Photon Receptor
A high-end optical detector for registering photon emission.
“Not that different to the human eye, really.”
Weight 1Stack 16
Where to get it
- World
- Hydroplant: Loose pickup ×194; Voussoir: Loose pickup ×4; The Reactors: Loose pickup ×2. All locations
- Salvage
- Laser Collector ×2, Laser Emitter ×1, Laser Power Converter ×1, Laser Prism ×1, Laser Turret ×1, Neutrino Lantern ×1
Percentages are the drop chance per container, enemy or salvage from the game's loot tables.
Crafted from
Not craftable.
Used in
Keypad Hacker (Tier 5)needs ×1 · Crafting Bench
Laser Emitterneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Laser Power Converterneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Laser Collectorneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Laser Prismneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Laser Turretneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Neutrino Emitterneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Cascade Helmneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Neutrino Lanternneeds ×1 · By handWhere to find
- Hydroplant · 194 spots · Loose pickup ×194Show on map →
- Voussoir · 4 spots · Loose pickup ×4Show on map →
- The Reactors · 2 spots · Loose pickup ×2Show on map →
Sectors in story order. Spots are placed containers, furniture and salvage in the level files; the percentage is the chance each one holds this item. Find on the map
Best sectors to farm
- 1Hydroplant · 194 spots≈194 per sweep
Map → - 2Voussoir · 4 spots≈4 per sweep
Map → - 3The Reactors · 2 spots≈2 per sweep
Map →
Expected copies from opening or breaking every placed source once: each spot's drop chance times its average quantity, added up. Enemy drops and traders not included.
Repair with
Metal Scrap×1Wishing shelf
The wishing shelf can give 2–3.