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Heat Plasma Batteries are a rare resource inThe First Descendantthat you can farm to craft strong gear from various endgame item blueprints. Certain missions you unlock by progressing the story have enemies with high chances of dropping this material. With the changes made to Season 1 of the game, there are more opportunities to farm Plasma Batteries than ever before.
One of the main reasons to get a Heat Plasma Battery is toresearch an essential material for Ultimate Valby. ThisUltimate character inThe First Descendantcan be unlocked for those looking to make strong endgame builds with weapons and gear they’ve collected. Other strong items like Executor Polymer Syncytium and Energy Activators can be made using this type of Battery.
Where To Get A Heat Plasma Battery
Complete Specific Missions On Any Difficulty
The only places where you can get Heat Plasma Batteries arefrom enemy drops in specific missionstied to regions you unlock. As you progress through the story, you open up new areas to explore and tackle quests for different rewards. For this type of Plasma Battery, you are better off trying to challenge missions in these areas:
The listed missions in these areascan only be accessed when you unlock the Hagios regioninThe First Descendant. This section of your world map only opens up late in the campaign, after you finish the"To Where the Headwind Blows"main story mission.
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The Acquisition Info for Heat Plasma Batteries describes how you can get them from completing the"Old Mystery"and"The Haven"missions in Hagios. However, this page also says how monsters defeated in these missions could also drop the item.
No matter what mission you choose to tackle, it isbetter to do quests in Hard Modefor increased item drops.Grinding has been reduced in Season 1from the new 1.1.0 update forThe First Descendantby making it easier to get rare drops from enemies. This includes the Heat Plasma Batteries, which typicallyonly drop from Elite enemies, or tougher foes with yellow health bars you encounter during a mission.
Best Strategy For Farming Heat Plasma Batteries
Reset Missions After Taking Down Specific Enemies
The best strategy for farming Heat Plasma Batteries is todefeat Elite Vulgus enemies in the"Old Mystery"mission in Hagios. These foes spawn fairly early in the mission when you have to destroy six Kuiper Ores in one of the first few rooms where you fend off enemies. Try todo this mission on Hard Modeto increase the odds of more Batteries dropping.
Using thebest weapons inThe First Descendant, you need to eliminate the Elite enemies fast to get Batteries quickly.Do not finish the mission objectiveafter this point; just let the timer run out and fail the quest to reset it. This allows you to restart the mission repeatedly to reach the Elite enemies again and kill them once more to farm as many Heat Plasma Batteries as you may.
The other best method for farming Heat Plasma Batteries is to just complete"The Haven"mission in Hagios for its rewards, but this can take much longer than killing Elite enemies in"Old Mystery."
How To Use Heat Plasma Batteries
Unlock A Powerful Ultimate Descendant
Various crafting recipes can be researched when you have Heat Plasma Batteries, including all the items mentioned earlier. However, youneed other materials to fully research certain blueprints, especially the ones for a new Descendant. For example, you need the Stabilizer Blueprint forUltimate Valby inThe First Descendantalong with Batteries to get the character’s Stabilizer.
Materials Needed
Ultimate Valby Stabilizer
969 Silicon, 682 Hellion, 166 Heat Plasma Battery, 1 Ultimate Valby Stabilizer Blueprint
Energy Activator
55 Low-Carbon Activator, 25 Conductive Metallic Foil, 55 Heat Plasma Battery, 72 Polyatomic Ion Particle
Executor Polymer Syncytium
102 Ceramic Composite, 76 Hellion, 18 Heat Plasma Battery, 1 Executor Polymer Syncytium Blueprint
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When you get enough Batteries, you should have farmed some of the other materials needed for the blueprints shown above. Those who farm Heat Plasma Batteries can not only get a new character in time but also craft powerful gear for endgame activities inThe First Descendant.
