HOPE III: Prototype

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[[HOPE III: Prototype]] is a [[Legendary Weapons]] [[collection]] [[achievement]] to gain the [[precursor weapon]], [[Prototype]], for the [[Legendary weapon|legendary]] [[pistol]], [[HOPE]]. This collection is the last step to obtain the precursor.

== Achievement ==
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=== Collection items ===
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{{collection table row| Empty Branded Crystal | col1 = {{waypoint|Lowland Burns Waypoint}} | Found in the chest after defeating [[Slay the Shatterer|the Shatterer]] in Blazeridge Steppes. }}
{{collection table row| Chak Crystal Charge | col1 = {{waypoint|Ogre Camp Waypoint}} | Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge inside the chak nest near the [[Ley Line Node]] in Tangled Depths.}}
{{collection table row| Ley-Line Crystal Charge | col1 = {{waypoint|Ley-Line Confluence Waypoint}} | Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge after earning rank silver or better in [[the Ley-Line Run]] adventure in Tangled Depths.}}
{{collection table row| Chaos Crystal Charge | col1 = {{waypoint|Old Piken Ruins Waypoint}} | Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge near the chest at the end of the [[Chaos Crystal Cavern]] in Iron Marches.}}
{{collection table row| Omadd's Crystal Charge | col1 = {{waypoint|Vine Bridge Waypoint}} | Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge near [[Omadd's Machine]] at the [[Cavern of the Shining Lights]] in Dry Top.}}
{{collection table row| Hexfoundry Crystal Charge | col1 = {{waypoint|Darkweather Waypoint}} | Use the Empty Branded Crystal to gain a crystal charge near [[Hexfoundry Unhinged|the chest of the foundry under Darkweather Rise]] in Sparkfly Fen.}}
{{collection table row| Energized Branded Crystal | col1 = {{waypoint|}} | Collect the five crystal charges to energize the Empty Branded Crystal.|class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| Aetherized Capacitor | col1 = {{waypoint|Fort Marriner Waypoint}} | A reactor component looted from the chest at the end of the [[Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal]].}}
{{collection table row| Aspect Elemental Reactor | col1 = {{waypoint|Repair Station Waypoint}} | A reactor component gathered from looting the Inquest [[Defeat the Inquest's experimental Aspect suit|Experimental Aspect Suit]] in Dry Top.}}
{{collection table row| Damaged Reactor Housing | col1 = {{waypoint|Muridian Waypoint}} | A reactor component looted from the chest after defeating the [[Destroy the fire elemental created from chaotic energy fusing with the C.L.E.A.N. 5000's energy core|Fire Elemental]] located in the Thaumanova Reactor of Metrica Province.}}
{{collection table row| Old Tom's New Reactor | col1 = {{waypoint|Fort Marriner Waypoint}} | A reactor component found in the chest at the end of the [[Uncategorized Fractal]].}}
{{collection table row| Golem Capacitor | col1 = {{waypoint|Old Sledge Site Waypoint}} | A reactor component looted from the chest after defeating [[Defeat the Inquest's golem Mark II|Inquest Golem Mark II]] in Mount Maelstrom.}}
{{collection table row| Experimental Reactor | col1 = {{waypoint|Magicat Court Waypoint}} | Take the five reactor components to the [[Snaff Memorial Lab]] in Rata Sum, and use the [[Synergetics Workstation]] to create the Experimental Reactor. | class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| Infinitely Spiraled Device | col1 = {{waypoint|Crucible of Eternity Waypoint}} | Found by looting the [[Toil for the Coil|Champion Infinity Coil Commander]] in Mount Maelstrom.}}
{{collection table row| Sabotaged Weapon Parts | col1 = {{waypoint|Irwin Isle Waypoint}} | Purchase from [[Lightbringer Krentch]] after successfully helping the Order of Whispers sabotage Inquest weapon tests on the hylek village of Tzanopl Grounds in Mount Maelstrom.}}
{{collection table row| Perpetual Energy Coil | col1 = {{waypoint|Splintered Coast Waypoint}} | Recipe offered for purchase by [[Kamma]] after successfully helping her test her experimental weapon at the United Arcanist Lab in Sparkfly Fen. Requires [[Energized Branded Crystal]], [[Experimental Reactor]], [[Infinitely Spiraled Device]] and [[Sabotaged Weapon Parts]]. | class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| Charged Auric Particles | col1 = {{waypoint|Forgotten City Waypoint}} | Gathered by earning a rank of silver or better in the [[On Wings of Gold]] adventure in Auric Basin.}}
{{collection table row| Golden Oxide Compound | col1 = {{waypoint| Westwatch Waypoint}} | Gathered by looting the [[Auran the Golden Ooze|Champion Gold Ooze]] inside the cave at Westwatch Patch in Auric Basin.}}
{{collection table row| Ley-Line Mercuric Compound | col1 = {{waypoint|Chak Hollow Waypoint}} | Occasionally looted from veteran chak lobbers in [[Tangled Depths]].}}
{{collection table row| Nuhoch Saliva | col1 = {{waypoint|2056}} | Gathered from a [[Nuhoch Spittoon]] near the [[Nuhoch Alchemical Energy|Hero Challenge at Stonetwist Paths]] in Verdant Brink.}}
{{collection table row| Alkaline Solution | col1 = {{waypoint|Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint}} | Purchase the recipe for the Unstable Energy Concoction from [[Atlalli, Master Alchemist]] in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls. Requires the 4 items above as ingredients. | class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| Perplexing Energized Cube | col1 = {{waypoint|Govoran Waypoint}} | Found in the chest in the depths of [[Conundrum Cubed|Cubular Fells]] in Mount Maelstrom.}}
{{collection table row| Thaumanova Anomaly Spark | col1 = {{waypoint|Fort Marriner Waypoint}} | Found in the chest at the end of the [[Thaumanova Reactor Fractal]].}}
{{collection table row| Synergetic Generator | col1 = {{waypoint|Magicat Court Waypoint}} | Take the [[Perplexing Energized Cube]], the [[Perpetual Energy Coil]], [[Alkaline Solution]], and the [[Thaumanova Anomaly Spark]] to the [[Snaff Memorial Lab]] in Rata Sum and use the Synergetics Workstation to create a Synergetic Generator.|class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| Proximity Test: Fungus Among Us Adventure | col1 = {{waypoint|Southwatch Waypoint}} | Take the Synergetic Generator to Auric Basin and test the energy reactions after gaining a rank of silver or better in the adventure [[A Fungus Among Us]].}}
{{collection table row| Proximity Test: Goemm's Lab | col1 = {{waypoint|Cuatl Waypoint}} | Take the Synergetic Generator to [[Goemm's Lab]] in Metrica Province and test the energy reactions near the chest.}}
{{collection table row| Proximity Test: Inquest Specialist | col1 = {{waypoint|Prosperity Waypoint}} | Take the Synergetic Generator to the abandoned mine in Dry Top and attempt to sabotage the [[Inquest Synergetics Panel]]. After defeating the Inquest Synergetics Expert, use the device to test the energy reactions in the area.}}
{{collection table row| Proximity Test: Megadestroyer | col1 = {{waypoint|Maelstrom's Waypoint}} | Take the Synergetic Generator to Mount Maelstrom and test the energy reactions near the chest after defeating the [[Kill the megadestroyer before it blows everyone up|Megadestroyer]].}}
{{collection table row| Proximity Test: Tequatl | col1 = {{waypoint| Splintered Coast Waypoint}} | Take the Synergetic Generator to Sparkfly Fen and test the energy reactions near the chest after defeating [[Defeat Tequatl the Sunless|Tequatl the Sunless]]. | class=line-bottom}}
{{collection table row| HOPE Vol. 3 | col1 = {{waypoint|Trader's Forum Waypoint}} | Purchased from [[Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs]] after training the [[Historian of the Armaments]] ability in the [[Legendary Crafting]] Mastery Track.}}
{{collection table row| Development | col1 = {{waypoint|Trader's Forum Waypoint}} | Salvage this weapon to receive its spirit, needed to craft the next tier of this legendary [[Precursor weapon|precursor]].}}
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== Notes ==
* The hand-holding from NPCs is at an end. The third stage of crafting HOPE forces you to rely on the hints provided in the collection itself. While straight-forward, the sheer size of the collection may leave you confused where to start.
* There are six primary tasks to create Prototype:
** Reconstruct the [[Experimental Reactor]]. Components can be won from world bosses and particular fractals.
** Reclaim the [[Empty Branded Crystal]] from the Shatterer and expose it to various energies across Tyria.
** Formulate the [[Alkaline Solution]]. All of the constituent components are found in Heart of Thorns maps.
** Build the [[Perpetual Energy Coil]]. This requires the finished Reactor and Crystal, so those must be completed first.
** Complete the [[Synergetic Generator]]. This requires the finished Perpetual Energy Coil and Alkaline Solution, making it the last item to be constructed.
** Test the Synergetic Generator in close proximity to various energies across Tyria.

=== Requirements ===
* The collection itself requires no ascended materials. Components for [[Prototype]] require 10 [[Deldrimor Steel Ingot]]s. These ingots will require 10 days to craft, if you are starting from scratch and do not resort to the trading post.
* {{huntsman}} Huntsman 450 is required to complete the collection; you will already have it if you have reached this stage.
* {{huntsman}} Huntsman 500 is required to craft [[Prototype]].
* Historian of the Armaments ([[Legendary Crafting]] 3) and Exalted Acceptance ([[Exalted Lore]] 2) are required to complete the collection.
** Updraft Use ([[Glider]] 2) and Blazing Speed Mushrooms ([[Itzel Lore]] 3) are also required, but you will have already obtained these by this stage.
** Additionally, Nuhoch Alchemy (Nuhoch Lore 6) and either Lean Techniques or Advanced Gliding (Glider 3 or 5) may prove useful in your hunt.

== Related collections ==
* [[HOPE I: Research]]
* [[HOPE II: Development]]
* [[HOPE IV: The Catalyst]]

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