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==Design and operation== | ==Design and operation== | ||
A design seed was comprised of software which contained the schematics for the machine, as well as machinery, which would obtain construction materials on-site and turn them into several main components | A design seed was comprised of software which contained the schematics for the machine, as well as machinery, which would obtain construction materials on-site and turn them into several main components. Once fully assembled, the seed became a large octagonal platform surrounded by eight curved pillars, each rising a thousand meters from the ground. The machinery worked remarkably quickly; the mountain at the center of [[Djamonkin Crater]] was dismantled and reshaped into the core components within a single night.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 88-89, 94''</ref> | ||
When the machine was activated, these pillars would begin to rotate around the central platform. As they spun, they projected [[hard light]] components, which used raw materials obtained on-site and reconstituted them into the alloys and components needed to build a ship or other machine. The construction process was extraordinarily rapid; the Didact's ship was approximately one kilometer long, and yet the entire vessel was materialized within a matter of minutes. | When the machine was activated, these pillars would begin to rotate around the central platform. As they spun, they projected [[hard light]] components, which used raw materials obtained on-site and reconstituted them into the alloys and components needed to build a ship or other machine. The construction process was extraordinarily rapid; the Didact's ship was approximately one kilometer long, and yet the entire vessel was materialized within a matter of minutes. |
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