Mysterious Presence is a questline in Aniimo's Astra hub region.
Initiated from outside the ChillBeanz cafe at any point in the game, this quest has you investigate and find a number of hidden Voxel Cubes that have been causing holographic devices to malfunction.
This guide features a complete Mysterious Presence quest walkthrough in Aniimo, and the end rewards for doing so.
Aniimo Mysterious Presence quest steps at a glance
Here's the Mysterious Presence quest steps in brief:
- Fix the glitched display outside the ChillBeanz cafe by solving the puzzle, then collect the first Voxel Cube
- Investigate the mysterious giant Voxel Cube, then talk to the Kind Repairman by ChillBeanz cafe, then speak to Prof. Bohr and Nova in the Polaris Institute Main Hall
- Find two more Voxel Cubes, then visit Nova
- Find the remaining six Voxel Cubes
- Return to Nova then enter the Strange Door
- Defeat Voxelic Panpanta, Voxelic Geoclaw and Voxelic Stellarys
- Investigate the cubes and Holo-Core, then speak to Nova, Prof. Bohr and Principal Oswen
The end reward for the above 50 Glimmer, 200 Voxel Coins, and 60,000 Credits, plus 10 Aniipod Hyper, 10 Aniipod Track, 2 Tumbler from completing the Mysterious Presence - Super Claw Malfunction sub-quest along the way.
You can see the complete quest in action in the following video, or with the written walkthrough that follows...
How to start the Mysterious Presence quest
To start the Mysterious Presence quest, make your way to the ChillBeanz cafe. It's located on the lower level of Astra, just south of the Horizon Square.
On the north side of the building you'll find a glitching display: interact with it, then complete the sliding panel puzzle.
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Once done, collect the Voxel Cube that appears to be teleported to a mysterious location. After the cutscene, speak to the Kind Repairman, then travel to the Polaris Institute Main Hall to the north, and speak to both Prof. Bohr and Nova. (To track their locations, open the Log and follow the Mysterious Presence quest to see their positions easily).
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With that done, it's time to hunt down the remaining Voxel Cube locations.
Voxel Cube locations
There are eight remaining Voxel Cubes to find, which can be collected in any order; once you find two (for three total, including the one you initially find in the cafe), you'll have to report back to Nova before resuming the search.
The below is ordered starting from the cafe to save on backtracking, but as mentioned, feel free to pick them off in any order you like:
1) Numbers east of ChillBeanz
Just east of the previously glitched display outside ChillBeanz, by the barrier, is a series of coloured numbers on the ground. Walk over them in order - one through eight - to see a Voxel Cube spawn at the other end.
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2) Seesaw west of ChillBeanz
Just west of the previously glitched display outside ChillBeanz is a seesaw. Climb on board and use it until the gauge fills, rewarding a Voxel Cube.
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3) Swing on top of Super Claw shop
Head to the Super Claw shop, which is west of the ChillBeanz cafe, and climb onto the rooftop via the stairs to the south. When you emerge, there's a swing to your left. Use it and swing all the way round three times (you have to time each push for when you are descending on the far side). Once done, another Voxel Cube is yours.
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4) Mysterious Presence - Super Claw Malfunction
Speak to Jiff on the rooftop of the Super Claw shop (he's just round the corner of the above Voxel Cube location), then climb on top of the holographic device opposite to spawn a Voxel Cube down below. Make sure you speak to Jiff afterwards to complete this sub-quest and get some extra rewards (10 Aniipod Hyper, 10 Aniipod Track, 2 Tumbler).
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5) Glitching display south of ChillBeanz
Head south from ChillBeanz by going up the stairs, where by a barrier facing north is an glitched display showing an Anii Apartment advert. Solve the sliding panel puzzle - remember to reverse the movements you see from the first panel - to get the Voxel Cube.
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6) Glitching display in Chill Street
Head to Chill Street's plaza just south of the Super Claw shop, and on the south side, is a glitching display with a Championship advert. Solve the sliding panel puzzle for another Voxel Cube.
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7) Numbers in Horizon Square
Head to Horizon Square, and take the north-west walkway, where you'll find numbers on the ground. Walk over them in sequence (one through eight) to get another location.
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8) Music in North of Horizon Square
Head to North of Horizon Square, where there are aniimo playing instruments. Speak to Judy, then each aniimo with the following dialogue responses:
- Chirpi: Hey.
- Tromber: Hey, Hey.
- Cornet: Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Talk to Judy again, and the Voxel Cube is yours.
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Assuming you've got everything, Nova will call you, and ask you to pay a visit.
How to finish the Mysterious Presence quest, end rewards
With nine total Voxel Cubes found (including the one collected at the start of the quest), it's time to report back to Nova.
Enter the Strange Door, where you'll have three back-to-back encounters with Voxelic Panpanta, Voxelic Geoclaw and Voxelic Stellarys. As a level 30-something Pathfinder, I found these pretty straightforward, even without worrying about counters.
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Once done, investigate all the cubes around the central Holo-Core, then talk to the Holo-Core.
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To finish the quest, speak to Nova, Prof. Bohr and Principal Oswen, rewarding you with 50 Glimmer, 200 Voxel Coins, and 60,000 Credits. Job done!
