Erchius Mining Facility

Erchius Mining Facility is the first instanced mission (not counting the optional introduction), possessing a Difficulty Tier of 2. Completing it is required for The Erchius Mining Facility quest to repair your ship's FTL drive using Erchius Crystals. To complete the mission players must defeat the Erchius Horror boss and activate the drilling machine to the right of the boss chamber.

Penguin Pete at the shipyard will give you the mission, stating that he needs the Erchius Crystals found there to fix your ship's FTL drive. He then uploads the coordinates to your SAIL. The mission can then be launched from SAIL on your ship.

The mission resets instantly after you die, but there is a checkpoint near the boss fight in a bunker - activating it prevents the mission from resetting on death.

The Erchius Mining Facility, aka Letheia Lunar Base 12, is owned by the Letheia Corporation. The miners accidentally uncovered the Erchius Horror while drilling a large patch of Erchius crystal with a mining laser. The monster attacked them, and when the crew attempted to send a distress signal to Letheia Corporation Headquarters, the company locked down the facility and shut down communications, in an effort to cover up the incident.

Guaranteed Treasure

Space Helmet Spacesuit Chest Spacesuit Trousers Spacesuit Backpack

Communication Failed Emergency Lockdown Letheia Corporation Guidelines

The Erchius Horror Left Translation Wheel

Generated Treasure

3 blueprints are missing: Miner's Door, Mining Chest and Mining Hatch.

Lunar Base Blastdoor Blueprint Lunar Base Bunk Blueprint Lunar Base Chair Blueprint Lunar Base Console Blueprint

Lunar Base Crate Blueprint Lunar Base Lantern Blueprint Lunar Base Lockers Blueprint

High-Vis Jacket Miner's Helmet

Secret

In the area right before the Horror, there is a side room accessible only through the Distortion Sphere tech. This location has 3 Lunar Crates and a passage that requires 2 hidden levers to be opened. Inside the secret room, there is another chest with the Left Translation Wheel and a sign that translates to "It will return", which is a warning that The Ruin will come back. It is possible to glitch yourself into this area by crouching next to the hole you would Distortion Sphere down and repeatedly moving left or right. This will cause you to slowly "crawl" through the hole. This strategy is time-consuming, and it is possible to suffocate yourself in certain positions, however, this is very unlikely.

Generic Container Treasure

Generic Container Treasure	Quantity	Weight	Chance
Empty		0.4	40%
Mission Treasure	1	0.3	30%
Mission Treasure	2	0.2	20%
Mission Treasure	3	0.1	10%
Total Weight		1.0

Mission Treasure	Weight	Chance
Money Treasure	0.3	27.8%
Rope	0.19	17.6%
Copper Pickaxe	0.04	3.7%
Silver Pickaxe	0.02	1.9%
Common Gun	0.03	2.8%
Bandage	0.08	7.4%
High-Vis Jacket	0.02	1.9%
Miner's Helmet	0.02	1.9%
Flare	0.08	7.4%
Yellow Stim Pack	0.04	3.7%
Iron Bar	0.04	3.7%
Lunar Base Bunk Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Chair Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Console Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Crate Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Blastdoor Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Lantern Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Lunar Base Lockers Blueprint	0.02	1.9%
Total Weight	1

After-Boss Chest

After-Boss Treasure	Quantity	Weight	Chance
The Erchius Horror	1	Always	Appears
Random Rewards	5	0.5	50%
Random Rewards	6	0.5	50%
Total Weight		1.0

Random Rewards	Quantity	Weight	Chance
Tech Card	1	0.1	10%
Iron Bar	20	0.1	10%
Diamond	1	0.2	20%
Pixel	1000	0.1	10%
Uncommon Gun	1	0.1	10%
Capture Pod	2	0.15	15%
Uncommon Melee	1	0.15	15%
Shield	1	0.1	10%
Total Weight		1.0

Trivia

• Despite what one might assume, a Breathing EPP is not needed to survive in this mission. The facility is assumed to have air generators.
• In the beta storyline, an oxygen bioimplant was needed to complete this mission. This was likely changed as part of the story revamp for the full release, because players can no longer obtain the materials needed to make a Breathing EPP before completing this mission.
• In beta versions, the secret room had a cat instead of the ancient room with the Left Translation Wheel. Before ship pets were introduced, this provided a way for players to obtain a pet using a Capture Pod.

History

• Rampaging Koala: Added
  

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