Nexus

Location: Andromeda / Heleus Cluster / Zheng He

Description

DATA:
Station name: Nexus
Length: 15.47km (when completed)
Anchorage wheel diameter: 5.3km
Status: Under construction

ANALYSIS:
Headquarters of the Andromeda Initiative, the Nexus is a massive space station designed to anchor the returning arks, process resources, and support colonists before their departure to new worlds. All new arrivals must pass quarantine.

History

The Nexus is a massive starship/space station intended to be the hub of the Andromeda Initiative once the project reaches the Andromeda galaxy. Taking inspiration from the much larger Citadel, the Nexus contains features comparable in form and function to those found in the Milky Way station and houses the command echelons of the project.

At launch, the Nexus resembles two Wards of the Citadel joined together at the base. Upon reaching Andromeda, construction is due to commence on the station in order to give it a Presidium-like central torus and another Ward-like superstructure. The Arks are to dock with the station on its central support column to provide it with extra power and storage.

Locations

• Residential Blocks - temporary living quarters for the colonists until the Pathfinders have secured homeworlds for them.
• Cultural Center - its archives contain the combined history of the numerous Milky Way races and can assist newly-encountered races in learning about the colonists' origins.
• Hydroponic Gardens - for quiet contemplation.
• Vortex Lounge - the local bar for off-duty indulgences.
• Operations - oversees security and management for the entire Nexus.
  • Pathfinder HQ - a section under Operations where Pathfinders can share and discuss their findings.
• Science Lab - research and development.

Nexus Leadership

• Foster Addison - Director of Colonial Affairs
• Nakmor Kesh - Nexus Superintendent
• Kandros
• Tann
• Sloane Kelly - Nexus Security

Trivia

• According to the dev team, Arkcon was the original name for the Nexus as the space station connects the Arks.
  • The Nexus was renamed the same day the villain was named Archon for "completely unrelated reasons," according to lead designer Ian Frazier.
• The Avina VI plays the same role on the Nexus as it did on the Citadel from the original trilogy.

References

• Andromeda Initiative Orientation Briefing 2: Arks and Nexus