Broccoli Clock Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 This was the first time running the Archives, I've got 100s of hours in the game but in 1.20.x I just couldn't find a Treasure Hunter trader. That's much less of a hassle in 1.21. I didn't look at a walkthrough, and found myself taking ages to work out what to do and where - I must have been on my 4th (in game) day in the archives by the time I got to the boss. I fought them and won, although I wasn't properly prepared for it and it left me with very little health and food. I needed to get out of there quickly, and did. However, despite popping by and grabbing the glider schematic, I didn't have time to grab books and/or display case items, and I made my way home. I don't seem to have the item the Treasure Hunter wanted, which I imagine the boss dropped but I never picked up down to not seeing it and/or full inventory, and a desire to get out of there before I die of starvation. My question is, have I borked it? Or will the item still be on the ground when I go back, it's been several in game days so I doubt it's not despawned. If I have borked it, what to do? Reset the boss? Reset the whole Archives? Drop to creative and spawn in the required item. The Archives aren't that far from my base (a day's ship travel) and I do intend to go back for books and the like, but what to do about the McGuffin I need?
Solution LadyWYT Posted October 8, 2025 Solution Report Posted October 8, 2025 2 hours ago, Broccoli Clock said: I don't seem to have the item the Treasure Hunter wanted, which I imagine the boss dropped but I never picked up down to not seeing it and/or full inventory, and a desire to get out of there before I die of starvation. The item in question is called something like the elucidatory vessel/gearbox, or something to that effect. Should be simple enough to pop into creative and give yourself one, instead of running all the way back and hoping it hasn't despawned. It's possible that the gearbox hasn't despawned, as dropped items do seem to hang around in unloaded chunks(I've dumped things in the wilderness and run across them much, much later), but it's not really worth a trip back specifically to check for it. However... 2 hours ago, Broccoli Clock said: I didn't have time to grab books and/or display case items, and I made my way home. I think this is the bigger issue, potentially. You mentioned grabbing the glider schematic, but didn't mention the resonator. You'll need to interact with it in order to get the information you need to start chapter two. From the sounds of it though, you're intending to make a trip or two back anyway for books and things, so in that case you can just check for the gearbox then(and give one to yourself if it despawned) and otherwise take care of the resonator, if you haven't already. I do recommend making that second trip sooner rather than later though, as the boss will respawn(one in-game week, I think). 1 1
Broccoli Clock Posted October 8, 2025 Author Report Posted October 8, 2025 4 minutes ago, LadyWYT said: The item in question is called something like the elucidatory vessel/gearbox, or something to that effect. Should be simple enough to pop into creative and give yourself one, instead of running all the way back and hoping it hasn't despawned. It's possible that the gearbox hasn't despawned, as dropped items do seem to hang around in unloaded chunks(I've dumped things in the wilderness and run across them much, much later), but it's not really worth a trip back specifically to check for it. However... I think this is the bigger issue, potentially. You mentioned grabbing the glider schematic, but didn't mention the resonator. You'll need to interact with it in order to get the information you need to start chapter two. From the sounds of it though, you're intending to make a trip or two back anyway for books and things, so in that case you can just check for the gearbox then(and give one to yourself if it despawned) and otherwise take care of the resonator, if you haven't already. I do recommend making that second trip sooner rather than later though, as the boss will respawn(one in-game week, I think). I purposely avoided watching other people go through it, and avoided a walkthrough guide, so all that is helpful. I think I am over a (in game) week since, maybe not, we'll see. If they are back then at least I'll have a much better idea of what is needed this time round. Plus, I presume the Library door remains open, so perhaps I can backtrack directly to them. Either way, thanks. 1
LadyWYT Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 Just now, Broccoli Clock said: I think I am over a (in game) week since, maybe not, we'll see. If they are back then at least I'll have a much better idea of what is needed this time round. Plus, I presume the Library door remains open, so perhaps I can backtrack directly to them. Oh yeah, the library doors will stay open, so you don't need to complete all the puzzles again in order to get back to the final area, unless you reset the location itself. If it's been several days since you were last at the Archive though I would absolutely go prepared for a fight, just in case the boss respawned. You might also take a trunk or two with you to plunk down at the entrance, and use that to store whatever loot you won't be able to carry home on that trip.
Echo Weaver Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 This is completely tangential to the thread, but I'm just camped out by the Resonance Archives, and the location is inside a mountain. I'm curious as to whether I need to mine my way in or if there's a path from the outside that I can find. Mostly asking because my pickaxe does not have infinite durability, and trekking 1.5 days to base and back would be annoying.
Brady_The Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 6 minutes ago, Echo Weaver said: I'm curious as to whether I need to mine my way in or if there's a path from the outside that I can find. The Resonance Archive has a Surface entrance. 1
LadyWYT Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 7 minutes ago, Echo Weaver said: This is completely tangential to the thread, but I'm just camped out by the Resonance Archives, and the location is inside a mountain. I'm curious as to whether I need to mine my way in or if there's a path from the outside that I can find. As @Brady_The said, there is a surface entrance that you will need to find in order to enter. It's not possible to mine your way in as the structure itself is protected. How do I know this? I tried it myself the very first time I did the Archives, as I couldn't find the entrance at all and just assumed things were like the other block game. Boy did I get schooled hard! In any case, check the area around the marked location carefully, as the treasure hunter's map only marks the approximate location of the entrance and not the exact. It should be somewhere within a 50 block radius of the marker though. Depending on how the Archive generated, the entrance can be tucked into the cleft of a mountain, so it can be very difficult to spot unless you're standing in just the right spot and looking at just the right angle. Additionally, the high altitude can create weather conditions that reduce visibility as well. If you scour the area and still can't find it, you might pop into spectator mode and take a peek just beneath the surface to figure out where it spawned. The entrance shouldn't be buried, but it did happen once to my friend and I.
Echo Weaver Posted October 8, 2025 Report Posted October 8, 2025 10 minutes ago, Brady_The said: The Resonance Archive has a Surface entrance. 5 minutes ago, LadyWYT said: It's not possible to mine your way in as the structure itself is protected. Eeek. I'm glad I asked. Thanks for the tips.
Never Jhonsen Posted October 9, 2025 Report Posted October 9, 2025 12 hours ago, LadyWYT said: Depending on how the Archive generated, the entrance can be tucked into the cleft of a mountain, so it can be very difficult to spot unless you're standing in just the right spot and looking at just the right angle. It can also spawn at ground level next to the mountain, so keep that in mind as well
Broccoli Clock Posted October 9, 2025 Author Report Posted October 9, 2025 15 hours ago, Echo Weaver said: This is completely tangential to the thread... Hijack away! As other said, there is a dedicated entrance, and you are unable to destroy blocks in the archive. Mine was half way up a hill, in a sort of valley, it didn't look like it had been specifically terraformed for it to sit there. (I mean, I guess it gets placed as soon as the quest is triggered, rather than being there all the time, I could be wrong though..). Half of the building was embedded into the hillside, but it was definitely noticeable as it's quite big and has massive metal doors that are always open. I think mine is granite cobblestone on the outside, certainly a grey coloured stone anyway.
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