Spelunking

Olympus · mission.

Mission read

Mine the ores the Workshop Team requests and stock them in the supply pod. Run it as a mission prospect on Olympus with a recorded difficulty of 2/4. Time allowance: 15d; payout: Easy 75 Ren; Normal 150 Ren; Hard 225 Ren

Campaign position

• Prerequisite: Beachhead

Where to go

Objective approach

• Easy: Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Stone x250; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Sulfur x140; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Silica Ore x140; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Iron Ore x350; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Copper Ore x100; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Gold Ore x100; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Platinum Ore x60; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Titanium Ore x60; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Aluminium Ore x40.

• Normal: Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Stone x350; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Sulfur x220; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Silica Ore x220; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Iron Ore x450; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Copper Ore x160; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Gold Ore x160; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Platinum Ore x100; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Titanium Ore x100; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Aluminium Ore x60.

• Hard: Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Stone x500; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Sulfur x320; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Silica Ore x320; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Iron Ore x650; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Copper Ore x280; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Gold Ore x280; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Platinum Ore x160; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Titanium Ore x160; Stock ship as requested by Workshop Team: Aluminium Ore x100.

• Read the objective tracker after every major interaction; many ICARUS prospects reveal the next step only after the current one completes.

• Stage resources at the hand-in or build site before triggering final timers, wildlife waves, or extraction travel.

• If the guide has a manifest above, build the Hard list first when possible; it covers lower-difficulty planning and avoids under-packing.

• Keep the return route open. A finished objective still fails the run if the crew cannot safely reach the dropship or delivery pod.

Preparation

• Start with a bedroll, campfire or shelter kit, oxygen and water storage, bandages, splints, and enough food to cover the full route.
• Assign one player to navigation and one to resource accounting so the crew does not duplicate long hauls or miss a delivery line.
• Use the loadout list below as the minimum kit, then add mission-specific tools before launch.

Hazards and controls

• No special hazard is recorded, so default to storm shelter, wound treatment, spare tools, and enough ammunition for unexpected predators.
• Long travel remains the risk: mark caves, water, and emergency shelter locations as you move.

Execution checklist

• Before drop: confirm prerequisite unlocks, mission timer, loadout, and who carries shared deployables.
• On landing: locate water, set a respawn point, and confirm the first objective marker before building a permanent base.
• Mid-run: consolidate loot and mission items at one marked cache; keep one repair kit and medical stack on each player.
• Before extract: verify every optional delivery, reward unlock, and follow-up objective is complete before leaving orbit-side cargo behind.

Source notes

Olympus · mission.

Overview

Spelunking is an ore-delivery prospect: mine the metals and minerals the Workshop Team asks for and stock them in the supply pod. The full shopping list scales by difficulty — see the Easy / Normal / Hard manifest above. This is a mining-throughput job, so your bottleneck is finding veins, not fighting.

Bring plenty of picks and repair materials, and prioritise the scarce ores (Platinum, Titanium, Aluminium) — those veins are rarer than iron and copper, so they set the pace.

Hints & tips

Prospectors may need to venture underground to find the ores necessary to complete the objective — the rarer metals sit in cave systems rather than surface outcrops.