Guide to Advanced Construction

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This page goes over how to construct most machines. Machines are immobile and impassible, so be careful where you build them.

All machines require a specific circuit board, some of which can be found in Technical Storage, or printed by R&D using the File:Circuitprinter.png Circuit Imprinter.

In addition to the circuit board, machines require components, which can be created by R&D using the Protolathe.

Machine Construction

• Build a machine frame from your 5 metal sheets.
• Add wires.
• Add a circuit board.
• Examine the machine frame and it will tell you what items you need now.
• When all the parts are added, screwdriver the machine frame to finish it.

Updating machines

All machines are composed of components. There are better versions of many components, attained through research. These instructions only show you how to construct the very basic form of e.g. Exosuit Fabricator. But if you build an Exosuit Fabricator with the most complicated versions of the components instead of the regular ones, you'll get different advantages:

• Better Matter bin makes you have more storage space

• Better Manipulator improves build speed and lowers production cost
• Better Laser improves materials efficiency

• Bigger Beaker increases the reagent storage size

Machines

	Name	Parts needed
	Cloning Pod	2x Pieces of cable 2x Micro manipulators 2x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning modules 1x File:Console Screen.png Console screen Upgrades Better manipulators: clones grow faster Better scanning modules: boosts efficiency (full grown clones have less damage, no more risk of harmful mutation, chance of random beneficial mutation, cloning pod more resistant to EMPs, enables the cloning autoprocess)
	DNA Scanner	2x Pieces of cable 1x Body Scanner Circuit. 1x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning module 1x File:Console Screen.png Console screen 1x High-power micro-laser Upgrades Better laser: Reduce radiation damages from genetic manipulations. Better scanning module: Enable scanning autoprocess and ability to scan husks. Better manipulator: Improve the accuracy of genetic manipulations.
	Sleeper	1x Pieces of cable 1x Micro manipulator 1x Matter bin 2x File:Console Screen.png Console screen Upgrades Better matter bins allow the sleeper to treat more heavily damaged patients, up to a limit of -75% health. Better manipulators unlock a larger selection of chemicals. Nano manipulator: Oculine Pico manipulator: Oculine, Charcoal, Mutadone, Mannitol Femto manipulator: Oculine, Charcoal, Mutadone, Mannitol, Pentetic Acid, Omnizine
	Body Scanner	1x Pieces of cable 1x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning modules 2x File:Console Screen.png Console screen
	Autolathe	2x Pieces of cable 1x Micro manipulator 3x Matter bins 1x File:Console Screen.png Console screen Upgrades Better matter bins: autolathe can hold more metal and glass. Better manipulator: lower production costs and production time.
	Protolathe	2x Small beakers 2x Micro manipulators 2x Matter bins Upgrades Better matter bins: protolathe can hold more material. Better manipulators: lower production costs.
	Destructive Analyzer	1x Micro manipulator 1x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning module 1x High-power micro-laser Upgrades Better components: ability to deconstruct items with lower reliability, higher amounts of salvaged glass&metal from deconstructed items are sent to the protolathe.
File:Circuitprinter.png	Circuit Imprinter	1x Matter bin 1x Micro manipulator 2x Small beakers Upgrades Better matter bin: circuit imprinter can hold more material. Better manipulator: lower production costs.
File:Gboard.gif	Virtual Gameboard	1x Micro laser 3x Pieces of cable 1x A sheet of glass
	Subspace Broadcaster	1x Pieces of cable 2x Micro manipulators 1x File:Ansible crystal.png Ansible crystal 1x Hyperwave filter 2x High-power micro-laser
	Subspace Receiver	2x Micro manipulators 1x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning module 1x High-power micro-laser 1x Hyperwave filter 1x Subspace ansible
	Exosuit Fabricator	1x Micro manipulator 2x Matter bins 1x File:Console Screen.png Console screen 1x High-power micro-laser Upgrades Better matter bins: fabricator can hold more material. Better manipulator: lower production time. Better laser: lower production costs. Bigger beaker: bigger reagent storage size.
	RnD Server	2x Pieces of cable 1x File:Scanning Module.png Scanning module Upgrades Better scanning module: lower heat generation.
File:Hub.gif	Telecommunication Hub	2x Pieces of cable 2x Micro manipulators 2x Hyperwave filters
	Bus Mainframe	1x Piece of cable 2x Micro manipulators 1x Hyperwave filters
	Telecoms Relay	2x Pieces of cable 2x Micro manipulators 2x Hyperwave filters
	Channel Server	1x Piece of cable 2x Micro manipulators 1x Hyperwave filter
	Processor Unit	2x Pieces of cable 3x Micro manipulators 1x Hyperwave filter 2x Subspace treatment disks 1x Subspace analyzer 1x Subspace amplifier
File:Pacman.png	P.A.C.M.A.N.-type Portable Generator	2x Pieces of cable 1x High-power micro-laser 1x Matter bin 1x Capacitor Upgrades Better matter bin: PACMAN can hold more plasma sheets. Better capacitor: increase power generation. Better laser: lower plasma sheet consumption and heat generation.
File:Superpacman.png	S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.M.A.N.-type portable Generator	2x Pieces of cable 1x High-power micro-laser 1x Matter bin 1x Capacitor Upgrades Better matter bin: PACMAN can hold more Uranium sheets. Better capacitor: increase power generation. Better laser: lower uranium sheet consumption and heat generation.
File:Mrspacman.png	M.R.S.P.A.C.M.A.N.-type Portable Generator	2x Pieces of cable 1x High-power micro-laser 1x Matter bin 1x Capacitor Upgrades Better matter bin: PACMAN can hold more diamond sheets. Better capacitor: increase power generation. Better laser: lower diamond sheet consumption and heat generation.
	Cyborg Recharging Station	2x Capacitor 1x Power Cell 1x Micro manipulator Upgrades Better capacitors: faster recharge speed (powercell and modules). Better power cell: faster recharge speed (powercell and modules). Better manipulator: repair cyborg while recharging.
File:Portachem.png	Portable Chem Dispenser	2x Matter Bins 1x Capacitor 1x Power cell 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen 1x Micro Manipulator Upgrades Better matter bins: increase the maximum energy of the dispenser Better capacitor: lower recharging time. Better power cell: lower recharging time. Better manipulator: Additional chemicals available
	Microwave	2x Cable Coil 1x Micro Laser 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better laser: Cooking food produces more than one dish.
	Hydroponics Tray	2x Matter Bins 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better matter bins: increases amount of water & nutrient the tray can hold.
	Biogenerator	1x Matter Bin 1x Cable Coil 1x Micro Manipulator 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better matter bin: biogenerator is faster and gives more points. Better manipulator: reduces items costs.
	Freezer	2x Matter Bin 1x Cable Coil 2x Micro Laser 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better lasers: Freezer has lower temperatures available/Heater has higher temperatures available. Better matter bins: Faster cooling/heating.
File:Telepadan.gif	Telepad	2x Bluespace Crystals 1x Cable Coil 1x Capacitor 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better capacitor: increases power available by 1 per higher tier of capacitor.
	Teleporter Station	2x Bluespace Crystals 2x Capacitor 1x File:Console Screen.png Console Screen Upgrades Better capacitors: the station can be linked with more teleporter stations.
	Teleporter Hub	3x Bluespace Crystals 1x Matter Bin Upgrades Better matter bin: lower the risk and severity of accidents.
	Mechbay Power Port	5x Capacitor 1x Cable Coil Upgrades Better capacitors: recharges mechs faster.
	SMES	1x Capacitor 5x Power cell 5x Cable Coil Upgrades Better capacitor: increases the maximum input & output levels. Better power cells: increases the maximum charge.
	Deep Fryer	5x Pieces of cable 2x Micro Laser
File:Gibber.gif	Gibber	1x Micro manipulator 1x Matter bin
	Quantum Pad	1x Capacitor 1x Micro manipulator 1x Bluespace crystal Upgrades Better capacitor: Reduces cooldown time. Better manipulator: Reduces the "windup time" before a teleport.