Organics

Organic ship components are largely a mystery. Theories as to their origin abound: perhaps they are derived from some long-dead (or merely unobserved) species of spacefaring animals; maybe they are the remnants of experimentation by an ancient and advanced race of sentients; or perhaps they or something more bizarre. One thing is certain, however: they are exceedingly rare and worth a fortune.

Intrepid players will occasionally find an asteroid that will have a large, mysterious organ in it - a heart, lungs, or a stomach. If the player finds one of these relics in an asteroid, that means that the other two may be hidden inside it as well.

Once the player has all three, he or she can place them close to each other and begin to feed the stomach - any organic material (plants, ration blocks, redshirts) will do. For each block of material the stomach consumes, the blood gets a set amount of nutrients. If the ship is damaged, it requires nutrients to heal. However, if the ship is overfed on nutrients, it will cause a block of flesh, artery, or carapace to grow somewhere on the attached organic portions of the ship. This can then be harvested and moved wherever the player prefers.

Flesh and carapace can be used as a shipbuilding materials, and have remarkable healing capabilities.

Types of organic components:

Bone

Bone Crèche

Carapace

Flesh

Iris (Organic airlock)

Organs