Fabricator and Processor: unlock stations and make your first ingots

Fix the fully functional Fabricator message

The Lifepod’s built-in Fabricator has a limited recipe set. Constructing a base Fabricator provides the full station; scanned equipment still needs its own blueprint.

1. Unlock the Habitat Builder and construct a sealed, powered base using the building guide.
2. Open Interior Facilities in the Builder menu, choose Fabricator under Production, and place it on an interior wall.
3. Complete construction with 1 Titanium, 1 Copper and 1 Quartz, then interact with the new unit.

Scan the Processor at the Old Habitat

The Sonic Resonator guide also uses these ruins. Collect its scans while you are here only if your supplies allow.

1. Follow Quaker’s black-box signal to the Old Habitat if available. Published routes place these ruins roughly 350–400 m north of the Lifepod; use the buildings to correct your bearing.
2. GameWith describes dropping through the main entrance room’s floor opening, then entering the nearby ladder room. Scan the Processor in its far-left corner.
3. Confirm the Processor blueprint before returning. End the search if your oxygen reserve requires the return trip.

Build the Processor at home

Use the Habitat Builder’s Interior Facilities menu to place the Processor inside your base. Prepare its components at the Fabricator first. These costs cover the machine, separately from the materials you will process.

Select a recipe, load it and collect the output

1. Check that the base has power, then interact with the Processor.
2. Select the recipe you want before using Load Processor. Check that the required materials are available.
3. Wait for the process to finish and collect the output. Read the displayed time and power state before starting another batch.

Gather for Strong Acid

Look for Necrolei Cysts on Stilt Orbs, recognizable by their rounded bodies and pink tendrils. GameWith describes a gathering area west of the Old Habitat near an Angel Comb. Use the Survival Multitool to collect the cysts and watch for nearby Needlers.

Return with 2 Cysts for the listed Strong Acid recipe. Keep Mild Acid for construction separate from Strong Acid for later recipes. Plan another trip if oxygen or health is running low.

When crafting stops

Kingy’s preparation check: bring the batch ingredients into your inventory if storage access is unclear. This guide does not establish an automatic storage-pull radius, a fixed energy budget or universal processing times. The base-power guide explains how to check your supply.