Machina Antarctica is a station and faction in Archimedean Dynasty.
Background[]
Without doubt, the Machina Antarctica, located in the South Polar Basin off the coast of Antarctica, occupies a special position of the neutral-state Aquatoria. When the EnTrOx Corporation was privatized in 2587, former scientists of the EnTrOx Company founded a massive research station called "Machina Antarctica", with the financial support of some unknown sponsors in the South Polar Sea. They disliked the profit-oriented politics of the Van der Waals' and founded the independent research station in the icy waters of the South to pursue pure, unfettered research.
Initially they were dependent on minor jobs from the Tornado Zone and made their services available to the large power blocs as well. In time the little station became a large center of 'Pure Research' respected throughout the world. Among other things, it has set itself the goal of the evolutionary adaptation of gas-breathing humans.
Throughout the large cities in Aqua, the media later spread all sorts of horror stories about the mad scientists at the South Pole, who were supposedly working on the creation of liquid-breathing humans with other marine characteristics. In spite of their dubious origin, the scientists of the Machina Antarctica succeeded in getting the EnTrOx Corporation to set up a regulated jump point within their Aquatorium in the year 2015, which makes it possible to connect the stations to the great traffic network.
The secrecy-shrouded researchers spend 70 percent of their work time on developing free ideas, some being ridiculous for suboceanic life. With the remaining purpose-oriented 30 percent of their work time, they finance their stations, projects and supply themselves with raw materials and technology. It is said that they are still trying to copy the secret propulsion system of the jump ships. It is precisely for this reason that the representatives of the power blocs keep on good terms with the socially inept technocrats, because nothing would suit them better than to break EnTrOx's transportation monopoly.
Organization[]
Over the course of decades, the “icy nest for mad scientists” became a powerful and influential center for science and technocracy, directed today (2666) by Professor 10th degree Fritz Rasmussen. While the EnTrOx Company primarily investigates ship engines, breathing gas production and energy (i.e. nuclear fusion technology), the truly revolutionary new developments are taking place in the "Machina". Ten so-called "Oceanides", artificially created humans ideally adapted to the conditions of the deep sea, live in the Bellingshausen station. This brings us to the core research area of the "Machina": artificial evolution. Some basic research is being enthusiastically conducted in the fields of material development, weapons technology and brain design. A proverb states that all harm comes from the "Machina Antarctica", but thankfully, so do all cures.
Areas[]
Dock[]
- Interactions
- Arms dealer
Hall[]
- Interactions
Laboratory[]
- Interactions
- Two scientists for comic relief.
Depot[]
- Thresher Shark II: $240
- Bull Shark I: $270
- Bull Shark II: $330
- Tiger Shark I: $290
- Tiger Shark II: $330
- Man Eater I: $390
- Flash Shark I: $360
- Flash Shark II: $440
- Big Bang I: $550
- Big Bang II: $800
- Sub Sonic I: $170
- Sub Sonic II: $210
- Ripper: $900
- Estroker: $290
- Magazine I: $1400
- Magazine II: $2800
- Magazine III: $5600
- Revolver I: $4200
- Revolver II: $8400
- Maximum Impact I: $14000
- Maximum Impact II: $19600
- Vendetta II: $5600
- Vendetta III: $9800
- Small Block: $1680
- Medium Block: $7000
- Big Block: $14000
- Booster: $10500
- Steel: $2100
- Ceramic: $6300
- Noise Reduction Skin: $4760
- Spy I: $1400
- Spy II: $3200
- Spy III: $8400
- Spy IV: $14000
- Buzzer: $150
- Fixer: $11200
- Torpedo Claw 1: $2800
- Torpedo Claw 2: $5600
- Torpedo Claw 3: $9800
- Punisher 1: $3500
- Punisher 2: $7000
- Eraser 1: $4900
- Eraser 2: $10500