Crafting Stations — The Alters Guide

Learn how to craft items in The Alters. This guide covers scheduling production in the Workshop Queue, using crafting stations like the Workshop and Kitchen, and lists all known crafting recipes and their material costs.

Crafting in The Alters involves scheduling production in the Workshop Queue and then physically crafting items at designated workbenches. Access the Workshop Queue by pressing TAB and selecting 'Production'. Choose your workshop (e.g., Workshop, Kitchen), select the item to craft, and add it to the queue. Then, go to the specific room (e.g., Kitchen) and interact with the Workbench using the 'E' key to begin crafting. Be mindful of your energy levels, as crafting consumes a significant amount.

Here are the crafting recipes discovered so far:

Workshop Recipes

• Mining Outpost — Materials: x30 Metals. Description: Place on a resource deposit to extract resources. Must be connected to the base via Pylons.
• Pylon Component Package x3 — Materials: x30 Metals. Description: Used to build various types of Pylons that connect outposts to the main base.
• Suit Battery — Materials: x40 Organics. Description: Used to recharge your suit while exploring. Each battery is single-use.
• Drill Cartridge — Materials: x20 Metals. Description: A cartridge for the Drill used to melt rock formations. One cartridge is used per rock formation.
• Repair Kit — Materials: x10 Metals. Description: Used to repair the base during malfunctions. Must be in stock for Base Maintenance workers.
• Radiation Filter — Materials: x10 Metals, x40 Organics. Description: Powers the Radiation Barrier. Lasts one day; depleted filters allow radiation to fill the ship.
• Qbit Chip — Materials: x20 Metals, x20 Minerals, x1 Damaged Chip. Description: Upgrades the Quantum Computer, allowing more Alters and research.

Kitchen Recipes

• Mush — Materials: x5 Organics. Description: A basic, unappetizing meal that provides 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 to prepare high-quality meals in the Kitchen.
• Raw Food Package x10 — Materials: x50 Organics. Description: Used to prepare high-quality meals in the Kitchen. Takes longer to grow but uses less Organics than Raw Food.

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.