Complex Machineries are required for a lot of buildables inDune: Awakening. Crafting stations, components, and other items of a mechanical nature tend to require Complex Machinery as one of their main crafting materials, and if you want to progress through the tech tree steadily, you’ll need to keep a bunch of these handy.

Muchlike Microflora Plasteel Fiber, Complex Machinery cannot be made by players. They must be looted from the world, and given how big the world inDune: Awakeningis, finding a good place to get Complex Machinery can be a little intimidating. Here are a few spots you may try raiding if you ever need more of this mechanical component.

Dune Awakening Complex Machinery loot

Dune: Awakening - Complex Machinery Location

You can loot Complex Machinery fromruined or semi-functional crafting stationsfound in various POIs. If you find a Small Ore Refinery or a Fabricator in a place that’s occupied by NPCs, then you’ll likely be able to loot it for a few pieces of Complex Machinery.

There are three types of POIs to look for when searching for Complex Machinery inDune: Awakening:

Dune Awakening Complex Machinery Locations

Vermillius Gap is one of the best places toget large quantities Complex Machinerybecause it has all three of the aforementioned POIs in it. you may easily plot a trip around Vermillius Gapwith your Sandbikethat goes through the different Ironworks and the Testing Station. When you’re inside any of them, search every room for ruined crafting stations, and you should be able to get Complex Machinery.

Imperial Testing Stations tend to be more lucrative compared to the other listed sources. They typically have several wrecked crafting stations inside as well as plenty of enemies that you can beat and drain for blood.

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The merchant at The Anvil also sells Complex Machinery for 500 Solaris a piece.

How to Use Complex Machinery

Complex Machinery is typicallyused for building vehicle parts and other machines. They’re one of the main crafting components for Sandbike, Buggy, and Ornithopter engines. It’s always a good idea to have a backup reserve of Complex Machinery, as the max durability of vehicle parts will eventually degrade, forcing you to build new ones as replacements.

On the topic of vehicles, raiding Imperial Testing Stations for Complex Machinery may be the best thing to do if you’re in a hurry. Containers in these areas have a chanceto contain Particle Capacitors, components that are commonly used for crafting vehicle parts like engines and PSUs. They’re also needed for personal Suspensor Belts and Holtzman Shields.