Path of Exile Hideout Competition

Sup, exiles. Here is the story: this hideout is an underground base of operations. It is rather small, though it's only the top floor of the large facility, which was built to provide resource supply for mapping, syndicate investigation and other exile activities. As you all know, first we met Helena, she showed us the transmutia device, which happened to be electric-powered,and we had to find ways to provide a sustainable power supply for it. Then we met Zana, and the first thing we discover about Zana's map device is that it's incredibly power-consuming. Building a power-generating facility based on abandoned sulphite excavations was an obvious solution to these problems. Niko gladly agreed to help us with this task, and here we are.



Everyone here does some kind of useful job, let me explain all master's roles in the whole system.

Niko helps us to organize constant supply of sulphite, azurite and lazurite, all these minerals are used as resources for transmutia device and as fuel for electric power generators. Karui slaves dig large amounts of minerals on lower levels of the facility, then all that stuff is lifted up here with cranes and delivered in mining carts via old railroad transportation network discovered by Niko himself:



Here all minerals are being melted to become a valuable fuel; this elctromagnetic crane manipulates heavy carts full of azurite, though karui slaves are still needed for this job to be done properly. Melted compound is stored in huge tanks hidden behind stone walls of the facility; here you can see small tanks that provide fuel for transmutia device and for several powerful generators:






Power cables connect map device and its power-consuming machinery to the generators, this oldschool-style machine produces large amounts of heat, that's why we need vent hatches under those portals:



Here you can see the experimental device which is intended to replace old mapping machine, Zana is working hard to make this thing up and going. This new device is planned to be much more energy efficient: it will not create portals, but will work with mental projections of new worlds directly in exile's brain, and all the loot will be created in a cpecial chamber working similar to 3D-printer:



Einhar here is standing in delight and admiration before the mighty machine, and we do not chase him away because we actually need him here. While the experimental device is not ready yet, we need Einhar to supply us with stupid beasts. There were Belka and Strelka doggos before Gagarin went to space, you know. So the beasts are transported via railroad, then Einhar himself puts them in experimental electrocells in the device. These experiments on animals one day will lead us to bright energy-saving future



And here is just a quiet working place for all the theorycrafting that we need for saving the world. Alva's studies might help us find forgotten technologies that helped Vaal to power-up those huge lightning traps in Atzoatl, she also is trying to figure it out, how queen Atziri managed to get those four big shiny delightful hands of hers:



Jun is obviously working on Syndicate investigation, but also she is great at finding fresh Karui slaves to work on low mine levels. They die too often, and her assassin headhunting HR talents are very useful for us here. When she meets any difficulties, she uses Navali's help - working in pair, they can find literally anyone on Wraeclast (and ppl tend to start hiding from us since the rumors spread that many of our slaves live no longer than a week of hard work in mines. That's nor true, of course):



So, that's it. The only MTX used here is the fireplace, i just like that warm lighting effect very much.

"And as the shadows grow taller
Swallow all the night.
I'm left alone in darkness
With no one by my side."

"And as the shadows give way to light
Grow and thrive.
Every day must lose to night
Fade and die"

"Footprints on the snow covered by the frozen rain from the north.
A trace leading into the dark, grand isolation.

Cold is the air to inhale, cold is the heart impaired.
Glacial blood runs in your veins, a pitch-black and frosty ichor."

Extra info:
-even if i had more favor points i would keep it like this- simple, with some symmetry and everything needed close enough /exception is WP to stash&map-device to avoid unlucky guests in my maps/;
-i plan to make cosmetic changes about outdoor part of hideout and crafting bench maybe -once i get couple millions of points again and max master levels to see all decorations available or just replace some of the statues with bigger ones because i love those new statues;
-IIRC only the little pirate treasure left from map device is a mtx, everything else is what you can get by reclaiming hideouts decorations and buying decorations from masters;

After collecting more information about the captain, his ship and his route. They set up a camp near the coast and waited for their victims.


Tora struck in full force. Demolishing the ship's front. While trying to avoid even more damage the ship and its crew got stuck on the dangerous rocks near the coast.


Now Catarina's bone creature attacked the ship's back. Tearing apart most of the persons on board.

Unfortunately for the syndicate all effort was wasted. They couldn't find the desired vaal letter...

Time passed and wore down the ship. The letter was uncovered... the captain put it under one loose wood plank in his cabin.


Zana tries to understand what happens years before. Maybe she can find another weakness of the immortals...


Navali acts as overseer. Seeing the future might help.


There aren't many supplies left. Flies everywhere. Urgh!


Niko tries to understand how the corals were able to found that quickly. They are already taking over part of the ship.


On the other side of the ship Alva and Einhar discover the secrets of catarina's bone beast. It left green slime all over the place.


The crew's cabin wasn't especially comfortable, but it seems like they were able to read.


Each commander had at least their own place to rest. Having their weapons nearby, they were always ready to fight...


Helena covers the way back. She dropped some reliquaries here and there, trying to hoard too much...