How to build Outpost construct in Lightyear Frontier

Lightyear Frontier introduces you to some friendly galactic neighbors such as Ulf and Diane, but to conduct business with them you need a place for them to land. If you're wondering how to do it, here's our handy guide for how to build the Outpost construct in Lightyear Frontier.

How to make an Outpost in Lightyear Frontier

To build an Outpost (also referred to as a Lunar Lander) for Ulf and Diane in Lightyear Frontier, you first need to have made successful contact with Ulf and/or Diane to start their questlines. Once you've done that, the blueprint for an Outpost landing pad will unlock in your Build Menu.

To build an Outpost, you need the following construction materials:

• 4 x Aluminum Frames
  • Made via an Assembler with Aluminum Rods (found in Pine Heights area)
• 2 x Aluminum Electronics
  • Made via an Assembler with Aluminum Rods (found in Pine Heights area) and Copper Wire (made with Copper Ore found in Edge Cliffs area).

An Outpost requires a substantial amount of space that's cleared of obstacles (e.g. bushes, and rocks). Once you've built one, you'll be prompted to assign Ulf or Diane to it. You can do so (in or out of your mech) by interacting with the keypad tower on the platform and choosing either Ulf or Diane from the pop-up menu.

Once done, your chosen neighbor's ship will land on the Outpost platform. Once they appear outside the ship with a yellow icon over their head, you can interact to start a dialogue and their respective questline.

Be aware, to have both Ulf and Diane visit your farm, you need to build two Outposts, one for each of them. This means you will need a total of 8 x Aluminum Frames and 4 x Aluminum Electronics for both.

How to unlock Ulf and Diane questlines in Lightyear Frontier

Whether you're starting a fresh save in Lightyear Frontier or continuing from a seasoned playthrough, there are a couple of unspoken objectives you need to do before you can achieve initial contact with both Ulf and Diane.

Side Note: You no longer need to have the Radio Tower built to be able to contact Ulf.

In order to have Ulf contact you, you need to go and gather at least one node of Copper Ore, which can be found in abundance at the Edge Cliffs area of the map. Once you've done that, the next day, Ulf should automatically contact you about a new business venture.

If you find that he isn't contacting you at all, try restarting the game and the respective save file. If you have 'Speech' completely turned off in Settings, this can also potentially glitch Ulf's or Diane's introduction, so we suggest turning it back on and/or restarting the game afterward.

Meanwhile, to have Diane contact you, go and explore any fully restored areas of the map, excluding the Meadows, Pine Heights, and Edge Cliffs. Look for a glowing egg lying on the ground and place it in your inventory. Diane will then immediately contact you about said egg, and asks to visit your farm to inspect it.

Once outposts have been established for them on your farm, be aware that just like Lola the Merchant, they will depart in the evening and you won't be able to interact with them until the following morning.

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