Anomaly

An anomaly is a galactic feature representing something unusual that a SURVEY SHIP undefined can to unlock a random effect and gain. In base, there are 5 classes of anomalies: artifacts, capsules, ship graveyards, space junk and wormholes. The Precursor Worlds DLC adds precursor anomalies.

Rarity
Each class of anomaly has an associated rarity, depending on whether the Precursor Worlds DLC is installed.

Artifacts
Artifacts are objects left behind by some ancient race. Most of the time they simply benefit the.

Capsules
Capsules contain randomized rewards.

Ship graveyards
Upon reaching a ship graveyard, there is a 75% change that a pirate fleet, consisting of two tiny hull pirate attack ships, each armed with a dual, will attack the survey fleet. Once within the graveyard, the survey will discover a random ship or a bonus to the survey fleet.

Space Junk
Space Junk provides small increases. It is the most common type of anomaly.

Wormholes
As the rarest class of anomaly, a wormhole will transport the SURVEY SHIP undefined to a random tile in the galaxy.

Precursor Anomalies in the Precursor World DLC
Upon reaching a precursor anomaly, the survey fleet will be attacked by a precursor fleet, consisting of 8 drones, one of which is a larger, flagship drone. The smaller, tiny hull drones are armed with a, while the larger cargo hull drone has 5 weapons. Upon defeating the drones, the fleet discovers a treasure worth and the civilization gains a significant bonus, depending on the anomaly.



The random bonus is one of:
 * toward current project
 * toward current project