S.S Bulk of Barasu (No Man’s Sky Story) This was my first derelict freighter that I was salvaging. Once I landed my fighter at the landing pad, I walked in to find it completely empty, and freezing in the vacuum of space. Upon activating the airlock system, taking what was in the crates in the first room, taking some sodium, and finding log snippets, I was rather terrified. [i]Rampant Quasi-Biological growth in research unit?[/i] I found a file on a “ToilGek Uosfjol. His specialism was “General Hand”. Whatever that is. 67% Reliability, 34% Disease Resistance, 50% Dedication, Company Approval Rating? 78%. His predicted lifespan would have been 44 and a half more years. Poor guy. I found an addendum, it was from the Captain! It said that security does not trust them! As of then, no evidence. He must have done something... I entered the Minor Research Bay, with my boltcaster loaded and ready to shoot whatever was in there to shreds... I found another log snippet. An Expedition Event Log. “[i]Datestamp 2,875.3 :: Bartered with Vy’keen Traders in Odanyan-Yoo XVII System. Favorable Trade. 177% Profit.” “Datestamp 2,917.6 :: Attempted trade with merchants in the Yefremo System. While conducting the transaction, thieves teleporter into cargo hold and beamed our large quantities of goods. Losses: Substantial.” “Datestamp 2,899.9 :: Crew mutinied in attempt to gain larger share of fleet profits. Internal Security incapacitated and arrested ringleaders, but not before fighting had damaged ship internals.” [/i] Seems they had fun. I then found a partial Crew Equipment Record. “[i]Name:PartnerGek Ludsuhv. Specialism:Medical.” “Personal Locker contains: micro-jet nozzle, face mask, cauterizer, and assorted pamphlets. Last accessed: Six days ago. Detailed scan reveals inside of locker is badly scorched.” [/i] So I get hints at a mutiny, something breaking out, crew issues, man! No wonder they all died. The next room held a Records terminal, and some turrets. After shooting them down, I found the company charter details were encrypted, and so were the Biosecurity Records. But the manifest was open. Huh. [i]”Crew Status as of last ship wide bio scan seven days ago.” “Commanding Officer, Acting Captain Ekundudag. Duty Officers age goes, Taajarla, Junior Navigator Emudavid.” “Crew Status Report:Crew Active:57. Crew Incapacitated:32.” “Supernumeraries:HelpGek Gagru, Captains Guest, CraftGek Yetosuht, Company Official, and TradeGek Takompo. Dead.” [/i] I updated the bio scan, and...nothing on crew records. All dead. I got the last known positions, and The Captain was in a REDACTED area, the Junior Engineer was in AI coolant chamber 5 days ago, Officer Taajarla was in Weapons Control 1 day ago, and Junior Navigator Emundavid...waste disposal pipe 18. 3 days ago. I found another log snippet, this time the Medical Bays. “[i]Datestamp 2,792.4: Trader Efinnvo presented with dramatic tooth loss. Outbreak continues to progress among crew. Total Cases:0.” [/i] I exited the log, and took everything in that room. I went to a ladder shaft, and went down to another room. The Primary Crew Quarters. In the midst of looting the lockers, I got jumped by floaty green things! I sent shots all over the room in fear as I got a green blob in my face. Thankfully, I wasn’t dead. I accessed the Secure Mainframe now. It asked for Security Credentials, and I logged in as Junior Navigator Emundavid. The Captains log details the Trade-Computer telling the Captain that they should let a Korvax stay in the Captain’s boardroom, as if it were Gek the Captain says. “Efficient and that it will secure a trade deal” said the Korvax. The Captain then says at a later date that he still has quotas to meet, and Korvax-Friends time is wasted. The Captain dunes with the Korvax in his boardroom... He says he prefers the Korvax more and more, he says “they have such interesting things to tell me...” ... The Captain...agreed with the Korvax that they must be free of their flesh to meet their potential. “Metal and light, holy metal and holy light”? “It will free me! Free all Gek!” .... What is happening here? Another log snippet from Research. They picked up a microbe with a probe, and performed a Spectral Drift Analysis. They were met with immediate combustion, and ended the experiment. That went well. Another log snippet, this time from Medical again. They had 15 cases of... “solar madness”? What in Atlas’s name? I went into Living Area C-13. I found another log snippet. They found a single trader in the Obidet-Jear System, and purchased goods at low prices. After they finished, the ship vanished... They secured good trade relations with the Korvax in the Denumm System. Then they got cut priced materials in the Hoppy System. A Merchant hid a tracking device in mineral containers, and the Pirates ambushes the fleet. Severe damage taken. Another log snippet, in the Monitoring and Maintenance Logs. An Atmosphere Purity Alert in Warp Monitoring. Repair drones were dispatched. A Lock Malfunction in Wet Storage resulted in the system being rebooted. And a Gravitational Anomaly in Operations Centre. Extermination Unit VII deployed... This is a mess! I found the room with the Engineering Module, and found another snippet. A Ship’s AI log. It was tracking a WorkGek Eapparrar. Last detected in Officer’s Mess,...and detected in 14 effing pieces...with 17 OTHERS PRESENT!!! No further lifesigns. I accessed the Engineering Control after that. After I got everything, I exited quickly. After selling my salvage and freighter contents, I pondered on what could have happened to the crew...