FIELD NOTE 13 / Material & crafting
Honeycomb Silicon: Viscous Secretion & Zuma nests
Find the unknown Silicon ingredient near Wild Green Zuma nests, identify Viscous Secretion, and continue the Aid Station crafting route.
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THE SHORT ANSWER
If Silicon has an unknown ingredient, look for Viscous Secretion near Wild Green Zuma nests. Search damp ground near open water in the Valley, identify the material with your Analyzer and return to the recipe. This is the missing-material route for the early Aid Station progression.
Before you begin
- An Analyzer and access to the Silicon recipe
- A prepared trip to damp Valley habitats
- Inventory space for a separate animal material
Silicon missing an ingredient? Identify Viscous Secretion
The missing ingredient is an animal material: Viscous Secretion. Searching for another ore deposit will not solve that particular blank recipe entry. Start with the material name, then use the creature and its habitat to narrow the search.
Silicon and silicone are both spellings players use when asking about this crafting problem. For the progression covered here, the useful clue is Viscous Secretion near Zuma nests. Check the recipe you have open before gathering more of a material you already identified.
Keep two problems separate: an unidentified ingredient needs identification; a known ingredient with insufficient quantity needs collection. Moving a locker cannot reveal an unknown ingredient, while scanning the same familiar ore again will not supply the missing animal material.
Where to find Viscous Secretion
Look for Wild Green Zuma in the Valley's damp, cooler ground near open water. The small green amphibian hides around rocks and vegetation. Its nest area is the place to search for Viscous Secretion.
- Choose a short route through the Valley's water margins.
- Identify the green amphibian and locate its nest area.
- Inspect nearby material rather than only scanning the creature.
- Use the Analyzer to identify the unfamiliar material, then collect what is available.
- Reopen the Silicon recipe and check whether the unknown entry is resolved.
Zuma are timid and easily startled. Move slowly enough to inspect the ground and vegetation. Chasing one away from its habitat is less useful than checking the nest area you already found. Keep the return trip within your food, water and immunity supplies.
Use a settled nest after Hotfix #5
Built Zuma nests can now provide the same animal materials as wild nests once animals have moved in. Check that the nest is occupied before expecting material on the ground; building an empty nest is not the final step.
More settled animals produce more materials. If placement fails, clear rocks, structures, your character and the drone from the footprint. Choose a gentle, even slope away from cliff edges and water. Vegetation no longer blocks nest placement, but those other obstructions still do.
Continue from Silicon to the Aid Station
Once the ingredient is identified, gather the quantity displayed in the recipe and craft Silicon. Keep the result for the structure that blocked your progression. In the early Plant Booster route, Silicon supports construction of the Aid Station.
| Checkpoint | What to look for | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Silicon recipe has an unknown entry | Viscous Secretion | Identify and collect it near Zuma nests |
| Entry has a name, but the craft is unavailable | Required amount and ingredient access | Check inventory and the displayed recipe |
| Silicon is ready | Aid Station construction requirements | Finish the station before searching its recipes |
| Miracle Season asks for a dart | Plant Booster Dart at the Aid Station | Follow the current quest objective |
Use the Miracle Season walkthrough for the ammunition step. Crafting Silicon, building a station and crafting a dart are three separate actions; completing the first does not finish the quest.
If the recipe is still blocked
Check whether you identified the loose material as well as the nearby animal. Then put the required ingredients in personal inventory and retry the craft. If that resolves a known-material shortage, the remaining problem is storage access rather than finding another nest.
For a recipe that still shows an unknown entry, compare its missing slot with the material you just identified. Keep the task focused on Silicon: another structure can need different ingredients. Use the station and storage checklist once every required material has a name.