How to get Aluminium and Cobalt Paste in Dune Awakening

To survive, Dune: Awakening harsh deserts needs strong gear. Crafting some high-tier equipment demands the use of some rare resources like Cobalt Paste and Aluminium. The materials help to unlock some advanced weapons, base updates, and vehicles, too.

But to obtain them is not that straightforward. It requires knowledge of specific locations, tools, and preparation techniques. Here is some core information on how you can secure the crucial components, including where to find them or process them in an efficient way.

How to get Aluminium in Dune Awakening?

Aluminium in Dune: Awakening is the Tier 4 resource. It’s important to craft high-end gear and also vehicle parts like Ornithopter. Unlike Iron and other common metals, Aluminium isn’t found in hard-to-reach and remote locations, but it is primarily found in the rocky islands past Vermillius Gap. The best spots for mining Aluminium in Dune Awakening it include,

To extract the mineral efficiently and harvest ore nodes, you will need Power Pack Mk3 and Cutterray Mk3.

Without the tools, mining would just be energy-draining and slow. Once you gather the Aluminium ore, refine it into usable ingots. It needs a Medium Ore Refinery. Every ingot requires 7 Aluminium Ore and 200 Water. It makes water management crucial.

Note: Do not forget to get the Suspensor Belt early on. It’s vital to navigate the challenging terrains and to reach the high spires.As Water in crafting is the bottleneck, setting up Windtraps or harvesting the blood from the NPC camps helps in steady production.

Without a reliable source of Water, crafting Aluminium gear is nearly impossible.

How to get Cobalt Paste in Dune Awakening?

Cobalt Paste in Dune: Awakening is important for some mid-game crafting. It cannot be mined directly. To craft it, you will need some key ingredients, including Erythrite Crystal. For it, head deep underground in the vast Hagga Rigt, a massive chasm that’s created by the CHOAM mining operations. There, explore the extensive cave systems like the Riftrun Passage and then delve within sprawling CHOAM Mining Extraction Facilities that are littering the Rift.

The Erythrite nodes here are abundant, all throughout the subterranean areas.Pro tip: To have an easier time, try Riftrun Passage or any other moisture-sealed caves. They, too, contain the nodes.Just be prepared for the hazards: hostile NPCs often patrol the facilities. Also, crucially manage the Water. Bring full Literjon or wear the Stillsuit to prevent the chances of fatal dehydration while you explore. As you have the Erythrite Crystals—typically 3 per every Paste, ensure to return to the base.

There, craft the Cobalt Paste at the Chemical Refinery. It will require 75 Water per unit. The Spiral POI here offers some safer access points to varied Rift levels.

Master waste management and other efficient farming methods

Water is a lifeblood that is used to craft both Cobalt Paste and Aluminium Ingots. It presents a significant bottleneck. To craft one Aluminium Ingot, at the Medium Ore Refinery needs 7 Aluminium Ore and 200 Water. So, efficient water management is just non-negotiable, just like exploring CHOAM facilities.

They are dangerous, but they offer some rare loot, such as the Ray Amplifiers.Give priority to building the Windtraps at the base for some passive collection. Do consider locating it near the NPC camps for harvesting blood for purification (blood can be converted to water) or near the plant beds where the Dew Extractors could gather the Water efficiently. It’s especially effective after midnight. Just make sure to plan the water usage carefully and sustain the production of the high-demand resources easily.