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Warrior Zero Apr 1 @ 5:48pm
How to feed Cronus?
I am stuck on the expedition challenge of presenting the bone brother or marrow to Cronus. He refuses to give them as a choice and keeps picking the fossil bones in my inventory that I want to use for the bipedal fossil build. I move the bones between starship inventory and the character inventory and I am getting so annoyed that he keeps refusing. Any tips?
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AmberAnvil Apr 1 @ 5:54pm 
He doesn't want broth or marrow, he wants a bone. I'm afraid you're gonna have to find a surplus bone to give him. : )
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SynapticBoomstick Apr 1 @ 6:19pm 
Put all the bones and anything you don't want him to select from in a storage container and keep the broth and marrow in your inventory. He'll be forced to select them.
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smurfy Apr 1 @ 7:16pm 
https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/0/601900047372715378/
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Originally posted by smurfy:
Bone Appetit
Feed a bone to Iteration Cronus.
Cronus may prefer the bone cooked rather than raw.
Find Cronus near their grilling array.
It does not ask for more than one.
1 (A/The) cooked bone = 1 softened marrow.

1 softened marrow = 100% success rate for the milestone 1st try, every time.
Last edited by smurfy; Apr 1 @ 7:17pm
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maestro Apr 1 @ 8:17pm 
Originally posted by AmberAnvil:
He doesn't want broth or marrow, he wants a bone. I'm afraid you're gonna have to find a surplus bone to give him. : )

This is false.

A marrow will work, broth will not.

The problem with Cronus is that you have zero control over which 3 items you may offer him. The ONLY way to fix this, is to store everything EXCEPT what you want to give him in the Nutrient Processor (you can use the one next to him for this).
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AmberAnvil Apr 1 @ 8:59pm 
Fwiw, I gave Cronus broth first and he rejected it. Then I gave him a random, raw bone and the milestone completed (with some Cronus grumbling). Go figure....
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smurfy Apr 1 @ 9:06pm 
Originally posted by AmberAnvil:
Fwiw, I gave Cronus broth first and he rejected it. Then I gave him a random, raw bone and the milestone completed (with some Cronus grumbling). Go figure....
@Foxglovez reported a similar experience with the second submission of Broth after one failed.
I'm going to do some testing shortly on Exp run#3 but I suspect anything marginally relevant will qualify if you are on a second attempt.
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Mirri Apr 1 @ 10:21pm 
Is there an expedition right now or are you running a mod? I installed the latest update but haven't opened the game. Just curious, since I didn't see an announcement.
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smurfy Apr 1 @ 10:22pm 
Originally posted by smurfy:
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I'm going to do some testing shortly on Exp run#3 but I suspect anything marginally relevant will qualify if you are on a second attempt.
So, from testing, any bone related submission will work as a 2nd attempt, and there is a RNG chance that any raw bone, bone broth or softened marrow may be accepted 1st time.
Just like the instruction says: "Cronus may prefer the bone cooked rather than raw"

I still haven't had Softened Marrow fail on attempt 1 but I suspect If I do it for enough "dice rolls" it will have a chance to fail.
But I have had both a raw bone and Broth pass on attempt one.

I also haven't bothered investigating any other bone recipes and trying them.
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