Where to Find Thermosap Crystals in Pacific Drive

Thermosap Crystals are an important resource in Pacific Drive. They’re required for armored parts, an upgraded engine, and a major story objective, but they are also rare. Here’s how to find them.

Where do I find Thermosap Crystals early in Pacific Drive?

The first place you can find Thermosap Crystals is by scrapping Armored parts found on vehicles in the Zone. The vehicles to keep an eye out for are the Abandoned Squire, which looks like a police car, and heavy trucks such as the ARDA Investigator. Armored Panels and Armored Doors both drop a single Thermosap Crystal when scrapped.

Armored vehicles aren’t common, however. You’ll usually find one or two in any given map and are more likely to encounter regular Wrecked Cars or Tow Trucks that will only have Crude or Steel Doors. It’s worth keeping an eye out for armored vehicles early on, just to build an early stockpile, but eventually you’ll need a larger resource pool.

Where do I find large supplies of Thermosap Crystals?

A more reliable source for Thermosap Crystals in Pacific Drive is the Sap Compressor, a resource container found in parts of the Mid Zone. Farming for Sap Compressors is riskier due to the location but provides more rewards. To find a region with Sap Compressors, check the route planner. Look in the resource list at the bottom of each region and look for a symbol displaying a chemical flask inside a spiky circle, which will show up even if you haven’t scanned a Sap Compressor before.

The Sap Compressor is a red crystal suspended in a device. You will need an Impact Hammer to shatter the crystal, which will drop roughly ten Thermosap Crystals. They can usually be found in clusters too, so you can easily grab 20-40 crystals in one shot.

Pacific Drive is out now on PS5 and PC.