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<label>Coordinates</label> <group> <label>Point of Interest</label> </group> <label>Music</label> </infobox> The Arctic Spires is a very large above-water biome in Below Zero. This biome borders the Glacial Basin, Glacial Bay, and the Ice Sheet.

Description

The area appears as a frozen landscape, with a flat ice sheet broken up by huge spires of ice jutting up from below. It would appear the sea level has dropped since the ice spires formed, or the spires were thrust upwards, as the spires each have a large mass of ice a short way up above the floor, implying that this was once the level of the surrounding ice sheet. Ore Veins can be found scattered across the biome.

There are two entrances to the biome, both being located in the Glacial Bay. The first entrance requires the player to refuel an Alterra Bridge with Hydraulic Fluid in order to gain access to the biome. The second entrance is a narrow, underwater tunnel, adjacent to an architect cable, gated by a wall of ice that can be unsealed by the player using a Laser Cutter; however, the player cannot cut through the wall unless they are within the tunnel itself, which is accessible from within the Arctic Spires.

There is also a recent Meteor Impact Crater, with large Silver Ore and Titanium deposits that can be mined.

Two blue Trivalve eggs can be found in a cave.

A small valley possessing an Ice Worm carcass along with other skeletal remains can be found in the northeastern corner of the biome. Directly west of it is Arctic Spires Cache.

A Master Architect Teleporter chamber can be found here in a cave. A breach in the chamber leads to an Alterra site with a functioning elevator. Additionally, the elevator leads to the biome’s sealed underwater entrance.

3 Large Ion Cube Deposits can be found in a cave gated off by a Forcefield that requires a Purple Tablet to access.<tabber> Data Boxes=

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Purple Tablet Fragments

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Heat Fruit Plant

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Gallery

The biome experiencing foggy weather
Concept art
Overwiew during the day
Overview at night
A meteor crater that can be found in the biome
One of the larger areas of the Arctic Spires
Architect tech can be found scattered throughout the biome
Part of a small cave that contains one of the Purple Tablet Fragments
A frozen river that connects two major portions of the biome
A tunnel made by burrowing Ice Worms
An Architect Cache in a cave
Three Ion Cube deposits in an Architect Cache in a cave
A tech site where the data box for the Thumper can be found
Another tech site where one of the Purple Tablet Fragments can be scanned
An Ice Worm found in this biome

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 |nodes = [[Limestone Outcrop]]}}The '''Arctic Spires''' is a very large above-water [[biomes|biome]] in ''[[Subnautica: Below Zero (Game)|Below Zero]]''.
-This biome borders the [[Glacial Basin]] and the [[Ice Sheet]].
+This biome borders the [[Glacial Basin]], [[Glacial Bay]], and the [[Ice Sheet]].
 ==Description==
-The area appears as a frozen landscape, with a flat ice sheet broken up by huge spires of ice jutting up from below. It would appear the sea level has dropped since the ice spires formed, or the spires were thrust upwards, as the spires each have a large mass of ice a short way up above the floor, implying that this was once the level of the surrounding ice sheet.
+The area appears as a frozen landscape, with a flat ice sheet broken up by huge spires of ice jutting up from below. It would appear the sea level has dropped since the ice spires formed, or the spires were thrust upwards, as the spires each have a large mass of ice a short way up above the floor, implying that this was once the level of the surrounding ice sheet. [[Ore Vein|Ore Veins]] can be found scattered across the biome.
+There are two entrances to the biome, both being located in the [[Glacial Bay]]. The first entrance requires the player to refuel an Alterra Bridge with [[Hydraulic Fluid]] in order to gain access to the biome. The second entrance is a narrow, underwater tunnel, adjacent to an architect cable, gated by a wall of ice that can be unsealed by the player using a [[Laser Cutter]]; however, the player cannot cut through the wall unless they are within the tunnel itself, which is accessible from within the Arctic Spires.
-There is a entrance located in the northern section of the Glacial Basin across a bridge. It leads to a large canyon that leads the player to the [[Arctic Spires Cache]] and then to the Arctic Spires.
 There is also a recent Meteor Impact Crater, with large [[Silver Ore]] and [[Titanium]] deposits that can be mined.
-Two blue [[Trivalve]] eggs can be found here.
+Two blue Trivalve eggs can be found in a cave.
+A small valley possessing an Ice Worm carcass along with other skeletal remains can be found in the northeastern corner of the biome. Directly west of it is [[Arctic Spires Cache]].
-An [[Architect Teleporters|Master Architect Teleporter]] can be found here in a cave.
+A [[Architect Teleporters|Master Architect Teleporter]] chamber can be found here in a cave. A breach in the chamber leads to an Alterra site with a functioning elevator. Additionally, the elevator leads to the biome’s sealed underwater entrance.
-Within a cave in this biome are 3 [[Large Ion Cube Deposit]]s gated off by a [[Forcefield Control|Forcefield]] that requires a [[Purple Tablet]] to access.
+[[Large Ion Cube Deposit|Large Ion Cube Deposits]] can be found in a cave gated off by a [[Forcefield Control|Forcefield]] that requires a [[Purple Tablet]] to access.<tabber>
-==Traversal==
-As of the current release, traversing the Arctic Spires can be difficult. It is easy to be lost or cornered, until the dreaded Ice Worm swallows the player whole. From the moment that one steps foot in this zone, they must be in high alert. The snow stalkers can be avoided if given a wide berth, though other hazards aren’t so easy. The main objective in the zone is finding the purple tablet fragments to unlock the Architect Cache. One must trek through small tunnels and vast open spaces to grab all the fragments. Ice Worms can jump out at the player from every direction, so listening to the tunneling of the Ice Worm is critical. The Thumpers automatically spawn a Ice Worm instead of using a pre existing entity, which makes the Thumper and it’s effects contradict the purpose of the item entirely. Having a Snowfox can be useful if used correctly. In ''Experimental Mode'' the whole biome has been redesigned, with more [[Ice Worm]] focused zones. It is currently unknown how much of the objective will be changed, but daily updates will continue to fill in missing information.
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 * [[Snowfox Ice Worm Attack Reduction Module]]