Expedition Zero – All Suit Gear Upgrades Location Guide

Vorwort

So you’ve started playing Expedition Zero, but you’re finding it difficult.

You’re freezing to death, your battery runs out, and you must be too slow. If that’s happening to you, then it’s likely that you’re under-equipped. So let me show you how to craft equipment that will help you survive longer.

After you finish the prologue, you’ll get access to the forest location.

There’ll be a whole bunch of gear you can craft near the first camp you come across. Make sure you get all of it because it’ll make the game much easier to play.

For a visual walk through the guide, sehen

Backpack upgrade

Im Startbereich, you crafted a headlamp. In the first camp, you come across you’ll find a similar crafting bench that will allow you to craft a bigger backpack.

You should upload the first anomaly you find at the center of the camp because it’ll give you the locator you can use to find other anomalies. Make sure you’re diligent in looting scrap because you’ll need all of it.

The backpack is not critical to get right now, but it does help you carry more loot, so it’s worth spending the resources to get it immediately.

Suit Insulation and Gas Mask

I recommend going on the southern road first. The biggest issue you have is the cold. Once you get cold enough you’ll lose health and eventually die. So addressing that first is the number one thing you need to do.

Follow the southern road, und schließlich, you’ll run into a roadblock and a big searchlight. Just beyond that, there’s a big Warehouse that has another crafting bench.

The Suit Insulation allows you to stay warmer longer. It doesn’t take any power or any resources, so you should go for this as soon as possible, and you won’t need to rely on fires as much.

The gas mask can be crafted at multiple locations, so you might want to hold off on crafting it to save for better gear. But eventually, you should get it because the figures that attack you use gas attacks, and gas fields block access to other areas.

Heat Harness

Another thing you can get to keep warm is the Heat Harness. It draws power from your battery to keep you warm once your heat drops to about 70%.

The way to get it is to go north east from the Warehouse. You can use the Locator to head in the right direction because you can also find another anomaly nearby.

You’ll reach a church and see a bunch of ghostly figures. The crafting bench is in the church’s rear, allowing you to craft the Heat Harness.

Recuperator

The recuperator provides a small amount of constant battery recharge. Its primary purpose is to reduce how much battery you use, but if you’re using nothing, it lets you recharge a small amount, so it’s very useful in an emergency.

Use the locator from the church, and it’ll lead you toward an Abandoned Farm. The crafting workbench can be found in the barn, and it’ll allow you to craft the Recuperator.

Extended Battery

There’s a small spur heading north from the central road. You’ll come across a set of tents, and beyond them, there’s a lit area with a crafting bench.

You can craft the extended battery. This doubles your capacity and allows you to run all the gear we’ve crafted for longer. Very useful to have.

Distance Meter

From the starting camp, Gehe nach Norden. It’s a bit of a trip, so you should ensure you have all the gear I’ve mentioned.

Go north until you reach a Y intersection, and take the right spur. It’ll take toward a set of concrete pipes and part of a massive concrete structure. Search all the containers and the concrete pipes.

Use the locator and keep heading north. Letztlich, you’ll come across the shelter. There’s a house on top, but there’s also a basement below. Im Keller, you’ll find a crafting bench that’ll allow you to make the Distance Meter. Grundsätzlich, this is a scope that also lights up things in the distance. Useful when you’re trying to spot the enemies in the trees.

The only downside is that you can’t equip both the headlamp and the distance meter at the same time.

You can also craft the Extended battery and gas mask if you haven’t already. The gas mask also goes on the headlamp slot, so it’s best to equip it only when there’s a gas hazard around.

Exoskelleton

This requires a lot of resources, particularly the scarcer electronics, so I’ve left this until last. But you can get it anytime if you have 40 Elektronik.

Take the southern road from the starter camp. Look for the green light to the left and go down that clear path until you come across an unmarked building. Inside there’ll be a crafting bench with the exoskelleton recipe.

Once you’ve equipped it, you’ll be able to move noticeably faster as long as you have a battery though it doesn’t seem to drain a lot of power.

Final comments

Also im Grunde, it’s best to do a loop starting with the southern warehouse and going around northwards because the insulation is so important, and the nearby areas have some of the important gear you can get.

Once you’ve done enough scavenging to get all the gear you’ll be in a much better position to avoid freezing to death, and you should have the equipment to move into more dangerous areas. Viel Glück, und Spaß haben!