From Beyond: Tiberium Harvesting and Three-Stage Refining

Harvesting Alien Crystals

The impact of extraterrestrial meteors blankets terrain in hazardous crystalline growths. Prospectors venturing into contaminated impact zones encounter virulent Green Tiberium crystal clusters spreading across native rock, which shatter into Green tiberium shard fragments when mined. Delving deeper into denser concentrations occasionally reveals the volatile and precious Blue Tiberium crystal, fulfilling the discovery milestone "The glow, the wonderfull glow!", as well as rare Blue tiberium shard remnants. Unrefined crystals emit hazardous ambient radiation, requiring careful containment.

The Three-Stage Refining Chain

Transforming raw crystalline harvest into stable industrial reagents requires assembling a dedicated three-tier refining pipeline:

• Tiberium Centrifuge: The foundational separator apparatus, marking "Tiberium processing step 1: 'Centrifuge'". It spins raw crystalline slurry to isolate pure mineral matter from rock debris.
• Liquifier: The intermediate station corresponding to "Tiberium processing step 2: 'Liquifier'", reducing separated crystal pulp into a volatile chemical liquid stream.
• Tiberium Processor: The final industrial stage, unlocking "Tiberium processing step 3: 'Processor'". This chamber solidifies enriched fluid into usable fuel blocks and refined compounds like Enriched tiberium while venting reactive gases.

High-Pressure Compression and Ingot Forging

Once harvested, raw mineral matter is smelted into a solid Tiberium ingot and loaded into a Steel press. Operating this hydraulic ram exerts extreme mechanical force to crush two Tiberium ingot units into two units of Compressed Green Tiberium, producing dense fuel briquettes suitable for powering high-output kinetic generators and energy emitters.