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Lightyear Frontier Copper
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How to Get Copper Wire in Lightyear Frontier

The backbone for many important machines.

Copper Wire is an important resource in Lightyear Frontier once players get past the basics of the open-world farming game. It is necessary to build several key constructs for your base, so here is how to get Copper Wire in Lightyear Frontier.

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Where to Get Copper Wire in Lightyear Frontier

Copper Wire can be created by depositing two Copper Ore into the Assembler. It can only be made from the machine, and cannot be harvested or found in the environment.

The recipe for the Copper Wire will be unlocked once players gather Copper Ore for the first time, but the Assembler construct is required to get Copper Wire. The Assembler can be built with 10 Aluminum Rods, 10 Stone, and four Plant Oil.

How to Get Copper Ore in Lightyear Frontier

Copper Ore can be found in the environment, and players can get the mineral first from the Edge Cliffs area. It is located just south of The Meadows starting location, and most of the area is on top of a cliffside.

The Edge Cliffs will not be able to produce Copper Ore until the player has cleaned the entire area of Noxious Weeds. The purple glowing plants will be strewn about the area, though players only need the base Vacuum Harvester tool to restore the Edge Cliffs. Copper Ore should appear in the area a day or two after restoration.

All Uses for Copper Wire in Lightyear Frontier

Copper Wire is a key component in a few constructs needed to make other resources, such as the Grinder and Advanced Furnace. It is also required for early upgrades for your mech. Here is everything that you can make with Copper Wire:

  • Aluminum Electronics
  • Iron Electronics
  • Steel Electronics
  • Advanced Furnace
  • Grinder
  • Weather Station
  • Strange Lamp
  • Silo
  • Sprint Speed I
  • Vacuum Harvester Power I

For more on Lightyear Frontier, please check out our guide on how to get Noxious Spores to create some odd furniture.


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