Before you start
- A Workbench and the rack’s displayed construction materials. January walkthroughs list 6 logs, 3 stones and 3 Light Hide.
- This procedure combines dated PC walkthroughs with official Update 1 corrections. Kingy has not reproduced it on stable 0.6.6 or the separate Update 7 preview.
Collect the hide your recipe needs
Nodecraft lists pigs among starter Light Hide sources; PC Gamer reports wolves for Medium Hide and bears or Mosshorns for Heavy Hide. These are reported examples, not guaranteed drop counts or a complete animal database. Check the dropped item’s name before continuing the hunt.
Keep the rack’s construction hides separate from the Medium Hide intended for the Backpack. Kingy suggests confirming one successful processing cycle before committing to a larger gathering trip.
Build, load and collect
Kingy’s success check: the input quantity decreases, the matching leather appears in Output, and the collected leather satisfies the target recipe. Record those observations if your world behaves differently.
- At the Workbench, select Tanning Rack and match the displayed logs, stones and raw Light Hide. Craft and place it at your base.
- Interact with the rack. Move the intended raw hide into Input; the published procedure starts processing after insertion.
- Wait for leather to appear in Output, then move it into your inventory. Check the label: Light Hide produces Light Leather, Medium Hide produces Medium Leather, and Heavy Hide produces Heavy Leather.
- For the base Backpack, return to the Workbench with the processed Medium Leather and your Iron Ingots, then follow [[backpack|the craft-and-activate steps]].
Diagnose the missing ingredient
For a stalled rack, Kingy suggests recording the Input, Output and any progress indicator with the branch, build and mods. No universal processing time, yield, off-screen progress rule or September drop table has been independently verified.
| Symptom | Next check |
|---|---|
| Cannot build the rack | Its reported construction recipe uses raw Light Hide. Leather and Medium Hide are different items. |
| Backpack still missing leather | Check both the grade and whether you collected Output. A hide in the rack is not yet leather in your inventory. |
| Rack seems slower than a guide promises | Read the active processing display and rack tier. Update 1 shortened processing for all three ordinary hide grades; launch timers are outdated. |
| The animal drops a different grade | Use the actual drop label. Published animal lists disagree for some species; do not spend a whole trip assuming every similar animal has the same drop. |
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Sources and how this guide was made
This guide uses the linked sources and any attributed demonstrations. Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps. Platform differences and limitations are noted with the advice they affect.
Coverage: Early Access · official news checked September 27 · Stable Update 6 / hotfix 0.6.6; Update 7 preview separate. Research checked 2026-09-27. Updated 2026-09-27
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