Asteroids

See also Graveyards

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Asteroids are random rocks typically found in random sectors. These can be used as cover from hostile fire and to block detection probes from decloaking ships. Research and Xp can be found on certain asteroids often located on unique features like mushrooms. Mines can be found around some asteroids left over from mining operations.

A special type of asteroid is volcanic. Getting close a volcanic asteroids will overheat reactors and can cause fires. There are some special system that are inside a red electric or blue crystal asteroid containing scrap and Xp. One rare and mysterious type is a green bipyramid structure made of rock, whose appearance seems to be carved by unknown sources. These structures can be flown into to collect research.