How to collect living metal

[MelonKnepper]

I'm on my first playthrough and im at the point where i only research the stuff that gives like +5% energy credits, but i still have not gotten the technology to get living metal, how do i get it?

[galadon3]

Usually you get the living metal tech reasearch option through an event when finding living metal, there seems to be one that gives a reserve on it but not the tech-option though (wich is likely an oversight).
I had both in my last playthrough, was wondering why I didnt get the tech-option when I found the first one, then found the second anomaly that gave a deposit and with it came the tech-option.

[Xobra]

Also, The Extraction Tech can pop up normally, but it is high Tier tech, so it will only show up normally rather late

[NixBoxDone]

You can also steal it from FEs via shroud event sometimes.

I'm not positive on this but I think the Contingency also grants it after you destroy the first Machine World.

[Hat8]

Originally posted by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

I'm on my first playthrough and im at the point where i only research the stuff that gives like +5% energy credits, but i still have not gotten the technology to get living metal, how do i get it?

I get it in the research options instantly when I find Living Metal.