Organic Polymer

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Organic Polymer
Organic Polymer.png

These incredibly strong, lightweight plates are somehow naturally made in certain creatures. Incredibly hazardous to human health if consumed.

Type
Rarity
Uncommon
Renewable
Yes
Refineable
No
Combustible
No
Consumable (values pertain to Humans)
Health
-500
Weight
0.25
Stack size
20
Spoils in
30m
Added in
Spawn Command
cheat gfi Polymer_Organic 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_Polymer_Organic.PrimalItemResource_Polymer_Organic'" 1 0 0
Used to craft
Exchange yields
5 pieces
Hexagons
Hexagon Icon.png 500

Organic Polymer is a naturally obtained resource that can be used as a direct substitute of  Polymer for the purposes of crafting. Polymer is consumed before Organic Polymer in the Fabricator and Tek Replicator. Though Organic Polymer is not used to craft  Ghillie Armor in Primitive Plus, instead  Feathers (Primitive Plus) are used.

It can be harvested by killing  Kairuku,  Mantis,  Hesperornis and  Karkinos. It can also be acquired as a loot drop from  Deathworm and by gathering from specific plants on Aberration. It spoils in thirty minutes. The  Chainsaw,  Sword and  Wooden Club increase the yield of Organic Polymer.

You can harvest Organic Polymer from a tamed  Achatina along with  Cementing Paste. While the Organic Polymer is left in the Achatina, its spoil time is increased to 1hr 30mins.

Using the  Industrial Grinder, grinding objects crafted with polymer gives organic polymer instead.

Organic Polymer can also be used as a "suicide pill." When consumed it does 500 damage to the player, which will kill most players instantly.

Gathering

 Organic Polymer
Creature / ToolGain per action
 Chainsaw★★★★★
 Dire Bear★★★★★
 Pelagornis★★★★★
 Sabertooth★★★★★
 Sword★★★★★
 Thylacoleo★★★★★
 Wooden Club★★★★★
 Direwolf★★★★☆
 Therizinosaur★★★★☆
 Mantis★★☆☆☆

Moschops is actually better if used with high Harvesting Points into organic polymer.

Organic Polymer drops from the following creatures:

Other Sources

  • The white, bulb-like plant found in elemental area in Aberration, Valguero, and Fjordur will yield Polymer when gathered by hands.
  • Harvesting beehives found in Bee's Cave in Crystal Isles.  Magmasaur and  Doedicurus are capable of harvest thousands of Polymer from these hives in minutes.
  • Tamed  Gachas have a chance of being able to produce it under it's Rare production selection. Note that the  Gacha Crystals can't be used to store the Polymer as it begins to spoil within it.
  • Harvesting the  Ichthyosaurus carcasses found on the beaches of Valguero as well as the carcasses in Fjordur Bolbjord.

Weight Reduction

The following creatures reduce the weight of Organic Polymer by the listed amount while it is in their inventory:

CreatureReduction
 Pelagornis80%
 Argentavis50%

Crafting

The parts of the Ghillie Suit and the  Frog Feet (Only on Mobile) can be crafted only with Organic Polymer. Everything crafted with regular Polymer can be crafted with Organic Polymer.

Full list of items crafted with Polymer

Video Tutorial

Quick tutorial on how to get/make polymer

Changelog

Patch  ASE Changes
307.56
  • Polymer weight reduced by 80% when in Pelagornis inventory
  • Increased polymer harvesting by approximately 30%

Notes

  • It does no harm when fed to creatures.
  • You can put it into a Preserving Bin but it will not make the Organic Polymer last longer.
  • On Valguero, organic polymer can be obtained by hitting the beached Ichthyosaurus on the beach.
  • The Bloodstalker gathers Organic Polymer with extreme efficiency.
  • On Crystal Isles there’s a bee cave where you can gather thousands of Organic Polymer by hitting the beehives with a Doedicurus.
  • You can't put organic polymer into the Refrigerator