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Post by AI on Jun 30, 2008 13:36:38 GMT -5
Echo Base is a state of the art Space Station. While it is stated to the general populace of the Galaxy that the station is designed as a defensive gateway of the colony on the nearby planet; the station is actually a military weapon designed with the threat of the Reapers in mind. Unlike the other Dark Space project space stations, it houses several experiments for combat against the encroaching destruction.
Among them is research into the Mass Relays themselves, and an attempt is being made by the current galatic civilization to create their own Relays just as the Reapers and the Protheans have done. Other research projects also delve into the biotics and the natural abilities of the Asari. There are also rumours of rachni being held in the colony on Echo Prime.
This particular Solar System is the only one that exists on the Shepherd Relay, exploration of the surrounding area has yeilded no additional planets capable of sustaining a viable population.
The Population of Echo Base currently sits at 5000 registered military personel, however, due to the colony below, the number of people actually present on the station can double on any given day. Transport between Echo Prime, the space station and Citadel are not completely restricted. Criminals exist on both the station and the colony.
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Post by AI on Jun 30, 2008 16:58:55 GMT -5
Echo Base has special transports that are designed with the purpose of contact on the surface world. These transports make a trip every three hours with one travelling down to the planet and the other travelling to the station. There are other methods of getting down to the planet that don't go through E-Sec but they are often pricey and illegal.
E-Sec is Echo Security, the force responsible for security on the station. Like their counterpart on the Citadel, they are responsible for all manner of policing on the station.
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Post by AI on Jul 13, 2008 20:44:38 GMT -5
There are a few main areas of Echo Base and the layout is quite similiar to Citadel Station (for those of you who have played the game), however, most of it is not in use so there is quite a bit of empty space. There is also no 'Citadel Tower', though there is a similiar place for the people in charge. Just not as fancy and now named the 'Command Bridge'.
For the most part, you can get anywhere in Echo Base from any one place. Some places will be off limits but it's only easy to get access to the entrance areas to pretty much everywhere. The Med Lab, the Bazaar, and the Blue Rifle are in the same general areas. Below these are the research labs, Engineering and the shuttlecraft to take you planetside. Communications are in the topmost area of the station, and private quarters are mainly centered there as well though there are a few more scattered in the various levels.
In the upper level, there are various unused portions of the base but there are also fabricated lakes and rivers. There are also trees but nothing on the level of minature forests. Once you go into the other levels, it's mostly steel and metal.
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