User blog comment:FlameSpeaker/Story progress/@comment-38152002-20190123205534

The Cyclops isn't necessary to reach the Primary Containment Facility or the Lost River, but it is necessary to complete the game. You can find cyclops fragments in the mushroom forests northeast and northwest to lifepod 5. Just be careful not to run into any bone sharks and ampeels. You can also find engine fragments in the storage room leading to the reactor inside the Aurora.