Aluminum is an incredibly important resource to gather early in Lightyear Frontier. It’s used in many starter recipes, meaning you’ll want to seek out and gather as much as possible as you progress.
Aluminum can be found growing from nodes around some cliff sides. There are only a handful of areas containing these nodes, however, and one of which is barren until you complete a certain mission.
All Aluminum locations to find in Lightyear Frontier
There are several locations where you can find Aluminum in Lightyear Frontier. You’ll find the earliest batch in The Meadows, the starting biome of the game. But you can unlock even more once you finish the ‘Restore Pine Heights’ mission. Cleaning up the Pine Heights biome and sleeping will spawn Aluminum deposits in the area. The area has a lot of nodes, so getting it available before you start upgrading your mech is a smart move.
Check out the map below for all the Aluminum locations in Lightyear Frontier:
You can harvest Aluminum using your mech’s Saw Spike tool. It doesn’t require an upgrade for the tool, so feel free to punch the metal right out of the rock the moment you see it. The material is a bit heavy, though, so keep an eye on your inventory space. It’s pretty low this early in the game.
What can you make with Aluminum in Lightyear Frontier?
Due to its many uses, Aluminum is quite possibly the most important resource to gather early in Lightyear Frontier. Gathering Aluminum gives you Aluminum Rods, which unlocks more than a dozen crafting recipes.
Here are some of the recipes you should craft early in your game after gathering Aluminum:
- Aluminum Frame
- Assembler
- Merchant Landing
- Upgrade Depot
- Grinder
- Aluminum Parts
- Spike Saw Power I upgrade
There are many more recipes, some important to your overall progress and others that just add a bit of homey charm to your property. Be sure to check them all out once you start stocking up on Aluminum.
