Field Runs and Progression
Pure Quartz for Circuits
Pure Quartz is used in Circuit Board crafting and other advanced progression. Astral Mountains deposits provide a field…
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Pure Quartz for Circuits
Pure Quartz deposits in the Astral Mountains or a Pure Quartz Mine at your base; craft Circuit Boards at a station offering the recipe.
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Before you go
- A pickaxe and a Pal with Mining level 3 or higher for field nodes.
- Cold-region protection, healing, and combat gear for mountain travel.
- An unlocked Pure Quartz Mine for the base route, if available.
- The current Circuit Board recipe and its other ingredients.
Farming steps
- Check the Circuit Board recipe and decide how much quartz the planned batch requires.
- Prepare cold protection, food, healing, combat support, and inventory space.
- Bring a Mining level 3 or higher Pal and travel to the Astral Mountains.
- Search visible Pure Quartz clusters and check the area for threats before mining.
- Mine the deposits with your pickaxe and collect the quartz before moving on.
- Return to base and store quartz near the electronics crafting area.
- If a Pure Quartz Mine is available, build and staff it; arrange Transporting and reachable storage for its output.
- Gather the remaining Circuit Board ingredients, craft the planned batch, and store spare quartz for later.
- Leave inventory space for quartz and supplies before entering the mountains.
- Use a base mine for gradual replenishment and field trips when an upcoming recipe needs a larger top-up.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeatable: field nodes can be revisited and a staffed base mine can produce more quartz. Circuit Board crafting consumes quartz and other recipe inputs.
Common mistakes
- Traveling without cold protection: prepare for the Astral Mountains before setting out.
- Bringing a miner below level 3: check suitability before the trip.
- Assuming quartz alone makes Circuit Boards: check the full station recipe and gather remaining materials.
When to stop or switch
End the field run when the planned Circuit Board batch and a useful reserve are covered, or earlier if supplies or protection run low.
Sources & fact checks
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