Guide to PE Refining
What is PE refining?
PE refining is a mechanic in the game that allows to use raw PE from Extraction and refine it in order to afterwards trade it for more PE and various goods.
This task is usually performed by a Clerk due to its simplicity and repetitiveness, but it can prove very useful in the long term.
Getting started
Your first step to refine PE is getting PE boxes.
At the start of a shift, there should be a crate with a few PE boxes in Extraction. It is advised to use this box to increase how many PE boxes you can carry around.
To get more PE boxes, you can buy them from the Corporate Trade Console in Extraction for 50 PE each.
Refining proccess
Upon reaching information, you will see the refining device in the image displayed, near it are filters. Put PE box inside the refinery machine and it will start refining the box. After a minute, a refined PE box will be produced.
You can speed up the lengthy refining process by adding filters to the refinery while it's processing a box. When a box is inserted, it will display a filter strength between 2 to 21, which you need to match by using filters. There are Blue, Green, Red and Yellow filters, each worth 2, 3, 6 and 10 refining strength. Simply add filters until you match the strength. Succesfuly matching the filter strength speed up refining by 3 time (60 seconds down to 20), so you can gain a lot of time. However, if you go over the filter strength, the box is lost. Information starts with a few filters, but you can buy more at the Corporate Trade Console for 10 PE each. Green Filters are notoriously important as they are the only odd number available.
PE Boxes usage
Once you have obtained refined PE box, you have two choices on your hand.
- Primarly, Refined PE Boxes will be used at the Power Inputs (sometime referred to as Gacha) in Extraction. Simply use a refined PE box on a Power Input to send it away. This will provide 2 things:
- After a delay, which is usually 2 minutes but can depend per Power Inputs, this will reward the facility with 100 PE (50 more than the price of a box) and leave betweem 50 to 200 Ahn to be taken for your efforts (this is one of the only sources of Ahn!).
- These Power Inputs will also reward you with crates depending on who you send these boxes to, after meeting their individual quota (such as sending 3 boxes to R-Corp). These crates can be opened with a crowbar and reward you with unique weapons, outfits, armor and tools depending on its source. Note that every shift, only 4 of the 18 Power Inputs will be available, so not all rewards are available at the same time. Refer to the table below for a list of possible items.
- Else, you can give your Refined PE Boxes to your Company Representative (if present), allowing them to perform researches which unlock rewards for your fellow members to use. Bare in mind that with some minor exceptions, these researches are 1 time only rewards and cannot be researched again. You can also give regular PE Boxes if you are in a hurry, but they are only worth half as much to the Representative. Refer to the Company Representative page for a list of researches available with PE Boxes. Lastly, the Company Representative get it's own Power Input, so do not hesitate to request supplies from them with your Refined PE Boxes.
Input table
| Input | Payment | Duration | Common reward pool | Rare reward pool | Very rare reward pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allas Workshop | 1.5 | 120 | Fixer Blade/Greatsword/Hammer, Jeong's Office Wakizashi | 20% Chance: Jeon's Office Katana, Molar Office Chainsword/Chainknife | 1% Chance: Blue Reverberation Jacket/Scythe, Black Silence Gloves, Vermillion Cross, Red Mist Sword, Purple Tear Katana |
| Backstreets | 1 | 180 | Rats Hammer/Knife/Scalpel/Brick/Pipe, Axegang Axe | 30% Chance: Axegang Leader Axe, Sweeper Hook, District 23 Butcher Knife/Carving Knife | 10% Chance: Sweeper Hooksword, Sickle, Claw |
| Hana Association | 3 | 180 | ALL of the other associations common rewards | 30% Chance: Most of the other associations rare rewards | 10% Chance: Hana Weapon System/Armor/Fixer Armor/Administrator Armor/Director Amor |
| J-Corp Syndicate | 1 | 180 | Mariachi Machetes/Armor/Vivaz Armor, Ting Tang Shank/Cleaver/Pipe/Armor | 30% Chances: Mariachi Maraca/Dual Maracas, Aida Armor, Ting Tang Leader Knife/Armor | 10% Chances: Aida Armor/Dual Maracas |
| K-Corp | 0.5 | 120 | Prototype Manager Bullet, K-Corp Nanomachine Ampule | 30% Chance: K-Corp Baton/Shield/Pistol/Axe/L1 Armor | 5% Chance: K-Corp Spear/Blast Spear/SMG/Grenade/Scientist Uniform/L3 Armor, Bongy Plushie |
| Leaflet Workshop | 1.5 | 120 | Yun Office Baton/Shortsword/Chainsaw/Gloves, Streetlight Office Baton/Bat/Greatsword, Leaftlet Round Hammer/Wide Hammer | 30% Chance: Cane Office Cane/Claw/Briefcase/Fist, Leaflet Square Hammer | 5% Chance: Mirae Suit/Cane/Life Insurance, Udjat Suit, Donghwan Greatsword |
| Limbus Company | 1.5 | 120 | LCB Sinner Weapons, Limbus Coat Armor/Vest Armor, Limbus Vest/Tie/Prisoner | 10% Chance: Durante Armor, EGO weapon Sangre De Sancho, EGO Armor To Pathos Mathos/What is Cast/Branch of Knowledge | |
| Liu Association | 1.5 | 120 | Liu Association Section 1 Suit/Section 5 Suit/Blade/Gloves | 10% Chance: Liu Association Veteran Suits/Veteran Gloves/Spear/Sword/Leader Suit/Section 5 Leader Suit | N/A |
| Lobotomy Corporation | 1 | 60 | Various tools that can also be bought from extraction | 25% Chance: Ordeal Detector, Prototype Manager Bullet, Instant Transmission Device, Enkephalin Resonance Unit | 10% Chance: Agent Work Chance Injector, Officer Upgrade Injector, C-Fear Protection Injector |
| N Corporation | 1.5 | 120 | N-Corp Nails/Hammers/Armor | 30% Chance: Seals (Red, White and Black) | 5% Chance: Seals (Pale), GrossHand, GrossNagel, GoldNagel, RoseNagel, GrossHammer Armor, Hand der Gerechten, Nagel der Gerechten, Auserwählten Armor |
| R Corporation | 3.5 | 120 | Ordeal Detector, R-Corp Suit/Commander Suit/Armor/Commander Armor/Rifle/Dagger, Myo Plushie, Rabbit Plushie | 10% Chance: R-Corp Sword/Reindeer Staff/Command Beret/Cloak | 5% Chance: K-Corp Captain Sword/Captain Reindeer Staff |
| Rosespanner Workshop | 1.5 | 120 | Rosespanner Hammer/Mini Hammer/Spear/Coat/Jacket | 30% Chance: Gears (Red, White and Black) | 5% Chance: Gears (Pale) |
| Seven Association | 2 | 120 | Seven Association Blade/Fencing Foil/Armor/Recon Armor | 30% Chance: Seven Association Veteran Blade/Fencing Foil/Armor/Recon Armor | 10% Chance: Seven Association Director Armor/Blade/Cane/Dagger |
| S-Corp | 1 | 120 | S-Corp Sodas/Shotgun/Rifle/SMG/Assault Rifle | 10% Chance: S-Corp Minigun/Grenade, Hostile Shrimp | N/A |
| Shi Association | 2 | 120 | Shi Association Blade/Knife/Jacket/Combat Suit | 10% Chances: Shi association Yokai/Sakura/Serpent/Veteran Blade, Jacket, Combat Suit/Director Blade, Jacket, Combat Suit | N/A |
| Syndicate | 3 | 120 | Blade Lineage Robe, Thumb Rifle/Armor, Index Armor | 30% Chance: Blade Lineage Cutthorat Robe/Katana, Thumb Capo Armor/Capo Rifle/Brass Knuckles, Index Armor/Sword, Kurokomo Blade, Night Awl Stilleto | 5% Chance: Blade Lineage Admin Robe, Thumb Sottocapo Armor/Cane/Rifle, Index Greatsword/Spear/Longsword |
| Zwei Association | 1.5 | 120 | Zwei Association Junior Armor/Armor/Riot Armor/Baton/Zweihander/Knife | 30% Chance: Zwei Association Veteran Zweihander/Veteran Armor/Leader Armor | N/A |
| W-Corp | 2 | 60 | W-Corp Uniform/Baton, Instant Transmission Device | 10% Chance: W-Corp Gauntlet/Axe/Spear/Dagger/Hammer/Hatchet/Shield | N/A |
| Zelkova Workshop | 1.5 | 120 | Full-stop Sets, Dawn Office Sets. Wedge Office Sets. | 40% Chance: Full-stop Office Assault Rifle/Pistol/Sniper, Dawn Office Sword/Cello, Wedge Office Spear | 20% Chance: Full-stop Office Desert Eagle/Leader Set, Dawn Office Zweihander/Leader Set, Wedge Office Leader Set |