Construction

Construction, or building, is one of the most accessible mechanics. It allows you to create walls, furniture, makeshift weapons and machines, all via a few clicks of some buttons and the needed materials. There are arguably three types of construction; structures/furniture, items and grids/floors. The former two using the build menu, while the latter just takes items in your inventory.

Build Menu

The in-game build menu

• The first thing you want to familiarize yourself with is the build menu, opened by pressing G or clicking the hammer icon in the top left.
• On the left you should see a list of objects and items, when you click on these the right side should change to match the item you clicked on.
• Above the left side there is a search bar to sift through all the many things you can make.
• The right side shows the materials you need and steps you need to follow to actually construct the object.
• On the bottom right side there should be a "Place construction ghost" button, this is what you use to choose the location you want to build something. Right click to cancel this action
• The "Eraser Mode" is what you use to remove unwanted construction ghosts
• "Clear All" removes ALL of your construction ghosts

Build Structures and Furniture

To build a machine or furniture via the Build menu:

• you need its required materials around you
• click the construct button in the #Build Menu
• locate the desired item (note that for many machines, you'll need to start with a Machine Frame and have the associated Circuit Board).
• click 'Place Construction Ghost'
• click the desired location of the machine
• ensure you now see a green 'ghost' of the machine at the desired location.
• close the Build menu
• right click to exit the Construction mode
• examine the construction ghost to determine what items it needs
• place the required item(s) in your hand and click on the construction ghost

For example, if it were a basic wall you would place 2 steel on the construction ghost to build it.

Craft Items

To make an item via the Build menu:

• you need its required materials around you
• click the construct button in the #Build Menu
• locate the desired item
• click Craft

Grids and floors

Now making new grids or extending an already made one just takes a bit of know how. If you wish to expand an already existing one take some Metal Rods and click on an empty space right next to a floor; this should create a tile called lattice. A lattice is full of holes and will not function as a proper floor. To install proper flooring you place down a steel sheet on the lattice to make a tile called steel plating. You can then optionally get some floor tiles and place them down on top of the plating.

Making new grids

If you click with Metal Rods on any space tile that is not adjacent to a floor tile it will create a new grid which will not be attached to any others, this is how people make shuttles.

Deconstruction

Deconstruction is the act of taking apart an object down to its raw components. For example taking a chair and reverting it back into a steel sheet. Deconstruction often causes a loss of value. Note that a lot of objects can be simply pulled out of the way rather than deconstructed. Some objects will first need to be unanchored with a wrench in order to be pulled.

To find deconstruction instructions, right-click the object to bring up the drop-down menu and click ‘Begin Deconstruction’. Afterwards, every time you examine the object, it will tell you your next step. Most objects will require Engineer tools to deconstruct. If a Welding Tool is required, be sure to first wear a Welding Mask. Deconstruction of some items is not as intuitive. For example, deconstruction of plating (floor) or lattice (requires wirecutters).

Constructable items

This is not an exhaustive list and is mainly for wiki searchability as it's not always obvious how objects are sourced. All of these objects are sourced via the Construction menu.:

Furniture

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
bar stool	A seat commonly found at the bar	1 steel
bed	Used to lie in, sleep in or be strapped into. Resting on this provides extremely slow healing	2 steel, 2 cloth
chair	A steel seat.	1 steel
comfy chair	A comfy steel seat.	5 steel
curtains	A pair of curtains made out of cloth.	2 cloth
dark office chair	A steel seat.	2 steel
dog bed	A comfy-looking dog bed. You can even strap your pet in, in case the gravity turns off.	10 wood plank
folding chair	An easy to carry chair.	1 plastic, 2 rods
glass table	A square piece of glass, standing on four metal legs.	2 rods, 1 glass
meat spike	A spike found in kitchens butchering animals.	15 steel
medical bed	A hospital bed for patients to recover in. Resting here provides fairly slow healing.	2 plasteel, 2 durathread
metal counter	Looks like a good place to put a drink down.	2 steel
office chair	You sit in this. Either by will or force.	2 steel
pilots chair	Fit for a captain.	5 steel
plasma glass table	A square piece of plasma glass, standing on four metal legs. Pretty!	2 rods, 1 plasma glass
poker table	A square piece of wood standing on four legs covered by a cloth. (What did you expect?)	2 rods, 1 wood plank, 1 cloth
rack	A rack for storing things on.	2 steel
reinforced glass table	A square piece of glass, standing on four metal legs. Extra robust.	2 rods, 1 reinforced glass
reinforced steel table	A square piece of metal standing on four metal legs. Extra robust.	2 rods, 1 plasteel
reinforced wood table	A square piece of wood standing on four metal legs. Extra robust.	2 rods, 3 wood planks
ritual chair	A strangely carved chair.	2 wood plank
steel table	A square piece of metal standing on four metal legs.	2 rods, 1 steel
stool	A small steel stool to sit on.	1 steel
tatami mat	It's a portion of a tatami mat.	1 paper
tatami square	It's tatami, but a square.	1 paper
toilet	A human excrement flushing apparatus.	5 steel
wood counter	Do not apply fire to this. Rumour says it burns easily.	2 wood planks
wood table	Do not apply fire to this. Rumour says it burns easily.	2 rods, 1 wood plank
wooden chair	A nice wooden chair to sit on.	3 wood planks

Machines

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
computer	A computer frame that can be configured with a computer circuit board.	5 steel, computer circuit board,5 lv cable, 2 glass	screwdriver
directional light switch	A switch for toggling lights that are connected to the same APC.	1 steel, 1 lv cable
directional signal button	It's a button for activating something.	1 steel, 1 lv cable
directional signal switch	It's a switch for toggling power to things	1 steel, 1 lv cable
File:Glimmer Drain.png glimmer drain	Decreases glimmer.	5 plasteel, 5 lv cable, 5 normality crystals	wrench, welder
File:Glimmer Prober.png glimmer prober	Increases glimmer and research points.	5 plasteel, 5 lv cable, 5 bluespace crystals	wrench, welder
golem	Your own personal servant! Requires a soul crystal to activate	10 plasteel, 5 bluespace crystals
light switch	A switch for toggling lights that are connected to the same APC.	1 steel, 1 lv cable
machine frame	A machine under construction. Needs more parts.	5 steel, 1 lv cable, any machine board	wrench, screwdriver
signal button	It's a button for activating something.	1 steel, 1 lv cable
signal switch	It's a switch for toggling power to things.	1 steel, 1 lv cable
silver golem	Your very own personal servant! Requires a soul crystal to activate.	20 plasteel, 10 uranium, silver core
two-way lever	A lever to control machines. It has 3 modes.	2 steel, 1 lv cable
wood golem	Your very own personal servant! This one can hold plants. Requires a soul crystal to activate.	20 wood planks, 5 bluespace crystals

Materials

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
durathread	A high-quality thread used to make durable clothes.	1 cloth, 1 plastic
metal rod	A sturdy metal rod that can be used for various purposes.	1 steel
plasma glass	A sheet of translucent plasma.	1 glass, 1 plasma
reinforced glass	A reinforced sheet of glass.	1 glass, 1 rods
reinforced plasma glass	A reinforced sheet of translucent plasma.	1 glass, 1 plasma, 1 rods

Misc

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
blunt	A smokeable object for entertainment.	1 dried tobacco leaves, 1 ground cannabis
cigarette	A roll of tobacco and nicotine that can be smoked.	1 rolling paper, 1 cigarette filter, 1 ground tobacco
fish labeler	For labeling your pet fish.	1 hand labeler, 1 carp plushie
flower crown	A coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers.	1 flower
ghost sheet	Become a spooky ghost. Boo!	5 cloth
ground cannabis	Ground cannabis, ready to take you on a trip.	2 dried cannabis leaves
ground tobacco	Ground tobacco, perfect for hand-rolled cigarettes.	2 dried tobacco leaves
joint	A roll of dried plant matter wrapped in thin paper.	1 rolling paper, 1 cigarette filter, 1 ground cannabis
moth plushie	A cute little moth plushie.	1 mothroach hide, 3 cloth
tinfoil hat	Protect yourself from all the psionics on board this cursed vessel.	1 steel

Storage

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
File:Cardboard Box Small.png cardboard box	A small box for storing things.	1 cardboard
cardboard box	A big box for storing things or hiding in.	5 cardboard
livestock crate	A wooden crate for holding livestock.	5 wood planks
plastic crate	A plastic crate for storing things.	5 plastic
steel crate	A metal crate for storing things.	5 steel

Structures

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
air alarm	Reacts when air goes bad.	2 steel, 2 lv cable, air alarm electronics	screwdriver
air sensor	Senses air.	2 steel	welder
airlock	It opens and closes. Air cannot pass but mice can?!	4 steel, 5 lv cable, door electronics circuit board	screwdriver
catwalk	A fancy lattice.	2 rods
conveyor belt	Can be used to transport items in one direction and can connect to other conveyor belts.	conveyor belt assembly
diagonal shuttle wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out.	3 steel, 3 plasteel	welder
directional plasma window	Clear, tinted window that is tougher than glass.	1 plasma glass
directional reinforced plasma window	Clear, fire-resistant, tinted window that is tougher than glass.	1 reinforced plasma glass
directional reinforced window	Clear window that is tougher than glass.	1 reinforced glass
directional window	Clear window.	1 glass
fire alarm	Spicy!	2 steel, 2 lv cable, fire alarm electronics	screwdriver
firelock	Locks an area when a fire alarm in the are is triggered. Don't get squished!	3 steel, 2 lv cable, firelock electronics	wrench, screwdriver
girder	A large structural assembly made out of metal.	2 steel
glass airlock	It opens, it closes, and maybe crushes you.	4 steel, 5 lv cable, door electronics, 2 reinforced glass	screwdriver
glass firelock	Locks an area when a fire alarm in the are is triggered. Don't get squished!	3 steel, 2 lv cable, firelock electronics, 2 glass	wrench, screwdriver
glass shuttle airlock	Necessary for connecting two space craft together. This one has a window.	4 plasteel, door electronics, 5 lv cable, 2 silver, 2 reinforced glass	wrench, welder
gold door	A primitive door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 gold
gold wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is golden.	2 steel, 2 gold	welder
grille	A flimsy framework of iron rods.	2 rods
ground light post	A ground light fixture. Use light bulbs.	5 steel
intercom	For when the station just needs to know something.	2 steel, 2 lv cable, intercom electronics	screwdriver
interior shuttle wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is made out of steel.	4 steel, 2 rods	screwdriver
metal door	A primitive metal door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 steel
paper door	A primitive paper door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 paper
paper wall	Helps to contain the repeated screams of martial artists.	2 steel, 2 paper
plasma door	A primitive plasma door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 plasma
plasma wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is made out of plasma.	2 steel, 2 plasma	welder
plasma window	Clear and even tougher, with a purple tint.	2 plasma glass
plastic flaps	A plastic flap to let items through and keep people out.	5 plastic
plastic wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is plastic.	2 steel, 2 plastic
railing	Basic railing meant to protect idiots like you from falling.	1 rod
railing corner	Basic railing meant to protect idiots like you from falling.	2 rods
railing corner small	Basic railing meant to protect idiots like you from falling.	1 rod
reinforced girder	A large structural assembly made out of metal and plasteel.	2 steel, 2 plasteel
reinforced plasma window	Fire resistant and even tougher, with a purple tint.	2 reinforced plasma glass
reinforced wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is reinforced.	2 steel, 4 plasteel
reinforced window	Clear but tough.	2 reinforced glass
secure windoor	It opens, it closes, and you can see through it! This one looks tough.	4 plasteel, 5 reinforced glass, 5 lv cable, 1 door electronics	screwdriver
shutter	Connect it to a button to open and close it.	3 steel, 2 lv cable, door electronics	screwdriver, wrench
shuttle airlock	necessary for connecting two space craft together.	4 plasteel, door electronics, 5 lv cable, 2 silver	wrench, welder, screwdriver
shuttle wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out.	2 steel, 4 plasteel, 4 rods	screwdriver
shuttle window	Extra sturdy to resist the pressure of FTL or sustain damage from munitions.	2 plasteel, 2 reinforced glass
silver door	A primitive silver door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 silver
silver wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is made out of silver.	2 steel, 2 silver	welder
small wall light	A wall light fixture. Use light bulbs.	1 steel
tinted window	Not clear but tough.	2 reinforced glass
uranium wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is made out of uranium.	2 steel, 2 uranium	welder
wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is made of steel.	4 steel
wall light	A wall light fixture. Use light tubes.	2 steel
windoor	It opens, it closes, and you can see through it!	4 steel, 5 glass, 5 lv cable, 1 door electronics	screwdriver
window	Clear.	2 glass
wood wall	Keeps the air in and the greytide out. This one is wooden.	2 steel, 2 wood planks
wooden barricade	An improvised barricade made out of wooden planks.	5 wood planks
wooden door	A primitive wooden door with manual operation like the cavemen used.	20 wood planks

Tiles

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
dark tile	Four dark station floor tiles.	1 steel
steel tile	Four steel station tiles.	1 steel
white tile	Four white station tiles.	1 steel
wood floor	Four pieces of wooden station flooring.	1 wood plank

Tools

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
blindfold	Better hope everyone turns a blind eye to you crafting this sussy item...	3 cloth
damp rag	A damp rag to clean up the ground. Better than slipping around all day.	1 cloth
gauze	When you've really got nothing left. Can be used to stop bleeding.	2 cloth
makeshift handcuffs	Homemade handcuffs crafted from spare cables.	15 lv cable
muzzle	A muzzle to shut your victim up.	2 steel, 3 cloth
torch	A torch fashioned from some wood.	2 wood planks

Utilities

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
air injector	Injects air into the atmosphere.	2 steel
air scrubber	Sucks gas into connected pipes.	2 steel
air vent	Pumps gas into the room.	2 steel
APC	Area Power Controller (APC). Controls power in an area.	3 steel, APC electronics
brig timer	A wallmounted timer for sending timed signals to things. This one has a screen for displaying text and requires security access to use.	5 steel, 2 lv cable, brig timer electronics, 2 glass	screwdriver
cable terminal	Input for devices such as the SMES. Red cables must face this.	10 lv cable
camera	Surveillance device.	2 steel, 1 lv cable	screwdriver
cleanbot	A robot that wanders around the station mopping up any puddles it sees.	bucket, proximity sensor, borg arm
connector port	Can connect portable devices related to atmospherics control.	2 steel
disposal bend	A disposal pipe bent at a 90 degree angle.	2 steel
disposal junction	A disposal three-way junction pipe. The arrow indicates where trash will exit.	2 steel
disposal pipe	A disposal pipe used for constructing disposal systems.	2 steel
disposal router	A disposal three-way router. Trash with a certain name get routed to the side.	2 steel
disposal tagger	A pipe that tags entities for routing.	2 steel
disposal trunk	A pipe trunk used as an entry point for disposal systems.	2 steel
disposal unit	A pneumatic waste disposal unit.	2 steel, 2 lv cable, 2 plastic	screwdriver
disposal Y junction	A three-wat junction with another exit point.	2 steel
dual-port air vent	Has a valve and a pump attached to it. There are two ports, one is an input for releasing air, the other is an output when siphoning.	2 steel
gas filter	Very useful for filtering gases.	2 steel
gas mixer	Very useful for mixing gases.	2 steel
gas pipe bend	A pipe segment bent at a 90 degree angle.	2 steel
gas pipe fourway	A pipe segment with a fourway junction.	2 steel
gas pipe half	Half of a gas pipe. No skateboards.	2 steel
gas pipe straight	A straight pipe segment.	2 steel
gas pipe T junction	A pipe segment with a T junction.	2 steel
gas pump	A pump that moves gas by pressure.	2 steel
honkbot	This bot honks and slips people.	box of hugs, clowns rubber stamp, bike horn, proximity sensor, borg arm
mailing unit	A pneumatic mail delivery unit.	2 steel, 2 lv cable, 2 plastic, mailing unit electronics	screwdriver
manual valve	A pipe with a valve that can be used to disable the flow of gas through it.	2 steel
medibot	This bot can help supply basic healing.	medkit, health analyzer, proximity sensor, borg arm
passive gate	A one-way air valve that does not require power.	2 steel
passive vent	Unpowered vent that equalises gases on both sides.	2 steel
pneumatic valve	Valve controlled by pressure.	2 steel
screen timer	A wallmounted timer for sending timed signals to things. This one has a screen for displaying text.	5 steel, 2 lv cable, screen timer electronics, 2 glass	screwdriver
signal timer	A wallmounted timer for sending timed signals to things.	5 steel 2 lv cable, signal timer electronics	screwdriver
signal valve	Valve controlled by signal inputs.	2 steel
solar assembly	Can be turned into a solar panel or a solar tracker.	1 solar assembly parts, 2 glass	wrench
telescreen	A surveillance camera monitor for the wall.	2 steel, 5 lv cable, surveillance camera monitor board, 2 glass	screwdriver
volumetric gas pump	A pump that moves gas by volume.	2 steel
wallmount APU	A wallmount APU for compact shuttles. Make sure to place cable underneath before building the wall.	5 steel, 5 lv cable, wallmount APU circuit board	screwdriver
wallmount generator	A wallmount generator for compact spaces. Make sure to place cable underneath before building the wall.	5 steel, 5 lv cable, wallmount generator circuit board	screwdriver
wallmount substation	A wallmount substation for compact spaces. Make sure to place cable underneath before building the wall.	5 steel, 5 lv cable, wallmount substation circuit board	screwdriver

Weapons

Name	Description	Required Materials	Required Tools
File:Baseball bat.png baseball bat	A robust baseball bat.	5 wood planks
spear	A crude spear for when you need to put holes in somebody.	2 rods, 2 lv cable, glass shard
reinforced spear	A crude spear for when you need to put holes in somebody.	2 rods, 2 lv cable, reinforced glass shard
plasma spear	A crude spear for when you need to put holes in somebody.	2 rods, 2 lv cable, plasma glass shard
uranium spear	A crude spear for when you need to put holes in somebody.	2 rods, 2 lv cable, uranium glass shard
shiv	A crude weapon fashioned from a piece of cloth and a glass shard for desperate situations.	1 cloth, glass shard
reinforced shiv	A crude weapon fashioned from a piece of cloth and a glass shard for desperate situations.	1 cloth, reinforced glass shard
plasma shiv	A crude weapon fashioned from a piece of cloth and a glass shard for desperate situations.	1 cloth, plasma glass shard
uranium shiv	A crude weapon fashioned from a piece of cloth and a glass shard for desperate situations.	1 cloth, uranium glass shard
improvised pneumatic cannon	This son of a gun can fire anything that fits in it using just a little gas.	1 pipe, cuffs, 6 steel
makeshift bola	A simple weapon for tripping someone at a distance.	cuffs, 6 steel
makeshift shield	Crude and falling apart. Why would you make this?	15 lv cable, 30 steel
modular grenade	Construct a grenade using a trigger and a payload.	5 steel, 1 lv cable, any trigger, any payload
modular mine	Construct a landmine using a payload.	5 steel, 1 lv cable, proximity sensor, any payload
wooden buckler	A nicely carved wooden shield!	cuffs, 20 wood planks, 10 steel

Troubleshooting

IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH COMPLETING A CONSTRUCTION GHOST: Make sure you aren’t still in ‘place construction ghost’ mode. If you are, the bar in your crafting menu will be green. Press Escape or right click to exit the mode after which you can start construction.