# Tips and Hidden Systems (60 Things You Didn't Know)
> A structured list of practical systems, shortcuts, and hidden behaviors in Arknights: Endfield. It is for players who already know the basics and want efficient ways to manage exploration, logistics, combat, and account progression.
- **Game:** Arknights: Endfield
- **Category:** Getting Started
- **Author:** LongBeam (https://guides-factory.com/about)
- **Difficulty:** Beginner
- **Reading time:** 18 min
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Adapted from:** [60 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW IN ARKNIGHTS: ENDFIELD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlusX96kzLI)
- **Canonical URL:** https://guides-factory.com/guides/arknights-endfield-tips-and-hidden-systems
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Find ore veins, collect rare resources, set up your factory, and optimize your inventory and units in Arknights: **Endfield**. This guide collects efficient shortcuts, hidden behaviors, and practical systems for deeper progression and easier management, from [exploration](/guides/sword-vault-dale-100-exploration-map) to logistics to combat and daily maintenance.
## Quick answer
| What | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| Map scan radius | 80 meters |
| Rare ore check | Top-left reminder button |
| Lost and found delay | 24 hours |
| Depot transfer cap | 3 jobs per day |
| Daily credit cap | 300 |
| Gender change cooldown | 24 hours |
| Gear recycle refund | 90% of bills |
## Start with exploration and collection shortcuts
These tips help you locate ore, treasure, and rare materials quickly, automate pickups, and make your map navigation smoother:
## Turn extra items and collectibles into pulls
Convert overlooked or delayed pickups, archive submissions, and crafting achievements into pulls, formulas, and rewards:
## Set up your factory and depot without clogging it
Factories and depot buses can be moved, arranged freely, and fed power in grouped batches. Protocol stashes and depot areas are sensitive to clogging and require single-product pipelines.
## Read production numbers the right way
Knowing whether your base is sustainable depends on understanding the yield, usage, depot capacity, and the metrics shown on the overview and three-dot pages.
The base overview displays depot capacity and current operating status. The three-dot menu reveals yield and usage rates for each item—if usage exceeds yield, the item is being depleted and will eventually run out. Marking an output with the star button pins it to the top for easy tracking.
Theoretical yield means every possible input and output is fully utilized—current data shows actual, real-time production and consumption. A value highlighted in red signals a shortage, but as long as yield is higher than usage, your base is stable and not in immediate danger.
![Yield overview page for Sub-PAC Valley IV, showing current yield rates and depot capacities for Buck Capsule [C], Buck Capsule [A], and SC Valley Battery. Stars mark tracked outputs. Power use is 4000 and power output is 4600.](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/seo/og/06-yield-page.jpg "The yield overview screen displays detailed current production rates, depot capacity, and highlighted tracked outputs for evaluating base sustainability.")
## Work with the Wuling-specific plant chain
Handle Wuling-region plant production by adjusting planters, seeders, and depot management to avoid resource clogs.
Check in game
Only Yazhen is confirmed as Wuling-specific in-game. Always check the region and recipe after updates.
Region-specific crop
Resource-efficient assembly
Higher carbon yield than other regions
Multiple plant efficiency
Act fast on full crops
Swap as each batch finishes
Stay aware of bottlenecks and output
## Improve stock bills and shop returns
Maximizing stock bills and currency involves job transfer mechanics, best times to buy and sell, shop quotas, and banner timing.
| Method/Item | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Job transfer | Transfer jobs via depot node → job transfer tab; friends can complete jobs for you without loss if done perfectly. |
| Max daily job claims | Claim 3 delivery jobs from other players per day. |
| Stock price range | Fall to 400, rise to 6000; recommended to sell above 5000. |
| Shop discounts | Buy discounted goods before higher-tier materials with **AIC** quota. |
| Credits cap | Hold up to 300 credits per day, carryover allowed. |
| AIC quota | Gained from duplicate 4-star and 5-star pulls; use for shop purchases. |
| Permanent banners | Always available to pull from, with no expiration. |
| Signature weapon banners | Last for three character headhunting banners (current + next two). |
| Trading bonuses | Visiting a friend's ship can boost sale prices; transfer rate affects outcome. |
## Build units with the right gear and stats
Gear assembly, upgrades, and stat prioritization make unit progression more efficient:
Main stat for stronger attack gains
Focus upgrades on main stat
Game suggestion avoids guessing
Gold-tier gear suggested, check equipped weapon
Best early stat boost
Clarifies combat and gear bonuses
Access crafting at ship or base
Refunds most investment, but not all
Level up using lower-rarity weapons
## Use combat and inventory shortcuts efficiently
Speed up both combat and looting by applying skill order, item shortcuts, and resistances wisely:
Check cooldown before planning attacks
Effect tracking for status management
Reorder for tactical combos
Stacking not possible—pick best boost
Fast bulk item management
Cleaner inventory view
Quick loot sweep
Find any entry without scrolling
Build teams to counter resistances
Plan rest days accordingly
Stop gathering when surplus builds up
## Handle account and daily maintenance
Account and social features maintain progress, daily reward eligibility, and friend interactions.
Friend visits display clue exchanges and production assists remaining for the day. Helping another user via guest terminal can grant you a free growth chamber seed. Friend remarks are editable—use this for custom nicknames and quick identification.
The gender change stone is available, but can only be used once every 24 hours. Daily login rewards are tied to your SK port account, so ensure you've created one for steady progression. Medals are visible in the achievements list; check these for personal targets. Some shops accepting stock bills aren't documented on the map, so explore to discover all locations.
## Also worth knowing
Extra detail
- **Minimap radius** — The minimap shows a radius of 80 meters; use that as your scale when judging relay and resource range at a glance.
- **Cross-region depot transfers** — At the Dijiang TP point you can switch between the Valley IV and Wuling depots and move inventory manually — use this to shift batteries or other products between regions without an export loss.
- **Zipline limits are per area** — Zipline count is tracked separately for each base/outpost area (marked by a blue barrier). If you hit the cap, relocate ziplines inside that specific area instead of removing them elsewhere.
- **Protocol stash item control** — Add an item control port to a stash exit to let specific items pass through without getting caught — handy in compact factory layouts. Depot capacity still caps total output, so this doesn't replace managing that separately.
- **Facility snap-to-cursor** — Hold Alt in 3D placement mode to snap facilities to the cursor instead of to your character's front — faster and more precise for tight layouts.
- **Outpost bonus differences** — The third outpost bonus increases stock bills earned per hour; the second increases stock bills earned on sales. Assign operators to outposts based on which bonus you need.
- **Let combo skill animations finish** — Triggering a combo skill before a combat skill's animation completes cancels part of the attack and wastes the resources spent on it. Wait for the animation to finish before chaining.
- **Some enemy resistances are real** — Certain enemies, including Wuling mobs, do have practical resistances (cryo, for example) even when the game doesn't always flag this clearly. Build or swap teams accordingly.
- **Poop pickups cap higher than expected** — Along walls and at the field logistics depot you can collect up to 25 poop pickups a day — more than most guides account for, so it's worth a dedicated sweep.
- **Alt-click for half-stacks in AIC** — Hold Alt and click an item stack inside **AIC** to transfer exactly half the stack — faster than manual splitting for quick inventory management.
- **Raise operator trust fast at Dijiang** — Summon operators in the main hall at Dijiang to raise trust quickly, saving the time you'd otherwise spend hunting them down individually.
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## FAQ
### How do you scan for nearby ore or treasure in Arknights: Endfield?
Use the scanner item from the valuable stash after buying it through stock redistribution or another source. The scan reveals the nearest ore vein within range, and a second scan can reveal another target if it is still nearby. The scan point remains until you collect it.
### How long does lost-and-found take to return uncollected loot?
Uncollected materials go to lost and found after some time and are returned after 24 hours. This makes it safe to leave pickup items behind when you are in a hurry. You do not need to sweep everything up immediately after opening chests.
### Can you move the depot bus or factory base?
Yes. The base can be selected and moved, and the depot bus itself can also be repositioned rather than left in one fixed layout. That lets you rebuild your logistics lines without starting the whole setup over.
### How do job transfers work for stock bills?
You can hand a delivery job to another player through the job transfer tab after picking it up from the depot node. If they complete it, the money is still sent to your account, and each day you can claim up to three jobs from other people.