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The Last Caretaker Samples Guide: How to Collect and Send HoloMemories and Cave Paintings
There are 143 samples in the reviewed lists: 99 HoloMemories and 44 cave paintings. The full list of sample locations is below: search it by place and tick off what you have sent.
Update 6 for the sample list; Update 5.5 for rewards and the Photo Drone. Details that are not confirmed yet are marked.
Quick answers
Update 5.0 introduced the sample system: collect discoveries, catalog them and send them into space. It also added discoverable, scannable cave paintings.
There are 143 samples in the reviewed lists: 99 HoloMemories and 44 cave paintings.
The Photo Drone unlocks at Tier 4.
Samples come from HoloMemories and cave paintings. Use a Photo Drone to collect them, place the samples in a rocket pod and launch them. Sending a sample unlocks the next part of its story.
In Update 5.5, sending a previously unsent HoloMemory rewards an Elysium Aleppo Pine Seed, while a previously unsent cave painting rewards an Elysium Cherry Seed. Samples already sent do not earn another seed.
All 143 sample locations
All 143 samples and the place each one is in. Search by number, name or place, filter by type, and tick off what you have sent; your ticks stay in this browser.
0 of 143 sent (0 HoloMemories, 0 cave paintings) · showing 143
No. 1 Forced Wave
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 2 Chosen one
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 3 Returned Toy
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 4 Covered Body
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 13 Last Shift
Black Vein Station · HoloMemory
No. 14 Still Pumping
Black Vein Station · HoloMemory
No. 15 Burner Light
Black Vein Station · HoloMemory
No. 16 Open Container
Habitat Node 02-23 · HoloMemory
No. 17 Ocean Funeral
Habitat Node 01-2.5 · HoloMemory
No. 18 Numbered Door
Habitat Node 02-23 · HoloMemory
No. 19 Saved Seat
Habitat Node 04-7 · HoloMemory
No. 20 Lantern Dinner
Habitat Node 03-12.3 · HoloMemory
No. 21 Water Queue
Habitat Node 08-16 · HoloMemory
No. 22 Bed on Wheels
Habitat Node 03-12.3 · HoloMemory
No. 23 Shared Blanket
Habitat Node 05-14.5 · HoloMemory
No. 24 Carried Body
Habitat Node 06-3.5 · HoloMemory
No. 25 Thirsty Wait
Habitat Node 03-12.3 · HoloMemory
No. 26 Broken Desalination
Habitat Node 04-7 · HoloMemory
No. 27 Ration Split
Habitat Node 02-23 · HoloMemory
No. 28 Net Pull
Habitat Node 38-98 · HoloMemory
No. 29 Hydroponic Check
Habitat Node 01-2.5 · HoloMemory
No. 30 Power Cable
Habitat Node 38-98 · HoloMemory
No. 31 Leak Patch
Habitat Node 08-16 · HoloMemory
No. 32 Container Dinner
Habitat Node 08-16 · HoloMemory
No. 33 Divided Warmth
Habitat Node 04-7 · HoloMemory
No. 34 Haircut Corner
Habitat Node 14-7 · HoloMemory
No. 35 Measuring Wall
Habitat Node 06-3.5 · HoloMemory
No. 36 Small Birthday
Habitat Node 09-4 · HoloMemory
No. 37 Temporary Classroom
Habitat Node 09-4 · HoloMemory
No. 38 Notice Board
Habitat Node 09-4 · HoloMemory
No. 39 Stretcher Corridor
Habitat Node 02-23 · HoloMemory
No. 40 Last Battery
Habitat Node 05-14.5 · HoloMemory
No. 41 Radio Call
Habitat Node 14-7 · HoloMemory
No. 42 Signal Flag
Habitat Node 14-7 · HoloMemory
No. 43 Passing Boat
Habitat Node 06-3.5 · HoloMemory
No. 44 Shrine
Habitat Node 05-14.5 · HoloMemory
No. 45 Final Cast
Habitat Node 10-4 · HoloMemory
No. 46 Dead Signal
Habitat Node 01-2.5 · HoloMemory
No. 47 Machine Warmth
Habitat Node 38-98 · HoloMemory
No. 50 Retrieval
Seed Vault Prometheus · HoloMemory
No. 51 Closed Door
Seed Reserve 01 · HoloMemory
No. 52 Inventory
Eden Cradle (a seed vault) · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 53 Warm Shaft
MCV-17 Dead Breath · HoloMemory
No. 54 Earthfire
MCV-12 Eternal Flame · HoloMemory
No. 56 Handoff
Habitat Node 06-3.5 · map 26.4, 4.9 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 57 Left Behind
Navigation Beacon 49 · map 37.1, 6.0 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 59 Debris
Lazarus Complex · map 64.9, -3.9 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 60 Cargo Net
NDNs Node 55,-2 · map 55.3, 1.1 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 62 Drift Pair
Habitat Node 14-7 · map 106.7, 50.1 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 63 Signal Wave
Sanctuary Dock 37 · map 14.4, 8.4 · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 85 Rooftop Wait
Brighton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 86 Dead Traffic
Brighton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 87 Ladder Nowhere
Brighton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 88 Window Exit
Winston Grave · HoloMemory
No. 89 Threshold
Winston Grave · HoloMemory
No. 90 Last Plant
Lincoln Grave · HoloMemory
No. 91 Hallway Queue
Lincoln Grave · HoloMemory
No. 92 Shoulders
Lincoln Grave · HoloMemory
No. 93 Missing Bench
Lincoln Grave · HoloMemory
No. 94 Family Ledger
Hampton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 95 Balcony Hand-Off
Dover Grave · HoloMemory
No. 96 Wheelchair
Salem Grave · HoloMemory
No. 97 Roofline Argument
Dover Grave · HoloMemory
No. 98 Cabinet Barricade
Dover Grave · HoloMemory
No. 99 Returned Keys
Dover Grave · HoloMemory
No. 100 Blanket Corner
York Grave · HoloMemory
No. 101 Lost and Found
York Grave · HoloMemory
No. 102 Silent Classroom
York Grave · HoloMemory
No. 103 All In
York Grave · HoloMemory
No. 104 Bus Shelter
Winston Grave · HoloMemory
No. 105 Timetable
Norfolk Grave · HoloMemory
No. 106 Open Door
Norfolk Grave · HoloMemory
No. 107 Crossing
Norfolk Grave · HoloMemory
No. 108 Spill
Norfolk Grave · HoloMemory
No. 109 Stroller Lift
Salem Grave · HoloMemory
No. 110 Pharmacy
Salem Grave · HoloMemory
No. 111 Street Map
Salem Grave · HoloMemory
No. 112 Porch Sleep
Dover Grave · HoloMemory
No. 113 Bag Trade
Brighton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 114 Driver Stays
Hampton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 115 Apartment Key
Winston Grave · HoloMemory
No. 116 Street Birthday
Hampton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 117 Look Back
Hampton Grave · HoloMemory
No. 118 Dr. Evelyn James
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 119 Looking At Rocket
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 120 Slip
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 121 Looking Over The Rail
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 122 Inspection at Exodus
Exodus Station · HoloMemory
No. 123 The Fire That Wouldn't Die
Black Vein Station · HoloMemory
No. 124 Internal System Log (FS-204-72)
Seed Reserve 11 · HoloMemory
No. 125 Oceanmark White
Lazarus Complex · HoloMemory
No. 126 Talon Shark ID-407
Platform Omega · HoloMemory
No. 127 Smile in the Dark
Refuel Outpost Gamma · HoloMemory
No. 128 CS-17 Courier Skimmer
Central Warehouse Alpha · HoloMemory
No. 129 Pig Experiment
Helios Reserve Lyra · HoloMemory
No. 130 Bouncing Echoes
Habitat Node 06-3.5 · HoloMemory
No. 131 Still Listening
Research Outpost Theta-9 · HoloMemory
No. 132 Over the Drop
Habitat Node 04-7 · HoloMemory
No. 133 Sisters
Manifest Tower · HoloMemoryNot confirmed yet
No. 502 The Shape of Us
First Whisper · Cave painting
No. 504 Among Larger Lives
First Whisper · Cave painting
No. 505 Before Words
Grey Mouth · Cave painting
No. 506 Inside the Living Pattern
Grey Mouth · Cave painting
No. 510 Many Around the Herd
Grey Mouth · Cave painting
No. 511 Wall of Shared Signs
Deep Silence · Cave painting
No. 512 Facing Bison
Far Horizon · Cave painting
No. 514 The Marked Hand
Far Horizon · Cave painting
No. 517 Animals in Motion
North Lantern · Cave painting
No. 518 Work Beneath the Tree
North Lantern · Cave painting
No. 521 Circle of the Herd
Deep Silence · Cave painting
No. 522 Hands Among the Animals
The Fourth Chamber · Cave painting
No. 527 What the Water Gave
The Fourth Chamber · Cave painting
No. 531 Among Larger Bodies
The Fourth Chamber · Cave painting
No. 537 What Could Feed and Wound
The Fourth Chamber · Cave painting
No. 547 A Figure That Outlived Its Maker
Quarantine Stack Aurora · Cave painting
No. 559 A Bird Worth Remembering
Quarantine Stack Chorus · Cave painting
No. 568 A Map Before Maps
Quarantine Stack Aurora · Cave painting
No. 575 A Small Model of the World
Quarantine Stack Amen · Cave painting
No. 584 The Wall That Kept Adding Life
A Gyro landing platform · map 154, -35 · Cave paintingNot confirmed yet
No. 589 One Who Stood Different
Quarantine Stack Dawn · Cave painting
No. 591 The Calling Stag
Quarantine Stack Amen · Cave painting
No. 596 Skill Passed Forward
Quarantine Stack Chorus · map 147.3, -33.9 · Cave paintingNot confirmed yet
No. 598 Knowledge in Pieces
The Spire of Command · Cave painting
No. 603 Moving as One
The Spire of Industry · Cave painting
No. 604 The Social Wall
The Spire of Command · Cave painting
No. 605 Strength Remembered
Quarantine Stack Amen · map 152, -37 · Cave paintingNot confirmed yet
No. 606 What the Water Held
Quarantine Stack Dawn · map 150, -42 · Cave paintingNot confirmed yet
No. 617 Thought Becomes Code
The Spire of Exodus · Cave painting
No. 624 Environmental Memory
The Spire of Exodus · Cave painting
No. 628 Between Human and Animal
The Spire of Exodus · Cave painting
No. 635 Feelings Made Visible
The Spire of Industry · Cave painting
No. 641 The Shared Pursuit
The Spire of Command · Cave painting
No. 647 Branching Thought
The Spire of Industry · Cave painting
No. 660 Strength in Stone
Unlisted Tower · Cave painting
No. 666 Early Code
Unlisted Tower · Cave painting
No. 676 Learning to Belong
Courier Sieve Node Facility · Cave painting
No. 683 The Shared Scene
Courier Sieve Node Facility · Cave painting
No. 687 Mountain of Resources
Courier Sieve Node Facility · Cave painting
No. 694 Speed Remembered
Courier Sieve Node Facility · Cave painting
No. 701 Beasts in Conflict
Courier Sieve Node Facility · Cave painting
No. 702 The Moving Plain
Quarantine Stack Amen · Cave painting
No. 703 The Marked Horse
Quarantine Stack Amen · Cave painting
No. 704 The Bond Remembered
Quarantine Stack Amen · Cave painting
How to collect a sample
- Find a HoloMemory or cave painting.
- Collect a sample using the Photo Drone.
- Put the sample into a rocket pod.
- Launch it to unlock the sample’s continuing story.
The Photo Drone unlocks at Tier 4.
Cave paintings are found in the underwater caves — see the cave coordinates.
How many samples are there?
There are 143 samples in the reviewed lists: 99 HoloMemories and 44 cave paintings.
Update 5.5 added 39 HoloMemories, bringing the old total of 104 to 143. On August 28, 2026, three days before Update 5.5, the in-game SAMPLES counter read 103 / 104. That older counter and the current lists describe different versions.
Seed rewards and the older Birch result
In Update 5.5, sending a previously unsent HoloMemory rewards an Elysium Aleppo Pine Seed, while a previously unsent cave painting rewards an Elysium Cherry Seed. Samples already sent do not earn another seed.
The Update 5.5 patch notes record a fix for HoloMemory and cave-painting samples failing to award seeds.
Common problems
Samples FAQ
Where are the samples in The Last Caretaker?
The 143 samples are spread over more than 50 places. Exodus Station has the most (9), and Dover Grave, Quarantine Stack Amen and Courier Sieve Node Facility have at least 5 each; Habitat Nodes, Graves, the Quarantine Stacks, the Spires and the underwater caves hold most of the rest. Every sample and its place is in the list on this page.
How do you take and send samples in The Last Caretaker?
Samples come from HoloMemories and cave paintings. Use a Photo Drone to collect them, place the samples in a rocket pod and launch them. Sending a sample unlocks the next part of its story.
How many samples are there in The Last Caretaker?
There are 143 samples in the reviewed lists: 99 HoloMemories and 44 cave paintings. Update 5.5 added 39 HoloMemories, bringing the old total of 104 to 143. On August 28, 2026, three days before Update 5.5, the in-game SAMPLES counter read 103 / 104. That older counter and the current lists describe different versions.
What tier unlocks the Photo Drone?
The Photo Drone unlocks at Tier 4.
What seeds do samples reward in Update 5.5?
In Update 5.5, sending a previously unsent HoloMemory rewards an Elysium Aleppo Pine Seed, while a previously unsent cave painting rewards an Elysium Cherry Seed. Samples already sent do not earn another seed. The Update 5.5 patch notes record a fix for HoloMemory and cave-painting samples failing to award seeds.
