Refugees - Iron Bank/hanged man - Second option

[Jerry]

In refugees scenario you can find two locations where you can choose wheter to dismantle what you found and gain steam core(s)+ resources OR leave it intact for... FOR WHAT exactly? That whole area suggests you will be able to repair and restart some kind of factory, I presume its steam cores factory. However nothing happened. I feel a bit disappointed to be honest... I hoped for an outpost with steam cores at least.

[SteelHeart]

I have had this expericne too and form what I can tell there is no reason not to salvage the bunker. Doing nothing gives nothing. The same with an even where a waierid guy leaves a crypitc death ntoes attached to the steam core that he for whatever reason took out into the middle of the frost land.

[stevasaur]

Having gone through the scenario numerous times, I can say that there's no negative consequences for either taking the Steam Core, or for salvaging the "Useless Riches." I even waited until the Lords had started arriving before finding the Useless Riches location, just in case it caused them to become more discontented (after all, you're looting their stuff!), but nothing happened.

I think this is an attempt by the devs to psych out players: we are supposed to assume that there's a negative consequence when there actually isn't.

As far as I can tell, the Iron Bank location itself is supposed to be the door leading into the Useless Riches location, although thanks to the game's semi-randomized location placement, it's possible to uncover the vault of artwork and scientific equipment before you discover the door to said vault. I guess your scouts found the back way in.

[Paraleo]

It can be something that will get used in builder's scenario

[Jerry]

@stevasaur I did it too with the same result. I hoped that maybe when lords arrive I'll be able to restart these factory or somehow use this scientific equipment for production bonuses or whatever. For me it looks like they wanted add there something but ran out of time end left this quest-line unfinished for the moment. I'd love to get the devs response on that