mine near it. Behind the generator is a maintenance accessway which contains several bins and leads to the storage room.
The storage room contains two Mechanical Guardians and a Janitor mechanical, along with a number of bins and items. A locked door opens to a closet with a ladder that overlooks the control room.
The control room contains a Mechanical Guardian and a Combat Drone. The corpse of Alexander Frey is in the corner, next to a control terminal which can be used to turn the station back online.
Key Items[]
Unique weapons[]
| Icon | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Silencer | Found on Frey's corpse. |
Quest items[]
| Icon | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Relay Control Terminal Passcode | Found on Frey's corpse. |
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Relay Transmitter Data | Retrieved from the Relay Control Terminal after activating the relay transmitter. |
Logs[]
| Icon | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Frey's Journal - A Beautiful Dream | In Frey's quarters. |
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Frey's Journal - Escape | In the generator room. |
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Frey's Journal - Forgive Me | In the control room. |
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Frey's Journal - The Source | In the storage area. |
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Security Automechanical Manual | In Frey's quarters |
Companion comments[]
- Ellie: "Perfect spot for some peace and quiet."
- Felix: "Who's living in a relay station all the way out here?"
- Max: "I'll admit, the station's in better shape than I expected it to be."
- Parvati: "Captain, this place is supposed to be empty, yeah? 'Cause I got the queerest feeling."
References[]
- ↑ Edna Ingmire, on Groundbreaker's communications problems, Engineering (Groundbreaker)
- ↑ Frey's journal - the source
- ↑ Frey's journal - forgive me