Obtaining an Energy Brick in Abiotic Factor: A Step-by-Step Guide
In the world of Abiotic Factor, Energy Bricks are essential for powering your base at night, repairing locked doors, and crafting various weapons, tool upgrades, and outfits for your scientists. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to find and craft Energy Bricks.
Step 1: Set up a Powered Crafting Bench
Before you can start crafting Energy Bricks, you need to build a Powered Crafting Bench. First, craft a basic Crafting Bench by unlocking its recipe in the crafting menu and assembling it near a power source, such as in the Security office near the cafeteria. The recipe for the Crafting Bench includes:
- Duct Tape x4
- Power Supply Unit x1
- Any Pipe x2
After crafting the basic bench and connecting it to power, you unlock the ability to craft higher-level items like Energy Bricks.
Step 2: Locate Materials for Energy Bricks
Energy Brick components are found mainly in the Office Sector, particularly on Level 2 in the Data Farm room, which is full of cubicles and breakable items like desks, PCs, monitors, and printers. From these broken electronics and furniture, you can salvage all four components needed for Energy Bricks:
- Tech Scrap
- Power Supply Unit
- Circuit Board
- Case Fan
Details of the exact component names aren't fully listed in the sources, but PCs, monitors, and printers are guaranteed sources.
Step 3: Crafting the Energy Brick
Open the Powered Crafting Bench, find the "Idea: Energy Brick" recipe in the Resources & Sub-Components category, and complete the minigame to learn the recipe if you haven’t already. Once learned and with the materials collected, craft the Energy Brick at the Powered Crafting Bench.
Step 4: Use and Importance
Energy Bricks are essential as a makeshift power source required for repairs and crafting upgrades for weapons, tools, and other advanced items. Players are encouraged to farm materials and craft these in bulk for sustained progress.
In summary:
- First, build and power a Crafting Bench.
- Gather components from broken office electronics inside the Level 2 Office Sector (especially the Data Farm).
- Unlock and craft Energy Bricks at the Powered Crafting Bench.
This process is necessary to progress into areas like Silo 3 and to maintain and upgrade your equipment. The Office Sector, specifically the Data Farm, is a source for Energy Brick materials.
- To craft Energy Bricks, first, assemble a Powered Crafting Bench by combining Duct Tape, Power Supply Unit, and any Pipe in a crafting menu, near a power source.
- Locate Energy Brick components from broken office electronics, found mainly in the Data Farm room on Level 2 of the Office Sector, such as Tech Scrap, Power Supply Unit, Circuit Board, and Case Fan.
- Unlock the "Idea: Energy Brick" recipe at the Powered Crafting Bench by completing a minigame, then use the learned recipe with the gathered materials to craft the Energy Bricks.
- Energy Bricks are crucial for repairing and upgrading weapons, tools, and other advanced items within the game, highlighting the importance of farming materials and crafting these resources in bulk for continued progress in the game.
