How to find and use Aketine in Arknights Endfield

Aketine is one of the more important materials to find in Arknights Endfield, and there are different ways to obtain it.

You’ll require Aketine to make Industrial Explosives, which is required to get full clear for certain areas. You might want to get 100% in these areas to become a completionist, or get access to the chests, puzzles, and more. Let’s look at how you can obtain Aketine in Arknights Endfield.

How to find Aketine in Arknights Endfield

The Valley Pass region has two specific spots where you can find Aketine. I have marked the locations in the image below so that you know where to look. Both areas are located on the Abandoned Trail. If you’re completing the main story, you’ll be introduced to this region automatically.

One of the spots is in the lower path in the northeastern part of the map. To reach the other spot, you’ll need to go north from there. While this is the first method for getting Aketine, you can harvest a maximum of 5 plants from these locations.

You can also farm Aketine by getting access to Planting Tech. Once you unlock Planting Tech, you need one Seed Picker and one Planter. Once you have found the Aketine plants from the wild, feed them to the Seed Picker. The Seed Picker converts one plant into two seeds.

Put these seeds into the Planter, which will convert them into Plants. Hence, you’ll get two Plants for every plant that you originally put into the Seed Picker. Repeat the process infinite times until you find all the required Aketine.

You’ll also gain the chance to plant Aketine at the Eco Farm, but this happens late in Arknights Endfield. You’ll need to complete the Outpost quests for the Infra Station to reach this point.

How to use Aketine in Arknights Endfield?

Aketine is a key component in making Industrial Explosives. As mentioned earlier, you’ll need these explosives to clear areas on every map. Some of these blocked paths allow you to find hidden chests and treasures that are otherwise unreachable.

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Blight is an annoying obstacle you’ll encounter throughout your exploration in Arknights Endfield. Although it can be destroyed, you won’t be able to do so unless you’re aware of these methods.

How to clear Blight in Arknights: Endfield

If a Blight formation has a visible Blight Core, you can destroy it directly by attacking the core. Visible Blight Cores appear as bright red lights located somewhere within the Blight itself. Just be careful not to touch it directly, as it will kill with extended exposure.

In a lot of cases, the Blight Core will be within reach for you to attack with one of your characters, but many others won’t be. Many Blight formations you come across will have Blight Cores you can’t get to or won’t be able to see at all. Fortunately, there is a solution for both issues.

How to destroy out-of-reach Blight Cores

For Blight Cores you can actively see but can’t reach directly, you can use Industrial Explosives to destroy them instead.

Industrial Explosives are special consumables crafted at your base that can be thrown at the cores once you’ve made them.

How to destroy invisible Blight Cores

If you encounter a Blight formation with an invisible Blight Core, you won’t be able to do a thing to them initially. Blight formations with no visible Blight Core cannot be destroyed until you’ve progressed the Main Story far enough to obtain the Blight Decryption Device, which will allow you to use the Scanner to expose undetected Blight Cores.

When you have the Blight Decryption Device unlocked, all you need to do is go near a Blight formation and use the Scan function to reveal its hidden core. Then, simply use the above-mentioned methods to destroy it and clear the Blight out of your way.

How to Craft Industrial Explosives in Arknights: Endfield

To even begin to craft Industrial Explosives at your base, you’ll need to have progressed far enough to have unlocked the Basic AIC Plan mechanic, which allows you to research improvements for your overall base. Specifically, you need to unlock the Packaging Tech node under Basic AIC II to gain access to the Industrial Explosives blueprints.

Industrial Explosives are produced via a Packaging Unit structure. The reagents you need to funnel into the craft are listed below:

• 5 x Amethyst Part – Process Amethyst Fibers at a Fitting Unit to produce these materials. Amethyst Fibers are made from refining Amethyst Ore at a Refining Unit.
• 1 x Aketine Powder – Process Aketine plants at a Shredding Unit to produce this material. You can find Aketine plants in the Valley Pass region, around the Abandoned Trail. They can also be grown using a Planting Unit or grown as crops directly via the Eco-Farm.

I highly recommend you automate the entire processing chain for producing the above materials, as you will need to use a lot of Industrial Explosives throughout your time in Arknights Endfield, so having them mass-produced without your input is nothing but a benefit for you.

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