Ancient Pseudoscience Station

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Ancient Pseudoscience Station
	Can be Hammered
	Repaired by:
Renewable?	Yes
Resources	×2, 50%, 50%,50%, See below
Spawns	See below
	Military Sacred
Perk	Grant access to Ancient Tab.
	"ancient_altar" "ancient_altar_broken"

“An ancient and mysterious structure.”

–Wilson

“Oooo! An afterlife intercom.”

–Willow

“Is nasty, creepy altar.”

–Wolfgang

“It is full of the echoes of the dead.”

–Wendy

“ERROR CAUSALITY COMPROMISED”

–WX-78

“A monument to some long dead god.”

–Wickerbottom

“There's axe marks on these altar stones.”

–Woodie

“Where are their gods now?”

–Maxwell

“It reveals an entirely new branch of science!”

–Wagstaff

“These crafts had better be gööd.”

–Wigfrid

“Old and full of mysteries.”

–Webber

“This is giving me major jeepers.”

–Walani

“A structure from antiquity.”

–Warly

“A statue from ye old times.”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA CAN USETH FOR MAGICS”

–Wilba

“Makes more things!”

–Wormwood

“Looks like an ancient knowledge kind of thing.”

–Wheeler

“Some incredible stuff could be assembled here.”

–Winona

“A fun place to do some naughty magic.”

–Wortox

“Look real old.”

–Wurt

“Do you think aliens helped them make it?”

–Walter

“It seems like they were a clever bunch. Just not clever enough.”

–Wanda

An Ancient Pseudoscience Station is a special Crafting Structure, found only in the Military and Sacred biomes in the Ruins. It emits enough light to ward off Charlie, and grants access to the Ancient Tab when nearby.

Most Stations will initially be found broken and damaged, taking one strike from a Hammer to destroy; In this state, the player will only have access to half of the recipes available to craft at the Station, although it still emits light. However, players can repair the Station using either Thulecite or Thulecite Fragments, taking around 32-34 Fragments (or 6 Thulecite) to fully repair it, causing a Lightning strike as a side effect. A fully repaired Station grants access to all of the available recipes and can withstand ten Hammer strikes, the first one reverting it back to its broken state. Fully intact Stations can spawn naturally, but they will be typically guarded by more Broken Clockworks, and have two Nightmare Lights adjacent to the Station.

Every time the Station is struck with a Hammer, lightning will strike the player, and it will either drop valuable loot or spawn Shadow Creatures and other monsters. Refer to the table below for exact probabilities:

Chance (Each)	Result
12.3%
11.2%	, ×4, ×2-4, ×5, ×2, ×2
1.1%	+25 / -10 ()
0.56%
0.11%
0.056%

If destroyed, the Station drops 2 Thulecite, and has a 50% chance each to drop 1 Nightmare Fuel, Frazzled Wires, and Rocks, in addition to the drops triggered by the strike. Like every other Structure in the Ruins, all Ancient Pseudoscience Stations can be renewed by regenerating the Caves with the Seed of Ruin.

Tips

• The lightning strikes can easily be neutralized by constructing a Lightning Rod next to the Station.
• WX-78 can benefit from triggering the lightning strikes, in order to gain System Overload.
• It is possible to constantly damage and then repair the Station to reap its drops, each repair costing 3-4 Thulecite per Hammer strike. However, Shadow Creatures will spawn more often than loot, so be prepared for combat if you are planning to do this.

Gallery

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  Wilson examining a fully repaired Ancient Pseudoscience Station in the Sacred Biome.

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  A broken Ancient Pseudoscience Station summoning lightning after being hit with a hammer.

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  Mayhem ensues after an Ancient Pseudoscience Station is hammered down.