Purple Vents

The Purple Vents is one of the three divisions of the thermal zone, a biome filled with Fumaroles spewing some kind of purple material. These vents will burn the player when they are in close proximity to them.

The biome borders the Lilypad Islands, Thermal Spires, Tree Spires, Delta Island, the East Arctic, and the Sparse Arctic. Near the border of the East Arctic, there is a pit that leads to the Deep Purple Vents, and to an extent, the Crystal Caves.

Description

The Purple Vents is one of the three thermal biomes the player will visit. The biome's terrain has a unique yellow coloration, is noticeably perforated in most areas, and consists of plateaus, a stark contrast to the overall gray and rocky terrain of the other thermal biomes.

The biome possesses very few Flora species that can only be seen thriving in the green pool-like formations that are scattered throughout the biome. Lithium and Salt Deposits can sometimes be found within these pools. Similarly to the Thermal Spires, the biome hosts a number of Cryptosuchuses.

Towards the eastern section of the Purple Vents, the player can find a narrow crevice containing Seatruck Sleeper Module Fragments and a couple of small cave networks containing a Data Box with a blueprint for the Booster Tank and some Supply Crates. A Water Filtration Machine is also found here. The Chelicerate in this biome is swimming right above the crevice so caution is advised.

Furthermore, the eastern section of the biome also contains the fissure that leads to the Deep Purple Vents. A few icebergs from the East Arctic can be found above, overlapping the eastern portion of the biome.

There is some debris located near the border with the Lilypad Islands containing different Seatruck fragments and a Data Box for the Control Room.

Story Spoilers

Two parts of the Mercury II are also located in this biome:

• The Stern, bordering the Tree Spires.
• The detached thruster room, located above the previously mentioned fissure that leads to the Deep Purple Vents.

Resources and Items

• Control Room
• Booster Tank
• Command Chair
• Crashfish Egg
• Crystalline Sulfur
• Lithium
• Metal Salvage
• Quartz
• Salt Deposit
• Seatruck Aquarium Module Fragment
• Seatruck Cabin Fragment
• Seatruck Fabricator Module Fragment
• Seatruck Sleeper Module Fragments

Fauna

• Bladderfish
• Chelicerate
• Crashfish
• Cryptosuchus
• Feather Fish

Flora

• Ragged Pitcher Plant
• Sulfur Plant

Hazards

• Control Room Rapid Depressurization

Supplies

• Battery
• Disinfected Water
• Nutrient Block
• First Aid Kit

Gallery

Overview during the day

Overview during the night

One of the many Fumarole formations that can be found throughout the biome

Overview of the biome's western section

Overview of the biome's northern section

A narrow crevice within the biome

Overview of the biome's eastern section

The fissure that leads to the Deep Purple Vents

Overview of the biome's southern section

Border with the Delta Island

Border with the Thermal Spires

Border with the Sparse Arctic

Border with the Lilypad Islands

Border with the East Arctic

A Chelicerate Leviathan found within the biome

A small wreck found within the biome.

Concept art - by Pat Presley

"Thermal Zone" - by Pat Presley

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