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How to Get Aluminum Rods in Lightyear Frontier

A key resource to build many items.

Aluminum Rods are a key ingredient for Lightyear Frontier players just starting out, as the resource is necessary for building simple furniture to an upgrade station for your mech. Here is where players can get Aluminum Rods and what they can be used for.

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Where to Get Aluminum Rods in Lightyear Frontier

Aluminum Rods can be found at the base of mountains and cliffsides. They can be recognized as a bundle of silver rods sticking out of the cliffside while marked as Aluminum Deposit once players get near them.

Some of the earliest areas that players can farm the resource include the Pine Heights in the northwest and southeast of The Meadows. A few deposits are grouped near each other in these locations, so make sure you have enough space to carry them all back to your base.

Since it is an important resource at the beginning of the game, players do not need any special upgrades to harvest Aluminum Rods. Players only need the base Spike Saw tool to gather the resources. The Spike Punch ability can quickly destroy the Aluminum Deposits and then players can walk over the Aluminum Rods to pick them up.

How to Use Aluminum Rods in Lightyear Frontier

Aluminum Rods are a simple resource in Lightyear Frontier needed to build various recipes, constructs, and upgrades. Players can view the list of what it can be used in by highlighting the Aluminum Rods in the inventory. Here are some of the items that can be built using the material:

  • Aluminum Frame
  • Aluminum Electronics
  • Aluminum Parts
  • Ranch Arch
  • Assembler
  • Grinder
  • Merchant Landing
  • Upgrade Depot
  • Chopping Block
  • Log Rack
  • Round Table
  • Small Latern
  • Flagpole
  • Goalpost
  • Parasol
  • Strange Signpost
  • Wood Signpost
  • Spike Saw Damage I
  • Field Plow
  • Seed Shooter Lock-on

For more on Lightyear Frontier, check out how to get Red Crystals to summon merchants to your base.


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