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Altihex

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As of 02/01/2026 (User:Bzero), Altihex is
Neutral.
Autobots within the territory are viewed indifferently, Decepticons within the territory are viewed indifferently, and Unaffiliated Inhabitants are undisturbed.
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Altihex, a long, narrow city‑state stretched along the Rust Sea, stands as Cybertron’s most paradoxical outpost — a Level 3 communications and surveillance hub whose motto, “Eyes on the horizon, ears to the ground,” reflects both its vigilance and its fragility. Once swollen by mining wealth and later hollowed out when the veins ran dry, the city became a cracked expanse of worn copper and tired steel, propped up by two thriving but dangerous economies: the unregulated deep‑space research labs of the east and the gambling halls, racetracks, and combat rings of the west.

Bordering the Neutral Territories and forming part of the Tri‑Torus Loop, Altihex houses most of Cybertron’s deep‑space intelligence facilities and exports everything from illicit prototypes and black‑market refined energon to data laundering services and the coveted commodity of silence. Governed by a corrupt mainframe interpreting constant micro‑votes from its residents, the city maintains a precarious neutrality even as private security firms, scientists, mercenaries, and fugitives weave through its districts.

Its history is marked by seismic events — Seawing’s 2016 attack, the 2017 planetary engine activation that shifted Cybertron’s orbit, and the stellar strike that reignited the Plasma Energy Chamber — all of which cemented Altihex as a place where secrets are born, traded, and sometimes violently protected.

(Note too Players: Grid Map is located under Locations)

Description[]

Even from a distance the city-state of Altihex seems to swallow the whole of the horizon with its sheer length. More than a hundred kilometers across and yet only perhaps fifteen or so wide, Altihex is a tired oasis of cracked steel and worn copper in the desert by the shore of the Rust Sea. Stretched rapidly into a vast swath by outside mining interests and then collapsing almost as quickly as the mines ran dry and the more respectable citizens left in search of opportunity elsewhere, the city was left in a permanent state of overreach with merely a façade of the metropolis it once aspired to be. But there remained those whose lives were too small, whose ties to the city were too deep to ever leave, and to survive drove a new economy with a commodity even more valuable than the palladium that once made Altihex more than just a stopover between cities and worlds; silence.

Two industries remain, pumping credits into the hollow, corrupt local government from opposite ends of the city: the labs and research facilities to the east which allow scientists and inventors to test and experiment without being hindered by pesky ethical oversight or government regulations, and to the west, numerous gambling halls, racetracks, and combat rings where someone can burn a year’s pay in less than thirty seconds. As a result, enterprising private security firms have begun to take prominence in Altihex, making it a place of suspicion, greed, and on occasion, revenge.[1]

Exports[]

1. Unregulated Scientific Data & Prototypes[]

Because the eastern and northern labs operate without "pesky ethical oversight," Altihex is the premier source for experimental tech that would be illegal in Iacon or Vos.

  • Deep-Space Intelligence: With the concentration of deep-space research facilities, Altihex likely sells long-range sensor data, star charts of uncharted sectors, and telemetry on distant Energon sources.
  • "Black Box" Inventions: Prototypes for weapons, spark-alteration tech, or experimental fuels that haven't been safety-certified.
  • Medical Research: Given the presence of the Altihex Hospital and specialized Medical Labs, they likely export fringe bio-mechanical enhancements or "off-label" repair protocols.

2. Refined Energon & Raw Palladium[]

Despite the mines "running dry," the infrastructure for resource extraction remains.

  • Underground Refined Energon: The existence of a secret underground refinery suggests that Altihex exports high-grade fuel that bypasses the standard Decepticon or Autobot tax grids.
  • Residual Rare Earth Metals: While the boom is over, small-scale scavenging and deep-crust mining likely still produce palladium and other heavy metals used in starship construction.

3. Information & "Silence"[]

The report explicitly mentions that silence is a commodity more valuable than palladium.

  • Data Laundering: With the Altihex Grand Archive and the corrupt mainframe government, the city likely serves as a "data haven" where sensitive records can be hidden or "cleaned."
  • Corporate/Political Secrets: The city-state is a stopover for those looking to disappear or conduct business away from the eyes of High Command.

4. Entertainment & Illicit Goods[]

The western district’s "sin city" atmosphere creates a massive export market for the spoils of vice.

  • Gambling Tech & Logic Circuits: Sophisticated algorithms used in the casinos and racetracks (like those in Planck’s Pleasure Palace) are likely sold to other neutral territories.
  • Black Market Hardware: The Grand Bazaar and the East Altihex Black Market are hubs for "no-questions-asked" tech, ranging from stolen blueprints to restricted combat-ring modifications.

Economic Snapshot: Altihex vs. Standard City-States[]

Export Category Altihex (High Risk/High Reward) Standard Iaconian Export
Technology Experimental/Unethical Prototypes Safety-Certified Consumer Tech
Information Deep-Space Telemetry & Leaked Secrets Public Archives & News Feeds
Resources Black Market Refined Energon Regulated Fuel Rods
Services Private Mercenary Security Peacekeeping Enforcers

Given that the Liege Maximo’s forces have been monitoring the planet, Altihex is the most likely place for his agents to have acquired the "blueprints and design schematics" mentioned in your previous report, specifically through the unregulated East Altihex labs.

History[]

MUX History[]

Seawing

Seawing

In 2016, Seawing attacked Altihex to draw out the Autobots. When Dust Devil arrived to stop him, Snaptrap halted the attack, and approached Dust Devil to ask him to help gain access to the Chamber of Vector Sigma. Dust Devil was cagey and offered to pass along a message and let Vector Sigma decide if Snaptrap could approach it. Snaptrap agreed for now and let the young Autobot go to seek Vector Sigma out alone.

In 2017, planetary engines were activated beneath Altihex, moving Cybertron into orbit around Citctus Minor. A stellar strike impacted just outside the main city, burning right down to the Plasma Energy Chamber and restoring power to all Cybertron. Later that year a team of Autobots destroyed the planetary engine in Altihex.

Locations[]

Altihex Map by Starlock/Atlantahammy 4/30/2020.

Altihex Map by Starlock/Atlantahammy 4/30/2020.

East Altihex[]

  • Warehouse District
    • Crosscheck's Lab
  • Altihex Hospital
  • Grand Bazaar
  • The Oasis
  • A planetary engine (formerly)
  • Black Market - East Altihex

West Altihex[]

North Altihex[]

Underground[]

Shattered Glass[]

Altihex was presumably the location of the Altihex Protoform Rehabilitation Complex. Blitzwing Bop

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References[]

  1. ↑ Description written by Dreadtread.
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