Orb Pillar Not Activating

[dark notch]

Reproduction Steps: Was cleaning the ocean as usual and the orb did not activate, I'm stuck in a single area and I can't progress further.
Repro Rate: I tried restarting the save, restarting the game, or just progressing through the day but it stays the same.
Game Platform: Steam
Game Version: v1.2b- 1245
Input Mode: Keyboard and mouse

[inner summit]

Hello @dark notch Thanks for letting us know! Do you remember what you did after getting the Solar Orb?
Also, do you happen to remember the in-game date and time when you activated it?

[dark notch]

I think I either left the area or straight up went to the surface because it was already late in-game. Also sorry, I don't remember the exact date 🫠 but as far as I remember, it was 2-3 days before the recording, so probably Fall 5-6!

[inner summit]

Thanks so much for the help and the additional information you've provided! In the meantime, could you share your Backup Files here? To retrieve the files, you can copy-paste the following file path into your Windows Explorer: %localappdata%\ProjectCoral\Saved\SaveGames then compress the SaveGames folder into a ZIP file before sending it here

[dark notch]

Here it is. I believe the current save file is number 2. Thank you in advance! 🙇

[inner summit]

Got it, thanks for backup files!
Do you remember around what in-game time you went back to the surface or left the area?

[dark notch]

I think it's around 23:00!

[inner summit]

After you went to the surface using the anchor around 23:00, could you tell us what you did next? Did you fast travel straight to the farmhouse and go to sleep?

[dark notch]

Yes! Pretty sure.

[inner summit]

Hey, we just need one more bit of info 😄
After you got the Solar Orb, did you go straight back to the surface or did you follow the light path first?

Also, we checked all your backups. Can you confirm if this issue happened around the year 2024?

[dark notch]

I went straight back to the surface, as far as I remember I was kinda far from the pillar so I went straight back to the surface.

Also no, it was recent. It should be around last December 2025.

It should be the save with my farmer named Bleu! Just in case 🤧

[inner summit]

Could you break down what you did before the issue happened, starting from when you woke up that day?

And how many Solar Orbs did you find on that day?

[dark notch]

Oh I'm sorry I don't remember the details 😭 But probably just running my routine like watering the crops and feeding the animals.

I probably found around 2 or 3 including the last one

[inner summit]

No worries at all, thanks for letting us know! 😄
Could you send a screenshot of which temple you activated when you found the Solar Orb? That would help us a lot.

[dark notch]

It was these three! Including the one that didn't activate

[inner summit]

Well noted! I'll relay this to the team for checking and I'll reach back to you if we need more information