How to Farm Infinite Aketine in Arknights: Endfield
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
A quick guide on where to find initial aketine supplies in Arknights: Endfield and how to set up an automated base factory for infinite resources, based on reporting by Polygon.
If you are diving into Arknights: Endfield, you are likely already running into roadblocks that require a bit of heavy ordnance. According to a detailed guide by Julia Lee over at Polygon, players need a steady supply of Industrial Explosives to clear blocked pathways and progress through the story. The core ingredient for these explosives is aketine, a rare spiky plant found growing out in the wild. While you can brave the local wildlife and hunt for nodes manually, the real meta for progression is setting up automation early.
Once you secure your very first aketine sample in the Valley Pass area, you can completely bypass the grind by building a dedicated base farm. By unlocking the Basic AIC II skill tree and progressing through the Paving the Way story quest, you gain access to essential base building nodes. Specifically, unlocking the Planting node lets you deploy Seed-Picking Units and Planting Units. Feeding a single aketine plant into a Seed-Picking Unit yields two seeds, allowing you to scale up production exponentially with a simple loop.
The beauty of the system is how it feeds into your broader manufacturing chain. You can route your newly farmed crops directly into Shredding Units to produce aketine powder, and then pipe that powder into Packaging Units to pump out endless explosives. Setting up these logistics networks is half the fun, turning a standard resource hunt into an efficient automated factory puzzle. Be sure to check out the full breakdown and visual layout examples over at Polygon to optimize your base layout before tackling tougher zones.
Tags: Arknights Endfield, PC Gaming, Mobile Gaming, Guides, Base Building
Original article: Polygon