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Locate the Missing Children and Escort the Fongoids Home are missions in A Crack in Time, taking place in the Zolar Forest on planet Quantos. Ratchet and Captain Qwark encountered a fongoid mother who asks them to save her children, who got separated after a zyphoid attack.

Walkthrough[]

"Locate the Missing Children" requires you to find all three missing children. The first is on a nearby ledge surrounded by zyphoids, easily spotted as Qwark will attack them from afar. A nearby path leads to a flooded area where you can find the second child, after dispatching the spawner and two large zyphoids. Don't forget the massive crate on a nearby ledge, which also blocks a hidden path to a gold bolt.

Return to the fongoid mother and head up the stairs into the ruins, where a time anomaly causes the stone pillars to collapse and return to a standing position repeatedly. Proceed clockwise around the area, carefully waiting for each pillar to return to the needed position for crossing.

Halfway through, you can find a Constructo mod—specifically the Blast Chamber for your Constructo Pistol. Constructo weapons are unique in that they consist of three parts, each with three variations, allowing customization to your specifications. They can also be painted in various colors. The Blast Chamber has a slower bullet speed than the Coil Chamber but compensates with a small explosive effect on impact and slightly increased damage.

Proceed to the last child in the center of the ruins, then use the bolt crank to create a bridge to return to the clearing. Upon returning all children, you automatically continue with the next mission, "Escort the Fongoids Home." Follow the group to find another fongoid, Alpheus, and escort all of them up the path, where many zyphoids will block your way. Note that at this point, smaller zyphoids might fuse together into larger ones, requiring more effort to split them up and finish them off.

Use the Constructo Bomb to clear out the groups and the Pistol for the remainder. Upon approaching the village walls, you must engage a final massive group of zyphoids, including small and large types, as well as spawners. Use Constructo Bombs to clear out denser packs of enemies and the Pistol to pick off stragglers. Enter the village, where there isn't much to explore besides some bolt crates and a gold bolt, and meet up with Alpheus atop the stairs at the Temple of Zahn for the next mission, "Search the Temple of Zahn".

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