The Cycle: Frontier Printing Recipe Guide

In The Cycle: Frontier you spend a lot of time on agricultural resources to print (craft) items. You may not find it necessary to print weapons and armor early on, but as you progress, being able to print a specific piece of gear will give your character a huge boost in the game.

Not to mention that some high-level items can only be printed. There is no other way to obtain them except by understanding how the crafting mechanics in The Cycle: Frontier work.

Of course, you need a print recipe first to know the resources you need. When you’re all set, just go to the Gear Printer near the Prospect Station to start printing. Keep in mind that printing takes time. For example, Armor takes the most time to print. Consumables, on the other hand, take the least time to print.

It is highly recommended that rare backpacks and harnesses be printed as soon as possible. They will help you stack more print resources when working in hazardous areas.

The following guide lists all the important printing recipes you need to know in The Cycle: Frontier.

The cycle: Recipes for groundbreaking printing

Weapon Recipes

KARMA-1: 1,085,000 K-Marks, 75x Letium Clot, 10x Meteor Core, 25x Interactive Screen and 3x Alpha Crusher Heart

KOMRAD: 993,000 K-Marks, 30x Nic Oil Cannister, 10x Meteor Core, 40x Abandoned Explosives, and 8x Crusher Flesh

Zeus Ray: 902,000 K-Marks, 3x Alpha Crusher Heart, 10x Meteor Core, 3x Gyroscope, 10x Savage Marauder Flesh

Appendix Recipes

All muzzle suppressors: 4,900 K Marks, 5x Hydraulic Piston, 1x Smart Mesh and 3x Aluminum Scrap

All magazines: 8,000 K marks, 5x hydraulic pistons, 2x Co-Tec multi-tools and 1x clear Veltecite

Holographic view: 1,200 K marks, 2x hardened metals and 1x optical glass

6x and 8x Optics: 8,000 K marks, 2x printing resin and 3x optical glass

4x Optics: 4,300 K marks, 1x printing resin and 2x optical glass

2-4x variable optics: 8,000 K marks, 2x printing resin and 3x optical glass

Tactical Foregrip: 8,000 K marks, 5x hydraulic pistons, 2x Co-Tec multi-tools and 1x clear Veltecite

MKM Ultralight Stock: 8,000 K marks, 1x shock absorber and 2x Co-Tec multi-tools

Ultra-light stock: 8,000 K-Marks, 1x shock absorber and 1x miniature reactor

Armor recipes

Helmet

Exotic helmet: 51,000 K-Marks, 2x Interactive Screen, 1x Gyroscope, 1x Hide Crusher
Epic Helmet: 23,000 K marks, 5x radio equipment, 1x hardened bone plates
Rare helmet: 7,600 K Marks, 2x Aluminum Scrap and 2x Rattler Skin
Uncommon Helmet: 1,700 K Marks, 2x Hardened Metals and 5x Spinal Base

Restoration Helmet

Rare restoration helmet: 7,600 K-Marks, 2x Aluminum Scrap, 2x Glowy Brightcap Mushroom, and 2x Rattler Skin
Uncommon Restoration helmet: 1,700 K-Marks, 2x Hardened Metals, 2x Brightcap Mushroom and 4x Spinal Base

Tactical helmet

Rare tactical helmet: 7,600 K-Marks, 2x Aluminum Scrap, 1x Interactive Screen and 2x Rattler Skin
Unusual tactical helmet: 1,700 K Marks, 2x Hardened Metals, 2x Electronic Cables and 4x Spinal Base

Shield

Exotic shield: 103,000 K-Marks, 6x Print Resin, 1x Pure Focus Crystal and 2x Crusher Hide
Epic Shield: 46,000 K-Marks, 3x Smart Mesh, 1x Titan Ore and 3x Hardened Bone Plates
Rare shield: 15,000 K-Marks, 2x Zero Systems CPU, 2x Cloudy Veltecite and 5x Rattler Skin
Uncommon shield: 2,000 K-Marks, 2x Polymetallic Prefab and 5x Spinal Base

Restoration shield

Unusual Restoration Shield: 2,000 K-Marks, 2x Polymetallic Prefab, 2x Brightcap Mushroom and 5x Spinal Base
Rare restoration shield: 15,000 K-Marks, 2x Zero Systems CPU, 2x Glowy Brightcap Mushroom and 5x Rattler Skin

Tactical shield

Rare Tactical Shield: 15,000 K-Marks, 2x Zero Systems CPU, 1x Pale Ivy Blossom and 5x Rattler Skin
Unusual tactical shield: 2,000 K-Marks, 2x Polymetallic Prefab, 2x Waterweed Filament and 5x Spinal Base

Useful recipes

Backpack

Heavy Duty Backpack: 12,000 K-Marks, 1x Smart Mesh, 1x Dustbloom and 1x Titan Ore
Large backpack: 6,100 K Marks, 2x Textile, 1x Pale Ivy Blossom and 3x Altered Nickel
Medium backpack: 2,700 K marks, 2x polymetallic precast and 2x modified nickel