Upgrades and safety
Resource Harvester Unlock
Crafting this Vacpack upgrade opens access to Rainbow Island science resource nodes.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Resource Harvester Unlock
Fabricator downstairs beside the Plort Market board in the Conservatory; resource nodes are found across Rainbow Island.
Before you go
- Access to the Conservatory Fabricator and Refinery.
- A working corral and food supply for producing plorts.
- The plorts and materials shown in the current Harvester recipe.
Farming steps
- Go downstairs from the Plort Market board to the Fabricator.
- Select Resource Harvester and inspect every displayed requirement.
- Feed ranch slimes and collect their plorts; use favorite food when available to improve production.
- Check the Refinery recipe requirements and separate inputs you already have from missing ones.
- Collect only missing materials that your current equipment and access can actually obtain.
- If a required input is available only from a science node, stop this crafting attempt until you have a way to collect that input; do not plan a pre-Harvester node run.
- Deposit obtainable recipe inputs and plorts into the Refinery.
- When all requirements are satisfied, craft the upgrade and install it in the Vacpack before setting out for nodes.
- Keep the in-game recipe open as your checklist; this guide does not assume a fixed recipe or cost.
- Maintain ranch production while waiting on an inaccessible input, and revisit the Fabricator after other progression opens a way to obtain it.
Repeat, collect and use
Crafting the Harvester is a one-time unlock per save. Collecting resources with it is repeatable; ranching for recipe plorts is also repeatable.
Common mistakes
- Assuming a science-node input can be gathered before you have a way to harvest nodes; pause instead of repeating an impossible trip.
- Leaving required plorts or materials outside the Refinery; deposit recipe inputs there for Fabricator crafting.
- Traveling to resource nodes before installing the upgrade; equip the Harvester first.
When to stop or switch
Stop unlock preparation once the Harvester is crafted and installed. If a required input remains inaccessible, switch to ranching and other available progression, then return when you can obtain it.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.