Nano Crystal Creation

Required Skills

• Nano Programming (NP)
• Computer Literacy (CL)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Quantum Force field Technology (QFT)

Needed Items and Tools

Component	*1	Location	Min. QL
Jensen Personal Ore Extractor	R	Shop Trade Department General Tools and Bases	at least 25% of Carbonrich Rock QL65+ recommended
Isotope Separator	R		at least 25% of Carbonrich Rock QL65+ recommended
Neutron Displacer	R		at least 50% of Carbonrich Rock QL130+ recommended
Carbonrich Rock	Co	Loot, see below	at least 100% of Instruction Disc
Crystal Reflection Pattern	Co/C	Shop Trade Department Nano Crystal Componets	at least 25% of Carbonrich Rock only needed for some discs
Symbol Library	Co/C		at least 25% of Instruction Disc only needed for some discs
Photon Particle Emitter	Co		at least 50% of either Carbonrich Rock or Instruction Disc (see below)
Instruction Disc	Co	Loot, Chests	Determines the QL

R = Reusable, Co = Consumption, C = some discs only, has to be of the right class

Because you can re-use the first three tools, it's recommended to buy them directly in a QL suitable for processing parts required for higher Nano Programs. (The highest Carbonrich Rock is of QL 255, while the highest buildable Nano Program is of QL 239 (Anima of The Abomination))

Locations of Carbonrich Rock fields

See Carbonrich Rock

Unfortunately, these rocks can not be bought in any shop (except Player Shops, of course) and can be found in certain areas only:

Area	QL-Range	Coords
4 Holes	1-60	Scattered far amongst numerous tower field hazards
Condemned Subway	1-60	Slum Runners to the right at the trench just before Vergil Aeneid
Southern Artery Valley	10-60	2620 x 2920 Clearing at Tsunayoshi Smith and The Big Soul Fragment
Broken Shores	1-150	2350 x 3482 Open field
Avalon	10-110	2446 x 1317 The Notum Tree. Small number with fast respawn
Avalon	10-110	1672 x 763 Higher QLs guarded by Nanofreaks
Central Artery Valley	1-245	/waypoint 1200 1000 590 Four Rocks, guarded by level 140-180 Nanofreaks, Anuns and Snakes
Deep Artery Valley	60-255	/waypoint 1635 2940 595, guarded by level 140-180 Anuns and level 140-220 Drill

In these areas you often have to challenge mobs in the same level range. If you are of a lower level, you should use a Yalmaha or ask an Adventurer for Calia's Form: Parrot (Other) to collect the rocks.

Crafting

Creating the Program Crystal

The combination of items in Anarchy Online has to be done in the following way:

First, you pick up the item, which should be added to an other, with a leftclick. After tat you drag the item on the second one and combine them with a shift-rightclick. Alternatively you can use the tradeskill window <Shift+T>. The so created item will appear in the next free slot in your inv. It's advisable to have at least one free slot during the creation of new items.

To get a Program Crystal that is the base part for any tradeskilled Nano Crystal the following steps are needed:

	+		=		Skills: ME
Jensen POE		Carbonrich Rock		Carbonrich Ore	QL x 3
	+		=		Skills: ME/EE
Isotope Separator		Carbonrich Ore		Pure Carbon Crystal	QL x 3.75
	+		=		Skills: ME/QFT
Neutron Displacer		Pure Carbon Crystal		Program Crystal	QL x 4.25

At this point there are two different further paths to combine Program Crystal with the Instruction Disc to obtain the final Nano Crystal, depending on the wording in the description of your Instruction Disc.

Symbol Library-Based Instruction Discs

Follow this process if the description of your Instruction Disc contains the phrase "If combined with a ... Symbol Library".

During the crafting process you have to check the description of your Instruction Disc to establish the applicable school of the Symbol Library and the Crystal Reflection Pattern that can be used in the tradeskill process. The following schools are available:

School	Crystal Reflection Pattern	Symbol Library
Combat
Medical
Protection
PSI
Space

Once you have purchased the Symbol Library and the Crystal Reflection Pattern of the applicable 'School' you can create your finished Nano Crystal by following these steps:

	+		=		Skills: EE/QFT
Crystal Reflection Pattern		Program Crystal		Prepared Program Crystal	QL x 4.5
	+		=		Skills: NP/CL
Symbol Library		Instruction Disc		Compiled Algorithm	QL x 4
	+		=		Skills: NP
Photon Particle Emitter		Compiled Algorithm		Programmed Photon Particle Emitter	QL x 4.25
	+		=		Skills: ME/NP
Prepared Program Crystal		Programmed Photon Particle Emitter		Nano Crystal	ME: QL x 4.5 NP: QL x 4.7

These icons are from the Nano Program 'Summon Grid Armor Mk IV', other programs have different icons

Prepared Program Crystal-Based Instruction Discs

Follow this process if the description of your Instruction Disc contains the phrase "If combined with a Prepared Program Crystal".

	+		=		Skills: NP
Photon Particle Emitter		Program Crystal		Prepared Program Crystal	QL x 4.25
	+		=		Skills: EE/QFT
Prepared Program Crystal		Instruction Disc		Nano Crystal	QL x 7

These icons are from the Nano Program 'Cellular Restoration', other programs have different icons

This is a translation from the German AOWiki. Credits go to the original poster Tahca.