Heavy Caliber Compressors are a rare crafting material in Dune Awakening, mainly used for crafting ranged weapons such as pistols and rifles, and can only be found in certain locations.
Heavy Caliber Compressors are found where the tooltip suggests: "The Sandflies often keep stashes of these in their outposts." What this means is you'll find Heavy Caliber Compressors inside the Eastern and Western Shield Wall areas of Hagga Basin. These are the locations are where Sandflies outposts can be found. You can also purchase them from one vendor in limited quantities or via the Exchange.
Pro tip: You will find these alongside Light Caliber Compressors making the two an ideal dual farm.
Where to get Heavy Caliber Compressors in Dune Awakening
Note: Make sure to check your storage! We had well over 25 just collecting dust in our storage
Buying Heavy Caliber Compressors From A Vendor
Heavy Caliber Compressor can also be purchased from Vendors. You'll need to visit Zoe at the Crossroads Tradepost, who will sell you 15 at 5,000 Solari each or the Weapons Vendors in Arrakeen or Harko Village who will also sell 15 for 5,000 each.
Alternatively, you can of course also just buy them directly from the Exchange.
Farming Heavy Caliber Compressors
The number inside the circles on the image indicates the number of Containers you can find at that location.
As mentioned previously, Heavy Caliber Compressors can only be found in specific Sandfly outposts and in limited quantities. A standard container will typically only hold a small number of Heavy Caliber Compressors, if any.
Collecting Heavy Caliber Compressors is a straightforward process, but it can be time-consuming. The image above shows all the outposts and locations in the Western and Eastern Shield Walls that contain Heavy Caliber Compressors.
As with many resource tasks or gathering runs, look to combine it with something else. For example, a 'Kill Sandflies' Landsraad Task.
Recycling for Heavy Caliber Compressors
Another way to get a few extra Heavy Caliber Compressors is to recycle old weapons. You will get a preview of what you'll get as shown above, but the rule of thumb is you'll get back some of what it cost to make. So if you have a stockpile of old weapons, then you can make use of them.
Deliver Heavy Caliber Compressor Landsraad Task
The 'Heavy Caliber Compressor' Landsraad Task is one of the Landsraad's ‘deliver’ tasks that involves collecting a certain number of Heavy Caliber Compressors and handing them in for a Landsraad Reward.
Delivering Heavy Caliber Compressors is one of the tougher tasks but you might already have a decent stockpile in your storage. If not, make sure to come prepared, as the enemies are quite challenging by Hagga Basin standards.
Pro Tip: Heavy Caliber Compressors award 33 points each, so without any bonuses, 319 will be needed for a Tier 4 Lansdraad reward.
At A Glance
- Task Difficulty: Medium
- Location: Vendors, Western and Eastern Shieldwall outposts
- Duration: Vendor Runs N/A, Farming 6+ Hours
