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The Adaptive Frame is a type of Material in Starfield. Read on to learn how to get Adaptive Frame, where to farm Adaptive Frame, and how to use it.

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How to Get Adaptive Frame

Buy from a Shop

Starfield - Trade Authority

Vendor Location Planet
Shepherd's General Store Akila City Akila
Jemison Mercantile New Atlantis Jemison
Outland New Atlantis Jemison
UC Exchange Cydonia Mars
Sieghart's Outfitters Neon Volii Alpha
Trade Authority The Well Jemison
General Goods The Key Suvorov
Denis Averin Cydonia Mars
Clint's Collectibles Gagarin Landing Gagarin

Adaptive Frame can be acquired from the above shops. The availability of Adaptive Frame may vary per shop.

Please note there is still some element of randomness as to what the vendor has in stock at any given time.

Loot From Enemies and Chests

Starfield - Loot From Enemies
Loot From Enemies
Starfield - Loot From Chests
Loot From Chests

You can acquire Adaptive Frame by looting chests and enemies during exploration.

Crafted at the Industrial Workbench

Starfield - Industrial Workbench View

Required Crafting Materials
Aluminum
(x1) 		Iron
(x1)

Adaptive Frame can be crafted at an Industrial Workbench by having the above materials in your inventory, ship cargo, or outpost storage (depending on your location).

The amount of materials needed for crafting Adaptive Frame can be reduced depending on the rank of your Research Methods science skill.

Where to Find Industrial Workbenches

How to Use Adaptive Frame

Used to Craft Outpost Structures

Watchtower Storage - Solid Storage - Liquid
Storage - Gas Landing Pad with Shipbuilder Industrial Light Post 01
Industrial Light Post 02 Warehouse - Small Extractor - Water Vapor - Commercial
Extractor - Fluorine - Commercial Extractor - Tetrafluorides - Commercial Extractor - Water - Commercial
Extractor - Copper - Commercial Storage - Solid - Medium Storage - Liquid - Medium
Storage - Gas - Medium Warehouse - Medium Commercial Greenhouse
Animal Husbandry Facility Commercial Animal Husbandry Facility Greenhouse
Industrial Animal Husbandry Facility Storage - Solid - Large Storage - Liquid - Large
Storage - Gas - Large Warehouse - Large Extractor - Water Vapor - Industrial
Extractor - Fluorine - Industrial Extractor - Tetrafluorides - Industrial Extractor - Water - Industrial
Extractor - Copper - Industrial Industrial Greenhouse Reactor
Reactor - Advanced Extractor - Chlorosilanes - Commercial Extractor - Chlorosilanes - Industrial
Extractor - Lead - Commercial Extractor - Lead - Industrial Extractor - Chlorine - Commercial
Extractor - Chlorine - Industrial Extractor - Aluminum - Commercial Extractor - Aluminum - Industrial
Extractor - Beryllium - Commercial Extractor - Beryllium - Industrial Extractor - Alkanes - Commercial
Extractor - Alkanes - Industrial Extractor - Europium - Commercial Extractor - Europium - Industrial
Extractor - Rothicite - Commercial 01 Extractor - Rothicite - Commercial 02 Extractor - Iron - Commercial
Extractor - Iron - Industrial Extractor - Uranium - Commercial Extractor - Uranium - Industrial
Extractor - Iridium - Commercial Extractor - Iridium - Industrial Extractor - Argon - Commercial
Extractor - Argon - Industrial Extractor - Neon - Commercial Extractor - Neon - Industrial
Extractor - Plutonium - Commercial Extractor - Plutonium - Industrial Extractor - Vanadium - Commercial
Extractor - Vanadium - Industrial Extractor - Cobalt - Commercial Extractor - Cobalt - Industrial
Extractor - Caesium - Commercial Extractor - Caesium - Industrial Extractor - Nickel - Commercial
Extractor - Nickel - Industrial Extractor - Platinum- Commercial Extractor - Platinum - Industrial
Extractor - Silver - Commercial Extractor - Silver - Industrial Extractor - Neodymium- Commercial
Extractor - Neodymium - Industrial Extractor - Titanium - Commercial Extractor - Titanium - Industrial
Extractor - Tungsten - Commercial Extractor - Tungsten - Industrial Extractor - Ionic Liquids - Commercial
Extractor - Ionic Liquids - Industrial Extractor - Antimony - Commercial Extractor - Antimony - Industrial
Extractor - Gold - Commercial Extractor - Gold - Industrial Extractor - Benzene - Commercial
Extractor - Benzene - Industrial Extractor - Dysprosium - Commercial Extractor - Dysprosium - Industrial
Extractor - Lithium - Commercial Extractor - Lithium - Industrial Extractor - Helium-3 - Commercial
Extractor - Helium-3 - Industrial Extractor - Tantalum - Commercial Extractor - Tantalum - Commercial
Extractor - Tantalum - Industrial Extractor - Carboxylic Acids - Commercial Extractor - Carboxylic Acids - Industrial
Extractor - Ytterbium - Commercial Extractor - Ytterbium - Industrial Extractor - Aldumite - Commercial
Extractor - Aldumite - Industrial Extractor - Mercury - Commercial Extractor - Mercury - Industrial
Extractor - Tasine - Commercial Extractor - Tasine - Industrial Extractor - Xenon - Commercial
Extractor - Xenon - Industrial Extractor - Palladium - Commercial Extractor - Palladium - Industrial
Extractor - Vytinium - Commercial Extractor - Vytinium - Industrial Extractor - Veryl - Commercial
Extractor - Veryl - Industrial Extractor - Indicite - Commercial Extractor - Indicite - Industrial

How to Build an Outpost

Starfield Related Guides

Starfield - Resources and Materials

List of All Resources and Materials

List of All Resources

Aldumite (Ad) Alkanes (HnCn) Aluminum (Al)
Antimony (Sb) Argon (Ar) Benzene (C6H6)
Beryllium (Be) Caelumite (Ct) Caesium (Cs)
Carboxylic Acids (R-COOH) Chlorine (Cl) Chlorosilanes (SiH3Cl)
Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Dysprosium (Dy)
Europium (Eu) Fluorine (F) Gold (Au)
Helium-3 (He-3) Indicite (Ie) Ionic Liquids(IL)
Iridium (Ir) Iron (Fe) Lead (Pb)
Lithium (Li) Mercury (Hg) Neodymium (Nd)
Neon (Ne) Nickel (Ni) Palladium (Pd)
Platinum (Pt) Plutonium (Pu) Rothicite (Rc)
Silver (Ag) Tantalum (Ta) Tasine (Tsn)
Tetrafluorides (xF4) Titanium (Ti) Tungsten (W)
Uranium (U) Vanadium (V) Veryl (Vr)
Vytinium (Vy) Water (H2O) Xenon (Xe)
Ytterbium (Yb)

List of All Materials

Adaptive Frame Adhesive Amino Acids
Analgesic Antimicrobial Aromatic
Biosuppressant Chasmbass Oil Cosmetic
Fiber Gastronomic Delight Hallucinogen
High-Tensile Spidroin Hypercatalyst Immunostimulant
Lubricant Luxury Textile Membrane
Memory Substrate Metabolic Agent Neurologic
Nutrient Ornamental Material Pigment
Polymer Polytextile Quark-Degenerate Tissues
Sealant Sedative Solvent
Spice Stimulant Structural Material
Toxin

List of All Components

Aldumite Drilling Rig Austenitic Manifold Comm Relay
Control Rod Drilling Rig Indicite Wafer
Isocentered Magnet Isotopic Coolant Mag Pressure Tank
Microsecond Regulator Molecular Sieve Monopropellant
Nuclear Fuel Rod Paramagnon Conductor Positron Battery
Power Circuit Reactive Gauge Rothicite Magnet
Semimetal Wafer Sterile Nanotubes Substrate Molecule Sieve
Supercooled Magnet Tasine Superconductor Tau Grade Rheostat
Veryl-Treated Manifold Vytinium Fuel Rod Zero Wire
Zero-G Gimbal

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