The origin and composition of these crystals has yet to be determined, but there is no question that they form the heart of the reactor. Sitting inside this is a rotating inner casing that is packed with a lattice of unidentified yellow crystal, again cylindrical in shape. It consists of a cylindrical outer casing of alien ceramics, the interior of which is dotted with hundreds of tiny laser emitters. The construction of the device is equally peculiar. Surprisingly, however, the device proved utterly inert once switched off - not even appearing to radiate heat. It's former xenopedia entry:ĭespite only being the size of a household fridge, the power unit recovered from the UFO still produces enough energy to power a city the size of New York. Previously it needed to be researched before Alenium could be researched, currently recovering a power source directly leads to Alenium without a prerequisite research.
The UFO power source was a crucial research item, before changes were made to the tech tree. It is valuable and each is worth $8,000, along with having some recoverable alenium and alien alloys.
The UFO Power source is an early power source for small to medium sized UFOs ranging from the Scout to the Corvette before its replaced by more heavy duty power sources.