Tools & Utility Items

Master crafting in The Alters! Learn to build vital tools and utility items like Mining Outposts, Suit Batteries, and Radiation Filters to ensure your survival and escape.

This guide details the crafting recipes for essential tools and utility items in The Alters. These items are crucial for resource gathering, base maintenance, and survival.

• Mining Outpost — Requires x30 Metals. Place on resource deposits to extract resources; must be connected via Pylons.
• Pylon Component Package x3 — Requires x30 Metals. Used to build various Pylons for connecting outposts.
• Suit Battery — Requires x40 Organics. Used to recharge your suit while exploring; single-use.
• Drill Cartridge — Requires x20 Metals. Used with the Drill to melt rock formations; one cartridge per use.
• Repair Kit — Requires x10 Metals. Used to repair base malfunctions; must be in stock for maintenance workers.
• Radiation Filter — Requires x10 Metals, x40 Organics. Powers the Radiation Barrier; lasts one day, after which the base fills with radiation.
• Qbit Chip — Requires x20 Metals, x20 Minerals, x1 Damaged Chip. Upgrades the Quantum Computer for more Alters and research.
• Mush — Requires x5 Organics. A basic, unappetizing meal providing nutrition.
• Cooked Meal — Requires x1 Raw Food. A high-quality, tasty meal; requires a Greenhouse for Raw Food.
• Raw Food — Requires x10 Organics. Used to prepare high-quality meals in the Kitchen.
• Raw Food Package x10 — Requires x50 Organics. Used for meals; takes longer to grow but uses less Organics.
• Metals and Organics — Requires x5 Enriched Metals. Refines Enriched Metals into Metals and Organics; surplus Organics are lost if the tank is full.