Nano Crystal Creation
Needed Skills
- Nano Programming (NP)
- Computer Literacy (CL)
- Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Electrical Engineering (EE)
- Field Quantum Physics (FQP)
Needed Items and Tools
Component | *1 | Location | Min. QL |
Jensen Personal Ore Extractor | R | Shop General Tools and Bases |
at least 25% |
Isotope Separator | R | at least 25% | |
Neutron Displacer | R | at least 50% | |
Photon Particle Emitter | Co | Shop Nano Crystal Componets |
at least 50% |
Symbol Library | Co/C | at least 25% | |
Crystal Reflection Pattern | Co/C | at least 25% | |
Carbonrich Rock | Co | see below | at least 100% |
Instruction Disc | Co | Loot, Chests | Determines the QL |
Because you can re-use the first three tools, it's advisable to buy them directly in a QL suitable for higher Nano Programs. (The highest buildable Nano Program is of QL 239 (Anima of The Abomination))
Locations of Carbon Rich Rocks
Unfortunately, these rocks can not be bought in any shop (except of PS, of course) and can be found in certain areas only, which there are:
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 | 30-245 | 1200 x 1000 Four Rocks |
Deep Artery Valley | 60-230 | 1685 x 2950 Golem Island spiral maze |
Note that while AO Universe calls 'Golem Island', "The Island of Fear and Loathing", that name belongs to area that the island is in, and includes goodly portions of the larger islands to the northwest and northeast. The island with the Golems on it may have been intended by the developers to be called The Island of Fear and Loathing, but players in general, and the Creative Student Productions map, call it Golem Island.
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.
A Yalmaha is practically a requisite for Ore hunting. It gets you to the Ore faster and safer, and it can also be used to rid yourself of the enemies at the Ore deposits. Dive down towards an enemy, wait (a fraction of a second) for them to aggro you, and take off backwards and up. Once you are a certain distance up, melee enemies cannot hit you; a bit further, and ranged enemies cannot hit you either. Notice they have travelled away from their former position. Now turn around, and take off in the other direction. Once you have gone far enough away, you will have lost them entirely. Circle back, staying far enough away from the enemy; depending on the enemy type, their code may make them return to their former position if you, or any player, get too close. Missions with Clicksaver for Buff Weapons (also see Breakpoints#Weapons) will give you goods to sell for enough money to buy one of these incredibly useful but expensive tools.
Crafting
During the crafting process you have to consider, that the Symbol Library and the Crystal Reflection Pattern have to be of the same 'Class' like the Instruction Disc. The following classes are available:
School | Crystal Reflection Pattern | Symbol Library |
Combat | ID NOT FOUND | ID NOT FOUND |
Medic | ID NOT FOUND | ID NOT FOUND |
Protection | ID NOT FOUND | ID NOT FOUND |
PSI | ID NOT FOUND | ID NOT FOUND |
Space | ID NOT FOUND | ID NOT FOUND |
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 Prepared Program Crystal from a Carbon Rich Rock the following progress steps are needed:
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: ME |
Jensen POE | Carbonrich Rock | Carbonrich Ore | QL x 3 | ||
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: ME/EE |
Isotope Separator | Carbonrich Ore | Pure Carbon Crystal | QL x 3,75 | ||
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: ME/QFP |
Neutron Displacer | Pure Carbon Crystal | Program Crystal | QL x 4,25 | ||
! Attention ! From now on the Crystal will be formatted to a specified school ! | |||||
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: EE/QFP |
Crystal Reflection Pattern | Program Crystal | Prepared Program Crystal | QL x 4,5 |
Creating the Nano Program
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: NP/CL |
Symbol Library | Instruction Disc | Compiled Algorithm | QL x 4 | ||
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: NP |
Photon Particle Emitter | Compiled Algorithm | Programmed Photon Particle Emitter | QL x 4,25 | ||
ID NOT FOUND | + | ID NOT FOUND | = | ID NOT FOUND | Skills: ME/NP |
Prepared Program Crystal | Programmed Photon Particle Emitter | Nano Crystal | QL x 4,5 |
This is a translation from the German AOWiki. Credits go to the original poster Tahca.