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Ribbon Plants

Ribbon Plants are a shallow, renewable source of material used to craft batteries.

PC / Global, version 1.0
WHERE & HOW TO FARM

Where to farm

Shallow seabed in the Twisty Bridges and nearby underwater areas, including around thermal vent edges.

Ribbon Plants are a crafting resource, not food. Collect a starter by hand in shallow water, then bring it to a base growbed so you can gather material for batteries without relying on wild searches. This guide covers finding and bringing home the starter; establish your cultivated supply before treating it as a dependable reserve.

GET STARTED

How to farm

Before you go

  • Basic diving and oxygen equipment.
  • A safe return route to your base.
  • Exterior Growbed at base for propagation.
  • Fabricator for making batteries.
  1. Leave the drop pod or base with enough oxygen for a shallow search and return.
  2. Search the Twisty Bridges seabed and nearby shallow vent edges for Ribbon Plants.
  3. When you find one, pick it directly by hand; a Knife is not needed.
  4. Collect a starter plant and return to base before extending the search into deeper water.
  5. Place the starter in an Exterior Growbed to begin cultivating a supply.
  6. Once the crop is available, collect Ribbon Plant material from it for battery crafting.
  7. Take the material to a Fabricator and make batteries when needed; keep the planted source growing for future use.

Farming tips

  • Add the search to an early shallow-water supply trip instead of making a special expedition.
  • Keep harvested material near the Fabricator so it is ready when you need batteries.

Repeat, collect and use

A wild plant is a one-time collection point. For ongoing supply, harvest from the established growbed crop as it becomes available and leave the planted source in place.

Common mistakes

  • Using a Knife on the plant: pick it by hand.
  • Treating the plant as food: save its material for crafting batteries.
  • Searching deeper when shallow Ribbon Plants are available: begin in the Twisty Bridges and return if the oxygen margin gets low.

When to stop or switch

Stop searching wild patches after bringing home a starter for cultivation. Switch to the growbed supply for later battery material, and resume wild collection only if you need another starter.

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REWARD DETAILS & CONDITIONS

Sources & rewards

Farming route

Ribbon Plants

Shallow seabed in the Twisty Bridges and nearby underwater areas, including around thermal vent edges.

  • Basic diving and oxygen equipment.
  • A safe return route to your base.
  • Exterior Growbed at base for propagation.
  • Fabricator for making batteries.
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