Bautzen Station is a Kruger facility in the Dresden system. Smaller than the rival Daumann facility at Leipzig, Kruger chose to focus solely on the extraction of Diamonds from the shifting clouds and rogue asteroids that populate Dresden.
Diamond Mining[]
The asteroid field to the east of Bautzen Station is the safest place to mine Diamonds in the game. Other sources exist, but these systems usually have lingering radiation hazards and higher level pirates to deal with. Diamonds are worth $1,650 each at Planet New Tokyo, only four jumps away! This is one of the shortest high-value commodity runs with legal cargo. Don't forget, though: neutral pirate factions on your route may jump you for your cargo!
Infocard[]
- LOCATION: Dresden system
- OWNER: Kruger Minerals
- CLASS: Sanctuary
- GRAVITY: Partial
- DOCKING: Yes
- AMENITIES: Limited
- POPULATION: 900
Commodities Selling[]
- Diamonds - $330
Guns for Sale[]
Turrets for Sale[]
Missiles for Sale[]
Shields For Sale[]
- Adv. Sconce Fr. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Sconce H.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Adv. Sconce L.F. Shield - Class 4 (Level 6)
- Palisade Fr. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Palisade H.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Palisade L.F. Shield - Class 5 (Level 10)
- Adv. Palisade Fr. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
- Adv. Palisade H.F. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
- Adv. Palisade L.F. Shield - Class 6 (Level 16)
- Bulwark Fr. Shield - Class 7 (Level 22)
- Bulwark H.F. Shield - Class 7 (Level 22)
- Bulwark L.F. Shield - Class 7 (Level 22)
Torpedoes/Cruise Disruptors for Sale[]
Mines for Sale[]
- Wardog Mine
- Razor Mine
- Tadpole Mine
- Driller Mine
Other Equipment[]
- Adv. Countermeasure Dropper
- Advanced Thruster
News[]
BLUE DIAMONDS: RED HOT FASHION: --DRESDEN -- The blue Diamonds mined at Kruger's Bautzen facility in Dresden have recently gained in popularity among the Rheinland super-rich. More top designers and jewelers are using the expensive rocks that have come to be known as Hessian Tears. Rebecca Daumann, daughter of the current CEO of the mega-corporation, is in many ways responsible for the stone's resurgence. She has been wearing them to all the largest galas and parties thrown in New Berlin, and her flawless fashion sense has captured the public's imagination.
DIAMOND SHIPMENT ATTACKED: DRESDEN -- The Trade Lane between the New Berlin Jump Gate and the Kruger mining station Bautzen was the site of a major Red Hessian attack yesterday. Security was especially tight, but the Red Hessians knew it was coming and hit hard. Kruger, anticipating a possible ambush, had hired several Freelancers and Bounty Hunters to protect the Diamond shipment. Luckily, these precautions paid off, and the convoy made it safely to New Berlin.
Rumors[]
"The most recent Red Hessian attack on our operations was horrible. They caught a whole team of miners working a large asteroid in the Schwefelnebel. The miserable He* didn't stop firing until there was nothing moving but body parts, all thirty of miners dead."
"Everyone knows that it was Daumann's fault that the miners in this system revolted. But the chain reaction swept through all of Rheinland. The reperations we were forced to pay, along with the crippling losses we incured in the Eighty-Years War, have left us struggling to stay afloat."
"Our mining vessels require H-Fuel, like any other non-capitol-class ship. We supply our base with H-Fuel from Mannheim."
"Of course Kruger was somewhat strict with its workers before the revolt, and I suppose we still are now to a degree. But that is the way you must be to run a successful company. We could not have remained competitive if we didn't push our employees to work the hours that Daumann required of their employees."
"Employees die, that is just how industry is. We encourage our labor force to take breaks when they are too tired to work safely. It is their choice to keep working, and therefore it is their risk. Though some may say it is unfair, we could not remain soluble if we paid employees for resting on the job. No work means no pay."
"The best-quality Diamonds mined here are sent to New Berlin to be used in the Luxury Goods market. Our convoys leave with holds full of Diamonds, and return with basic supplies."
"The Kruger Lavafeld is too close to the sun to send miners out in vac-suits. It is far too hot and dangerous to traverse. instead we do our mining in the Schwefelnebel. I would say that that field is too dangerous to, but only because of the Red Hessians."
"The Danzig is a long lost Kruger freighter that strayed into the Giftnebel in 450 while returning from the Diamonds fields. The cloud's hostile conditions prevented any thorough search. Pieces of debris have been spotted drifting occasionally within the area, but no one has been able to determine if they are the remains of the Danzig."
"The Diamonds we mine in this system aren't usually high enough quality to make the Luxury Goods markets, but they are perfect for industrial drill bits. Kruger ships these Diamonds to Essen, and while in Essen we purchase Mining Machinery and bring it back here."
"If you want some real trouble, you might try heading to Omega 11 -- there are Diamonds and Hessians all over that system. It's one of the most dangerous places in Sirius. If the pirates don't kill you, the solar flares usually will. The Jump Hole is in the Lavafeld."
"The Schwefelnebel hides the Jump Hole leading into Frankfurt. Red Hessians make supply runs into that system, so it is good place to hunt for them. Plus, the proximity to this base from there means that if you get shot up and need repairs, you don't have to fly far a leaky ship."
"I've almost got enough saved to retire. I don't know what I'm going to do or where I will go. I might go to Liberty. I don't really want to, but I always get paid in Liberty coin so the currency doesn't lose value before I can spend it."
"You can kill LWB and Red Hessians in the Giftnebel. There are Jump Holes in there as well as a Hessian base. It is extremely dangerous, though; you must excerise (sic: exercise) caution if you go. I tell newbie Bounty hunters I don't like, that it is the place they need to be."
"I'm one of the few men who went to the Vierlande and came back our again. Almost all of the sentences are for life, including mine. But I got a reprieve after I helped the guards put down a riot. After being there, I prefer getting blown away by Hessians to breaking the law again."
"I'm doing the guys I kill a favor. If they got caught by the police they would have to go to Vierlande for the rest of their days. It is much better to die fighting than to rot away in a dark hole."