Arctic Spires Cache

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Yes, I would not enjoy being crushed while mining ion cube components.

― Al-An, in response to Robin remarking on the dead Architect

The Arctic Spires Cache is an Architect Base found in the Arctic Spires. The cache served as a mining site for the components needed to create Ion Cubes. The site was affected by a cave-in roughly one thousand years ago, and claimed the life of at least one Architect. The partially-buried remains of the Architect can be scanned for the Architect Tissues blueprint necessary for creating a new Architect vessel.

The cache can only be accessed if the player approaches it with Al-An inside their head. Otherwise, it will be guarded by a forcefield.

Description

The Arctic Spires Cache is located within a rocky enclosure surrounded by clusters of luminous green crystal growths. The cache boasts a large platform, with a ramp constructed on the right side. The left of the platform features a microscope, along with three crystals atop a large table. Above the table is a claw mechanism securing a crystal in place. Two specimen cases are located at either side of the platform, each containing a sample of the surrounding crystals. Located towards the back of the platform, a pile of rubble obstructs the player from going any further into the cache. Sticking out from the rubble is the exposed arm of an Architect vessel; scanning it will unlock the Architect Tissues blueprint.

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• Large Ion Cube Deposit
• Ion Cube

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Gallery

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  The cache's entrance

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  Inactive excavation equipment

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  A emerald contained within a specimen case

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  A table and microscope

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  Damaged equipment resting beside the platform

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  A view of the cave-in and the Architect it claimed

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  A claw-like mechanism securing an emerald in place

Trivia

• At some point in development, the Architect skeleton and Architect tissues swapped places, with the skeleton being moved to the Deep Lilypads Cave Cache and the tissues brought here.
  • When the tissues were in the other cache, they were represented by the front torso of an Architect. After being moved, the model was changed to an arm.
• The cache was originally meant to be opened with a Purple Tablet before being changed to be opened with Al-An.
  • This eventually led to issues where players could soft-lock the story by using/losing all the Ion Cubes in the world, making crafting a Purple Tablet impossible.