What do I do after the sunbeam explodes?

[DrasticPup]

I just got finished with the Sunbeam explosion part and I don't know what to do now. I heard something about getting some tablet but how do I get it?

[kwong20287]

Look for hints of another alien base in your pda clues and codes section and find a way to go around 800 m deep in farther off biomes.

[DrasticPup]

Okay, but what do I do now? I don't know if I should go back to base or if there's a way to continue...

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by DrasticPup:

Okay, but what do I do now? I don't know if I should go back to base or if there's a way to continue...

Just find the deep grand reef Degasi base and you should be close to the green river area with the alien facility.

[mreed2]

Have you explored the alien structure on the island where the Sunbeam was trying to land? If not, that's the first thing to do. There are several options for getting a purple tablet:

1) You can make one, after scanning the broken tablet in front of the force field (clearly visible from the Sunbeam landing sight). You'll need diamonds to do this, which can be found on the island as well.
2) There are several "ready to use" tablets on the island as well -- one quite close to the force field door (but not as close as the broken tablet). One tablet is enough to fully explore the facility.
3) If you continue to play, you'll eventually find an intact purple tablet elsewhere.

If you've explored the facility fully, including pushing the "button" you will have a databank entry under "Codes and Clues" that tells you where to go next (in general terms). However, it will be sometime before you are able to get to the locations described (they are quite deep), so you should focus on general exploration while building up resources (better vessels, depth upgrades for those vessels, and so forth) to enable exploration at the required depths.

[DrasticPup]

So where can I find a tablet?

[mreed2]

There is a broken purple tablet directly in front of the force field that prevents you from entering the alien facility that shot down the Aurora. Scan it and a blue print will be added -- you can then build one.

[DrasticPup]

Thanks guys! So whenever I go back to base there should be a blueprint?

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by DrasticPup:

So where can I find a tablet?

Originally posted by mreed2:

There is a broken purple tablet directly in front of the force field that prevents you from entering the alien facility that shot down the Aurora. Scan it and a blue print will be added -- you can then build one.

You can also find about four of them around/in/under in the island and one more inside the gun itself.
Not under the water of the east side of the island though, we don't go to the east side.

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by DrasticPup:

Thanks guys! So whenever I go back to base there should be a blueprint?

Oh, thought you been inside, scan the tablet, find the other two on the island.

[DrasticPup]

Where are they on the island?

[kwong20287]

Originally posted by DrasticPup:

Where are they on the island?

One is found easily in plain sight on the ground, the other in an underwater cave on the ground. The not broken tablet I mean.

[DrasticPup]

Okay, I'mma go look in the cave and look for the tablet. Any creatures I should look out for?

[Luke_S.]

Hey DrasticPup - You saw the Sunbeam explode, right? Did the markers in the game lead you to an island where you can see the actual cannon that shot it down? Just to make sure that you are on the right island... for me it seems that marker to the right island isn't showing up no matter what I do.

[DrasticPup]

Try going to beacons and looking for "Sunbeam landing zone" or something like that.

[Luke_S.]

Okay, then you have the correct beacon, but it's not showing up for me. The Sunbeam is already long gone.
In an earlier playthrough last year I had an 'energy pulse origin' beacon after exploring the aurora, but that also doesn't show up anymore.