Musicbro wrote: High class pods... Can't unlock them
Decorations.
Besides the fact that I *love* the lava lamps, decorations tend to require fewer rare resources than equipment. Granted, you want to make and use extractors, but you can get the improved treasure crackers easier by making a bunch of decorations.
Decorations can also be useful, especially the glowing ones. I had a lot of trouble with the back half of the Glass Desert, but a few strategically placed lava lamps made excellent navigation posts that were easily visible at night.