High-friction material reserve
| Material | Reported categories | Suggested handling |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Parts | Worker, Miner, Science | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
| AI Module | Military, Science | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
| Cloning Control System | Medical, Science | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
| Prototype Blueprint | Science, Worker, Management | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
| Industrial Spare Parts | Worker, Science | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
| Military Parts | Worker, Military, Science | Keep at least one protected reserve; verify current recipe quantities before trading. |
OFFICIAL GAMEPLAYBuild a reserve without freezing the economy
- 01
Audit the upgrade interface
Write down the exact next requirements in the current client before accepting contracts or trading cargo.
- 02
Separate reserve from surplus
Protect the next known requirement plus a small buffer; only the amount above that line is potential barter stock.
- 03
Route by category
Use the finder to select station types compatible with the bottleneck material rather than searching all contracts equally.
- 04
Bank progress early
When a rare bottleneck drops, compare it with remaining mission value and extract if another room is not worth risking it.
Why a keep list beats a universal sell list
Campaign needs change with unlocked systems, faction access, and the next upgrade. A component that looks useless today can become the limiting input after one unlock, while hoarding everything can prevent profitable trading and overload storage.
The practical answer is a moving reserve. Check the live interface, protect the immediate requirement, keep a small buffer for a nearby unlock, and treat the remainder as surplus. Recalculate after every major upgrade or patch instead of following a permanent sell rule.
Category routing reduces the cost of a mistake because it gives you a repeatable way to search again. It still cannot guarantee a drop, so protect the first confirmed copy and avoid high-risk greed after the target is already in your inventory.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which Quasimorph materials should I never sell?
There is no permanent universal list. Protect the exact next upgrade requirements and a small buffer, especially for scarce technical components, then re-audit after each unlock.
Where should I farm AI Modules?
Use Military and Science category overlap; labs and military-capable locations are the clearest working shortlist, but drops remain random.
Research trail
Sources and further reading
Community-researched item-category and location-type relationships used as a routing lead, not a guaranteed drop table.
02 · WikiQuasimorph WikiIndependent reference used to cross-check terminology and identify details that should be verified in the current client.