This guide is solely intended to cover machines. For a list about the construction and deconstruction of everything besides machines, see the Guide to Construction.

Guide to Advanced Construction

This guide not only covers the construction and deconstruction of most machines, but also which effect upgrading those machines has on them.

While knowledge on the exact effects of upgrading machines isn't crucial to any role, it can be fairly beneficial to Scientists.

However knowledge on the construction of machines is necessary to fulfill the role of an Engineer, in the case that on station equipment was damaged/ destroyed.

Machine Construction

Build a machine frame by using 5 metal sheets in your active hand.
Add 5 pieces of cable.
Add a circuit board.
Add all components required. You can tell which components are missing by examining the machine frame.
Apply a screwdriver on the machine frame.

All machines (except most vending machines) require a specific circuit board in order to be constructed. These can either be found in Technical Storage, or printed by using a Circuit Imprinter.

In addition to a circuit board, machines require components, which can be created through usage of an Autolathe, a Protolathe and an Ore Redemption Machine.

Machine Deconstruction

Unscrew the machine's panel.
Apply a crowbar to remove all the components along with the circuit board.
Apply wirecutters to cut the wires.
Apply a wrench to disassemble the machine frame.

Upgrading Machines

Upgrading is the process of improving a machine by replacing it's components with their better counterparts, e.g. a matter bin being replaced with an advanced matter bin.

If a machine is upgraded it improves (with a few exceptions) the machine's capabilities, along with enabling it in some cases to serve new functions.

For example, in the case of matterbins it generally increases the machine's storage space.

In addition to stock parts, like matter bins, the term component includes beakers, wires, materials and igniters, of which the latter three have no better counterparts.

Furthermore, the Bluespace Artillery and DNA Vault station goals are different from most machines, in that they require you to use top-tier components, i.e. Quadratic Capacitors.

On the exact process of upgrading see the Guide to Research and Development.

Machines

Research

Image	Name	Components	Upgrades
	Protolathe	2x Manipulators 2x Matter Bins 2x Beakers	Manipulator: increases production speed decreases production cost Matter Bin: increases material storage Beakers: increases chemical storage
	Circuit Imprinter	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin 2x Beakers	Manipulator: increases production speed decreases production cost Matter Bin: increases material storage Beaker: increases chemical storage
	Destructive Analyzer	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 1x Scanning Module	All Stock Parts: increases amount of materials salvaged from deconstructed items

	Exosuit Fabricator	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass	Laser: decreases production cost Manipulator: increases production speed Matter Bin: increases material storage
	Cyborg Recharging Station	2x Capacitors 1x Manipulator 1x Power Cell	Capacitator: synthetics and specific cyborg modules have increased recharging speed Manipulator: enables and increases self-reparation Power Cell: synthetics and specific cyborg modules have increased recharging speed
	Mech Bay Power Port	5x Capacitors 1x Piece of Cable	Capacitator: increases recharging speed

File:Portachem.png	Chem Dispenser 5000	1x Capacitor 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Power Cell 1x Sheet of Glass	Capacitator: increases recharging speed of energy Femto Manipulator: unlocks more chemicals Matter Bin: increases maximum energy increases recharging speed of energy Power Cell: increases maximum energy
	ChemMaster3000	1x Manipulator 2x Beakers 1x Sheet of Glass	Beaker: increases maximum buffer
	Chemical Heater	1x Laser 1x Sheet of Glass	No Effect
	All-In-One Grinder	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of chemicals generated from grinded items Matter Bin: increases amount of items the Grinder can hold

	Slime Processor (Food Processor)	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases processing speed Matter Bin: increases amount of slime extracts produced
	Monkey Recycler	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: decreases amount of dead monkeys required to make monkey cubes Matter Bin: increases amount of monkey cubes produced
	Slime Extract Storage (SmartFridge)	1x Matter Bin	Matter Bin: increases storage

	E.X.P.E.R.I-MENTOR	2x Laser 1x Manipulator 1x Scanning Module	Laser: decreases the chance of a negative experiment to occur Manipulator: decreases interval time Scanning Module: decreases the chance of a negative experiment to occur

Freezer/ Heater	2x Laser 2x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass 1x Piece of Cable	Laser: decreases time required to reach the desired temperature Matter Bin: increases maximum/ minimum temperature

Core R&D Server/ Robotics and Mechanic R&D Server	1x Scanning Module 2x Pieces of Cable	Scanning Module: decreases heat generation

Medical

Image	Name	Components	Upgrades
	Body Scanner	1x Scanning modules 2x Sheets of Glass 2x Pieces of Cable	No effect
	Sleeper	1x Manipulators 1x Matter Bin 1x Sheet of Glass 2x Pieces of Cable	Matter Bin: increases amount of chemicals stored people with lower health can be injected
	Cryo Cell	1x Matter Bin 4x Sheets of Glass 1x Piece of Cable	Matter Bin: increases cooling speed decreases time required to wake up after ejection

	DNA Modifier	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 1x Scanning modules 1x Sheet of Glass 2x Pieces of Cable	Laser: decreases radiation damage Manipulator: increases accuracy Phasic Scanning Module: enables autoprocessing and the scanning of husks
	Cloning Pod	2x Manipulators 2x Scanning Modules 1x Sheet of Glass 2x Pieces of Cable	Manipulator: increases the speed at which clones grow Scanning Module: increases the health at which clones are ejected increases EMP resistance

File:Portachem.png	Chem Dispenser 5000	1x Capacitor 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Power Cell 1x Sheet of Glass	Capacitator: increases Recharging Speed of Energy Femto Manipulator: unlocks more chemicals Matter Bin: increases maximum energy increases recharging speed of energy Power Cell: increases maximum energy
	ChemMaster3000	1x Manipulator 2x Beakers 1x Sheet of Glass	Beaker: increases maximum buffer
	Chemical Heater	1x Laser 1x Sheet of Glass	No Effect
	All-In-One Grinder	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of chemicals generated from grinded Items Matter Bin: increases amount of items the grinder can hold

	Refrigerated Medicine Storage/ Smart Virus Storage (SmartFridge)	1x Matter Bin	Matter Bin: increases storage

Engineering

Name	Components	Upgrades
Power Storage Unit (SMES)	1x Capacitor 5x Power Cells 1x Piece of Cable	Capacitor: increases maximum input and output rate Power Cell: increases maximum charge

Emitter	1x Laser 1x Manipulator	Laser: increases fire rate Manipulator: decreases power consumption
Grounding Rod	1x Capacitor	No effect
Tesla Coil	1x Capacitor	Capacitor: increases power production decreases minimum time between tesla zaps

P.A.C.M.A.N.-type/ S.U.P.E.R.P.A.C.M.A.N.-type/ M.R.S.P.A.C.M.A.N.-type Portable Generator	1x Capacitor 1x Laser 1x Matter Bin 2x Pieces of Cable	Capacitor and Laser: increases power production decreases heat generation Matter Bin: increases material storage

Turbine Compressor	6x Manipulators 5x Pieces of Cable	Manipulator: increases the speed at which gas is processed
Gas Turbine Generator	6x Capacitors 5x Pieces of Cable	Capacitor: increases energy production

Spacepod Fabricator	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass	Laser: decreases production costs Manipulator: increases production speed Matter Bin: increases material storage

Supply

Image	Name	Components	Upgrades
	Autolathe	1x Manipulator 3x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass	Manipulator: increases production speed Matter Bin: increases material storage
	Ore Redemption Machine	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin 1x Sheet of Glass 1x Igniter	Laser: increases point generation Manipulator: increases smelting speed/ speed at which ore is picked up Matter Bin: increases the conversion ratio of ore into materials

	Recycler	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of materials salvaged Matter Bin: increases material storage

File:Miningequipmentvendor.png‎	Mining Equipment Vendor	3x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass	No effect

Security

Image	Name	Components	Upgrades
	Wall Recharger	1x Capacitor	Capacitor: increases recharging speed

Service

Hydroponics

Name	Components	Upgrades
Hydroponics Tray	1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Sheet of Glass	Manipulator: decreases the depletion of water and nutrients decreases weeds, pests and the chance of weed to occur decreases the healthloss of plants Matterbin: increases maximum water and nutrients level
Seed Extractor	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases the amount of seeds extracted per plant Matterbin: increases seed storage
Biogenerator	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin 1x Sheet of Glass 1x Piece of Cable	Manipulator: increases biomass generated Matterbin: increases biomass generated increases amount of items the Biogenerator can hold
Disk Compartmentalizer	1x Matter Bin	Matter Bin: increases disk storage
Plant DNA Manipulator	1x Laser 1x Manipulator 1x Scanning modules 1x Sheet of Glass	Laser: enables lower levels of Weed Growth Rate and Weed Vulnerability to be extracted Manipulator: enables higher levels of Potency and Yield to be extracted Scanning Moduke: enables higher levels of Production Speed, Endurance and Lifespan to be extracted

ChemMaster3000	1x Manipulator 2x Beakers 1x Sheet of Glass	Beaker: increases maximum buffer
All-In-One Grinder	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of chemicals generated from grinded items Matter Bin: increases amount of items the Grinder can hold

Kitchen

Name	Components	Upgrades
All-In-One Grinder	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of chemicals generated from grinded items Matter Bin: increases amount of items the Grinder can hold
Candy Machine	1x Manipulator 1x Sheet of Glass 5x Pieces of Cable	Manipulator: increases amount of food produced increases production speed
Deep Fryer	2x Lasers 5x Pieces of Cable	Laser: increases production speed
Food Processor	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases processing speed Matter Bin: increases amount of food produced
Grill	2x Lasers 1x Sheet of Glass 5x Pieces of Cable	Laser: increases amount of food produced increases production speed
Microwave	1x Laser 1x Sheet of Glass 2x Pieces of Cable	Laser: increases amount of food produced increases production speed
Oven	2x Lasers 1x Sheet of Glass 5x Pieces of Cable	Laser: increases amount of food produced increases production speed
SmartFridge	1x Matter Bin	Matter Bin: increases storage

CondiMaster Neo (ChemMaster3000)	1x Manipulator 2x Beakers 1x Sheet of Glass	Beaker: increases maximum buffer
Gibber	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	No effect

Bar

Name	Components	Upgrades
Booze Dispenser	1x Capacitor 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Power Cell 1x Sheet of Glass	Capacitator: increases recharging speed of energy Femto Manipulator: unlocks more booze Matter Bin: increases maximum energy increases recharging speed of energy Power Cell: increases maximum energy
Soda Fountain	1x Capacitor 1x Manipulator 2x Matter Bins 1x Power Cell 1x Sheet of Glass	Capacitator: increases recharging speed of energy Femto Manipulator: unlocks more soda Matter Bin: increases maximum energy increases recharging speed of energy Power Cell: increases maximum energy

All-In-One Grinder	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin	Manipulator: increases amount of chemicals generated from grinded items Matter Bin: increases amount of items the Grinder can hold

Virtual Gameboard	1x Laser 1x Sheet of Glass 3x Pieces of Cable	No effect

General

Name	Components	Upgrades
Vending Machine	1x respective Restocking Unit	No effect
Holopad	1x Capacitor	Capacitor: increases the range of hologramms
Recharger	1x Capacitor	Capacitor: increases recharging speed

Arcade

Name	Components	Upgrades
Claw Game	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin 1x Sheet of Glass 5x Pieces of Cable	Matter Bin: increases bonus prize chance
Prize Counter	1x Manipulator 1x Matter Bin 1x Sheet of Glass 1x Piece of Cable	No effect
Virtual Gameboard	1x Laser 1x Sheet of Glass 3x Pieces of Cable	No effect

Teleportation

Name	Components	Upgrades
Teleporter Station	2x Capacitors 2x Bluespace Crystals 1x Sheet of Glass	Capacitor: decreases calibration time
Teleporter Hub	1x Matter Bin 3x Bluespace Crystals	Matter Bin: decreases calibration time decreases the chance of missing the designation
Quantum Pad	1x Capacitor 1x Manipulator 1x Bluespace Crystals 1x Piece of Cable	Capacitor: decreases power consumption Manipulator: decreases cooldown between teleportations decreases wind up time before a teleportation

Telecommunications

Image	Name	Components	Upgrades
	Bus Mainframe	1x Hyperwave Filter 2x Manipulators 1x Piece of Cable	No effect
	Processor Unit	1x Hyperwave Filter 3x Manipulators 1x Subspace Amplifier 1x Subspace Analyzer 1x Subspace Treatment Disk 2x Pieces of Cable	No effect
	Subspace Broadcaster	1x Ansible Crystal File:Ansible crystal.png 2x High Power Micro Lasers 1x Hyperwave Filter 2x Manipulators 1x Piece of Cable	No effect
	Subspace Receiver	1x Ansible Crystal File:Ansible crystal.png 1x Hyperwave Filter 1x Laser 2x Manipulators	No effect
File:Hub.gif	Telecommunication Hub	2x Hyperwave Filters 2x Manipulators 2x Pieces of Cable	No effect
	Telecommunication Relay	2x Hyperwave Filters 2x Manipulators 2x Pieces of Cable	No effect
	Telecommunication Server	1x Hyperwave Filter 2x Manipulators 1x Piece of Cable	No effect