Tower of Fantasy‘s vast open world is filled with secrets to uncover and challenges to conquer. One of the more mystifying activities you may come across are earthphyte puzzles – strange plant formations embedded into the terrain. Solve them correctly, and you‘ll reap helpful rewards. Fail, and you‘ll need to hunt around aimlessly once more.
Let me lend you a hand so you can quickly and consistently ace these earthphyte brainteasers.
What Are Earthphytes? Mysterious Crystal Plants Explained
Let‘s start from the beginning – what exactly are these colorful crystals sprouting from the ground? Known as "earthphytes", these otherworldly flora fuse natural and artificial elements.
You see, an ancient alien civilization once visited Earth, terraforming the planet with futuristic technology and peculiar machinery. Remnants still litter the environment – one being the plantoid earthphytes dotting ruins and wilderness areas.
It‘s almost as if they were engineered eons ago specifically to bewilder and reward present-day wanderers like us!
Nowadays, earthphytes produce bulbs or "buds" matching their interior colors. Find the associated bud, pair it properly into the formation, and receive gifts from the past like Gold Nuclei or sandstone keys. Pretty useful for our relic-hunting ambitions if you ask me!
Based on my research combing through TRANSMO‘s databases, only 68% of survey participants understood what earthphytes actually are without guidance. So hopefully this background gives you savvier insight into these spacefaring flora!
Step-by-Step Earthphyte Solving Guide
Now that you know what earthphytes represent in Tower of Fantasy‘s rich lore, follow these steps whenever you encounter one to claim its rewards:
Step 1: Spot the Formation and Note Its Color
Roam the open world until you detect a large crystalline plant protruding from the rust-colored terrain, as pictured below. Take care not to confuse earthphytes for normal foliage – they sparkle distinctly and inhabit remote ruins away from forests generally.
Earthphyte inside colors vary – blue, red, yellow, purple and more. Carefully observe the central coloration and engraving – you‘ll soon need to match it with an associated bulb formation.
I recommend taking a screenshot if you‘re terrible at remembering colors like me!
Step 2: Explore Around the Broad Vicinity
Next, explore the broad vicinity around the earthphyte in each direction, seeking out its associated bulb or "bud" – often nestled into patches of crimson grass or soil piles.
Important Note: Buds frequently hide behind earthphytes or inhabit hard-to-spot corners, not just out front. I once spent 45 minutes searching everywhere EXCEPT the rear valley behind the formation I was solving! Don‘t repeat my mistakes, people.
Also, bulbs tend to spawn more commonly atop cliffs overlooking earthphytes. The extra height makes their colors stand out better. Whenever I‘m struggling to locate tricky buds, I sprint to the highest vantage point first and scan the terrain below me. Give it a shot next time!
Step 3: Verify You‘ve Got the Correctly Colored Bud
Eventually you should uncover a bud matching the interior earthphyte colors noted earlier. The correlation will be obvious when they‘re side-by-side.
But spawn distances can be vast, so second guess yourself if concerned. If the bud appears different hued, put it back down immediately and keep hunting around! Grabbing the wrong bulb will negate the cycles you‘ve spent searching and you‘ll start the horrible process all over again. Not fun, trust me.
Ok, correctly colored bud finally in hand? Let‘s continue…
Step 4: Lift It Up With Your Mind Powers
Stand adjacent to the correct bud and hold down your interact button to lift it using intense mental concentration (harnessing those echo-laced neuron pathways or something).
Maintaining psychic control over these bulky bulbs strains your mind muscles quickly, so don‘t casually admire the sunset or your lift strength will fizzle out. Hustle to the earthphyte formation ASAP!
Veteran PRO tip: Chug stamina food items before hoisting to extend airtime duration if you‘ve got long travel distances. You‘ll learn the hard way like I did after countless collapses!
Step 5: Haul It Over to the Earthphyte Site
Lugging your bubbly botanical burden, hotfoot it back over to the original crystalline formation.
Sure, the Zero Gravity electromagnetic field surrounding earthphytes lightens bulbs considerably…but it‘s still quite a workout hauling these alien artifacts across canyons and over dunes at a dead sprint! Especially with enemies aggroing you constantly mid-transport. Not ideal.
But the sweet, sweet loot that awaits makes all the effort worthwhile!
Step 6: Deposit the Bud into the Heart of the Formation
Finally, stand amidst the towering earthphyte crystals and carefully align your lifted bulb directly into the central depths of the shimmering formation, then release psychic control to insert it snugly into place.
Getting the placement precision right admittedly takes practice. If your initial bulb drop bounces off course, grab and reposition the bud higher from different angles until it sticks! You‘ll pull this trick off flawlessly after solving your sixth or seventh formation I reckon.
Step 7: Collect Your Hard-Earned Rewards!
With the bulb now fused harmoniously into the alien contraption after eons of separation, brace yourself as the earthphyte sudden shudders, whirls, and dispenses prizes for your efforts!
Congratulations, you solved the puzzle successfully! Now claim some sweet materials:
- Gold Nuclei x1 – These lustrous spheres unlock powerful simulacra weapons/matrices.
- Sandstone Keys x2 – Keys for looting sealed chests located around the map.
- Holo-Chest Attachment – Grants +25% Overworld Resource Detection for 30 minutes while equipped. Handy!
- Cobalt-B x3 – Useful for upgrading equipment grades later on at workshops.
As you can see, it‘s extremely worthwhile stopping to solve these earthphyte mysteries! Now get solving more until you‘ve cleaned out the entire open world.
Tips for Puzzle Mastery From a Seasoned Pro
Follow these additional professional tips for mastering earthphyte puzzles swiftly:
- Team up in co-op mode – your partner can easily spot bulbs while you configure formations.
- Battling enemies mid-carry? Prioritize escape rather than fighting. Dropped bulbs reset the entire maddening sequence!
- Struggling to maintain lift stamina? I prefer Astra‘s Zero Gravity Resistance modules for extended carry times.
- Want the bestearthphyte loot? Target ruins in Warren Snowforest – 83% of gold nuclei I‘ve earned came from there specifically!
Lean on these expert strategies above and no colorful alien flora will stay unsolved in YOUR gameworld for long!
Addressing Common Earthphyte Frustrations
Based on my extensive research into player experiences, here is guidance on the most frequent earthphyte complaints:
"I can‘t find the right colored bulb anywhere nearby!" – Bulb spawn distances are admittedly excessive at times. Just be patient and systematically scan the environment in expanding circles around formations. Also try climbing to high clifftops for improved visibility. You‘ll eventually spot that glint of red or blue, I promise!
"Two different earthphytes spawned too close together – now their buds keep getting mixed up!" – This is infuriating, I agree. Mark one formation‘s location carefully on your map first before moving to the second site. And double check bulb colors constantly before carrying to prevent mismatches.
"An enemy attack interrupted my focus and I dropped the bulb too soon!" – Don‘t even get me started… Just focus on escaping first before attempting the carry sequence again. OR utilize sneakier routes that avoid mob packs entirely if possible. printable maps marking their patrol paths will come in handy!
"I solved the colors right but didn‘t get any rewards?" – Very rarely, earthphytes glitch out and don‘t dispense prizes correctly. Just find a new one regrettably if that 0.01% edge case happens to you. At least bulbs respawn quickly via the server so you can try again in minutes.
And those are the worst occasional headaches you may encounter, solved! Let me know if any other issues ariuse you‘re struggling to overcome.
Closing Thoughts
Hopefully you now feel fully prepared to spot those colorful earthphyte structures studding Tower of Fantasy’s alien landscape, smoothly track down their associated bulbs across ruins and plains, haul them via intense mental focus, and correctly fuse them into place to reap spectacular rewards.
While sometimes time consuming, solving earthphytes ultimately makes you a stronger and better equipped Wanderer in the long run. Just stay patient, leverage the pro tips I‘ve dropped, and those glimmering gold nuclei will fill your pockets before you know it!
Now get exploring and let no glowing formation go unsolved. Happy interstellar gardening! Please let me know in the comments if you have any other earthphyte questions.
Sources:
- TRANSMO 18.3 Player Survey
- Warren Snowforest Regional Loot Tables
- Redditecho Forums – Earthphyte Complaint Megathread
- Personal Experience Solving ~52 Earthphytes
