Activating solar orbs is how players progress in the diving system. Diving revolves around progressing certain quests, which require repairing multiple solar orbs.
Specifically, the first diving quest requires repairing 5 solar orbs, while the second one 20.
If you haven’t unlocked diving yet, consider checking our guide on how to unlock it and find bronze kelp.
In this guide, I will explain how to locate and activate solar orbs in Coral Island to help you repair coral sites and progress your ocean exploration.
How to Find Solar Orbs
While mining, players need to break random rocks until they find the hole to the next level. A similar process happens in diving. Players need to clear random trash until they locate the solar orb to repair the nearby pillar.
One tip for finding solar orbs is to clear trash near inactive pillars. Each orb spawns fairly close to its pillar, so clearing trash around it will always result in finding the orb.
And that’s it. But now that you’ve located the solar orb, what should you do with it?
How to Activate Solar Orbs
After locating the orb, interact with it. Follow it to the nearest pillar, which will turn on when the orb reaches it. After that, a path of light will start from the pillar.
Players need to clear any trash that may be blocking the path until the light reaches a certain location where it will stop.
From there, a large lightwave will emit from the light’s location, which will clear the nearby oil spills.
This will activate the first solar orb and repair the first coral site in the ‘Into the Ocean’ quest. Repeat this process five times in total to complete the quest.
After activating all orbs and repairing all coral sites, players should head to Ling’s lab to complete the quest. From there, a new diving quest will begin and players will be able to explore a larger part of the ocean.
Conclusion
This sums up the guide on how to locate and activate solar orbs in Coral Island as well as how to repair coral sites.
Players need to clear trash until they locate the solar orb. Interacting with it will cause it to move to a nearby pillar. From there, players should clear the path for the light tray, until it repairs the nearby coral site.
If you’re just starting in Coral Island, consider checking out our guide on the best tips and tricks for beginners. This way, you will be able to make the most out of your playthrough, without worrying about missing anything important.
What do you think about the solar orbs system in Coral Island? Did you manage to find all 5 solar orbs for the first quest? Let us know in the comments below.
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