bunch of false starts, but I've got everything before a Bridges run done in a file only 18 minutes in, including fabbing a resource locator. Hopefully that will allow a more down-and-up deep bridges attempt, and with a recent save, I may be able to cheat hardcore mode- hard-quitting without giving the game a chance to save, then reloading from here.

Incidently, there's a seaglide nest right where I usually get my creepvine seeds before heading to the pod, (which is also close enough to the supply cache to trigger the beacon) and a second seaglide nest 550m east of the beacon.