Death Stranding 2 Guide – How To Build Structures And Farm Materials

In Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, there’s a substantial blend of survival and building aspects in gameplay. This involves scavenging various resource materials and erecting support structures. With six distinct resources to amass and multiple buildings to unlock and create across the expansive world, you’ll find yourself with plenty of tasks as you establish your network of facilities.

This handbook on “Death Stranding 2: On The Beach” is packed with all the essential information about constructing structures, along with tips for efficiently gathering resources required for building, enhancing, and fixing these structures.

PCC Level

In this game, you can’t construct buildings at any point unless they align with both the story progression and the level of your Portable Chiral Constructor (PCC). The PCC should be in your inventory to set up structures. You gain access to Level 1 of the PCC after connecting with Villa Libre during Main Order 003, simultaneously unlocking your first two fundamental structures.

Along your journey, you’ll encounter several additional PCC Level 1 structures. Eventually, connecting with The Dowser in Main Order 021 will grant you access to PCC Level 2. Continuing the narrative will reveal further opportunities to build PCC Level 2 structures.

In other words, Level 3 of PCC can only be obtained in additional content available after the game’s main story has ended. To unlock this hidden upgrade, you need to establish a maximum 5-star connection at Mr. Impossible’s prepper facility alongside The Tar Twins. Keep in mind that no matter how many orders you complete here, progress towards a 5-star connection will not start until after the main storyline is concluded.

Task 124 presents the toughest challenge: You’ll need to gather seven leaking containers filled with chiral sculptures within a tight 50-minute window. These containers are scattered across diverse locations, some even in mountainous areas. To facilitate this, ensure a robust network of roads, zip-lines, monorail tracks, and supporting structures are established, along with various vehicles suitable for all terrains. The Coffin Board and Cargo Catapult might prove useful. Since time is limited, try to minimize conflicts by either clearing out enemy bases before starting or adopting a covert approach to sneak in, grab the prize, and exit swiftly.

To effectively eliminate mechs and BTs during your mission, consider turning on the Drawbridge Q-Pid. Note that this action might impact your Porter Grade somewhat. You’ll find this option available post-credits, or you can access it through the ‘System’ menu on the ring terminal.

During gameplay, it’s not possible to pause and save. Instead, start with the most challenging levels based on your own assessment of your skill level, then gradually move to less difficult tasks. This way, if you realize early on that you won’t be able to reach the desired rating within the time limit, you can easily revert to a previous state by restarting your progress from a saved point.

PCC Lv1 Structures

STRUCTURE	UNLOCK CRITERIA	RESOURCES	UTILITY
Postbox	Villa Libre Level 1 Main Order 003	200 Chiral Bandwidth	Store, fabricate, recycle, enemy evasion Share cargo
Watchtower	Villa Libre Level 1 Main Order 003	250 Chiral Bandwidth Lv2: Chiral Crystals, Metals	Detection: enemy, cargo, structure, danger zone, stealth heat map Private locker
Timefall Shelter	C1 South Distribution Center Level 1 Main Order 004	500 Chiral Bandwidth	Rest during timefall, refill canteen, repair cargo containers, repel BTs
Bridge (Foundation)	Former Geophysics Research Lab Main Order 006	1000 Chiral Bandwidth Add materials from the terminal to complete construction: Metals	World traversal Negates battery consumption
Generator	Former Geophysics Research Lab Main Order 006	350 Chiral Bandwidth	Recharge batteries, repel human and mech enemies

PCC Lv2 Structures

STRUCTURE	UNLOCK CRITERIA	RESOURCES	UTILITY
Zip-Line	The Dowser Level 1 Main Order 021	Chiral Bandwidth Lv2: Chemicals, Special Alloys Lv3: Chiral Crystals, Chemicals, Special Alloys	World traversal
Jump Ramp	Heartman’s Lab Level 1 Main Order 023	550 Chiral Bandwidth	World traversal Consumes chiral crystals
Safe House (Foundation)	Heartman’s Lab Level 1 Main Order 023	2500 Chiral Bandwidth Add materials from the terminal to complete construction: Chiral Crystals, Resins, Special Alloys	Store, fabricate, recycle Private room on completion Garage on completion
Transponder	The Pizza Chef Main Order 024	1250 Chiral Bandwidth	Beach Jumps Private locker
Chiral Bridge	The Architect Level 1 Sub Order 105	250 Chiral Bandwidth	World traversal Movement speed boost Unavailable in timefall (rain or snow)
Hot Spring Digger	Make the initial Hot Spring Jump from The Motherhood to Heartman’s Lab Main Order 026	None	Fast travel
Cargo Catapult	F5 East Distribution Center Level 1 Main Order 034	450 Chiral Bandwidth	Cargo transport

PCC Lv3 Structures

In PCC Level 3 items, you won’t find any unique structures. Instead, any newly created structures will automatically be boosted to Level 2. Unlike before, Bridges and Safe Houses will be constructed in a fully completed state, not just their initial foundations. The materials needed for construction remain unchanged.

How To Farm Chiral Crystals

Besides being used in the construction of equipment, Chiral Crystals are also crucial for building, enhancing, and fixing specific structures. Each 1000 Chiral Crystals you possess will decrease your overall weight by 1 kg, with a maximum reduction limit of 50 kg.

A straightforward place to obtain Chiral Crystals could be personal bathroom showers, where they can be rinsed away from Sam’s skin.

In simpler terms, you can gather significantly more resources from an open environment with the help of a scanner. Additionally, tar pits located near mining sites also provide a rich concentration of resources.

BTs are a guaranteed source for Chiral Crystals in their loot drops.

How To Farm Resins

In many instances, resins play a crucial role in the construction process, including the manufacture of various types of machinery and the establishment of secure shelters.

Look for Resin at the ‘F3 Crater Mine’ and ‘Mine North of F6’ locations. Improve these mines as much as possible. Trade 1000 Chiral Crystals to get 3200 Resins at level 1 from one of them. Another option is a mine near F6.