The Area
The Lab is the nexus of Kothar Deep Earth’s research and development operation. The facility was built and opened at the start of KDE’s foray into Simulant research and development. The Lab’s easy access to the large quantities of Tritanite required for simulant construction is a primary reason for KDE’s modern dominance over the market. Here, Simulants are designed for a variety of purposes, but the most prevalent is for security and combat. The exterior of the structure is a vast black, steel cube that stretches for hundreds of meters in every direction. At the front lies a loading dock, an enormous reinforced door that only opens for the armoured train from The Terminal to deliver supplies. Inside, the building is covered wall to wall in pristine concrete. The floor laying host to numerous conveyor belts for automated construction of security Simulants. Half-built Simulants are scattered around its various rooms, hanging from walls and overhead cranes. At the far end of the facility is the Nuclear Capabilities Development Wing. This room houses KDE’s prototype Simulants. The room here is illuminated by its glass floor that looks down into a glowing blue reactor that powers the entire facility - covered by lake of coolant. At the back of the building is a loading dock where finished simulants are transported to various parts of New Damascus.
The Inhabitants
Various human scientists, researchers and engineers work here, commuting from their lavish properties in District 3 - The Corporation. By the time the player has arrived however, all humans have been evacuated.
Construction Simulants work the factory line, assembling and testing each new Simulant. Due to recent reports of malfunctioning Simulants, and the proximity the construction Simulants have to lethal components, all Simulants are now required to be overseen by a human observer at a ratio of 1:250.
A variety of in-development simulant prototypes can be found in the many test chambers throughout the facility.
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