"Reverse Engineering" The components spin and whirr and click together, but their purpose eludes us. What secrets are you hiding in your mechanisms?
"Village" A small village of squid greet you respectfully. The water in this place is a little warmer, and you hear a quiet, ambient hum.,
"Teamwork" The squid champion the value of teamwork and the necessity of cooperation. They say they follow by example.,
"Squid" The squid speak of an ancient visitor who saved their world. They ask if you too, have seen this visitor.,
"Suspicion" The squid describe the machine with fascination. They ask if we feel the same. They see something we do not.,
"Battery" Buried deep within the complex lies a massive, dimly glowing battery. The squid say replacing it will get the machine running at full power., (courtesy of Glowkate)
"Heat Returns" A wave of heat washes over you, and the dingy complex comes back to life. The gate turns on.
"Done" The great song booms across the open water, carrying itself to all corners of the ocean. The gate reacts.
"Sentience" All of us have boards now. Children are born half-machine. The lobsters call it effective.
"Eel Onlookers" Divers have reported sightings of wiggly things on the ocean floor. They dart into their holes when approached.
"Power" Every broken shard disintegrates in a blinding flash of light. That familiar feeling washes over you with every sacrifice. The sharp snap of broken arcana echoes in your mind.,
"City" The sounds of explorers echo endlessly through the tunnels of the broken city. The eels say they are filled with hope.,
"Truth" A team of eels get your attention. They have something from the caverns: it's a book. You can't read a thing inside it, but...that looks like arcana...and that looks like...a warning.
"Billfish" "The so-called 'billfish' apologize for their behavior. They say no shark has entered this cave in a long, long time.", "Sandbags" "Stormgoers tredge slowly across the seabed. They dig through the sand extracting buried seagrass, but are too heavy to bring back crystals.", "Stories" "The billfish tell stories of life before the storm and an ancient visitor who brought them prosperity. They ask if you can bring them prosperity, too.", "Expeditions" "The billfish line up in droves to volunteer for expeditions, danger or otherwise. They don't need convincing, just equipment.", "Map" "A grand map lays stretched out against the cavern wall. In the top right corner is a strange shape with a door.", "Machine" "The hallways of the facility echo with sounds of turning cogs. Billfish swim rapidly up and down the halls.", "Generator" "The generator is completely disabled, yet the facility is still running. The wind howls outside as mechanics tinker excitedly with our machines.", "Legends" "As the storm draws its final breath, you overhear two billfish talking. One asks the other why the visitor never returned."
"Shrimp Threat" You are approached by an army of shrimp. They relay a very clear message to you: cooperate, or be destroyed. You decide to stop harvesting sponges.,
"Shrimp Communication" The homes (sponges) left behind by shrimp joining the frenzy may now be taken for ourselves.,
"Monarchy" The shrimps follow a caste system with the king of shrimps on top. They ask who your king is.,
"Smithing" Porite: glassy hunks sealed on the outside but porous on the inside: it's lightweight, yet it stays strong.,
"Acolytes" The acolytes gather. They pray for their king. They pray for their world. They pray for you.,
"Beauty" The king is speechless. As he views the great industrial city, his subjects gather and cheer, celebrating his arrival.,
"Curious Crabs" Sort of just off to the side, a group of curious crabs congregate and discuss stuff that we don't understand.,
"No More Curiosity" Sort of just off to the side, the researchers are compiling their work and filing it away. Looks like that's it! No more things to figure out.
breakDownAncientPart Break down ancient parts to advance science.
getHeater (courtesy of Glowkate)
Token of Industry,
Coordinated Cooperation multiplies token effect, core,
Meditation unlocks pause, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Gumption increase essence gain based on how much you have unspent,
The Dial,
Distant Foresight see additional world info ahead of time, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Clean Slate unlocks refund buttons,
Destiny Gamble unlock reroll button for worlds,
Overtime gain minute hand time while actively playing,
The Plan reduce frenzy costs, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Mechanical Manifestation cheaper artificial materials from auto-transmuters and similar things,
Collective Cooperation multiplies token effect, non-core
Inudstrial-Grade Sponge understand how to make spronge,
Environmentalism unlock filters,
Octal Efficieny increase octal productivity,
Superior Search Algorithms learn how to search better,
High-Energy Fusion learn to fuse ancient parts (somewhat shared with marine),
Investi-gate-tions dedicate an investigation team to understanding the gate,
Mechanised Alchemy refine the machines,
Eightfold Optimisation optimize. improve.,
Artifact Assembly assemble a thing that opens the gate
Reverse Engineering (kind of) there's already a sprite in the "old" folder, but it's not implemented.
Civil Contact discover the squid village,
Assissted Extraction unlock extraction teams, 1 squid + 1 crab,
Glacial Navigation extraction teams explore icy areas outside the heat dome,
Team Spirit squid lecture us on team spirit, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Internal Investigation uncover the inside of the great machine,
Internal Expedition explore the complex inside of the great machine,
Internal Inquiry explain to the squid why we went behind their backs,
Creature Coalition we have to work together to make progress...,
Rapid Recharging reverse-engineer an old battery to make a new one!
Dolphin Technology learn to build dolphin tech,
Retroactive Recordkeeping organize the papyrus, unlock historians, (courtesy of Glowkate)
The Whale Song piece together the whale's portion of the song,
Imperial Designs employ the original designs for dolphin machines,
Ancient Agriculture use our records to understand how the dolphins used to farm,
Crystalline Construction learn even more about the dolphin machines or whatever
Calcinium Studies lobsters teach you about calcinium,
Calcinium Robotics unlock calcinium cyborg stuff,
Calcinium Cybernetics control robotic tools manually by integrating them,
Bioengineering put cybernetics into everyone,
High-Energy Fusion more efficient conversion,
Mobius Shells something horrifying (courtesy of Glowkate)
Crevice Contemplation understand what eel pits actually are,
Arcane Sifting sift for arcana,
Arcane Study elect scholars to study the arcana,
Arcane Sacrifice shatter arcana to harness its energy, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Ancestral Recall discover the roots between sharks, rays, and chimaera,
Arcane Heart motivate the eels into bravery,
Arcane Activation open the gate
Chasm Exploration
Cavernous Contact check out the dark backside of the cave,
Crystal Spear tool for billfish to catch fish,
Sandbagging unlock crab stormgoers,
Billfish Biology unlock billfish pairs,
Heavy Sifting seperate light and heavier sand to make all uses of sand cheaper, (courtesy of Glowkate)
Sense of Direction actually navigate the storm properly,
Laser Lenses use glass bottles to focus lasers to make laser rays cheaper,
Crystal Clippers tool for stormgoers,
Routing use charts we have to make efficient routes,
Heat Harnesses move heat using special crystal harnesses,
Superclippers BIG CLIPPER,
Universal Navigation use charts we have for even more efficient routing,
Cartographic Completeness make a map,
The Expedition plan an expedition to the weather machine,
Supernatural Seagrass mysterious grass gives big science from seagrass buff,
Secret Studies study documents in the weather machine,
Sharkonium Receptors make new lasers out of sharkonium that can fuse at higher heats,
Heat Coils use the heat exhaust from the machine like hydrothermal vents,
Internal Exploration go find the generator,
Schematic Salvaging figure out how the generator works,
Supernatural Harvest magic grass b like,
Cumulus Control fix the generator, turn back on the machine, save the world
Pack Hunting rays hunt in packs,
Curious Collection understand coral, kinda, (better version made by Glowkate, is the one found in the sprite sheet)
Consistent Communication let shrimps know you wont steal from them,
Sociology what are social structures???,
Proper Practices grow sponges in rows,
Worm Warriors fight shrimp parasites,
Coral Cloning discover coral farming,
Sustainable Solutions completely stop gathering: only farming now,
Brooding Biology make crab breeding more efficient,
Feeding Techniques understand how sponge eat algae,
Secret Smelting unlock porite,
Antipest Patrols take care of coral pests,
Medically Assisted Reproduction increase survival rate of children,
Glass Tempering improve the durability of porite tools,
Super Smelting smelt porite directly at the vents,
First Draft draft a letter to try to get the shrimp king not to kill us,
Super Shovels big shovel,
Mass Production mass produce porite parts to cheapen their creation,
Second Draft draft another letter,
Algae Acolytes cult of algae,
Central Collection cut out the middleman in sponge collection,
Land Reform use less sand while designating farms due to better land management,
Rumored Recollections investigate rumors about the king,
Sand Reform organize sand collection patrols,
Crab Reform reform the crabs! i guess?,
Final Draft go see the king personally,
Apologetic Amnesty repay the king for damages