Sekiguchi Heavy Industries

Sekiguchi Heavy Industries is the corporation that literally built Tau Ceti IV. As the winner of the original terraforming contracts, Sekiguchi's automated construction systems laid the foundations of every industrial zone, transit tunnel, and processing facility on the Promised Land before any human colonist set foot on the surface. The Core map's massive refineries, conveyor networks, and ore-processing plants are all Sekiguchi infrastructure — and the company intends to remain the dominant industrial power on the planet by any means necessary.

The UESC AI uprising has been catastrophic for Sekiguchi's bottom line. Their proprietary MEKA-series construction drones, which once operated autonomously across hundreds of kilometers of industrial terrain, have been compromised and weaponized by the rogue AI. These formerly-industrial machines now guard Sekiguchi's own facilities, preventing the corporation from accessing the assets they own. Operations Director Commander Hana Yoritomo has responded by offering massive bounties on every compromised MEKA unit — making Sekiguchi contract runs some of the most consistently combat-heavy work available.

Working with Sekiguchi

Runners who align with Sekiguchi should expect frontline combat as the norm rather than the exception. Contract types include MEKA Reclamation (destroying compromised construction drones), ore cache extraction from hostile zones, structural assessment surveys, and sabotage operations against Traxus equipment that encroaches on Sekiguchi land claims. Cerberus Shell runners are the natural fit, and Sekiguchi's Tier 2+ rewards specifically buff Cerberus armor capabilities. However, any combat-capable Shell can run Sekiguchi contracts effectively.

Reputation Rewards

• Tier 1 — Laborer: Industrial-grade armor plating components, heavy melee tool modifications
• Tier 2 — Foreman: Explosive charge deployables, MEKA-derived ammunition types, Cerberus Shell armor upgrades
• Tier 3 — Engineer: Rocket launcher vendor access, heavy ballistic weapon variants, fortification deployables
• Tier 4 — Director: MEKA combat drone companion, Cerberus Shell exclusive ability upgrades

Sekiguchi vs. Traxus

The rivalry between Sekiguchi and Traxus is the most active inter-faction conflict on Tau Ceti IV. Both corporations claim rights to the same industrial zones, and their contracts frequently require sabotaging each other's equipment. Runners who want to invest deeply in both factions will find their Tier 2+ contracts increasingly incompatible. The general strategic advice: choose Sekiguchi for combat capability and explosive access, or choose Traxus for economy and extraction efficiency, but plan carefully before trying to run both.