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As you creep along the empty, dark corridors of GATE at night inAbiotic Factor, you might come across odd orbs of light in the distance. They aren’t an enemy or something you can attack, and their light, although brief, can be helpful if you don’t have a flashlight and one happens to be around.
A bit of light isn’t all these strange little orbs are good for, though. If you may manage to capture one, you’ll find they have some interesting uses in the garden if you mix them with other organic ingredients, and some of the last people left in GATE might trade you something for them.
How To Catch An Anomaly
Anomalies arepassive orbs of lightthat onlyspawn at night between 9 PM and 6 AM, and they’ll spend those hoursfloating and periodically going invisibleas they wander.
They provide some light, but theirmain use is as a resourcefor certain crafting recipes andtrading with vendors, but there aretwo things to be aware ofbefore you can catch them: you’llneed Test Tubes to successfully capture them, and you need towatch out for the Security Bots that are active during the same hours.
It ispossible to catch any Anomaly with your bare hands, but it’s extremely rare, and it’s much more efficient to use Test Tubes on themand guarantee you get one.
Put theTest Tubes on your hotbar, then go out at night to search for them. They canappear in any areain GATE, but areslightly more commonin thehallways on Level Twoin the Office Sector, andopen areas such as the Cafeteriain theOffice Sectorand theGarage in Manufacturing West.
When you find one,walk up to it with the Test Tubein hand anduse Interact to captureit. Each Anomaly takes one tube, but the Anomalies themselves do stack, so they won’t take up a lot of inventory space.
The captured Anomalies can beused for trading or craftingas needed, but you’ll want tostore them in a powered Refrigerator, as they willdeteriorate like food items.
What To Use Anomalies For
Anomalies are used in a handful of crafting recipes, but themost important thingsthey’re used for aretrading them to The Blacksmith or Marion, or crafting them into afew Agriculture-related items:Anomalous Fertilizer,Anomalous Compost, andAnomalous Plant Food.
For the Agricultural items, you’ll need tomake them at a Crafting Bench, and they can beapplied to any Garden Plotto provideseveral helpful bonusesto your plants.
Anomaly x1
Bio Scrap x3
Increases a plant’s growth rate by 20 percent and reduces the amount of water they use by 15 percent.
Anomaly x3
Powdered Crystal x1
Anteverse Gel x1
Increases a plant’s growth rate by 30 percent and reduces the amount of water they use by 20 percent.
Bag Of Vibrant Feces x1
Speeds up a plant’s growth to harvestable.
Anomalies are also key toseveral other crafting recipes, including theTransmogrifier, which allows you to change yourcharacter’s appearanceor theappearance of their gear, and thePest Teleporter, which allows you tofeed it Anteverse Wheat in return for summoning a Pestto your location.
