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Is it fictional or based on the larger, similar looking Five-hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope located in Guizhou? See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik

• LolWolf 6y ago
  I don't think it is, since FAST (finished 2016) wasn't finished until well after the game had been released (2013)—on the other hand, parts of it were built (FAST was started 2011), so perhaps there was partial inspiration? I'm honestly not sure, but certainly a lot of the design is much more similar to Arecibo (if memory serves me right). I also haven't played the game in years, so take this with a grain of salt :)
• cptskippy 6y ago
  It's fictional, the overall design of the cable towers is taken from Arecibo's, FAST's towers are distinctly different. It's clearly neither though as the surrounding topology is flat and mostly devoid of trees, both FAST and Arecibo are nestled in valleys dense in foliage. That sort of layout doesn't play well in video games.