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Can't Find Hydrochloric Acid in Below Zero
Hydrochloric Acid is a crafted advanced material for Polyaniline. Its blueprint trigger is a Flowering Spore, while its actual recipe uses Young Cotton Anemones and Salt.
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ANSWER LOCK // QUICK RESPONSE
Pick up a Flowering Spore in the Deep Lilypads Cave to unlock the blueprint, then craft Hydrochloric Acid at the Fabricator with three Young Cotton Anemones and one Salt Deposit.
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BRING THIS
- Seatruck with suitable depth preparation
- Beacon for Deep Lilypads Cave
- Three Young Cotton Anemones
- One Salt Deposit
- Fabricator
DATA ACCESS LEVEL
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02 // DIRECTIONDirectionROUTE GUIDANCE
Do not confuse the blueprint trigger with the recipe ingredients: Flowering Spore unlocks the blueprint, but three Young Cotton Anemones and one Salt Deposit make the acid.
03 // EXACT ANSWERExact answerFULL SPOILER
In the Deep Lilypads Cave, pick up a Flowering Spore to unlock the recipe and collect Young Cotton Anemones from the cave clusters. Bring three Young Cotton Anemones and one Salt Deposit to the Fabricator; the finished Hydrochloric Acid is then used with Gold to make Polyaniline.
COMMON REASONS YOU ARE STUCK
- Trying to craft Hydrochloric Acid from Flowering Spores
- Having the recipe trigger but not three Young Cotton Anemones
- Searching for a loose acid pickup
- Confusing Salt Deposit with another white seabed resource
- Checking the Vehicle Upgrade Console instead of the Fabricator
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LAST CHECK2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 01Hydrochloric Acid (Below Zero) OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 02Young Cotton Anemone OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 03Salt Deposit (Below Zero) OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 04Flowering Spore OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01