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Slide illustrating Kuban energy and one of its crystals.
Kuban Energy, abbreviated as KUB, was a type of energy currency used by the Charon Corps and the Captain's castaways, wich is generated by Dread Dust in the world of Dite. Its value cannot be compared with anything else in existence but, according to Goodluck, could shift the balance of power in the world and for this reason it was studied by Wardenclyffe Section for its potential use as an energy source during the 1970s.
KUB was primarily used by the Captain as a means of creating structures and craftable items, to refill oxygen tanks on the field, as well as level up and improve skills and parameters.
The main source of KUB was from the various creatures that roamed Dite, which once defeated could be gathered, about 100-400 KUB, depending on their level. A stealth-kill on the creatures allowed the Captain to extract them with the Wormhole Extraction Device, with a reward of 150% of the creature value based on their level. The Scout class can unlock a skill named "Stab and Grab" which double the amount of Kuban gathered from the creatures, but the skill triggers only if the creature is not alerted and the body is not destroyed.
A group of Kuban Crystals.
A secondary source of KUB were Kuban Crystals, which have a floral-like shape, which could give from 1000 to 3000 KUB (about 300 KUB for fragment), depending on location.
Another means of extracting Kuban Energy was to use a Wormhole Digger in correspondence with the singularities present on Dite, but the activation attracted the creatures of the area. A more pure crystallized form of Kuban Energy was known as Iris Energy, which served to generate a wormhole via a Wormhole Digger.
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Kuban Energy serves as a plot element and in-game main currency in Metal Gear Survive, similar to the GMP. Most craftable items require KUB in addition to Materials to build.
The Scout class can unlock a skill named "Stab and Grab," which doubles the amount of Kuban Energy gathered from the creatures. The skill is only effective if the creature has not been alerted and its body destroyed.
Another way to optimize the amount of KUB is to have premium account by using SV coins, that double again the amount you get, but this cost real money.