Element-710
Element-710 (also known as E-710) is a chemical compound found in the oils produced by decomposing Terminids. It is the main fuel utilized by Super Earth's FTL Alcubierre Drives.
Overview
Element-710 is a substance produced by decomposing Terminids and is widely utilized by Super Earth. As an extremely potent fuel material, it's energy-dense enough to fuel FTL drives, ranging from the smaller ones used in Super Destroyers, to the massive ones used in the Democracy Space Station.
There are rumors, that certain terminids were genetically modified by Super Earth to increase production of Element-710: Stalkers and Bile Spewers. It is unknown if Bile Spewers were genetically modified to produce more E-710 or mutated after being in contact with toxic chemicals on E-710 farms.
Recent developments have reported that Predator Stalkers produce the most E-710 upon death. Like all E-710 research, Super Earth is determined to find more ways to produce larger amounts of E-710.
Dark Energy
- January 18th 2185 - After the Predator Strain attack on Fenrir III, the Center of Science discovered that the energy produced by E-710 matched the properties of Dark Energy. This discovery encouraged High Command to conduct a Gloom expedition on Fori Prime in order to find a solution to the Meridian problem.
Gameplay
The following Missions directly relate to Element-710, as Helldivers are tasked to collect them:
In regards to Major Orders, various MOs have centered around the collection of it, typically in the form of killing a large number of Terminids, and/or the liberation of a planet to allow for the construction of E-710 farms to allow for more efficient harvesting.
Trivia
- Element-710 is a not so subtle reference to Petroleum, or Crude Oil. This is best seen in how the numbers “710” resembles the word "OIL" when turned upside down.