Fast Answers FAQ

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CRAFTING, REFINING AND PROCESSING

Where do I craft stuff?

Crafting is done at molecular printers which are large machines found at major outposts like Copacobana, Trans Hub, Sunkern Harbour and Thump Dump. Press E to interact with them and open the crafting menu.

What do I need to craft items?

Resources, crystite (in-game currency) and time. All items will have a build time which varies from 20 seconds to several hours. Crafting jobs will continue to process while you are logged out.

How do I make a bike?

The LGV (Light Ground Vehicle) requires several components which cost 50'000Cy each and can only be purchased from special vendors in Outposts with a Power Level of 3. Once you have these they are created the same as any other item.

What is item quality?

Every crafted item draws values from the resources used to make it. Running from 0 to 1000, it defines how far the item is from its maximum or minimum possible stats. More powerful items often require more from the battleframes they are equipped on.

What is Research?

When you first start a character in Firefall you initially only have access to basic equipment recipes. The Research tab on the crafting terminals allow you to unlock additional stages for a wide variety of gear and processes. This process requires both Crystite and time for the research to complete and Stage 4 research can take several days to complete. Fortunely it can continue while you are offline, much like EVE Online.

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RESOURCES, MINING AND LOOT

What does the percentage mean on scanhammer results?

The percentages are the concentration of resources on that spot. A thumper will always take the same length of time to mine and will fill itself as it progresses. However the ratio of resources and materials mined will be determined by the concentration on the spot you have dropped the thumper. Ideally players want to find the epicenter of a resource vien, this is where the concentration is the highest. You can easily spot which directly to look for the epicenter by watching the ripples on the scanning effects.

How do I calldown my Thumper?

Open your nav wheel, select Call-downs with left click, then Resource Gathering (again with left click) and then choose your thumper. This will add it to your abilities bar at the bottom. Press the key you have bound to 'use ability 4'. This will bring up a hologram of the thumper, if the hologram is blue press left click to calldown the thumper on that spot. If it is red or no hologram appears you cannot put a thumper at that location.

What do the stats on resources do?

The stats themselves are not linked to any specific part of item creation. Recipes may use the same stat for very different things, one item may use Conductivity for ability recharge times while another may use Conductivity for damage per shot. Always start by wanting something to craft and then get the resources for it, rather than attempting to figure out what can craft with the resources you have found.

I just collected some resources but why I can't see them in my crafting menu to make an item?

All resources are collected in their raw state and need to be refined before they can be used. The printing interface has a tab labelled 'refine' that will take you to several types of refining process you can use.

How do I get Gas in Firefall?

Gas in Firefall is just another resource which can be mined while Thumping or awarded for taking part in various activities like ARES missions. You can also purchase it from other players through the marketplace. There are four types of Gas in Firefall. They are Methine, Octine, Nitrine and Radine.

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How do I get Minerals in Firefall?

Minerals are Firefall is just another resource which can be mined while Thumping or awarded for taking part in various activities like ARES missions. You can also purchase it from other players through the marketplace. There are six types of Mineral in Firefall. They are Copper, Iron, Aluminium, Carbons, Slicates and Ceramics.

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How do I get Organics in Firefall?

Organics in Firefall are just another resource which can be mined while Thumping or awarded for taking part in various activities like ARES missions. You can also purchase it from other players through the marketplace. There are six types of Mineral in Firefall. They are Petrochemicsl, Biopolymers, Xenografts, Toxins, Regenics and Anabolics.

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BATTLEFRAME GEAR AND EQUIPMENT

Why can't I equip this item I made/purchased?

All items have a minimum requirement which is listed on their information. Some can only be used on certain battleframes or require a specific constraint slot unlocks. The battleframe also has a maximum amount of Power, Mass or CPU it can support and every item requires a certain amount of these three factors. If you exceed any of these you cannot save the new loadout.

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My high quality item isn't much better than the stock version, why?

The Stage-I items are only around 10% better than stock at best, Stage-II is around 25% better than stock gear at most. This means you may find it better to not use your best materials for S1 and S2 items since you are never going to see a huge increase in performance. Quality 500-600 items will be perfectly adequet for your first crafted gear. Here is the exact figures from Red 5 Studios themselves:

Stock - 100%
Stage I ~100-110% of Stock
Stage II ~105-125% of Stock
Stage III ~115-150% of Stock
Stage IV ~140-225% of Stock

What is Durability?

Items in Firefall have the potential to permanently break. The durability determines how well it functions and as the durability drops the item also becomes less powerful, when it reaches 0 the item stops working. The durability pool can be refilled from the repair pool but eventually this repair pool will also be emptied.

What are Assault Accumulators?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Accord Assult uses Assault Accumulators which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Hardened CPU components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Thump Dump when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Methine.

What are Firecat Thermocouples?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Firecat uses Firecat Thermocouples which require Tactical Firmware and the Milspec Actuator components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Sunkern Harbour when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Nitrine.

What are Tigerclaw Transducers?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Tigerclaw uses Tigerclaw Transducers which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Classified Energizers components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Copacobana when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Octine.

What are Biotech Nano-Manipulators?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Accord Biotech uses Biotech Nano-Manipulators which require Tactical Firmware and the Hardened CPU components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Trans-Hub when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Xenografts.

What are Dragonfly Bio-Diffusors?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Dragonfly uses Dragonfly Bio-Diffusors which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Milspec Actuator components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Thump Dump when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Biopolymer.

What are Recluse Nano-Toxins?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Recluse uses Recluse Nano-Toxins which require Tactical Firmware and the Classified Energizers components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Trans-Hub when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Petrochemicals.

What are Dreadnaught Dampeners?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Accord Dreadnaught uses Dreadnaught Dampeners which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Hardened CPU components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Thump Dump when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Ceramics.

What are Mammoth ArcNodes?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Mammoth uses Mammoth ArcNodes which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Classified Energizers components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Sunkern Harbour when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Silicate.

What are Rhino Energizers?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Rhino uses Rhino Energizers which require Tactical Firmware and the Milspec Actuator components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Sunkern Harbour when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Carbon.

What are Engineer Arrays?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Accord Engineer uses Engineer Arrays which require Tactical Firmware and the Hardened CPU components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Trans-Hub when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Toxins.

What are Bastion Dielectrics?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Bastion uses Bastion Dielectrics which require Weapons-grade Crystite and the Milspec Actuator components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Copacobana when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Regenics.

What are Electron Accelerators?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Electron uses Electron Accelerators which require Tactical Firmware and the Classified Energizers components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Trans-Hub when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Anabolics.

What are Recon SIN Configuration Module?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Accord Recon uses the Recon SIN Configuration Module which requires Weapons-grade Crystite and the Hardened CPU components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Thump Dump when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Iron.

What are Raptor Electroconductors?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Raptor uses Raptor Electroconductors which require Tactical Firmware and the Milspec Actuator components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Copacobana when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Aluminimum.

What are Nighthawk Target Acquisition Unit?

All battleframes require additional crafted items to unlock the Stage 3 (Blue) and Stage 4 (Red) constraint slots. The Nighthawk uses the Nighthawk Target Acquisition Unit which requires Weapons-grade Crystite and the Classified Energizers components which can both be purchased from the Classified Tech Vendor which appears in Copacobana when it is at power level 3. They require Accord Merit Points (AMPs) rather than crystite or vouchers. The Nanoprint to build them also requires 5000ru of Copper.

TRADING AND ECONOMICS

Where is the Marketplace where I can buy or sell stuff?

The market is not a physical place but is an option within your Nav menu.

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What is Firefall's version of in-game money or gold?

In-Game currency is called Crystite. Also abbreheviated as Cy. It is earned from a wide variety of sources, from loot drops to refining of raw materials.

What are Redbeans?

Redbeans are tokens you purchase with real money. They are used to purchase cosmetic items or to help to speed up crafting or progression.

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