Messages

Messages are hints that can be found at terminals which give information about later levels on a moon. This can be used to guide decisions about which side branch to take or what costs might be coming up.

Messages with useful information will be orange in the terminal, can be copied to the journal with the enter key, and will have the key information highlighted in white. Useful messages are only found in the first few levels of each moon - later terminals will only have flavor text emails.

Journal

Your journal will keep a copy of all messages you have saved from a terminal. When a message is no longer relevant (because you are past the level it applies to, or took a different branch) it will be moved to a separate list in the journal called the archive. Sometimes messages about the 6th level of a moon can be prematurely moves to archive when you take a side branch.

Types of messages

Messages can tell you about the following upcoming features:

• A branch on this moon has a locked elevator
• An upcoming level will have:
  • A specific item
  • A specific side room
  • A specific event

If a message contains two level names, the first level encountered will have a terminal command "Execute script". Running this script (for a cost of one multitool) will add a feature to the second level encountered:

• A specific side room
• A specific event
• A mod station will gain the ability to craft a special item
• A medical station will offer a free upgrade

Message tables

Branch name and one other highlighted phrase

Other phrase	Effect	Cost
Multitool Broken Repair	Branch lift needs to be repaired before use - done at lift	1 mt
Red	Branch lift needs to be unlocked before use - done at lift	1 red keycard
Level name	Branch lift needs to be activated before use - done at terminal	0

Level name and one other highlighted phrase

Other phrase	Activate method	Effect	Cost
Item name	n/a	Item is found in a purple chest on this level	n/a
Supplies	n/a	Extra purple chest on level	n/a
Defensive stance	execute at terminal	Spawns 3 mechs from each lift	1 mt to activate
Cut power Low power Power outages No lights	n/a	Low Power event on this level	1 mt to end event
Gas	n/a	Toxic Contamination event on this level	1 mt to end event
Safe Room Workshop Laboratory Strongroom Armory Storage Room	n/a	This type of side room found on this level	n/a
Special storage Safe heavy equipment	n/a	Level contains a vault	n/a
ammo station	n/a	Level contains an ammo station	n/a
Defence apparatus
World burn	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 Reavers and 1 Medusa nearby
Emergency brake	Execute at terminal	Toxic Contamination event on this level. Can't reactivate vents at terminal	0
high-sec
off-limits	n/a	Lockdown event on this level.	n/a
rogue	Execute at terminal	A portal spawns near you 5 times (short delay between each) with an demon.	0
defense procedure	Execute at terminal	Spawns more mechs from lifts(?). All robots begin hunting you.	0

Level name and 2 other highlighted phrases

Phrase 1	Phrase 2	Effect	Cost
Item name	Room name	This item will be found in a purple chest in the specified side room	0
Supply room	military
Supply room	suspicious activity	Side room needs to be unlocked at terminal	0

2 level names and one other highlighted phrase

Other phrase	First encountered level	Effect on following level	Cost
Remote Lockdown Lockdown	Commit at terminal	Level has "Lockdown" event.	1 mt to activate 1 mt to end event
Purification procedure gas decontamination	Commit at terminal	Level has "Toxic Contamination" event	1 mt to activate 1 mt to end event
shutting down power blackout cut power	Commit at terminal	Level has "Low Power" event	1 mt to activate 1 mt to end event
Vault	Commit at terminal	Level contains a Strongroom	1 mt to activate
Room name	Commit at terminal	Level will contain specified side room	1 mt to activate
Item name	Commit at terminal	Level has mod station which has option to craft specified item	1 mt to activate 1 charge to craft
Medical station Medbay Medical supplies	Commit at terminal	Level has at least one medical station. All med stations have additional command to either - Add +5 max health - Create a military stimpack	1 mt to activate
Secbots will go totally nuts

Other

Email	Activate	Effect	Cost
Garbled, corrupted text	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 reavers nearby	1 mt
"Machine" "Has a life of its own"	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 reavers nearby	1 mt
"machine" "spoke to me"	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 reavers nearby
"New system features" "a bit over the top"
"terminal" "really strange	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 demons nearby	0
"terminal" "aliens"	Execute at terminal	Spawns 3 demons nearby	0