SMALLER POINTS OF INTEREST
Beacon
Scans for nearby buildings with Advanced Lifeforms
Cargo Drop
Boxes & Barrels with many possible objects inside
Damaged Machinery
Repair with resources for Nanites, Starship Launch Fuel or Upgrade Modules
Drop Pod
Repair for extra slot in Exosuit
Galactic Trade Terminal
Provides access to the Galactic Market
Waypoint
A save point that awards Navigation Data
Buried Cache
Awards one of a variety of items
Buried Mineral Formation
Awards Glowing Mineral when destroyed
Buried Technology Module
Awards 1-4 pieces of Salvaged Data
Natural Burial Site
A dig site for ancient bones
Relic Crate
A chest filled with Treasure
Resource Deposit
The players' primary source of metals.
Salvageable Scrap
The long-forgotten remains of a fallen satellite
Subterranean Organic Structure
Organic Structure containing a raw material
Gravitino Ball
Gravitino Ball is one of the trade commodities
Hazardous Flora
Plants that attack the player
Storm Crystal
A curiosity found on extreme weather planets.
Subterranean Relic
Found in Caves & awards Vortex Cube
Floating Crystal
A rare type of resource node. Use mining beam
Metal Fingers
A rare type of resource node. Use mining beam
Mutant Plant - Frozen
A floating, mutated plant
Mutant Plant - Irradiated
Organic Rock
A rare type of resource node on scorched & desert planets
Sentient Plant - A.Pearl
Wild Albumen Pearl Orbs which yield Albumen Pearls
Sentient Plant - Stalk
Stalk-bearing plants which yield Gravitino Balls
Gas Hotspot
A hotspot for mass mining gasses
Mineral Hotspot
A hotspot for mass mining Minerals
Power Hotspot
A hotspot for mass mining Electromagnetic Power
Stabilised Reality Glitch
A buildable trophy decoration, found on Exotic planets
Timed Quest
The location you are trying to get to in time
Health Restorative
Fully recharges player's Health
Health Station
Fully recharges player's Health
Shield Station
Fully recharges player's Exosuit Shield
Oxygen Plant (Kelp Sac)
Replenishes the exosuit's oxygen supply
Abyssal Horror
A disgusting, thankfully stationary, creature
Armoured Clam
A creature that can be found on the ocean floor
Hot Vents (Crystal Sulphide)
Submerged Relic
A container found on the ocean floor
Harmonic Interface
Solve Mini-Puzzle to unlock Harmonic Camp's Facilities.
Harmonic Scrap
Check robot remains for items.
Dissonance Resonator
Destroy Tripod for items.
Living Fragment
Shoot Crystals for items.
Radiant Shard
Shoot Crystals for items.
Sentience Echo
Shoot Crystals for items.
Abandoned Wreckage
A small part of a wrecked starship.
Memory Stone
Interactive structures found on ruin versions of the main planet biomes. These items are found near Ruined Structures.
Interact with the stone to gain one of twelve ruin building recipe blueprints. Otherwise awards nanites.
Abandoned Fragment
These ruins can come in many different shapes and sizes.
When shot, they award Polished Stone, which can be used to construct Ruin Base building parts.
Ruined Structure
These ruins can come in many different shapes and sizes.
When shot, they award Polished Stone, which can be used to construct Ruin Base building parts.
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