Into The Hive Ores and Shared Mining Haul
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Mine ores during missions and bring them back for equipment upgrades. The mission environment determines which ores you can collect.
In Layer 1 Granite Caverns, mine orange deposits for Bronze and gray deposits for Iron. Adamantine and Mithril can be recovered from Layer 4 Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt on Insane. Ore enters the shared Squad Haul and is distributed after the mission.
Ore environments and uses
Before deploying, open Mission Select and check Ores Found Here to choose an environment for the material you need. At the Equipment station, spend the required ore and Cash to upgrade owned gear and improve attributes such as damage or magazine capacity.
Ore directory
Compare the five ores by collection environment and upgrade use. Open an ore's row for its known conditions and equipment relationships.
Find ore environments and equipment upgrade uses.
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Ore | Granite Caverns | Equipment upgrades |
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An ore collected from orange deposits and added to the shared squad haul. It is used in equipment upgrades.
TipsMine orange deposits in Granite Caverns and save Bronze for your planned equipment upgrades. |
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Ore | Granite Caverns | Equipment upgrades |
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An ore mined from gray deposits in Granite Caverns. Collected Iron enters the shared squad haul.
TipsLook for gray deposits while exploring Granite Caverns; Rusty describes Iron as harder to find. |
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Ore | — | Equipment upgrades |
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An ore required for equipment upgrades, including MG-03 and FT-03 upgrades.
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Ore | Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt · Insane | Equipment upgrades |
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An ore recoverable from Layer 4 Brood Hunt in Caustic Sumps. It is used in equipment upgrades.
TipsUse Layer 4 Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt on Insane for an Adamantine collection encounter, and keep the ore for the upgrades you plan to buy. |
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Ore | Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt · Insane | Equipment upgrades |
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An ore recoverable from Layer 4 Brood Hunt in Caustic Sumps. It is used to upgrade weapons and other equipment.
TipsCollect Mithril during the Layer 4 Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt encounter on Insane and check the required amount on your chosen equipment's upgrade panel. |
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Identify and collect deposits
Equip your Pickaxe and strike a deposit repeatedly until it breaks. Resource icons and quantity increases appear as you collect ore.
In Layer 1 Granite Caverns, orange deposits give Bronze and gray deposits give Iron. Look for gray deposits as you explore; Iron is harder to find. Nest Clearing, Hold the Drill and Escort the Drill list both ores in Mission Select, and both can also be recovered in Brood Hunt.
For Adamantine and Mithril, run Layer 4 Caustic Sumps Brood Hunt on Insane. Their resource icons are green and blue, respectively.
Squad Haul and extraction
Collected ore enters the shared Squad Haul, which displays the squad's ore totals and XP earned. The haul is distributed after the squad returns. Complete the mission and extract, then check Ore Recovered on the payout screen.
You can mine deposits near the drill pod during extraction. Keep the countdown in view so you have time to board.
Tools, layers and upgrades
- Compare the Pickaxe with the Drill and C4 in demolition tools.
- Check the environments and unlock requirements in cave layers.
- Learn how to spend ore and Cash in equipment upgrades.
- Follow the route back to the pod in how to extract.