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Tadpole Guide
Quick Answer
Scan three Tadpole fragments, then build a Moonpool plus Vehicle Fabricator setup and craft the Tadpole with 2 Titanium Ingots, 1 Glass, 1 System Chip, and 1 Power Cell.
Requirements
- Scanner
- Three Tadpole fragment scans
- Base with enough clearance for Moonpool/Tadpole Dock
- Vehicle Fabricator
- 2x Titanium Ingots
- 1x Glass
- 1x System Chip
- 1x Power Cell
Exact Location
- Confirmed fragment routes include Old Habitat around 370m north, a ravine around 280m northeast at roughly 75 degrees, and wreckage near the abyssal crater edge.
Step-by-Step Route
- Scan three Tadpole fragments; start with Old Habitat and the northeast ravine route.
- Build a large enough base room with open space underneath.
- Build the Moonpool/Tadpole Dock and attach a Vehicle Fabricator.
- Craft the Tadpole from the Vehicle Fabricator.
- Carry or craft an extra Power Cell when possible.
Crafting Recipe
- Moonpool setup: 5x Titanium, 4x Titanium Ingots, 2x Copper Wire, 2x Glass, 1x Copper Ingot, 1x Silver Ingot
- Tadpole: 2x Titanium Ingots, 1x Glass, 1x System Chip, 1x Power Cell
What It Unlocks
- Vehicle oxygen safety
- Longer resource runs
- Tadpole upgrade path
Common Mistakes
- Scanning only one or two fragments.
- Building the Moonpool without vertical clearance.
- Forgetting that the Power Cell is the harder ingredient chain.