Crafting Components — The Alters Guide

Learn how to craft essential items in The Alters, including Workshop components like Suit Batteries and Pylons, and Kitchen meals like Mush and Cooked Meals.

Crafting in The Alters involves scheduling production in the Workshop Queue via the 'TAB' key and selecting 'Production'. Navigate to your desired workshop (e.g., Workshop, Kitchen), choose an item to craft, and add it to the queue. Then, go to the specific workshop room and interact with the Workbench using the 'E' key to begin crafting. Be mindful of your energy consumption, as crafting uses a significant amount.

Workshop Recipes:

• Mining Outpost — Materials: x30 Metals. Description: Place on a resource deposit to extract resources; must be connected to the base with Pylons.
• Pylon Component Package x3 — Materials: x30 Metals. Description: Used to build various Pylons for connecting outposts to the main base.
• Suit Battery — Materials: x40 Organics. Description: Recharges your suit while exploring; each battery is single-use.
• Drill Cartridge — Materials: x20 Metals. Description: For the Drill, used to melt rock formations; one cartridge per rock formation.
• Repair Kit — Materials: x10 Metals. Description: Repairs base malfunctions; must be in stock for Base Maintenance workers.
• Radiation Filter — Materials: x10 Metals, x40 Organics. Description: Powers the Radiation Barrier; lasts one day, after which the ship fills with radiation.
• Qbit Chip — Materials: x20 Metals, x20 Minerals, x1 Damaged Chip. Description: Upgrades the Quantum Computer for more Alters and research.

Kitchen Recipes:

• Mush — Materials: x5 Organics. Description: A basic, unappetizing meal providing nutrition.
• Cooked Meal — Materials: x1 Raw Food. Description: A high-quality, tasty, nutritious meal. Requires a Greenhouse for Raw Food.

Greenhouse Recipes:

• Raw Food — Materials: x10 Organics. Description: Used for preparing high-quality meals in the Kitchen.
• Raw Food Package x10 — Materials: x50 Organics. Description: Used for high-quality meals; takes longer to grow but uses less Organics.

Refinery Recipes:

• Metals and Organics — Materials: x5 Enriched Metals. Description: Refines Enriched Metals into Metals and Organics. Surplus Organics are lost if the tank is full.