Cryogenic

Olympus · mission.

Mission read

Contractors are required to retrieve a sample from specific preserved creatures. Run it as a mission prospect on Olympus with a recorded difficulty of 3/4. Time allowance: 7d; payout: Easy 325 Ren + 100 Exotics; Normal 650 Ren + 200 Exotics; Hard 975 Ren + 300 Exotics

Campaign position

• Prerequisite: Nightfall

Where to go

Objective approach

No per-difficulty item manifest is recorded for this guide. Follow the on-screen tracker, then use the notes below to decide what to stage before committing to the final hand-in.

• 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.

Briefing

Collect Unique Bio-Research Samples
//OPERATOR: Sinotai
//BIOME: Arctic
//BACKGROUND: Operator is focusing on animal research to gather information about potential exotic mutation.
//MISSION: Contractors are required to retrieve a sample from specific preserved creatures.
//TERMS: Contractors will be provided with a functioning envirosuit. They will be otherwise unassisted.

Objectives

Research: Frozen Lifeforms

• Investigate the Mammoth Graveyard
  • Travel to the Reported Location (M)
  • Search the Corpses for Samples 0 / 5
• Investigate Ice Structure
  • Travel to the Reported Location (M)
  • Locate the Lost Equipment
  • Travel to the Equipment Drop Zone (M)
  • Find the Prototype Weapon (Check Up High)
    • First Prototype Weapon Piece Collected
    • Second Prototype Weapon Piece Collected
    • Third Prototype Weapon Piece Collected
  • Repair Prototype Weapon at Machining Bench
  • Use the Equipment to Open the Formation
  • Deploy Prototype Weapon
  • Power Prototype Weapon
  • Activate Prototype Weapon
  • 0% Complete
• (Optional) Collect the Power Generating Device
  • Travel to the map location (M)
  • Collect the Equipment
  • Repair the Broken Solar Panel (Machining Bench)
• (Optional) Collect the Survival Gear
  • Travel the map location (M)
  • Collect the Gear
• Melt the Ice around the Frozen Mammoth (Place Heat Sources Near to Melt)
  • 0% Melted
  • 0% Efficiency
• Collect Sample from Frozen Mammoth
• Return to Dropship

Hints & tips

The Survival gear is protected by a named boss bear. The Power source is protected by a group of Cougars. The cave the Frozen Mammoth is in does not provide shelter. Bringing building pieces is recommended.