Search Zolar Forest is a mission in A Crack in Time, taking place in the Zolar Forest on planet Quantos. Ratchet and Captain Qwark were traveling in the Aphelion until a strange anomaly caused them to crash on a jungle planet. A time anomaly saved them from certain death, and stranded, they decided to search the local area for a way to repair the ship.
Walkthrough[]
As with Clank, get accustomed to Ratchet's controls and change his control style if desired. Without Clank, Ratchet cannot perform long or high jumps. The main change is that comet-strikes can now be thrown while walking. Smash the bolt crates around the crash site, then follow Qwark into the forest. Save him from the local fauna called zyphoids, which are easily dispatched with your OmniWrench or new Constructo Pistol.
Check underneath the bridge for a massive crate, which contains ammunition, nanotech, and bolts. Follow Qwark to save him again from several zyphoids, then destroy the nearby crates, including an explosive crate. Use the platforms to get across the water, then use the vertical bolt crank to raise a bridge for Qwark, who will burst through a stone wall, creating a way forward.
Continue onwards after the cutscene, then use the suspended platforms within the time anomaly to make it to the other side of the wall, at which point Qwark will burst through on his own, chased by two large zyphoids. These larger specimens can lunge forwards to bite, create toxic gas, spit at you, and will burst into several smaller ones when killed. Regardless, they are otherwise easy targets for your Constructo Pistol.
Make your way across the water again, using the bolt crank to raise another bridge for Qwark. Visit the nearby GrummelNet Industries vendor to purchase the Constructo Bomb, a glove weapon with throwable bombs. Qwark will burst through the next wall, after which you are attacked by a large group of small zyphoids. These are good targets for the Constructo Bomb due to its larger blast radius. Enter the clearing to trigger a cutscene, leading to the next mission "Locate the Missing Children".