Explore the desolate and dangerous surface of Talos-II in Arknights: Endfield. In this highly anticipated real-time strategy spin-off, elite combat is only half the challenge. True success hinges on your ability to design and manage a complex, interconnected industrial infrastructure network.
Endfield's logistics demand that players connect distant ore deposits to automated refineries via conveyor belt networks and high-voltage power lines. In this comprehensive guide, we detail how to plan your passive production loops and optimize your territory's energy grid.
The Core Gameplay: Industrial Logistics
In Arknights: Endfield, you must secure geographic sectors and deploy the AIC (Automated Industrial Complex). Logistics involves extracting raw planetary resources (iron, copper, silicon, Originite crystals) and transforming them into advanced technological components in a fully automated fashion.
These industrial components are used to craft better weapons for your squads, repair bridges on the world map to unlock new quest sectors, and upgrade your mobile command center's level.
Setting Up Your First Automation Lines
To build a basic extraction and refining circuit:
- Deploy Extractors: Place rotary extractors directly on Talos-II's green ore veins.
- Run Conveyor Belts: Connect the extractor output to an automated smelter's input port.
- Configure Recipes: Open the smelter panel and select the corresponding ingot recipe (Iron or Copper).
- Connect to Storage: Route the smelter output to an automated storage chest or a Tier 2 assembler to combine ingots into complex integrated circuits.
Energy Management: Grids and Pylons
All your industrial machines continuously consume Watts. To power your factory, you need a robust electrical network:
- Combustion Generators: Your first power source. They burn coal continuously, requiring a dedicated conveyor line for automatic fuel supply.
- Pylons and Electrical Relays: Power doesn't travel wirelessly. You must plant distribution pylons at regular intervals to route electricity from your power plants to distant assembly factories.
- Charge Accumulators: Essential for storing excess energy generated during calm phases and releasing it during consumption spikes or generator failures.
💡 Critical Logistics Tip
Always use Splitters on your main conveyor belts. Splitting raw resource input into two parallel lines lets you feed two smelters at full speed, doubling your crafting throughput without creating bottlenecks!
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Reserve My Endfield Access →Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the grid overload system?
If your machines consume more energy than your grid generates, circuit breakers will trip, immediately shutting down all production. Always monitor the consumption dial on your power plant.
Is Arknights: Endfield solo or multiplayer?
It's primarily a single-player RPG with a shared world, where you can visit other players' industrial complexes and engage in cooperative trading.
Can you automate troop resupply during combat?
Yes, by building logistics resupply terminals near elite combat zones, you can passively regenerate your squads' ammo and health in the field.