Arctic Spires Cache

+# Arctic Spires Cache+ +![Arctic Spires Cache](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/Arctic_Spires_Cache.png?3f8c5)+ +| Category | Details |+| :--- | :--- |+| **Type** | Architect Bases |+| **Biome** | Arctic Spires |+| **Depth** | Above sea level |+| **Coordinates** | -1011, 21, 720 |+ +> Yes, I would not enjoy being crushed while mining ion cube components.+> ― Al-An, in response to Robin remarking on the dead Architect+ +The **Arctic Spires Cache** is an Architect Base found in the Arctic Spires. The cache served as a mining site for the components needed to create Ion Cubes. The site was affected by a cave-in roughly 1000 years ago, and claimed the life of at least one Architect. The partially-buried remains of the Architect can be scanned for the Architect Tissue blueprint necessary for creating Al-An's Vessel.+ +The cache can only be accessed if the player approaches it with Al-An inside their head. Otherwise, it will be guarded by a force field.+ +## Description+ +The Arctic Spires Cache is located within a rocky enclosure surrounded by clusters of Large Emeralds. The cache boasts a large platform, with a ramp constructed on the right side. The left of the platform features a microscope, along with three crystals atop a large table. Above the table is a claw mechanism securing a crystal in place. Two specimen cases are located at either side of the platform, each containing a sample of the surrounding crystals. Located towards the back of the platform, a pile of rubble obstructs the player from going any further into the cache. Sticking out from the rubble is the exposed arm of an Architect vessel; scanning it will unlock the Architect Tissues blueprint.+ +### Large Ion Cube Deposit+ +*   Ion Cube+ +## Gallery+ +![The cache's entrance](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_Forcefield.png/200px-ASC_Forcefield.png?298c1)+The cache's entrance+ +![Inactive excavation equipment](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_MiningApparatus.png/200px-ASC_MiningApparatus.png?78173)+Inactive excavation equipment+ +![A emerald contained within a specimen case](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_SpecimenCase.png/200px-ASC_SpecimenCase.png?30fc1)+A emerald contained within a specimen case+ +![A table and microscope](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_TableMicroscope.png/200px-ASC_TableMicroscope.png?68009)+A table and microscope+ +![Damaged equipment resting beside the platform](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_DamagedEquipment.png/200px-ASC_DamagedEquipment.png?6a496)+Damaged equipment resting beside the platform+ +![A view of the cave-in and the Architect it claimed](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_Rubble.png/200px-ASC_Rubble.png?2f85d)+A view of the cave-in and the Architect it claimed+ +![A claw-like mechanism securing an emerald in place](https://wiki.subnautica.com/sn/images/thumb/ASC_ClawCrystal.png/200px-ASC_ClawCrystal.png?aa527)+A claw-like mechanism securing an emerald in place+ +## Trivia+ +*   At some point in development, the Architect skeleton and Architect tissues swapped places, with the skeleton being moved to the Deep Lilypads Cave Cache and the tissues brought here.+*   When the tissues were in the other cache, they were represented by the front torso of an Architect. After being moved, the model was changed to an arm.+*   The cache was originally meant to be opened with a Purple Tablet before being changed to be opened with Al-An.+*   This eventually led to issues where players could soft-lock the story by using/losing all the Ion Cubes in the world, making crafting a Purple Tablet impossible.