After wrapping issues up within the Workplace Sector, it is time to head out to Manufacturing West and restore elements across the Synchrotron. You may have to get an Optic Lens to make it past Abiotic Issue’s second zone—it is one in all three items required to open the trail to Cascade Laboratories.
Thankfully, it is not left as much as RNG monster drops, however the dealer providing a gradual provide of crafting goodies drives a tough discount. After gathering this stuff for numerous different crafts, I’ve bought a couple of recommendations on tips on how to get an Optic Lens in Abiotic Issue, plus a couple of recommendations on stocking one of many mid-game’s most useful assets.
Methods to get an Optic Lens

You may get an Optic Lens by buying and selling one Strengthened Hose with The Blacksmith in Manufacturing West. The lens, together with one Diode and one Fibre Optic Cable, is a part of your job to restore the damaged pumps round Abiotic Issue’s second zone.
Whereas exploring Manufacturing West, preserve an eye fixed out for what seems to be like a large spool of steel thread—that is Metal Cable. Selecting one up ought to unlock the thought to make Strengthened Hose on the crafting bench, which requires:
- (1) Hose
- (1) Metal Cable
- (1) Field of Screws
Crafting a single Field of Screws is simple with two Steel Scraps, and the Hose is virtually in each different smashed wood crate all through Manufacturing West. In case you’ve already looted the sector’s supplies, you’ll be able to at all times look in portal worlds like Flathill, whose assets reset each few in-game days.
And earlier than you velocity off after making only one Strengthened Hose for commerce, think about stocking up. It’s going to prevent a couple of journeys in a while, and whereas there are one or two useful gadgets created from the opposite restore elements (the Diode and Fibre Optic Cable), neither of these come up usually as sub-crafts. The Optic Lens, nevertheless, is utilized in making the Projection Matrix—an merchandise that was at all times gone simply as quick as I might make them.
Discover the Blacksmith, the dealer in Manufacturing West

The Blacksmith is in Manufacturing West, hanging inside a giant constructing aptly labeled The Forge. In case you spot a giant pot of boiling solder, then you definitely’ve discovered him.
If you cannot see the Optic Lens when he is able to commerce, then it’s possible you’ll want to search out and work together with the damaged pumps in Manufacturing West or craft the Strengthened Hose first. I beelined it for the dealer early on and realized he had a giant query mark rather than a number of gadgets, however progressing the story and crafting stuffed within the gaps.
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Merchandise |
Price |
Merchandise |
Price |
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Optic Lens |
Strengthened Hose |
Cement Bag |
Steel Scrap |
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Diode |
Axle Grease |
Anvil |
Safety Bot CPU |
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Fibre Optic Cable |
Solder |
Metal Cable |
Navy Electronics |
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Fireplace Proximity Swimsuit |
Air Compressor |
Hydrochloric Acid |
Anteverse Wheat |
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Rebar |
Anomaly |
Welding Masks |
Order Helmet |
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Blacksmithing Gloves |
Captain’s Beret |
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