Beach Bots
Kenny
A hacker bot that is missing its tablet. The player must retrieve the tablet from nearby Cache Creepers before Kenny can recall the ship to the locale. The bot will hint towards Cache Creepers seeking “specific” things to eat, and there was a really large one who looked like it could eat A LOT. This is a breakthrough research hint.
Leroy
A scanner bot that is stuck firmly to a Zip Grip Panel. Since it is unable to “jump” the bot is unable to dislodge itself from the panel. The player will be able to solve the quest once they acquire the Zip Whip tool from the ship after doing the breakthrough research. Guide posts the critical path to leave Beach to Desert.
Sparrow
A piratey bot that is initially lodged in the sand. The player must Nimbus the bot out of the sand before the bot is able to talk properly. Sparrow will tell the player about a Relic it has found, but unable to research because it disappears when it approaches. Bot provides a player a crude map and calls it a good ol’ fashioned treasure hunt.
Indigo
This bot is lodged into a 3d printer terminal and is too preoccupied to really engage with the player. It is the “layer 2” bot that will only have its quest activated after the player has gained the Grapple tool after D2. The quest will grant the player access to D3. The quest will be something like “I ran out of filament, go find something we can process into more”.
Jones
Shooting Gallery room towards the far end of the beach in a ‘geode inspired’ cove. There are red crystals that are interfering with the sticky plants in the area. The sticky plants appear ‘salted’ over and the player will need to use the Sling Shot tool to shatter the unstable crystals before they grow back. Once all the crystals are shot within a ‘time limit’ the sticky pads will be “revitalized” and double in size. If the player uses the pads to gain access to an upper shelf, they will be able to scan the “mother crystal” and gain breakthrough research.
Davy
Stuck in a submarine at the bottom of the sea. The sub is blocking the entrance of an underwater cave that the player will need access to. Davy needs the propeller reattached to the sub and to be Nimbus’d out of the way. The critical path becomes unblocked, and if the player finds Davy again later, the bot will take the player to a secret area that has a Relic or Treasure there.
Archimedes
A recurring character from 1st biome. The pillars are back* and the player should want to activate the fast travel nodes to help on their journey. Archimedes has traveled from Spring to experiment with this new network of pillars. The bot is still very unenthused that the player jumped into a possible DANGEROUS portal and will fail to convince the player to use better judgement once more.