How to safely farm plasma?

[RedNoodlePanda]

I'm trying to get all of the electric resist clothing, plasma cutters, etc. Half of the stuff you want for mid/late game requires plasma. But the shock towers just absolutely slap me. I've tried dodging the Lightning while I weave my way up to the plasma tanks, I've tried running and jump-charging. But if there's more than one plasma tank, you almost always still get slapped.

Is there an easy technique I'm missing? Or are you supposed to just always be gargling health packs when you're farming a resource you need for everything for half the game? 😅

[Miccus]

stand somewhere beside the tank and a bit back so that the attack wont hit you when you stand by the tank later, wait till the towers start their attack and directly go to the tank and destroy it with impact hammer.

Repeat for each tank and never get hit as the time it takes for the tower to start their next attack is enough to destroy a tank and go to the next one.

Additionally you dont need to wait till the hammer hits on its own and attack earlier by aborting the charge up by releasing the button.

[Mongoose]

Similar to what Miccus suggested, the tower's electrical attack can't stop, once it's begun, so getting neaby while in a spot that won't lead the attack to intercept the target tank, then closing the distance to land an attack is effective. If you walk, instead of run, when going for the next tank, you can begin charging the attack while enroute, so that it's ready to strike again by the time you get there.

[Abyssal Crow]

Side strafe, its that simple. The tower only does 1 shock path and once it's spawned you can just move out of the way, so the general method is to bait the shock to start and move around it while charging the hammer to hit the glass.

[Deftallica]

Originally posted by Abyssal Crow:

Side strafe, its that simple. The tower only does 1 shock path and once it's spawned you can just move out of the way, so the general method is to bait the shock to start and move around it while charging the hammer to hit the glass.

This is it here. Approach the tower and lighting will start coming in a straight line in your direction, so you can just side step over to the closest plasma generator and pop it with your hammer. If there's several tanks, just continue circling the tower and popping them. Loot the contents afterwards.

I've only got shocked by a tower once, and it was literally the first one I encountered while I learned how they work lol

[loganjamesalex]

I just charge the hammer as I walk, if I get to the generator too early, I strafe around it staying in range. I don't pick anything up off the ground until everything is smashed and the electricity stops arcing

[JFarmer]

Me i run before the tower and after cllse tower distance i charging the hammer to destroy the plasma generator and charging again to the two and the three generator, after destroy big lot of generator you go to the pro generator breaker state loll, i am pro.

Good luck and have a nice day to all.

[~T~D~]

Wait for it to spark, once the spark moves toward u run past it charge tool, break plasma, run to next pod charge break, do not pick up until all are broken like someone else mentioned. rinse and repeat.

[Kisama]

Just circle to your right or left and practice your impact tool finishing its charge as you get close to one.
The only time they pose any threat is if you stand still or move forward/backwards.

Other than that don't bother looting until you knock all the batteries out and you are set.