
Once you’ve got the first component, head to the bottom of O-12 and prepare yourself for heading into the Arctic.
ICESTORM EXPEDITION ICARUS FULL
There’s a bear that hangs out near the first component, so be on the lookout and sneak if you aren’t full of food and ready for a fight. Make particular care to collect as many berries as you can while venturing south, as if you don’t collect at least a stack or so, you’ll need to craft a Waterskin in order to go into the Arctic hydrated (and that means creating a Crafting Bench and having to melt ice, which both will cost you time). Chop down nearby trees for XP while you wait for your food to cook, and craft 4 Wood Floors and 4 Wood Walls, plus a Wood Door. Once you’ve collected a few different types of food and have slain at least an animal or two, craft a Campfire and cook your food - the bonus stamina and health makes the rest of the mission faster and safer. Gather sticks and rocks to craft your knife and bow while doing so. Double-click the blue circle in N-12 to set a waypoint, and start heading south through the valley. Once you land, open your map and find the small blue circle southwest of where you dropped in. Mission Walkthrough Step 1: The First Component You’ll have to pick up some other talents - feel free to choose whatever you like, but this talent is essential for not becoming polar bear breakfast.

-10/15% resistance to physical damage.We’ll be running through the Arctic as fast as we can, so this is important. They are from the Solo tree, but if you’re not alone this mission isn’t so difficult and therefore these aren’t so important.

The following talents will dramatically increase your chances of survival.
ICESTORM EXPEDITION ICARUS PORTABLE
Portable Shelter - bring extra floor (as roof) tiles as snow will likely collapse them.Here’s what you should create, at a minimum, to complete your objectives: While you can get lucky with rock spawns, it’s better to go in prepared. This prospect requires venturing into the Arctic, and then placing a device in shelter there. The red circles indicate the objective locations - you can ignore all the tombstones Orbital: Workshop & Currencies Menu Toggle.
