Alien Arches

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This article is about Alien Arches. You may be looking for Alien Arch Caches.

Alien Arches are large constructs of the Precursor Race. They resemble large gateways and have a bright green, semi-transparent portal within. The Prawn Suit and the Seamoth have the ability to enter Alien Arches.

When the player enters an Alien Arch, it plays an SFX similar to when a Warper warps the player.

Some of these are located within Alien Arch Caches, which are caverns containing the Alien Arches, found in certain biomes. Only one of these caches contains a Principal Arch, while the other five contain Auxiliary Arches. The player is able to walk on the seafloor when inside these caches.

Arch Types

Principal

The Principal Arches have pedestals and must be powered using an Ion Cube. They warp the player to an Auxiliary Alien Arch.

Auxiliary

The Auxiliary Alien Arches do not have pedestals, and their corresponding Principal Alien Arches must be activated before these gates can be used.

Locations

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Principal Alien Arches=

Location	Image	Connects To	Coordinates
Mountain Island		Floating Island	340 61 903
Alien Thermal Plant		Quarantine Enforcement Platform	-35 -1210 112
Primary Containment Facility		Bulb Zone	327 -1429 -279
Primary Containment Facility		Crag Field	169 -1431 -367
Primary Containment Facility		Mushroom Forest	357 -1430 -313
Primary Containment Facility		Ghost Forest	189 -1428 -405
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium		Primary Containment Facility Moonpool	421 -1509 -628
Primary Containment Facility Aquarium		Mountains	273 -1568 -360

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Auxiliary Alien Arches=

Location	Image	Connects To	Coordinates
Floating Island		Mountain Island	-662 2 -1050
Bulb Zone		Primary Containment Facility	1356 -301 693
Crag Field		Primary Containment Facility	-52 -296 -1401
Ghost Forest		Primary Containment Facility	-886 -612 1040
Mushroom Forest		Primary Containment Facility	-803 -227 409
Quarantine Enforcement Platform		Alien Thermal Plant	384 -92 1137
Mountains		Primary Containment Facility	463 -165 1353
Primary Containment Facility Moonpool		Primary Containment Facility Aquarium	336 -1434 -478

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Data Bank Entry

<tabber> Alien Arch=

This structure's intended purpose is unclear. Theories on Function: - Ceremonial or religious role - Industrial applications - Advanced transportation network Assessment: Further research required.

|-| Aquarium Arch=

Scans indicate this arch was left inactive when the facility was abandoned. It likely served as an access point to the surface of the planet. It is much too small for the emperor to pass through, but would accommodate smaller lifeforms.

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Gallery

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  A typical example of an Arch

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  The Ion Cube pedestal found on all Principal Arches

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  The first use animation for an Alien Arch and the warping FX

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  An Alien Arch being activated

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  The Alien Arch Platform in the Mountains

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  The Aquarium Arch

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  Entrance to the Floating Island Arch Cache

|-| Videos=

• SN TeleportScreenFX 01-0

  Early teleporting screen FX

• SN PrecursorTeleporter 02-0

  The latest Alien Arch

• SN TeleporterScreenFX 02-0

  The latest FX for the Arch

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  Concept art

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  Ion Cube terminal concept art

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