Hive Core

A pinnacle of mechanical engineering from the previous era. Though its former brilliance has been somewhat dimmed by exposure to cosmic radiation, its undamaged internal mechanical structures continue to operate without pause, monitoring and managing the expansion of the entire hive. The central core produces Relay Station]], which travel to various planets to construct Planetary Base]]. In the late stages of hive growth, the central core also expends vast amounts of energy and matter to construct Spark]], and dispatches seeds to new star systems, where they grow into new Dark Fog hives.