Spend points against a named unlock
Ancient Technology Points should be tied to a named unlock before the run starts. If the plan is only to collect points because they are rare, it is easy to spend them on convenience and still leave the actual bottleneck unsolved. Decide whether travel, capture, base automation, or combat is the next constraint.
How to avoid farming the wrong ancient item
When progression stalls, check whether the blocker is an unlock currency, Ancient Civilization Parts, or Ancient Civilization Cores. These searches overlap, but the solutions are different. Points live in the technology decision, while Parts and Cores belong to material planning after the recipe or unlock is clear.