Silicon is a component in important later-game items, making upper-dust solar and satellite structures worthwhile salvage targets.
PC / Global, 1.0 released April 14, 2025
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Where to farm
Satellite dish and solar panel structures near the upper dust layer.
Look for solar panel or satellite dish structures near the upper edge of the dust. Silicon is typically part of these structures, and the cutter is the documented tool for removing it. Treat each find as salvage rather than a renewable deposit.
Navigate toward the upper dust layer and watch for satellite dishes or solar panel installations.
Approach a structure closely enough to inspect its panels and attached components.
Use the cutter on the structure’s salvageable silicon-bearing parts.
Collect the silicon that becomes available from the cut components.
Check the rest of the same structure for additional suitable panels or assemblies.
Store the silicon for the later recipes or equipment that require it.
Farming tips
The evidence identifies silicon as typically part of these structures, not a guaranteed yield from every component.
Plan the trip around another nearby objective if the structure proves to have little salvage.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat at other suitable structures you encounter. No yield or respawn behavior is established, so do not build a route around repeatedly harvesting the same site.
Common mistakes
Searching low in the dust: the documented structures are near its upper layer.
Using the Deck Extractor by default: the recorded method calls for a cutter.
Assuming every satellite or panel guarantees silicon: the material is typical, not assured.
When to stop or switch
Stop once you have enough silicon for the next intended recipe, or leave the site if its structures do not provide silicon-bearing salvage.
