Architect Bases

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This article is about Architect Bases. You may be looking for Architect Artifacts, Independent Bases or Alterra Bases.

Architect Bases
Category	Structures
Type	Architect Bases

Architect Bases are ancient structures that are located around 4546B. Six are found in Sector Zero. They were built by the The Architects approximately one thousand years prior to the events of Below Zero. Their purposes vary, and it is unknown if any of them are focused on the studying of Kharaa, similar to those found in The Crater.

Bases

Location	Description	Goto ID/Coordinates
Architect Phase Gate Facility	An Architect base that houses a phasegate.	shieldbase shieldbasecaveentrance shieldbasetop
Arctic Spires Cache	An Architect cache found in the Arctic Spires.	arcticspirescache
Crystal Caves Cache	An Architect cache found in the Crystal Caves.	crystalcastlecache
Deep Lilypads Cave Cache	An Architect cache found in the Deep Lilypads Cave.	deeppadscache
Fabricator Base	An Architect base in the Fabricator Caverns used to fabricate Architect bodies.	fabricatorbase
Sanctuary Zero	An Architect sanctuary located in the Twisty Bridges that contains Al-An's consciousness.	sanctuary

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

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	Xenobiology Encounter a sapient alien lifeform. How to obtain: Find Sanctuary Zero and initiate the download sequence in the storage cube's chamber.

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	Out of Mind Construct an alien vessel. How to obtain: Construct Al-An's Storage Medium at the Fabricator Base.