Purple tablet

[)o(Analog]

Guys, just wondering if there are random purple tablets? I was just messing around in some caves and all of a sudden I came across one just lying there. I search the whole cave system and I couldn't find anything else, not even one of those alien vents. I wasn't TOO far from the alien base that is above water (the one that is south if you are looking directly to the side view of the Auroa), but far enough that it didn't seem like it had anything to do with it.

Just wondering, seemed strange to be off all on its own, makes me think I missed something

TIA

[ImHelping]

As far as I know, none of them are random. There are several purple ones scattered about the game, but those are all pre-placed.

Even when you do know where they are, it's still often faster or more convenient to just suck it up and craft purple artifacts (The real strength of the Cyclops. Not having to turn around or take a portal to the nearest base with a fabricator).

Oh, right. When you see a blue one. MAKE SURE TO SCAN IT FIRST.

[Zemecon]

Originally posted by Fugue:

Originally posted by ImHelping:

As far as I know, none of them are random. There are several purple ones scattered about the game, but those are all pre-placed.

Even when you do know where they are, it's still often faster or more convenient to just suck it up and craft purple artifacts (The real strength of the Cyclops. Not having to turn around or take a portal to the nearest base with a fabricator).

Oh, right. When you see a blue one. MAKE SURE TO SCAN IT FIRST.

I just made the prawn suit and found an orange one while I was exploring the deep great reef, what does that do?

That opens the Lost River Research Facility.

Also, if you are wondering about the purple tablets/artefacts, this may help you:

http://subnautica.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Gush958/Purple_Artifact_Locations

[ImHelping]

Originally posted by Fugue:

Originally posted by ImHelping:

As far as I know, none of them are random. There are several purple ones scattered about the game, but those are all pre-placed.

Even when you do know where they are, it's still often faster or more convenient to just suck it up and craft purple artifacts (The real strength of the Cyclops. Not having to turn around or take a portal to the nearest base with a fabricator).

Oh, right. When you see a blue one. MAKE SURE TO SCAN IT FIRST.

I just made the prawn suit and found an orange one while I was exploring the deep great reef, what does that do?

Orange tablet unlocks the "Not actually the disease research lab" lab in the lost river, by the giant skeleton with all the alien lab equipment by it. (As such, plenty of people understanably mistake that for the plot base).

Though currently, despite the fact it takes a one of a kind orange artifact to open... There is basically not much in there except some lore details you'd already know, and a couple ion crystals. You can complete the game without ever going there (But then, you can currently complete the game without ever going to the disease research lab either).

As for why I said "Scan the blue artifact!!!11!1!". A common stumble people run into is that there is only one blue artifact in the game, but you need two. But you will have no way of knowing you needed two until you've already used the first one (Or if you read it in a wiki/forums ahead of time). But once you use the thing, you have nothing to scan to unlock crafting it.

Please tell me I overlooked it now auto-unlocking the blue artifact blueprint for picking it up, or some other wonderful QoL fix.

[)o(Analog]

Thanks, the one I found must have been that last one on the Wiki, didn't realize there were 8, haven't really gotten into the artifacts as I wanted to wait until there was a more to do.