NoA / NOA — Noetic Advisor (also "Noetic Assistant")
- Voice actor: Michael S. King.
- AI mission-control system; replaces the PDA from earlier games. Aliases: Noetic Advisor / Noetic Assistant.
- Calm, deadpan-snarker tone. Refers to obstructive corrosion as "the tyranny of matter."
- Limited problem-solving within mission parameters — not a true general AI. Willing to "reset" colonists who deviate too far from mission goals.
- Actively manages the Biobed resurrection loop: prints replacement bodies, uploads latest consciousness backup. Has rolled back memory states after traumatic events to keep colonists productive.
- Drives progression: feeds blackbox waypoints to player on a play-time schedule:
- 00:00 — Missing Colonists / Survival Guide
- 00:08 — Biobed Test / "Surviving Death"
- 00:33 — Anita Signal
- 00:52 — Chap Signal
- 01:18 — Quaker Signal
- 02:24 — Wander Signal
- Name pun: NoA ≈ Noah (as in Noah's Ark).