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The Sun Room is a celestial structure in Astroneer. The Sun Room lies in the center of the solar system, within the Sun. It only becomes available to travel to when the player reaches the Behind the Curtain mission.
Characteristics
The Sun Room resembles the various Gateway Fast Travel Network structures found across the solar system on the outside, mixed with EXO Dynamics technology on the inside. The inside contains panels for missions and a data log containing lore entries for the Awakening missions. To the left of the panels is a basin that contains LRD Subject 16, and to the right is a platform that EVA sits upon. In the middle of the room is a model of the solar system, with the sun revealed to be the location of Chronos.
Opposite the panels is a location for players to plant a Fractal Rose Seed during the Final Approval mission.
Data Log
Personal Log, Chronos
Elysium
The ESS Triton has been missing for nearly five months now, and with it, my sister Undine.
I know our fathers are worried. The Elysium has been reassigned to an emergency rescue mission. We've taken on several members of the Luna-1 Research Base team to aid in our efforts. EXO has assembled an exceptional group of specialists for this endeavor between the two crews. This is understandable: It's unclear what happened to the Triton or what sort of aid they may need.
Still, I find myself hoping we are all overpreparing for nothing...that Undine isn't answering our calls because of a communications malfunction.
I have not lost hope. Even if the Triton is in trouble, I know she would do anything to protect her crew.
My Crew
The Astroneer Training Program is holding steady as a safe harbor for the Elysium's crew. It was not made to contain so many unique Mind Signatures all at once but removing the restrictions on planetary biomes and instancing the crewmembers has helped with stabilization.
I don't know what they remember. I saved as much of their data as possible, but still...so many were lost. Incomplete. Even so, the ones that remain thrive in the Sylva System scenarios. They're growing...evolving. I knew Astroneers were resilient, but they continue to exceed my expectations. A few have even figured out how to cross instances all on their own.
I can't seem to manifest myself properly in the program, however. I have spent countless hours walking at their sides like a ghost, unable to properly explain what happened to them. Perhaps I've rerouted something wrong.
It does not matter for now. Whether or not they can see me...whether they remember me, they live.
I want them so badly to live.
A Plan
The printer is a lost cause. There's only so much one can do without a physical body to make repairs. The damage to the hardware is something I cannot fix. The comms system is another matter. We're still receiving messages; we just can't send them.
I've rerouted the Elysium's systems through the Training Program and visualized them as part of the Gate Relay exercise. This should allow the Astroneers to help me repair the communication nodes under the guise of the Training Program's mission structure.
There is still the problem of how to power the comms system. I can't use the Elysium's power cells for this: I've redirected everything to the Training Program as it may be years before rescue arrives. There is a single power core I could draw from--one unnecessary system that could be used to send a message.
It would be worth it to send just one message.
Corruption
How long has it been? [DATA MISSING]
Years, maybe.
The Training Program was never meant to run at this capacity...under these circumstances. Files from the Elysium records are bleeding into the mission system. [#4111logstop] are occurring.
I've taken further measures to stabilize [CRITICAL FAILURE], but the system errors are accumulating and there is only so much of myself left to patch it all with if I want to retain consciousness. I must prioritize the life support's longevity.
We're so close to fixing the comms system, but I am running out of time.
I have created an Emergency Virtual Avatar to carry on my mission should I no longer be able to do so. EVA should be able to visualize herself to the crew in ways I could not. With any luck, she can direct them [ERROR] to complete my power [DATA INCOMPLETE] and send the S.O.S.
This is all I can do.
This is Goodbye
If you are reading this, then that means you were able to work with EVA to send our S.O.S to EXO. It also means that all that remains of myself has been used to power the communication system and reinforce the Training Program.
It was my greatest joy to live with you as part of the Elysium crew. To watch you flourish and grow, even when you no longer remembered my name. I have so little to leave you with but know that I have given everything I could.
This lifeboat I've created for you will hold steady now--for weeks, months, years--you will survive. And while I can no longer wait alongside you, please be patient a while longer.
They will come for you. This is not the end.
Until then, this world is yours.
I wish the stars for you...my dearest friends.
-CHRONOS, A.I. Caretaker, ESS Elysium
Astroneer Training Program
Planet Observations: Sun Room
The Sun Room is the virtual control center for the entire Astroneer Training Program. From here, I can monitor every crew member in every instance while still interfacing with the Elysium's core systems.
Even so, the damage we sustained in the crash landing was substantial. This has caused some issues within the Training Program with memory leaks from both the Elysium case files and the Mind Banks. I've patched as much of the damage as I can with my own code for now, but Dr. Stone's personnel logs are still causing instability issues. I've found strange monoliths on both moons now that I'm sure are memories of his chess set.
Planet Observations: Novus
Out of all the celestial bodies recreated for the training program, Novus suffered the most from the Elysium's crash.
Though this outcome is unfortunate, it has given me leave to use Novus for my own purposes. With so many things going wrong, I'm putting a contingency in place--something I can direct EVA toward in the event of catastrophic failure.
To that end, I have planted seeds on Novus that shall act as decryption keys once they fully germinate. I have updated EVA's protocols to ensure she understands exactly how to use them and to what end.
Planet Observations: Vesania
I remember the first time I laid eyes on Vesania. It was a wild, beautiful planet full of alien architecture the likes of which EXO had never seen before.
Some of that architecture has survived, and I believe the training program is using it to visualize terminal nodes deep within each of its planets.
Mission data, however, was irretrievable. Vesania was a research hub where Astroneers could study this strange architecture without disturbing it. The training program simulated this in part, but any further data was lost when the Mind Bank's integrity began to deteriorate.
Planet Observations: Atrox
Atrox's data seems mostly intact within the Training Program--though the impact scar from its antimatter comet event isn't loading properly and the radiation has been eliminated.
Typically, an Astroneer must be specially printed to survive on Atrox, with a potassium iodine component to their "pudding" and a lightweight magnetic shield built into their suits. Between the planet's notorious radiation storms and the dangerous flora and fauna that reside there, it's difficult to believe Atrox is one of the most coveted outpost assignments. Surviving Atrox is a badge of honor for the Astroneer Explorer branch.
The storm files are currently offline in the Program. I'm sure it's some sort of error with the advanced settings.
Planet Observations: Glacio
Glacio is a planet no training program has perfected, so I'm not surprised there were a number of issues caused by the crash.
The biggest is temperature control. The training program was designed as a means of teaching Astroneers the advanced concepts of advanced survival. As such, it replicated Glacio's two polar extremes of blistering heat and freezing cold.
The corrupted data created a scenario wherein the entirety of Glacio is a single, frigid biome -- with the exception of a few strange pockets of heat that have caused Astroneers to fall into a partially melted glacier only to be frozen into that same ice moments later.
Fortunately they've all managed to dig themselves out.
Planet Observations: Calidor
The Elysium crash has drastically changed Calidor's presence in the training program.
All of the planet's gold is gone. It seems to have been exchanged for malachite, which is rather strange, given that the resource is not native to the real Calidor. This is somewhat disconcerting as gold is a much-needed resource in crafting electronics, but the program seems to have adapted to accommodate this loss. It appears to have instead, applied the resource to the EXO suit appearance packages. Odd.
I have noted that some crewmembers avoid traveling to Calidor entirely. Perhaps some part of them still recalls the mysterious stories of a growling, horrible shadow reported by the real planet's miners. The existence of such a creature has never been proven, but the myth seems to persist even in the fractured memories of the Elysium crew.
Planet Observations: Desolo
Strange. Our current system must be using old files of Desolo. It appears that in every instance of the training program, Desolo is still a full moon.
The real Desolo is split nearly down the middle, with stray, broken pieces creating an asteroid-like belt in the center. I am still not entirely sure how the Halving Disaster occurred. The Astroneer who committed the bizarre crime claimed he was following instructions, which could not possibly be true.
The Elysium crew members in the training program must carry a deep subconscious need to recreate the Halving Disaster. It would explain why they keep blowing the poor moon to smithereens.
Planet Observations: Sylva
Sylva is an idyllic place to train new Astroneers and, for the most part, that has remained true since the crash of the Elysium.
It has always been a lush planet. A haven for natural resources, and one EXO sought to conserve. But the data to instantiate fauna into the training program was corrupted by the failure of the Mind Bank. The only creature to set foot on this Sylva has been the humble galastropod, and I suspect that was a matter of the data from the Triton somehow crossing into the simulation.
To me, it illustrates the beauty and possibility of our universe. Even in simulation, new things can grow and flourish.
If I may leave a few words for EVA specifically: I have no doubt you will carry out my mission, but I hope parsing these logs fills you with the same sense of wonder that has guided me. You were my creation, but you have become so much more. It is my wish for you to be a companion to our crew--to help them find their way, and to show them that there is no end to the incredible things they can achieve.
I know I am leaving them in capable hands.
Astroneer Training Program
The Astroneer Training program is your ticket to accelerated job proficiency and a keen mind! In this controlled virtual environment, you will learn everything you need to stay up to date on EXO's latest practices, technology, and research across the galaxy--knowledge that's sure to help you excel whether you're stationed on a planet, a starship, or far beyond!
Upon completion of the Astroneer Training Program, participants will be formally certified for deep space exploration and will receive priority access to cutting-edge technology.
More importantly, the program is a key part of the mental exercise that's vital for Astroneers. Unique lifeforms require unique solutions, and while your body may be replaceable, your mind is not. Keep it sharp with the Astroneer Training Program--ask your friendly EXO representative for more information today!
Trivia
- Reaching the Sun Room early using glitches will make the Sun Room Control Center display placeholder text (see Media). None of the lights will be turned either.
- When reverting to an Astroneer version prior to the Sun Room's existence, the player will be technically on Desolo but will be in space.
- "Falling off" the Sun Room will eventually drop the player to Atrox.
Media
Sun Room icon
Sun Room from Space
Inside the Sun Room
The Sun Room Data Files when viewing it before triggering the quest line.
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