In the expansive world of *NieR: Automata*, you'll encounter a multitude of enemy types, each dropping various materials essential for upgrading your pod and weapons. While you'll naturally come across most materials as you progress through the game, certain items like Warped Wire require specific farming strategies due to their limited drop sources.
Warped Wire, in particular, is a sought-after material that doesn't drop from many enemies. However, it can be efficiently farmed from stacked bipedal machines, which are not particularly formidable but do have a low spawn rate, except in one key location. To farm Warped Wire, fast travel to the Desert Camp access point and head towards the main desert. As you follow the path, you'll pass through mountainous terrain and ruins along a pipe. This specific area is teeming with the stacked bipedal machines, making it the prime spot for your farming needs.
Focus on the two small clearings around the destroyed buildings within this area, as these are hotspots for the stacked variants. You can expect a decent drop rate for Warped Wire, typically obtaining one or two per clear of these zones. To enhance your farming efficiency, consider using a Drop Rate Up plug-in chip.
To quickly respawn the machines and streamline your farming process, you have a couple of effective methods:
- Fast travel to another location and then back to the Desert Camp to respawn all enemies.
- Alternatively, running a significant distance away and returning will also cause them to respawn, though fast traveling is the quicker option.
To maximize your farming efforts, investing in Drop Rate Increase chips is highly recommended. These chips not only help with Warped Wire but also with the myriad other upgrade materials you'll need throughout the game. Additionally, Movement Speed Increase chips can shave precious seconds off your trips to and from access points, making your farming sessions more efficient. These chips are also beneficial for completing racing side quests, adding to their overall utility in your gameplay experience.
