Craft the Scanner and keep it charged
Quick answer
At the Lifepod Fabricator, make a Scanner from 2 Titanium, 2 Quartz and 1 Basic Battery. That battery needs 2 Copper and 1 Acidic Raion Pouch.
4 steps
Before you start
1
The Scanner is missing, unpowered or not finishing a scan
Keep one finished battery for any separate use you are planning; the calculator allocates each entered battery to a selected Scanner. If you need a spare in addition to the Scanner, reserve it outside the stock you offer to this plan.
Buddy System changed the Repair Tool to two scans. That count does not establish the requirement for every tool. Follow the named blueprint and the matching guide instead of treating an old video’s count as universal.
| Problem | Check first | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| The Scanner cannot be crafted | Check the finished Basic Battery as well as Titanium and Quartz. | Craft the battery first. Do not enter its Copper and Pouch again as unused stock. |
| The tool has no charge | Read the Scanner charge bar and the recharge control shown for your bindings. | Fit a charged spare before returning to the fragment. |
| A fragment scan did not unlock the item | Check blueprint progress for that item. | Complete any remaining scans; different equipment has different requirements. |
| A resource shows an unexpected tool prompt | Check whether it is a loose pickup or a large deposit, and confirm the game update. | Adaptive Measures corrected misleading Sonic Resonator prompts on some ordinary nodes. |
2
Gather the raw materials
3
Prepare before a fragment trip
4
Bloom Biofilm displays a black square or placeholder icon
You’re ready when…
Sources · 4Official · Walkthrough · checked 8 Oct 2026 · Research checked 8 Oct 2026
Early Access 1.2: Buddy System ↗Current tool scans, co-op and base changes.Official ·
Scanner materials and battery chain ↗Scanner raw ingredients; cross-checked with PC Gamer.Walkthrough ·
Adaptive Measures update ↗July 8 release date, scan-progress and power-display fixes. Silver updates in Coral Gardens, nearby hint dialogue, misleading Sonic prompts and Silver nook pickup fixes. Storage excluded from nearby crafting and Moonpool size feedback.Official ·
Buddy System Hotfix 2 — October 6, 2026 ↗Official October 6 release notes: voice detection, Tadpole docking and teleporting, power streaming, Scanner Station accuracy, Shiver interaction with unpiloted vehicles, Biobed and rack visuals, black-box signal names, Xbox memory and crash diagnostics. Rollout may take time; no Kingy reproduction or universal save recovery.Official ·