Crafting Skills — Voidtrain Guide

Master Voidtrain's crafting skills to create essential tools, weapons, and train components. Learn how to combine resources for survival and progression.

Crafting skills are fundamental to survival and progression in Voidtrain. Mastering these skills allows you to transform salvaged materials into essential tools, powerful weapons, vital ship components, and much more. Investing in your crafting abilities is investing in your future.

The Crafting System Overview

Voidtrain features a robust crafting system where you combine various resources at designated crafting stations. The effectiveness and type of items you can craft are directly tied to your character's skill level in different crafting disciplines. Higher skill levels unlock more advanced recipes and improve the quality or efficiency of crafted items.

Key Crafting Skill Trees

Your crafting progression is typically divided into several interconnected skill trees. While specific names may vary, common disciplines include:

• Engineering/Mechanics: Focuses on repairing ship systems, building mechanical components, and crafting tools. Essential for maintaining your Voidtrain.
• Weaponry/Armaments: Allows you to craft and upgrade firearms, ship-mounted weapons, and ammunition. Crucial for defense and offense.
• Electronics/Circuitry: Enables the creation of advanced electronic components, power systems, and specialized gadgets. Vital for ship upgrades and utility items.
• Alchemy/Chemistry: Used for crafting consumables like medical supplies, stimulants, and potentially specialized fuels or explosives.
• Tailoring/Textiles: Focuses on crafting armor, protective gear, and cosmetic items for your crew.

Leveling Up Crafting Skills

You'll typically gain experience in a crafting skill by successfully crafting items within that discipline. The more complex or higher-tier the item, the more experience you'll earn. Some actions, like salvaging specific components or researching new blueprints, might also contribute to skill progression.

Unlocking New Recipes and Blueprints

As your crafting skills increase, you'll automatically unlock more advanced recipes. Additionally, you'll find blueprints scattered throughout the world, in derelict stations, or as rewards for quests. These blueprints are essential for learning to craft specific items, even if your skill level is sufficient.

Quality and Efficiency

Higher crafting skill levels often translate to improved item quality. This could mean weapons with higher damage, armor with better protection, or tools that are more durable. Some skills might also increase crafting efficiency, allowing you to produce items faster or with fewer resources.

Strategic Crafting Choices

Deciding which crafting skills to prioritize depends on your playstyle and current needs. If you're struggling with combat, investing in Weaponry is wise. If your ship is constantly breaking down, Engineering should be your focus. Balancing your skill development is key to a well-rounded character and ship.

Crafting Stations

Different crafting stations are required for different types of items. You'll find basic crafting benches on your train, but more advanced items will require specialized stations, such as a weapons workbench, an electronics assembly station, or a chemistry lab. These can often be built or upgraded on your train.

Skill Tree	Primary Focus	Key Items Crafted
Engineering	Ship Repair & Components	Repair Kits, Engine Parts, Hull Plating
Weaponry	Firearms & Ammunition	Pistols, Rifles, Ammo, Grenades
Electronics	Power & Gadgets	Batteries, Scanners, Advanced Modules
Alchemy	Consumables & Meds	Medkits, Stimulants, Potions