The Cicada Wreck is the scattered debris field of the Cicada, the Alterra colony ship that broke apart entering Proteus’s atmosphere. It is both a salvage goldmine and the backbone of the game’s early narrative.
Story
The Wreck is where you piece together what happened to the 40,000 colonists and why the ship arrived at the wrong system. Data logs and PDAs recovered here drive the main questline forward — exploring it is not optional flavour, it is the plot.
Salvage
Wreck sections contain blueprint fragments and advanced components that cannot be mined raw — scanning wreckage is how you unlock mid- and late-tier technology.
Strategy
Wreck interiors are tight and dark; bring lights, oxygen reserves, and a scanner. Clear fragments room by room and log everything — the Data Bank entries here are progression gates, not collectibles.