Processors are the material you ignore until an MK3 kit or pink augment demands a stack you don't have. Stop looting randomly. Hit the right rooms, and 8–15 Processors per run becomes the floor, not the ceiling.

This is the route. No filler.

Why Processors Actually Matter

They gate high-grade gear, pink augments, and MK3 kits. If you're not prioritizing them, you're stalling your own progression.

Key point: Processors also come from recycling. Stop chasing a single item. Start farming a whole loot category — servers, cabinets, breach lockers, electronics.

Best Farming Locations Ranked

Bottom line: Stella Montis is the primary farm. Spaceport and Dam are for when Stella's contested.

The Stella Montis Route (Main Method)

Spawn dictates start point:

• Spawn near Assembly? Start there.
• Spawn near Medical Research? Reverse it.

Two minutes of dead running kills your efficiency. Don't force a bad spawn.

Route Overview

Assembly: Your Opening Move

Hit breachable lockers, server racks, cabinets, carts, computers in that order. In a clean lobby, 5 Processors in the first minute is realistic.

Lockers already open? Don't panic — check servers and cabinets anyway. Most players grab the shiny loot and skip the boring tech containers. That's your advantage.

Medical Research: The Reliable Second Stop

Another squad already ran through? Still check everything. Players loot fast and leave recyclables behind.

Assembly + Medical Research alone = 8–12 direct Processors on a clean run.

Control Rooms: Optional Extension

Push into A3 and A1 if your bag isn't full and the lobby's quiet. Lower density than Assembly, but it stabilizes your average.

⚠️ Warning: ARC enemies guarding the area? Decide fast. A dead raider extracts zero Processors. Ten in the bag beats fifteen you never bring home.

Cultural Archives: Greedy Route Finisher

Open server clusters, side-room tech, breachable panels. Check what other players skip — boring containers pay the bills here.

Fast Route vs Full Greed Route

Need a quick top-up? Fast route. Building a stockpile? Go full greed.

Items to Save for Recycling

Don't scrap these. They feed Processor chains.

10 direct Processors on paper can turn into 16+ after you recycle everything else you dragged home.

Vendor Backup: Celeste

Celeste trades seeds for roughly 5 Processors per reset. Not a farming replacement — a gap-filler when you're one craft short.

Short a few? Check Celeste first. Need a stack? Go farm.

Backup Farm: Spaceport

Departure Building is the target — first-floor processing rooms, third-floor computer areas, server cases.

Less streamlined than Stella. More spread out, more exposure. Departure already stripped? Pivot immediately. Don't burn five minutes on scraps.

Backup Farm: Dam Battlegrounds

Research and Admin are the zones. Not your first choice for pure Processor farming, but solid if you're already running Dam objectives.

Loadout: Keep It Light

You don't need a full kit to farm tech rooms.

Spawned far from the good zones with nothing but a pistol? Sometimes resetting beats forcing it.

8 Rules for Better Yield

1. Hit breach lockers first — best direct Processor source.

2. Never skip servers — most players do. Don't be most players.

3. Open every cabinet — wires and sensors hide here too.

4. Check computers/carts — small containers, real value.

5. Keep recyclable electronics — your final count depends on it.

6. Extract when the bag's good — greed kills more runs than RNG.

7. Reverse route by spawn — don't force a dead-run start.

8. Recheck looted rooms — other players leave more than you'd think.

Expected Yield by Run Quality

Clean spawn, untouched containers, full recycling — 40+ Processor value in a single run is achievable. Not guaranteed. But it's the real ceiling.

Mistakes Killing Your Yield

FAQ

What's the fastest way to farm Processors?

Stella Montis — Assembly and Medical Research. Loot breach lockers, servers, computers, and cabinets. Extract after those two zones for a fast, reliable run.

Where's the single best Processor location?

Assembly, Stella Montis. Highest container density on the map. Medical Research, Control Rooms A1/A3, and Cultural Archives extend the route if you have time.

Can I just buy Processors instead of farming?

Yes, from Celeste, roughly 5 per reset for seeds. Good for topping off a craft. Won't replace an actual farming run.

What should I recycle for Processors?

Exodus Modules, Broken Guidance Systems, Telemetry Transceivers, Geiger Counters, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Ion Splitters, Rotary Encoders. Keep all of it.

How many Processors should one run get me?

6–12 direct on a fast Assembly + Medical Research run. 18–30+ with Control Rooms and recycling. 40+ on an excellent full-map run with clean spawns.

Summary

Stop treating Processors as random loot — they're targeted loot. Run Stella Montis: Assembly → Medical Research → Control Rooms → Cultural Archives. Prioritize servers, breach lockers, cabinets, computers. Keep every recyclable electronic. Use Celeste for small gaps. Fall back to Spaceport or Dam when Stella's hot.

Extract before greed turns a good run into nothing.