Lift to the Underdust

*"Poor souls. We do this for their sake."*The following article/section contains spoilers.

## Loot

### Drops

Solid State Battery,

A location found only in the center of Tall Vine biomes. Features a Lift that takes you to the Underdust (Biome).

### Database Entry

An elevator that can descend deep beneath the Dust layer. We suspect that the rarest resources and archives of past research may lie there. While many technologies have been lost over time and may no longer be recovered, we still have hope. The dust will make it difficult to breath. The lower your go, the denser and more poisonous it becomes. You will need advanced suit filters to be able to explore the Underdust. You may find these type of filters in the ruins of old laboratories. There is a high chance you will die while exploring. Please be careful.

## Structure

### Landing Pad

Like the Greenhouse, the landing pad is the lowest accessible point on the tower. However, unlike other locations that have dedicated landing pads the landing pad here is improvised and simply a mass of shipping containers, some of which are one strong wind away from falling off.

Before heading into Lift Structure, there is a chance to find the Vantage Point POI. See POI section below.

### Lift Structure

After heading inside from the landing pad, you'll find yourself inside the lift structure. Once inside, you have a chance to find the Junk Shop POI to your left. If you continue along the rubble and pillars, you'll find the Lift as well as a table with an unpowered laptop and Solid State Battery battery. In order to access the lift, you'll need to take the battery and navigate the lift structure and find a power box to insert the battery into, powering both the laptop and the lift.

Past the lift and the table, you have a chance to find the Cage POI. Using the laptop will given you <unspecified lore entry>.

### Lift

After powering the lift, you can head inside and find several Old Storage Boxes, an Organic Printer, and the lift controls. Neither the boxes nor the printer can be picked up, but they can be scanned.

Activating the lift controls will take you down to the Underdust (Biome), the process for which is considered a loading screen so performance issues may arise while the lift is in motion.

### Ring

The Ring is the highest point of this location, featuring a giant loop atop the Lift Structure. This loop also houses the location's Beacon Tower, the power box for which is *almost* impossible to access. While it is technically possible to reach this height despite being over the current maximum altitude of 320 MaSL, it is clear the power box is not meant to be interacted with yet, as it is surrounded by invisible walls. Currently, the power box can only be reached by building up on your airship, and by trying to access the box from its back side, and even then it's quite difficult.

## Points of Interest

* Vantage Point
* Junk Shop
* Cage

# Vantage Point

**Vantage Point** is a point of interest that can spawn at the **Lift to the Underdust** location, next to the entrance of the Lift structure. This POI features a lookout station with a telescope aimed at the sky.

## Lore Entries

### Still Nothing

Each day I look up at the sky. I count the starts, hoping to see one more than usual. They must be there. I choose to believe in it. Not everything is lost. One day, I'll see something that could be a space station orbiting Earth. I'll get proof that we still have a reason to have hope. That's all I need.

# Junk Shop

**Junk Shop** is a point of interest that can spawn at the **Lift to the Underdust** location, inside the Lift structure on the left when entering. This POI features a stand full of various signs and junk, which can include Artifacts like the Pirate Landship.

## Lore Entries

### True Value

People bring me things they call useless, and I prove them wrong. There is a purpose for everything. Sometimes all that's needed is the right person - they'll see such junk and call it treasure. All I do is connect people and the correct items, for a small fee. And the rest of the shit, I just tinker with.

## Loot

### Lore

Theft of Food, Relocation of Scaffolding,

# Cage

**Cage** is a point of interest that can spawn near the back of the **Lift to the Underdust** location, next to the elevator. This POI features a cage for one prisoner, made of steel and wood.

## Lore Entries

### Theft of Food

The convict stole food. The settlement court was understanding and did not sentence him to go Below. But they couldn't leave him just like that, without punishment, because people need to have an example. Sentenced to three days without food.

### Relocation of Scaffolding

The convict was sentenced for his idiocy, first and foremost. Second in importance were the consequences of it: the idea of stealing scaffolding from lower neighbors to enlarge and secure his own apartment. With that, he would disrupt the structure of the entire tower, putting the lives of the rest of the residents at risk. Sentenced to two weeks. He will calm down or he will go Below.
## Trivia

* There is a tower with purple beacon lights and a junction box powering it on top of the building, but as of 0.1.0.2 version of the game it is impossible to reach the tower and extract the battery.

## Gallery

View on the Lift to the Underdust from below the landing pad.Point of interest: Vantage point.Point of interest: Cage.Point of interest: Junk Shop.Concept for the Lift to the Underdust location as shown in the trailer.