Crafty Contact is a questline in Crashlands and is the very first questline given to the player. It is a series of important story-related quests, as they lead up to building a communications device to contact the Bureau of Shipping.
Well you've still got one left! Let's finish this delivery.
Flux :
What about that alien maniac who just BLEW UP THE SHIP?!
Juicebox :
We just need to contact the Bureau of Shipping so they can send a Space Rescue Space Truck before he shows up again. SOOOO we'll need to build an advanced Comm Device.
Flux :
With sticks and flowers? Guess we should get a base of operations started. This will take some doing.
Juicebox :
I'll deploy the SURVIVAL STATION just South of the Escape Pod. Why don't you make some floors out of this sawgrass? Throw some blades into the Survival Station to build them.
To do
Create 1 Set (which are 10) of Thatched Sawfloor. You will need to cut down Sawgrass to do so, which you can cut down without a tool.
Reward for getting the Quest
A BS SSSS SS5 Crafting Station appears near to your escape pod.
Useful hints
At this point Flux will have no Tools, but besides of cutting Sawgrass you can pick up Sticks, Kibweed, Dirt without any tools. You can also pick up Baconweed, which heals Flux for 81 HP. Just pick it up with you on the run.
Foundations[ | ]
Chat Log
Flux :
Is it the HAMMER ICON in the bottom left of this visor's interface? I swear, they change the UI with every update.
Juicebox :
Yep, Just open that up and put down some flooring!
To do
Place some of the created floors with the Build mode.
Build the Saw[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
NICE! Hey, I see some tree-like things out in the distance. You could cut those down for wood!
Juicebox :
Let me use my analysis engine to design a good tool! *HEEEEEEERRGHHHHH*
Juicebox :
Your visor tracks the materials you need in the upper right corner. Now get to building this thing!
With the Sawgrassaw you can harvest Logtrees and Whistleroots now. For The Sawmill you'll only need Logs from Logtrees, but you can start to harvest Whistleroots also. If harvesting Whistleroots be aware of Glidopi, because they get aggressive by harvesting them and they are overleveld, which means they'll deal massive damage to you at this point of the game. It may be useful to gather some more than the required Logs, because you'll need more of them in the follow up quests - at the beginning 70 logs are solid. Also don't stop to harvest the other stuff since you'll need many of them at this point of the game. If it gets darker, you will get the Nightlight Questline from Juicebox, to get your torch. If harvesting Sawgrass, there's a small chance the Hydrablade drops - you will get the Wild Claws questline, which is finished if you crafted one pair of Hydrablade Woodshankers.
Saw Horse[ | ]
Chat Log
Flux :
Er... where did it go?
Juicebox :
It's in your suit! Use Build Mode and hit the Infinity symbol to access all the structures you've got stored in there. Then you can select the Sawmill and put it wherever there's some sturdy flooring!
To do
Place the Sawmill. You can only place it on a Floor, so use one of your 10 pre-built floors from Floored.
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Shank Prep[ | ]
Chat Log
Flux :
I need to figure out how to stop those creatures from killing me. They're mighty aggressive!
Juicebox :
Ooh, I bet you could get all kinds of useful parts out of these hideous beasts.
Flux :
Fire up that Analytic Engine of yours and find out how to make something STABBY with the parts we have.
Juicebox :
*HEEEEEEEUUURRRGHHH* A proper shank for a proper delivery driver. Get it built!
You can attack creatures now. As in the whole game - be aware of the Creatures Level. Yellow named enemies you can attack easily, orange named enemies are harder and red enemies you should really avoid, especially on higher difficulties. The only yellow written enemies with a Sawgrass Sword equipped will be the small wompits - so prefer to kill them. The text colour changes every time you'll equip a higher weapon. Kill enough wompits to get the required materials for the skinnery and harvest some whistleroots - be aware of Glidopus here, they'll get aggressive by harvesting whistleroots and even the smallest are overleveld. If fighting a while, you will get the Space Wrench automatically after a short dialogue of Juicebox and Flux.
To Powaapol[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Not the time for silly questions, Flux! We've got to build that Comm Device and deliver these packages.
Flux :
Well yeah! Think I'd give up my Employee of the Month streak OR take a pension cut? NO WAY.
Juicebox :
We'll need something to broadcast the signal: let me scan for a crystal resonator. **SCANNING - SCANNING - SCANNING** Convenient! There's an extremely resonant substance nearby - we could use it as the transmitter for our device.
Flux :
Throw the location on the map and I'll check it out. WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT.
To do
Go to the red point Powaapol on the map. A Dialogue will appear soon.
Useful hints
If you created the skinnery, you can start to build new armor and weapons - try another weapon than the sword now (just to see which you like most). Between Powaapol and your Landing Place should be an Outpost called Uugy's meadow. There are some quests for you, also an optional boss questline.
Well, my old home, a good distance Southwest o' here, has been overrun by some nasty Wompits. You find it, clear it out for Dernd and me, and I'll consider you and that box as folks worthy of trust.
Flux :
DEAL!
To do
Go to the yellow marked area Burl's Home and kill the wompits in it.
Useful hints
Try to pull not all of them. You can lure them better with the Space wrench, but it all requires a little practice in the game. There is a Wompit Heifer already, which (in contrast to the small wompits) is able to drop an egg and unlock the Mother Duck Questline, which is all about pets at the example of a wompit. If you don't get an egg here don't get mad, you will kill enough higher wompits later - maybe with better weapons.
Return to Burl[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Let's get back to Burl and see about that crystal. These packages aren't getting delayed on my watch!
To do
Talk to Burl.
Get the Resonator[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
With that tool we should be able to Pick that crystal resonator right out of the ground!
Just be quiet about buildin' that pickaxe, then use it on that crystal all quick-like. I'll wait inside. And take this here Flower of Maarla. It brings luck wherever you place it.
To do
Create a Pickaxe to take the Resonator. After picking it up, Hewgodooko will come and kill Burl. You'll need to tell it to Burls Grandmammy now.
When a Tendraam passes, the last person who did them a good deed must bear their roots to the remainin' family. That'd be Grandmammy. She lives alone, far out.
It's a strange case, so it is. But I was too wrapped up in that crystal, so it falls to you. You'll need to bring her a gift symbolizin' Burl. I think makin' one of these Potted Sunshrooms from a Stone Shaper would do right. That pick Burl gave you - should be sturdy enough to break through them Flatstone boulders for the pieces.
Flux :
We'll get this constructed and give it to Grandmammy, along with Burl's root. Sorry for your loss, Dernd.
Create a Potted Sunshroom from a Stoneshaper and go to the yellow marked area Grandmammy's. You will get the Stoneshaper and the Potted Sunshroom Schematic by accepting the quest.
Useful hints
With the Pickaxe you can harvest Flatboulders, Walkerroots, Bumpberrys and Juice Crystal Clusters now. You will need a ton of Flatstones from Flatboulders now - they are more common on the grey ground, which is a little farer from your landing point. Just go a little and you'll find some fields of rocks. If you got the Stoneshaper craft your next weapon and maybe some armor, if you already killed some glutterflies - if not do it on the run. If you like, you can mark the Juice Crystal Clusters with a Wooden Writable Sign. They will respawn every 6 hours and are very useful, if you got a Juiceforge in the Bawg (next biome).
If you have given the sunshroom to Grandmammy its advisable to talk to her again for the Proper Vittles Questline - for accepting it you will get the Hearth Workstation Schematic, in which you can create Savanna Potions. Potions are quite more effective than natural Healing Herbs like Baconweed or Sunshrooms.
'Twas jus' like little Burl to do that. Always puttin' others first. Thank you, for bearin' his root to me. I owe you a favor, on account of you doin' this deed for me and my family.
Tech ain't my strong suit, but my old frien' Graam runs a lab a good distance from here. He might be able to help you find what you be needin'. But be careful wanderin' that far out - the Glutterflies get real bad at night. Now I need a moment to think on Burl, Flow'ry. This floatin' head done wrong'd me and I cannot let that stand.
To do
Go to the red Point Graam's Laboratory and talk to Graam here.
Graam's bug problem[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Hear that?! THE BUZZING? THEY'RE COMING!
To do
Kill the 4 spawned Glutterfly Workers (Lvl 3). By the way: this is easier with a Wompit Pet and a weapon crafted in the Stoneshaper.
Graam's BIG BUG problem[ | ]
To do
Kill the Queen o' the Glutters, a Glutterfly Drone (Level 5). Laanaa will appear out of her.
BAH! I can't help you with that. Energy Arts 'n all. But I've a friend, a master Squee Smith, Ramerl, who dabbled in Energy Arts before. She lives over yonder, in a big pond. Always was a bit of a loon, an' she likes the solitude.
Eh, I 'spose you're right Laanaa. Here, build one of them Pinwheels from the Chemworks before you talk to her. You might need to spend some time fightin' Glutterflies for the parts, but better safe than sorry when talkin' to an Energy Arts user!
To do
Create a Pointy Pinwheel with your fresh Chemworks Workstation and show it to Ramerl. You will find her in the yellow marked area Ramerl's Smithery.
Useful hints
For the Chemworks you'll need 2 Wompit Hearts, which are only dropped by Wompit Heifer (Lvl 3) or higher. So kill them. If you still got no egg, at this point you will get it probably. Also you will need to kill Glutterflies: be aware - they only come out in the night. Juicebox will realize this, too - and give you the Stone Bed Schematic. With a Stone bed you will be able to regenerate all your Health and sleep to the opposite Daytime (at night you'll sleep to day and vice versa).
Battery? I could prob'ly help with that. But I got this other project I'm workin' on. I jus' need some water balloons to get it done, but this floatin' thing came by earlier an' took all my Pumps.
More or less, mmyes I do. But b'fore I say any more you gotta help me. Jus' build one o' these Pumps from a Chemworks station, place it in some water, an' pump out five Water Balloons for me. Then we'll talk.
To do
Bring Ramerl 5 Water Balloons from the Water Pump. You will get the Water Pump Schematic for accepting this Quest.
Useful hints
If you haven't crafted a Level 5 weapon in the Chemworks till now, this is the moment. Water Balloons are an essential Savanna Item and you'll need many of them. You need to kill Glidopi to get Glidopus Siphons, the base of Water Balloons. Track the Number of Siphons you have by tracking the Water Pump: 20 for the pump and at least another 20 (so 40 in total) for the other stuff are advisable. At this point it is enough to kill the smallest (Glidopus Hatchlings Level 5) - but to continue with the main story later in the game you will need to have a domesticated Glidopus for Glidopus Larvas. So it can't be bad to fight the stronger ones, too - especially on lower difficulties it shouldn't be too hard.
If you brought Ramerl 5 Balloons, talk to her again for the Firespitter Questline, which brings you the Flamethrower Schematic (which is a great Device) and is very easy to end. You'll just need to bring 1 Nitro to Ramerl. For Nitro you will need to have a wompit pet, because Wompit Milk is required for it.
Talk to Grandmammy 'bout Fishin'[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Stupid Hewgo.
Flux :
Wow, Ramerl, you are REALLY GOOD at hiding from Hewgo!
I've had lots of practice! And... howsabout you don't go tellin' people that I hide all up in these Squee... Don't want anyone gettin' suspicious 'bout my activities 'n snoopin' around here!
Juicebox :
I dunno, Ramerl... we might accidentally tell Grandmammy unless you give us something -
Just gotta mix up some of them Water Balloons an' Walker Blossoms - let 'em cool on the window sill an' voila! Hard as rock Blastique!
To do
Talk to Grandmammy. She'll give you the Basic Fishing Pole Schematic. Now start to fish. After some tries you'll find the Battery.
Useful hints
For bringing Ramerl 5 Water Balloons she will give you the Squathe Schematic. But to craft it you will need a Blastique Saw first. With the Blastique Saw you'll be able to cut down Gassaks, Straddlebarks, Squees and Bulbis.
If you get the Basic Fishing Pole from the Squathe you can fish Savanna Fishing holes - also you'll be able to create the next Crafting station now: the Fishiminea, which isn't required for the next 5 main quests. Build it up asap nevertheless and upgrade your gear, it's worth it.
Enjoy the fishin'! Always took my mind off things. But not off of vengeance. Come talk to me after you've caught what you're lookin' for.
Bring the Battery to Grandmammy[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Let's talk to Grandmammy. She said she wanted to see us after we finished fishing.
To do
Talk to Grandmammy.
Useful hints
Grandmammy builds up her base now. You can start many Questlines from the Quadropi now, which will bring you Potion and bomb recipes. You'll also face the Quadropi in the other biomes.
I've seen your moves 'round them Glidopi and other critters. You got yourself a mighty battle-knack. And Hewgo likely won't give you a choice. How you're gatherin' parts for some sort of communication device... right?
Flux :
Yes, and we still need a Dish. But really, I'm just doing all this to finish my deliveries, Grandmammy.
That you did, and for that I'm truly grateful. But this is war, and I need your help. Jak'll update your map with the rough coordinates of that cache. When you get those supplies, come back and talk to me.
To do
Go to the yellow Marked Area Hewgo's Supply Cache and look for a Hewgo Base here. There will be a Wompit Bull (Level 5), a Glutterfly Queen (Level 7) and a Glidopus Matriarch (Level 9) in this area. Take up the 3 Supply Crates here and bring them to Grandmammy.
BAARNABUS! Fate is strange, Flowery... Baarnabus might know where you can get your dish.
Jak :
Indeed, Baarnabus' engineering skills aren't matched anywhere on the Savanna. He might be the only one with the knowledge you seek.
Juicebox :
Quit yammering then and show us where the village is!
Jak :
YES SIR! Get to Baarnapol and take out all the tartils you can find, then talk to Baarnabus.
To do
Go to the red Point Baarnapol and take out some tartils near the 2 Tendraam in the base there. At some point one of them (Baarnabus) will talk to you - talk to him now.
Gaaby, I made that dish to keep Glartalar at bay. Whether you believe me or not, I ain' givin' it up till that Tartil is dead. Flower, you take 'im out an' I'll give you that Dish.
Flux :
Alright, I suppose that's fair. Where's Glartalar?
He's claimed a terror-filled tarpit for himself. I'll point you the way on that map.
To do
Go to the red Point Glatarlar's Den and kill Glatalar, a Level 11 Tartil Pappy. It may be useful if you already got gear from the Fishiminea.
Prepping the Kiln[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
A Crystal Kiln will be the only thing hot enough to make the Comm Device. Get one built while I figure out how to craft the Comm!
To do
Craft and place the Crystal Kiln.
Useful hints
Baarnabus gives you the Shellfinger Pick Schematic, Juicebox will give you the Crystal Kiln Schematic. Craft them now - to craft the Kiln, you'll need to craft the Shellfinger Pick first, which means to kill Zugs and Wats, which are the toughest savanna creatures - Wats will only appear at night.
With the Shellfinger Pick you can harvest Dusk Crystals.
Crafting the Comm[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Once you put that together we'll need to find some high ground to place it on.
Flux :
Do you still have your topographical functions?
Juicebox :
PLEASE, FLUX. I'M NOT A SIMPLETON. I'll find high ground while you get that built.
Flux :
Is there any high ground on this planet?
Juicebox :
High is relative, Flux.
Flux :
Still, though, seems like anywhere is just as good as anywhere else.
Juicebox :
Don't question my knowledge of radio communications!
To do
Create the Comm Relay in your new Crystal Kiln - you'll have all the ingredients naturally, since they are quest relevant items. If you like you can upgrade your gear now to the Lvl 11 stuff from the Kiln. If you still got no Glidopus Pet, slay the stronger Glidopus now: it shouldn't be too hard, since you got much better gear - as always just avoid red written enemies. Note that they got 80 % Fire resistance - so your Flamethrower or Volatile Sacks won't deal many damage - take other weapons if possible.
To the High Ground[ | ]
Chat Log
Juicebox :
Seriously though, stock up before heading out. I've got a weird feeling in my circuits.
To do
Go to the yellow marked area High Ground - You'll find Hewgos base there. To enter it you'll need to fight
* Wompalax, a Womplord (Level 13) / Still in To the High Ground Quest
* Bloatulos Prime, an Ancient Glutterfly Drone (Level 9) / Slay the Glutterguard Quest
* Lartilal the Flatulent, a Filthy Tartil (Level 13), a Tartil Pappy (Level 11) and a Tartil Larvy (Level 7) / Glidotart defeat Quest
Into the Comm Room[ | ]
To do
Go to the central Chamber. Juicebox will place the Comm Relay automatically and start a dialogue. Hewgodooko will appear for the first time as a Boss.
Package Keep-away[ | ]
To do
Kill Hewgo. After you killed his savanna edition, some dialogues will appear. The Quests Talk to the Bureau and Post-Highground solves itself by clicking through the dialogue. After the dialogues you will be able to swap your gadget/trinket set by pushing the button next to the potions.
The Crafty Contact Questline is done now and the first Quest of the Petty Theft Questline starts yet.
Juicebox :
Flux :
Thatched Sawfloor. You will need to cut down 
Hearth Workstation Schematic, in which you can create Savanna Potions. Potions are quite more effective than natural Healing Herbs like 
Baconweed or 
Sunshrooms.
Jak :
