Building pieces

There are 33 building pieces. Build them at home in build mode with a Hammer in hand; see base building. Health is the damage a piece takes before it breaks.

Walls

Wood wall

Planks nailed to posts. Keeps the night out, for a while.

Materials	4 × Plank
Health	150
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Building it gives practice	Window +1, Stone wall +1, Spike barricade +1

Stone wall

Stacked stone. Heavy work, hard to break.

Materials	6 × Stone
Health	400
Build time	2.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Stone Building), or 20 practice points
Building it gives practice	Sandbags +1, Furnace +1

Metal wall

Iron plates on a frame. The strongest wall of earth’s metal.

Materials	4 × Iron Ingot, 6 × Nails
Health	800
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Metal Building); needs the Engineer perk to make

Alloy wall

Plates of alien alloy on a frame. The strongest wall there is.

Materials	3 × Alien Alloy, 4 × Nails
Health	1600
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Alloy Wall); needs the Alien tech perk to make

Doors

Wood door

A plank door. E opens and closes it.

Materials	4 × Plank, 4 × Nails
Health	150
Build time	2 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Building it gives practice	Window +1

Metal door

A heavy iron door.

Materials	4 × Iron Ingot, 4 × Nails
Health	800
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Metal Building); needs the Engineer perk to make

Windows

Window

A barred window: you see through it, nothing walks through it.

Materials	2 × Plank, Scrap Metal
Health	100
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	10 practice points

Floors

Wood floor

Boards to stand on. A floored, walled room is shelter.

Materials	2 × Plank
Health	100
Build time	1 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Building it gives practice	Stone floor +1

Stone floor

Flagstones.

Materials	3 × Stone
Health	300
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Stone Building), or 15 practice points

Storage

Crate

A wooden crate to keep things in.

Materials	6 × Plank, 4 × Nails
Health	150
Build time	2 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Notes	storage 6 × 4

Locker

A steel locker with room for a lot.

Materials	6 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Iron Ingot
Health	400
Build time	2.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Metal Building)
Notes	storage 8 × 6

Stations

Workbench

Tools, building parts and the boat kit are made here.

Materials	8 × Plank, 8 × Nails
Health	300
Build time	3 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Notes	2 × 1 tiles, turns with R

Furnace

Smelts ore and coal into ingots and wire, wood into charcoal, while you are away.

Materials	12 × Stone
Health	500
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Stone Building), or 10 practice points
Notes	runs on its own

Chem bench

Gas filters, antitox, gunpowder and medicine.

Materials	6 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Chemicals, 4 × Plank
Health	300
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Chem Bench)
Notes	2 × 1 tiles, turns with R

Campfire

Warmth, drying and cooking. Burns wood or coal.

Materials	6 × Stone, 2 × Wood
Health	100
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Notes	runs on its own
Building it gives practice	Stove +2, Furnace +1

Stove

Cooks with less fuel than a campfire and warms a room.

Materials	4 × Iron Ingot, 6 × Stone
Health	400
Build time	3 s
Learned from	10 practice points
Notes	runs on its own

Smoking rack

A rack over a smouldering pit. Smoked meat keeps for weeks.

Materials	6 × Wood, 4 × Plank, 4 × Stone
Health	150
Build time	2 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Notes	runs on its own

Defences

Spike barricade

Sharpened stakes. Hurts whatever runs into it.

Materials	6 × Wood, 6 × Nails
Health	200
Build time	2 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Defences), or 15 practice points

Barbed wire

Slows and scratches anything that walks through.

Materials	4 × Scrap Metal
Health	100
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Defences)

Sandbags

Low cover to shoot over.

Materials	4 × Cloth, 4 × Stone
Health	300
Build time	2 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Defences), or 10 practice points

Turret

A powered gun that shoots at what attacks the base.

Materials	6 × Iron Ingot, 4 × Copper Wire, 10 × Gunpowder
Health	500
Build time	4 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Defences); needs the Engineer perk to make
Notes	storage 2 × 2; uses 4 power

Power

Generator

Burns fuel to power everything on its wires.

Materials	10 × Scrap Metal, 4 × Copper Wire, 2 × Iron Ingot
Health	400
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Power); needs the Engineer perk to make
Notes	supplies 10 power

Wire

Carries power from a generator. Lies under anything.

Materials	Copper Wire
Health	20
Build time	0.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Power)

Crystal generator

A cage of energy crystals that glows softly and powers everything on its wires, with no fuel.

Materials	6 × Energy Crystal, 4 × Alien Alloy, Anomaly Core, 4 × Copper Wire
Health	600
Build time	4 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Crystal Generator); needs the Alien tech perk to make
Notes	supplies 6 power

Light

Lamp

Electric light at night.

Materials	2 × Copper Wire, 2 × Scrap Metal
Health	80
Build time	1.5 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Power)
Notes	uses 1 power

Wall torch

A burning torch for light at night.

Materials	2 × Wood, Cloth
Health	50
Build time	1 s
Learned from	Known from the start

Furniture

Bed

Sleep to morning in safety, while your wounds heal.

Materials	6 × Plank, 4 × Cloth
Health	150
Build time	2.5 s
Learned from	Known from the start
Notes	2 × 1 tiles, turns with R

Utilities

Water collector

Fills slowly with clean rain water.

Materials	4 × Plank, 2 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Cloth
Health	150
Build time	2 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Farming)

Air filter

Cleans the air at home, slowly using gas filters.

Materials	6 × Scrap Metal, 4 × Copper Wire, 2 × Duct Tape
Health	300
Build time	3 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Filters)
Notes	uses 3 power

Charger

Refills batteries and devices left in it while its wires carry power.

Materials	3 × Scrap Metal, 2 × Copper Wire
Health	150
Build time	2 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Power)
Notes	storage 3 × 1; uses 2 power

Planet portal

An arch of alien alloy round a warm shimmer. Step through to the planet.

Materials	Beacon Core, 8 × Alien Alloy, 6 × Energy Crystal, 2 × Xeno Sample
Health	1000
Build time	6 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Planet Portal)
Notes	2 × 1 tiles, turns with R

Rift portal

Two Institute pylons round a steady tear. Step through to the rift.

Materials	Tear Anchor, 8 × Void Matter, 12 × Rift Shard, 2 × Anomaly Core
Health	1000
Build time	6 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Rift Portal)
Notes	2 × 1 tiles, turns with R

Farming

Planter

Grows berries and mushrooms from seeds and spores.

Materials	6 × Plank, 2 × Stone
Health	100
Build time	2 s
Learned from	A blueprint ( Blueprint: Farming)