Hardened Metals
| Type | Generic |
|---|---|
| Rarity |  Common |
| Spawn Locations | [BS] [CF] [TI] |
| Weight | 4  |
| K-Marks | 150  |
| K-Marks / Weight | 37 |
| Faction Reputation | 2  |
| Faction Rep / Weight | 0 |
Hardened Metals is a Common item found as loot on Fortuna III.
Description
Material used in a variety of printing and upgrading processes.
Location
Can be found in any Structures and Containers.
Spawn location
Hardened Metals can be found in many locations of Fortuna III. Find all of its spawns on our Interactive Map: [BS] [CF] [TI].
Specifically, it can be found in the following Loot Containers, depending on the tier. This list does not include non-container or special spawns.
| Container | Max spawn chance |
|---|---|
| Industrial Container Tier 1 | 53.03% |
| Industrial Container Tier 2 | 30.92% |
| Industrial Container Tier 3 | 13.43% |
| Industrial Container Tier 4 | 16.67% |
| Industrial Container Tier 5 | 9.09% |
| Dumpster Tier 1 | 37.88% |
| Dumpster Tier 2 | 28.99% |
| Dumpster Tier 3 | 22.39% |
| Dumpster Tier 4 | 20% |
| Dumpster Tier 5 | 10.91% |
| Hidden Stash Tier 1 | 4.02% |
| Hidden Stash Tier 2 | 3.91% |
| Hidden Stash Tier 3 | 3.83% |
| Hidden Stash Tier 4 | 3.76% |
| Hidden Stash Tier 5 | 3.66% |
| Civilian Locker Tier 1 | 45.45% |
| Civilian Locker Tier 2 | 34.78% |
| Civilian Locker Tier 3 | 26.87% |
| Civilian Locker Tier 4 | 20% |
| Civilian Locker Tier 5 | 16.36% |
Uses
Hardened Metals has one or multiple uses in The Cycle: Frontier. To complete all missions and quarter upgrades, this item is needed 18 times.
| Type | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Missions | |
| Your Civic Duty Part 2 | 1 |
| Jobs | |
| Automated Security | 16 |
| Air Lock Upgrades | 12 |
| Scrapping Station Improvements | 12 |
| New Mining Tools | 10 |
| Personal Quarters | |
| Increase Stash Size 1.1 | 3 |
| K-Marks Generator Cap 1.1 | 3 |
| Generate K-Marks 1.1 | 3 |
| Aurum Generator Cap 1.2 | 3 |
| Personal Quarters Level 2 | 5 |
| Printing Recipes | |
 Light Grenade |
2 |
 Standard Helmet |
2 |
 Holographic Sight |
2 |
 Gas Grenade |
2 |
| Standard Restorative Helmet |
2 |
 Shotgun Extended |
1 |
 Heavy Extended |
1 |
| Standard Tactical Helmet |
2 |
 Audio Decoy |
2 |
