The core "Shard" is a large base which takes in a large amount of resources and energy, it houses the Alpha Ship, which is its main defender, being defended by using walls, turrets, or mines, the core uses thrusters on the bottom end of its mass to transport itself across sectors through Serpulo, its other functionality is to produce other robots, such as Daggers, Flares, or Crawlers, other than this, the core can be a storage, unit keep, liquid tank, or even possibly, a Foundation Core.