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Basalt Stone is one of many different types of stone you’ll find inDune: Awakening. And, like many of the different types of resources you’ll need to gather on Arrakis, Basalt Stone is a key ingredient in refining more powerful building materials that are used for specific types of construction.
However, if you haven’t come across any Basalt Stone organically yet and are wondering where to look, look no further than this guide. Here, we’ll show you some of the best places to find Basalt Stone in large quantities, and explain what it’s useful for when it comes to construction in Dune: Awakening.
Where To Find Basalt Stone
Basalt Stone can be found mainly on the left-hand side of the mapnear these regions:
While Basalt Stone is often found in these locations, there area few more specific areas within these larger regionsyou’ll want to go to in order to find Basalt Stone.
When it comes to regions in Dune: Awakening,many areas of the map are easier to traverse than others.
For example,while Basalt Stone can be found in Sheol, the region is highly radioactive, making it difficult to traverse.
Mysa Tarill
Compared to other sections of this half of the map,Mysa Tarill is much more open and easily accessible by vehicles.
Keep in mind,you’ll needthe Cutterray MK 3in order to mine Basalt Stone.
This makes entering the area and mining for Basalt Stone far easier, asyou can drive into the area, mine for Basalt, and easily head backtoward the more populated, open areas of the map.
Much of the top-left corner of Arrakis' map has stark elevation drops, sobe prepared to climb.
It’s alsohelpful to have a Planar Suspensor Belt, or another kind of Suspensor, before heading into this area.
You can alsouse the Crossroads Trading Post in this regionto quickly sell Basalt Stone if you so desire, or find other resources needed for your journey.
Eastern Shield Wall
The Eastern Shield Wall is alsoa great place to mine for Basalt Stoneas it bordersJamal Eifrit Al-Gharband is close to the Vermillius Gap.
The Pinnacle Tradepost also borders this region, which can be helpful for a quick getaway.
These two regions arefar more hospitable, so you alwayshave a quick way to escapeif you’re feeling overwhelmed, or your sub-fief is far away from the left portion of the map.
How To Use Basalt Stone
The primary way you’ll end up using Basalt Stone isto refine Plastone.
Plastone is a powerful building materialthat’s sandstorm-resistant, and is also used for a lot of special decorative items from the game’s factions: the Atreides and the Harkonnens.
Depending on the type of refinery you’re using,you’ll need three ingredients to refine Plastone.
Plastone is refined in larger chunks.You can refine up to 250 Plastone at a time, depending on your refinery size.
