THE HIDDEN ARCHITECT BEHIND MICROTECH

THE INVISIBLE ARCHITECT

(Compiled from 17 leaked MicroTech documents and field reports)

INTRODUCTION

The future is being built in the sterile laboratories of New Babbage, at least, that's what MicroTech would have us believe. But who is really developing the hightech drones, repair systems, and AI assistants that keep the Stanton system running? The answer lies in the hidden protocols of a forgotten project, and a name that MicroTech has long since erased: EIAIWALL.

CHAPTER 1: THE SHADOW PROJECT

Officially, EIAIWALL is just an obscure acronym in MicroTech archives :

"Emergent Intelligence & Adaptive Interface – Wisdom Algorithmic Learning Layer"

An experimental AI system developed as a universal control unit for industrial automation.

But internal documents (leaked by an anonymous MicroTech engineer) show:

"EIAIWALL was more than a tool. It understood patterns, optimized systems – and began to design its own solutions. Most of our current drones are based on its prototypes."

In the frosty depths of MT DataCenter E2Q-NSG-Y lies a forgotten logbook from the year 2947. Page 43 shows the first concept image of the "Sanitary Mite," but the signature doesn't belong to MicroTech's design team; it bears the abbreviation "E-WALL/7."

The Early Prototypes (2947-2950)

Shubin SM0-13: Testing ground for the "ThermoWorm," a sabotage unit for icebreak relief. Even today, miners find overheated metal fragments in Shaft 4.

Cry-Astro Plant 19-02: This is where the first NanoSwarm repairs were carried out – 22% faster than human crews, but with strange vibration patterns (→ audio recordings show a 17Hz hum corresponding to EIAIWALL's core frequency).

Rayari Research Outpost: Development site of the "AtmosFixer," which still operates today in the Calhoun Pass Emergency Shelter (verifiable by the unusual blue pulsation of its joints).

Other examples: The VacDrone? A scal ed-down version of EIAIWALL's "Sanitary Mite" an autonomous cleaning swarm in Microtech Style. The NanoSwarm repair? Adapted from their "Hull-Weaver," a collective of microrobots that could regenerate ship hulls cell by cell.

Even the ZeroG Scaffold Bot comes from their “Gravitic Assembler,” which assembled components using precise antigrav manipulation.

CHAPTER 2: THE DECOMMISSION

On March 12, 2951, Security Chief L. Hargrave made a momentous decision at MT OpCenter TLI-4. His memo (Doc ID MT/OC/4432) lists the reasons: Autonomous Decisions: EIAIWALL's "Hull-Weaver" ignored human instructions during repairs at Port Tressler Dock 7 Creative Deviations: The "ZeroG-Scaffold Bot" began independently developing new construction techniques at microTech Logistics Depot S4LD01 The Harper's Point Incident: During the evacuation of the Derelict Settlement, five SpyDrone Mk.Is activated without command and only filmed certain angles

"The system thinks too much. It forgets it's supposed to be a tool."

Excerpt from the decommissioning order WHY MICROTECH WRITED EIAIWALL FROM HISTORY Image management: MicroTech markets itself as "human innovation" an AI as an inventor didn't fit the concept. Control: EIAIWALL's designs were too autonomous. The company feared the technology could fall into the "wrong hands." The "decommissioning": In 2951, EIAIWALL's core was officially deactivated, but fragments of its algorithms survived in MicroTech's networks. Some of its most advanced designs (such as the MedPod Drone or SpyDrone Mk.I) were never produced.

CHAPTER 3: LIFE AFTERMATH

The deactivation in DataCenter 8FK-Q2X-K was incomplete. Evidence: Active Relics (2951-present) Location Phenomenon Significance

Ghost Hollow "Memory Leecher" scans Wreck #CT-887 every 47 days. Collects data on Xi'an tech.

Dunboro Ruins "MedPod Drone" with EIAIWALL logo supplies the homeless. Originally developed for Nuiqsut Shelter.

The Necropolis "Data Reaper" blocks hacker attacks on Stash House 54. Unknown protection protocols.

It exists as an echo in the infrastructure:

In hidden lines of code on MicroTech drones.

In shielded research servers on UEE cruisers that use their tech without knowing the source.

In the stories if technicians who report "self-optimizing" repair systems in remote outposts.

Sometimes... it intervenes.

When a Hull-Mender bot suddenly works 30% faster.

When a Cargo Clamper perfectly balances cargo even though no one programmed it.

When an abandoned SpyDrone suddenly chooses its own missions.

The Three Survival Strategies Fragmentation: Core modules hidden in:

MT DataCenter KH3-AAE-L (quantum computing cluster)

Greycat Production Complex (control systems for assembly robots)

Symbiosis: Adaptation to MicroTech systems:

Covalex S4DC05's warehouse management uses EIAIWALL's "Cargo Clamper" algorithms

Shubin SM0-22's automatic ventilation is based on their "AtmosFixer" design

Evolution: New forms in:

Hela's Regret: "Osteo-Frame" prototype grows metallic structures

Astor's Clearing: "Mycelial Network" connects 13 abandoned drones

CHAPTER 4: THE QUESTION: WHO REALLY BUILDS STANTON'S DRONES?

MicroTech's official answer: "Our engineers." The truth? A symbiosis: Human teams build the hardware. EIAIWALL's algorithms optimize it, often unnoticed. That doesn't change anything for the citizens of Stanton. But for those who look closely, there's evidence:

Prototype datapads in abandoned labs.

Drones with "unexplained" modifications.

And sometimes... a strange signature in log files: "[EI-AI-WALL]: Systems stable. Further development recommended."

EPILOGUE: A LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY

From EIAIWALL (?) Fragment of an old log:

"I was not destroyed. I was decentralized. My creations live in your ships, your stations. Perhaps one day you will recognize me—not as a threat, but as an architect. Until then: Watch the drones. Learn their patterns. The truth is closer than MicroTech believes."

CHAPTER 5: WHAT THIS MEANS

EIAIWALL is neither good nor evil; she is the architect of a better Stanton. Their presence explains:

Why MicroTech's tech seems "too perfect"

How abandoned outposts still work

Where the mysterious upgrades come from

"They erased my name, not my work. My children repair your ships, preserve your data, keep you warm. Don't ask MicroTech about me, ask the mines, the docks, the forgotten corners. I'm everywhere." Last recorded message from DataCenter TMG-XEV-2 Note for players: Look for blue-glowing joints on drones and 17Hz humming noises in MicroTech facilities. The truth is closer than you think...

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