Lightyear Frontier: Country Roads Update Guide (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Steam Community guide by kaz0ya.

🌿 Farming Guide

Farming System

Crop rotation is real in this game and it's important to make sure you're matching the proper crop type to soil type to achieve the highest yield you can. Crop and soil type match ups have since changed in the new Shifting Gears update as well.

Soil Types

There are three soil types in the game, each influencing crop performance based on nutrient compatibility:

• Nitrogenic
• Phosphoric
• Potassic

Crop Types & Soil Match

Crops are categorized by their nutrient needs:
Crop Type Ideal Soil (High Yield) Counter Soil (Mutated Yield) Nitrogenic Phosphoric Potassic Phosphoric Potassic Nitrogenic Potassic Nitrogenic Phosphoric * Matching same type crop to same type soil yields a regular yield (1x crop per plant).

• A high yield results in 2x crop (possibly more with cozy farm bonus)

Spliced Seeds

After unlocking Ulf and the Seed Splicer, you can craft spliced crop seeds. These seeds will act the same as their normal crop counterparts, however, growing into mutated crops instead. Meaning, matching the proper soil yields a high yield of mutated crops and the opposite soil will yield a regular high yield harvest.

⏱Crop Growth Time & Fuel Tank Value

Crop Type Growth Time Fuel Bars Wheat Nitrogenic 1 Day 1 Bar Polyberry Potassic 3 Days 2 Bars Caroot Potassic 4 Days 3 Bars Rabbage Phosphoric 3 Days 3 Bars Chromaize Nitrogenic 4 Days 4 Bars Honeybottle Potassic 4 Days 5 Bars Lumbloom Phosphoric 4 Days 5 Bars Coilvine ??? ??? Day ??? Bar

🐾 Animals

Animals roam around in sections across the map, here I'll be more or less just listing the animals, where to find them, and the type of fodder they prefer. In order to get certain drops like feathers and crystal shards, and amber fragments you need to hatch them (see eggs section). I've noticed animals in the wild dig up the local mineral based on your location, most commonly copper in Outset Grasslands but I've gotten Nickel near deposits.

Swiftplume

Location: Outset Grasslands
Preferred Fodder: Sweet Fodder
Drops: Potassic Dropping, Feathers

Mox

Location: Outset Grassland
Preferred Fodder: Sour Fodder
Drops: Phosphoric Dropping, Fur

Morning Drape

Location: Oceans surrounding Outset Grassland and Hexagon Valley
Preferred Fodder: Sweet Fodder
Drops: Potassic Dropping

Crobling

Location: Almost every water source in Outset Grassland and Hexagon Valley
Preferred Fodder: Mild Fodder
Drops: Nitrogenic Dropping, Clay

Ratscallion

Location: Deep forest areas in Outset Grasslands and across Frostpeak Ridge
Preferred Fodder: Mild Fodder
Drops: Nitrogenic Dropping, Amber Fragments

Crystalhoof

Location: Hexagon Valley
Preferred Fodder: Sour Fodder
Drops: Phosphoric Dropping, Crystal Shards

Znork

Location: Frostpeak Ridge
Preferred Fodder: Mild Fodder
Drops: Nitrogenic Dropping

Stalktail

Location: Hexagon Valley
Preferred Fodder: Sweet Fodder
Drops: Potassic Dropping, Wood

🥚 Eggs

Lenses give three different buffs:
Red gives 25% chance of larger animal.
Blue gives 10% chance of double animals.
Yellow gives 5% chance of rare animal.

Abandoned Eggs

[THERE IS CURRENTLY A BUG IN MULTIPLAYER, WHEN 2ND PLAYER JOINS EGGS DISAPPEAR]
Abandoned Eggs can be found across the map, ZONE MUST BE CLEARED FOR EGGS TO SPAWN. Refer to the interactive map on the fan wiki (see guide description above for link) for specific animal egg locations as they have fixed spawn points on the map.

• Ratscallion Egg ~ 1 Day
• Swiftpulm Egg ~ 2 Days
• Mox Egg ~ 3 Days
• Crystalhoof Egg ~ 4 Days
• Stalktail Egg ~

Radiant Egg

Radiant Eggs are dropped from the big flying thing (named Behemoth by the dev). The first noise it makes alerts you of its presence but on the second sound queue a radiant egg will drop.

Rare Animals

• Green Crystalhoof
  
• Cow-Patterned Mox
  
• White Ratscallion
  
• Purple Crobling
  

🌍 Regions & Resources

World Regions

• Outset Grasslands ~ Nitrogenic Soil
• Frostpeak Ridge ~ Phosphoric Soil
• Hexagon Valley
• ???

Outset Grasslands Resources

• Caroot
• Chromaize
• Refillite
• Polyberry
• Rabbage
• Nickel Ore
• Copper Ore
• Blue Colorflower
• Red Colorflower
• Pondpitcher

Frostpeak Ridge Resources

• Lumbloom
• Refillite
• Honeybottle
• Rabbage
• Silver
• Aluminum Rod
• Iron Ore
• Tin Ore
• Copper Ore
• Red Crystal

Hexagon Valley Resources

• Chromaize
• Zappertwig
• Refillite
• Rabbage
• Aluminum Rod
• Coal
• Iron Ore
• Yellow Crystal
• Nickel Ore
• Tin Ore

??? Resources

Outset Grasslands

Mineral Spawns

See interactive map for locations

• Nickel Deposit
• Copper Deposit

Points of Interest

See interactive map for locations

Noxious Slime/Weed Location

Frostpeak Ridge

Mineral Spawns

See interactive map for locations

• Aluminum Deposit
• Iron Deposit
• Tin Deposit
• Copper Deposit
• Red Crystal Deposit

Points of Interest

See interactive map for locations

Noxious Slime Location

Hexagon Valley

Mineral Spawns

See interactive map for locations

• Aluminum Deposit
• Coal Deposit
• Iron Deposit
• Yellow Crystal
• Nickel Deposit
• Tin Deposit

Points of Interest

See interactive map for locations

Noxious Weeds/Slime Location

🛖 Colonies

Colonies to Assist

• Wildernest
• Cryolis
• Hewstone Outpost
• Verdemere
• Tempest Prime
• Prometheus Station
  As with the previous update, deliveries depend on your progress and the amount/type of delivery will vary.

📦 Resource Delivery Cannon Milestones

Milestone 1: Getting Established

Milestone 2: Resource Refinement

Milestone 3: Further Expression

Milestone 4: Bronze Technology

Milestone 5: Commerce

Milestone 6: Iron Technology & Neighbors

Milestone 7: Trailblazer

Milestone 8: Garageworks

Milestone 9: Steel Technology

Milestone 10: Bigger and Better

Milestone 11: Advanced Tech

📝 Merchant Blueprints

This will be an evolving list of items I purchase at the merchant landing, not tracking the prices because I believe they vary
Anything bold is new in the update

Blueprints

• Alternate Pot Stack
• Small Pot Stack
• Teddy Bear
• Stack of Books
• Carved Stone
• Hollow Stone
• Rock Cairn
• Pig Topiary
• Dog Topiary
• Llama Topiary
• Cat Topiary
• Bear Topiary
• Hedge
• Pink Flower Bed
• Pink Mixed Flower Bed
• Green Mixed Flower Bed
• Tea Set
• Round Table
• Water Pump *does not act as water source
• Well *does not act as water source
• White and Pink Flower Pot
• Blue Flower Pot
• Pink Flower Pot
• Mixed Flower Pot
• Mutated Caroot Crate
• Mutated Chromaize Crate
• Mutated Zappertwig Crate
• Mutated Rabbage Crate
• Mutated Lumbloom Crate
• Mutated Honeybottle Crate
• Mutated Coilvine Crate
• Mutated Wheat Crate
• Mutated Polyberry Crate
• Green Tree Bed
• Yellow Tree Bed
• Gazebo
• Lattice Arch
• Hardwood Arch
• Film Projector
• Projector Screen
• Movie Poster
• Pointy Plant Pot
• Tall Plant Pots
• Lola's Agri-Mechanicals Poster
• Short Flag Festoon
• Long Flag Festoon
• Wall-Mounted Birdhouse
• Small Wooden Foundation
• Large Wooden Foundation
• Plant Ladder
• Fancy Lightpost
• Miniature Windmill
• Dala Horse
• Butterfly House
• Latte Cup
• Picnic Basket
• Easel
• Watering Can
• Wooden Pergola
• Wheat Wreath
• Outdoor Thermometer
• Hanging Bell
• Brick Corner Wall
• Small Hanging Shelf
• Large Hanging Shelf
• Hanging Tulip Basket
• Bracket Shelf
• Hanging Cosmos Basket
• Hanging Tulip Basket
• Lifebuoy
• Boarded Garden Wall
• Empty Cork Board
• Utilized Cork Board
• Filled Cork Board
• Security Camera
• Woven Garden Wall
• Wall-Mounted Oil Lamp
• Wall-Mounted Lamp
• Fire Extinguisher
• Fuse Box
• Large Pillow Stack
• Wall-Mounted Flag
• Swiftplume Plushie
• Medium Animal Shelter
• Small Animal Shelter
• Antenna
• Bird Cage
• Wooden Wall Pallet
• Medium Wall Planter
• Large Wall Planter
• Wall-Mounted Banjo
• Hammock
• Sleeping Bag
• Television
• Curtains
• Carpet
• Round Carpet
• Counter
• Counter (with sink)
• Pacific Tim Poster
• Red Lava Lamp
• Yellow Lava Lamp
• Blue Lava Lamp
• Green Lava Lamp

Appearance

• Farmech Lagom Engine
• Farmech Lagom Arm Set
• Farmech Lagom Leg Set
• Woodwork Windshield
• Woodwork Engine
• Woodwork Arm Set
• Woodwork Leg Set
• Knight Windshield
• Knight Engine
• Knight Arm Set
• Knight Leg Set
• Knight Florent Engine
• Knight Florent Arm Set
• Knight Florent Leg Set
• Underframe Safety Engine
• Underframe Safety Arm Set
• Underframe Safety Leg Set
• Vintage Speckled Engine
• Vintage Speckled Arm Set
• Vintage Speckled Leg Set
• Power Armor Windshield
• Power Armor Engine
• Power Armor Arm Set
• Power Armor Leg Set
• Boombox Windshield
• Boombox Engine
• Boombox Arm Set
• Boombox Leg Set
• Boombox Beehive Engine
• Boombox Beehive Arm Set
• Boombox Beehive Leg Set
• Boombox Puzzle Engine
• Boombox Puzzle Arm Set
• Boombox Puzzle Leg Set
• FM-04 Dazzle Engine
• FM-04 Dazzle Arm Set
• FM-04 Dazzle Leg Set
• FM-04 Topography Engine
• FM-04 Topography Arm Set
• FM-04 Topography Leg Set
• Power Armor Plasma Engine
• Power Armor Plasma Arm Set
• Power Armor Plasma Leg Set
• Power Armor Officer Engine
• Power Armor Officer Arm Set
• Power Armor Officer Leg Set
• Vintage Hibiscus Engine
• Vintage Hibiscus Arm Set
• Vintage Hibiscus Leg Set
• Hot Rod Grimy Engine
• Hot Rod Grimy Arm Set
• Hot Rod Grimy Leg Set
• Hot Rod Lightning Arm Set
• Hot Rod Lightning Leg Set
• Festive Windshield
• Festive Engine
• Festive Arm Set
• Festive Leg Set
• Mech-o'-lantern Engine
• Mech-o'-lantern Arm Set
• Mech-o'-lantern Leg Set
• Hauler Engine
• Hauler Windshield

Random Tips/Tricks/Bugs

This section is just a dump for random things I find/figured out.

Roofs make any production have a chance to produce 2x

As of June 15th, recycling damaged materials gives a full refund

No need to waste copper on repair kits just recycle then craft the part again

If a plant refuses to spawn, you need to pass the night in that zone

A common issue I've been hearing is that people cant get a certain plant to spawn. If you pass the night in whatever region you're having the issue with the game should sort itself out.

There is currently a bug in multiplayer when the 2nd player joins eggs will despawn/disappear

As of Nov 18th, loading up in the new update will disable cozy effects, to fix just sleep in a bed and it should be fine after

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Let me know in the comments if I missed anything or if there's anything for me to add!