How to increase power output in Arknights Endfield
And what to do with thermal banks
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How to increase your power output in Arknights Endfield is something you’ll have to contend with pretty quickly after finishing Paving the Way. Once you start expanding your main factory, you run up against that initial 200 power limit very fast. There’s one solution to that problem, and it has two components – an effective-enough early game method and a much more effective (and lucrative) one you’ll unlock later.
This guide explains how to increase power output in Arknights Endfield and what to do with thermal banks and batteries.
How to increase power output in Arknights Endfield
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The only way to increase power output is to build thermal banks. These unlock once you have access to the second tier of the AIC tree and spend a point in the Power section. Thermal banks supply addition power to your base based on what fuel you’re putting in. Initially, you’ll only be able to power them with Originium Ore, and using this method, each thermal bank will provide an additional 50 power to your factory.
You’ll need to set up a little network that delivers fuel to the bank, or the bank won’t work. Wherever you’re producing fuel, make sure to add belts that deliver that fuel to your thermal banks. If your banks run out of fuel, the game cuts that extra power from your factory until you reboot the banks, which is definitely not a situation you want to be in. Take stock of how much Originium Ore you can use for thermal bank fuel, and expand accordingly.
Later in the game, after you unlock packaging units and more upgrades in the Power section, you can turn Ferrium into batteries, which provide much more power – up to 420, if you’re using the higher-end SC batteries. You can also sell batteries that you don’t need. It is for much later, though, so don’t plan on cranking out batteries for fun and profit soon after Paving the Way.
For more help, check out our guides for how to get Protodisks and where to find the Pink Bolete maps and aketine locations , and head over to our Arknights Endfield code list for some freebies.
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The best Arknights Endfield blueprints for the early- and mid-game
For all your seed, battery, and stock bill needs
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Finding the right set of blueprints in Arknights Endfield is the difference between spending hours manually configuring your base and just plunking down setups you know will work without tinkering. Which blueprints are best depends on where you’re at in the game. You can’t, for example, get a head start on advanced production with a battery blueprint if you haven’t actually unlocked the processes by which you make batteries. So your best bet is to upgrade your factory as you progress through the game, adding more efficient layouts or swapping one production set for another.
Below, we list some of the best blueprints in Arknights Endfield for the early- and mid-game, including battery farm blueprints.
Best Arknights Endfield blueprints for the early game
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The actual best blueprints for the early game, and for any time when you just want to see how a layout might work or start with the basics, are the blueprints you get by completing tutorial simulations. Once you unlock a new facility or process, you’ll see a prompt encouraging you to try it out in a simulation. These are often lengthy and tedious, but you’ll typically get a blueprint that lets you plunk down a basic setup that mimics what you just used. It takes the fuss out of planning and lets you focus just on producing materials you need.
However, as you start progressing, you’ll want to lessen the amount of space each process takes and have several other factors to consider while building. That’s when community blueprints come in handy.
Best Arknights Endfield blueprints for the mid-game
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You can opt for full-factory blueprints, but using process-specific blueprints is a lot easier and takes the troubleshooting out of trying to figure out what went wrong, if something were to go wrong. You also have more control over your layout this way.
Anyway, we’ve tested these blueprints from other Endfield players and found they work perfectly.
- Stock bills blueprint (courtesy of lChristl ): EFO01Iao8io0i6975o08
- LC battery blueprint: EFO01893u6Ou8A126UI73
- SC battery blueprint (courtesy of JesusSandro ): EFO01U4Ai8u7E8OO7Oa8
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- Seed blueprint: EFO0172UA40A7I55O0Ai
- Early power plant (courtesy of CautiousBowl7071 , requires 60 Originium and 30 Amethyst)): EFO01893u55O4o1AUI73
While we cautioned against using full-factory blueprints earlier, this one from seas-are-cute is an excellent option for giving you every material you need without having to bother setting up individual processing stations yourself.
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Don’t hesitate to experiment with other blueprints to find what works best for you. Just make sure you have enough power output to keep everything going. Fixing a juice-less factory is much more of a pain than it sounds, so keep up with that as you build.
For more help, check out our guides for how to get Protodisks and where to find the Pink Bolete maps and aketine locations , and head over to our Arknights Endfield code list for some freebies.
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