Skip to content

OPERATION SCI-FI : Starship Troopers Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/4/2025
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


Starship Troopers Background

The World of the Starship Troopers was created by Robert A. Heinlein the dean of Science Fiction writers. The story was first published as a two-part serial in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction as Starship Soldier, it was published as a book on November 5,1959.

Besides the original book, the story has been adapted several times in many types of media including 4 movies, animated series, comic books, video/pc games and a bookcase game.

The Starship trooper story is set in a future society ruled by a human interstellar government called the Terran Federation,  The First Person  narrative follows Juan "Johnny" Rico, through his military service in the Starship Trooper Mobile Infantry. He progresses from recruit to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between humans and an intelligent alien species known as "Arachnids" or "Bugs". 

The  Cache

This Multi cache is set up as a series of 4 scenarios that are inspired by the action in the series and the bookcase game. Each scenario is one stage of the mullti. Completing a stage will give you the coordinates for the next stage.   The Scenarios must be done in the listed order below.

Scenario 1  The Arachnid Scout  -   An Arachnid scout has landed on a nearby world.  Your mission is to travel to that nearby world, Once there you are to find him and obtain the coordinates to The Arachnid Outer Planet.  ( Note: Scenario 1 is at the coordinates listed on top of this cache page.)

Scenario 2   The Arachnid Outer planet -  Your mission is to travel to the Arachnid Outer Planet. Once there you need to find the Arachnid Base and acquire the coordinates for the Arachnid Inner Planet.

Scenario 3  The Arachnid Inner Planet -  Your mission is to travel to the Arachnid Inner Planet. Once there you need to discover the  Main Arcahnid Command Headquarters and secure the coordinates for the Arachanid Home World.

Scenario 4  The Arcahnid Home World. Your mission is to travel  to the Arachnid  Home World and locate the Queen.   You must locate the queen to find the cache log and sucessfully complete your mission to gain your Smiley.

Cache is located within thornell farm park no need to be near any houses.  

Now Starship Trooper Move Out !!    Make sure you have the TOTT listed in the Hint

Special thanks to eyeash for beta testing this cache.

​​​​​

.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gjrrmref jbhyq or urycshy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)