Resources (crafting materials) are the first step of building a successful colony, providing the raw materials that can be processed into useful items or higher tier materials. They are divided into minerals and gases (raw materials, both harvested directly from a resource node), as well as complex materials and complex liquids (manufactured out of raw materials using various crafting stations). Some complex materials and liquids can be found inside reinforced crates or can be salvaged from failed colonies and crashed satellites, spacecrafts or escape pods.
Scrap Materials[ | ]
Gathered by wrenching wreckage with a Survival Tool. Used by the following crafting station(s): furnace, Workbench.
Metals and minerals[ | ]
Gathered by mining rocks with a chisel. Used by the following crafting station(s): furnace, forge, fabricator. All metals and minerals can also be gathered by a Deep Terrain Drill as well as sand and Rock.
Gathered by picking up small rocks. Used by the following crafting station(s): work bench.
Produced by the following crafting station(s): furnace, forge. Used by the following crafting station(s): fabricator, forge, Workbench, Printer.
Organic materials[ | ]
Carbon-based matter, mostly produced by living organisms such as multicellular animals, plants, and fungi.
Body parts[ | ]
Gathered by killing aliens. Used for crafting and cooking.
 Crab Leg |
 Gnat Leg |
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 Gnat Tongue |
 Gnat Under Hook |
 Gnat Hook |
 Tumbo Leg |
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 Arachnoid Leg | |||||
 Arachnoid Tail |
 Orcek Leg |
 Snake Spines | |||
 Skeliopod Sack |
 Beetle Ball |
Plant parts[ | ]
Gathered by harvesting plants with a melee tool or weapon. Used for crafting.
Fruit and vegetables[ | ]
Can be found at the initial crash site or inside reinforced crates. Indigenous fruit can be harvested from trees by using a melee tool. Used for raw consumption and cooking.
Complex materials[ | ]
Produced by the following crafting station(s): Forge , Furnace, Chem Station.
Produced by the following crafting station(s): Chemistry Table, fabricator
Complex liquids[ | ]
Obtained from the wilderness. Used to quench one's thirst.
Obtained from the wilderness. Used for crafting.
 Organic Sludge |
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Produced by the following crafting station(s): Chem Station.
Gases[ | ]
Obtained from a geyser by equipping a barrel. Used by the following crafting station(s): chemistry table.
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