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The Fabricator is an appliance which can be used to craft food & water, equipment, tools and deployables from raw, basic or advanced materials.

Usage[]

When activated with LMB, it will display an interface from which the player can choose an item to craft. If the player has the required materials to craft an item, the item will be in color and highlighted in blue; otherwise, the item will be greyed out and highlighted in grey. The player can cancel out of the interface with RMB. The player can pin a recipe with RMB.

When the Fabricator finishes crafting an item, it will usually place it in the player's inventory. However, if the player moves away from the Fabricator during the crafting process, the newly crafted item will remain in the Fabricator, and the player must come back and manually pick it up. In this case, the player will receive a notification that their item is ready. The Fabricator cannot be used to craft items while there are still items in it that have not been picked up.

By default, the Fabricator interface disappears while it is crafting an item and reappears when it is finished. The player can hold the key for sprinting (by default: Shift ) when they select an item to craft to leave the interface open during crafting.

The Fabricator requires Energy to work, and will consume 5 Energy per item crafted from a Seabase. If there is not enough Energy, the Fabricator cannot be used. The Fabricator does not require energy to operate in Creative Mode.

Recipe[]

The blueprint for this item is unlocked by unlocking the Habitat Builder. It is also crafted there.

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Copper Ore Icon
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Fabricator Crafting Sections[]

The Fabricator has five main recipe categories:

Resources[]

Basic Materials[]

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Metal Salvage Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Titanium Ingot Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Creepvine Sample Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Creepvine Seed Cluster Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Quartz Icon
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Glass Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Creepvine Seed Cluster Icon
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Lubricant Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Glass Icon
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Lead Icon
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Diamond Icon
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Enameled Glass Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Ingot Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Plasteel Ingot Icon

Advanced Materials[]

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Young Cotton Anemone Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Hydrochloric Acid Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Flowering Spore Icon
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Ribbon Plant Icon
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Benzene Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Ruby Icon
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Spiral Plant Clipping Icon
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Synthetic Fibers Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Gel Sack Icon
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Ruby Icon
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Aerogel Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Gold Icon
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Hydrochloric Acid Icon
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Polyaniline Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Creepvine Seed Cluster Icon
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Gel Sack Icon
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Hydraulic Fluid Icon


Electronics[]

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Copper Wire Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Ribbon Plant Icon
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Battery Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Ion Cube Icon
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Gold Icon
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Silver Ore Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Ion Battery Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Power Cell Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Ion Battery Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Ion Power Cell Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Table Coral Sample Icon
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Gold Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Silver Ore Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Advanced Wiring Kit Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Uraninite Crystal Icon
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Lead Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Glass Icon
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Reactor Rod Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Gold Icon
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Silver Ore Icon
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Table Coral Sample Icon
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Parallel Processing Unit Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Parallel Processing Unit Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lead Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Test Override Module Icon

Sustenance[]

Water[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Bladderfish Icon
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Filtered Water Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Frost Vase Plant Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Water Purification Tablet Icon

Cooked Food[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Bladderfish Icon
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Cooked Bladderfish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Boomerang Icon
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Cooked Boomerang Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Hoopfish Icon
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Cooked Hoopfish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Spinefish Icon
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Cooked Spinefish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Spinner Fish Icon
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Cooked Spinner Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Arctic Peeper Icon
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Cooked Arctic Peeper Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Arrow Ray Icon
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Cooked Arrow Ray Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Symbiote Icon
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Cooked Symbiote Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Noot Fish Icon
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Cooked Noot Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Triops Icon
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Cooked Triops Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Feather Fish Icon
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Cooked Feather Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Feather Fish (Red) Icon
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Cooked Feather Fish (Red) Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Discus Fish Icon
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Cooked Discus Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Preston's Plant Leaf Icon
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Fevered Pepper Icon
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Spicy Fruit Salad Icon

Cured Food[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Bladderfish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Bladderfish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Boomerang Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Boomerang Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Hoopfish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Hoopfish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Spinefish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Spinefish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Spinner Fish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Spinner Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Arctic Peeper Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Arctic Peeper Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Arrow Ray Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Arrow Ray Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Symbiote Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Symbiote Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Noot Fish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Noot Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Triops Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Item Arrow
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Cured Triops Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Feather Fish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Feather Fish Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Feather Fish (Red) Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Feather Fish (Red) Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Discus Fish Icon
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Salt Deposit Icon
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Cured Discus Fish Icon

Personal[]

Equipment[]

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Standard O₂ Tank Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Standard O₂ Tank Icon
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Glass Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Silver Ore Icon
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High Capacity O₂ Tank Icon
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Modification Station Icon
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High Capacity O₂ Tank Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Booster Tank Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Fins Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Synthetic Fibers Icon
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Diamond Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Reinforced Dive Suit Icon

(no target detected)

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Fabricator Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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Snow Stalker Fur Icon
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Cold Suit Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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Snow Stalker Fur Icon
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Cold Suit Gloves Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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Snow Stalker Fur Icon
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Cold Suit Helmet Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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First Aid Kit Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Fiber Mesh Icon
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Item Arrow
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Rebreather Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Compass Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Pipe Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Floating Air Pump Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Ion Battery Icon
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Glass Icon
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Headlamp Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Glass Icon
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Thermos Icon

Tools[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Scanner Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Repair Tool Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Glass Icon
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Flashlight Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Survival Knife Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Creepvine Seed Cluster Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Battery Icon
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Item Arrow
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Pathfinder Tool Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Bladderfish Icon
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Air Bladder Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Flare Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Battery Icon
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Item Arrow
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Habitat Builder Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Diamond Icon
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Battery Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Item Arrow
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Laser Cutter Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Battery Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Propulsion Cannon Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Glass Icon
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Item Arrow
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Light Stick Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Magnetite Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Thumper Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Item Arrow
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Mineral Detector Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Ion Cube Icon
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Tether Tool Icon

Deployables[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Lubricant Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Seaglide Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Ingot Icon
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Lubricant Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Mobile Vehicle Bay Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Copper Ore Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Beacon Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Waterproof Locker Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Advanced Wiring Kit Icon
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Ion Cube Icon
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Quantum Locker Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Battery Icon
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Copper Ore Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Grav Trap Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Copper Wire Icon
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Item Arrow
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Spy Pengling Remote Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Silicone Rubber Icon
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Battery Icon
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Item Arrow
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Spy Pengling Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Item Arrow
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Snowfox Jump Module Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Snowfox Ice Worm Attack Reduction Module Icon

Upgrades[]

Prawn Suit Upgrades[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Synthetic Fibers Icon
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Enameled Glass Icon
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Ruby Icon
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Prawn Suit Depth Module MK1 Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Kyanite Icon
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Polyaniline Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Prawn Suit Thermal Reactor Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Nickel Ore Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Prawn Suit Jump Jet Upgrade Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Magnetite Icon
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Item Arrow
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Prawn Suit Propulsion Cannon Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Benzene Icon
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Advanced Wiring Kit Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Prawn Suit Grappling Arm Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Diamond Icon
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Item Arrow
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Prawn Suit Drill Arm Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Aerogel Icon
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Item Arrow
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Prawn Suit Torpedo Arm Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Magnetite Icon
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Item Arrow
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Vortex Torpedo Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Titanium Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Item Arrow
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Gas Torpedo Icon

Seatruck Upgrades[]

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Fabricator Icon
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Wiring Kit Icon
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Power Cell Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Crystalline Sulfur Icon
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Seatruck Afterburner Upgrade Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Computer Chip Icon
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Diamond Icon
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Benzene Icon
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Item Arrow
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Seatruck Energy Efficiency Upgrade Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Advanced Wiring Kit Icon
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Lubricant Icon
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Lithium Icon
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Item Arrow
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Seatruck Horsepower Upgrade Icon
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Fabricator Icon
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Plasteel Ingot Icon
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Enameled Glass Icon
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Item Arrow
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Seatruck Depth Upgrade MK1 Icon
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Fabricator Icon
Item Arrow
Computer Chip Icon
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Ruby Icon
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Power Cell Icon
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Polyaniline Icon
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Item Arrow
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Seatruck Perimeter Defense Upgrade Icon

Databank Entry[]

Fabricator

Fabrication technology is the power to rearrange matter at the atomic level. It was the catalyst behind the great expansion, and remains the backbone of the modern world.

Fabricators come in all shapes and sizes, but the most common are small enough to be wall-mounted, and are used for everything from constructing everyday implements to cooking dinner. It is common today for households to keep a store of generic base materials on hand for any eventuality.

Source: Unlocked by default

Achievements[]

Main article: Achievements
Spoiler alert: The following section contains story related material.
Spy Pengling Achievement Spy Pengling

Construct a spy pengling.


How to obtain: Scan and fabricate a Spy Pengling.

Spoiler alert: The following section contains story related material.
Dressed For The Weather Achievement Dressed For The Weather

Construct a cold suit.


How to obtain: Fabricate and equip all parts of the Cold Suit.


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