Blueprints and equipment
Prawn Suit Drill Arm
The Drill Arm lets the Prawn Suit collect large resource deposits for bulk ore runs.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Prawn Suit Drill Arm
Koppa Mining Site and other mine wreck areas for fragments; Moonpool Vehicle Upgrade Console for fabrication.
Before you go
- Prawn Suit and Moonpool.
- Vehicle Upgrade Console.
- Scanner and access to mine areas.
- Materials listed in the Drill Arm fabrication recipe.
Farming steps
- Enter Koppa Mining Site from its Thermal Spires cave entrance with enough oxygen for a return.
- Search the mine passages and nearby mine wreck areas for Drill Arm fragments.
- Scan each fragment encountered until the blueprint unlocks.
- Return to base and use a Vehicle Upgrade Console in the Moonpool to fabricate the arm.
- Bring the Prawn Suit into the Moonpool and install the Drill Arm in an available arm slot.
- Take the equipped suit to a large resource deposit and drill it to collect ore pieces.
- Return to base, unload the ore, and use the arm again on other marked deposits.
- Scan fragments during the same mine excursion as mineral gathering to make the trip more productive.
- Small loose resources can still be picked up without drilling, so reserve the arm for large deposits.
Repeat, collect and use
The blueprint is a one-time unlock. The arm can be used repeatedly, while each large deposit is depleted after mining; move to another deposit for continued bulk collection.
Common mistakes
- Expecting the arm to be collected as a finished item: scan fragments and fabricate it at the console.
- Trying to install it without bringing the Prawn Suit into the Moonpool.
- Drilling a deposit without room to collect its pieces: clear inventory space before a bulk run.
When to stop or switch
Stop fragment hunting once the blueprint unlocks; switch to deposit routes after fabrication and installation.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.