Food machine repair and upgrades
Pack the four repair materials, identify compatible upgrade parts and unlock food buttons with Tokens.
Prepare the Nutri-Pack-O-Mat →Turn leftovers into a plan. Compare food recycling values, budget drinking water from Ice and look up the resources inside common breakable objects.
Enter whole items to calculate their base nutrient contribution.
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Base values before difficulty and installed-part effects.
Each line spends your entire nutrient budget on that one output. These are alternative choices, not quantities you can make together. Unlock the required slot in game first.
Compare difficulty settings →Pack the four repair materials, identify compatible upgrade parts and unlock food buttons with Tokens.
Prepare the Nutri-Pack-O-Mat →Compare satiety, thirst and stamina recovery, temporary bonuses and side effects before choosing what to eat.
Compare food and drinks →Each Ice provides 20 base water; each Bottle of water costs 22. Calculate a budget across batches, starting with an empty tank. These Build 25584330 values are before difficulty, machine condition and installed-part effects.
The kettle keeps a water budget between outputs. The separate crafting recipe uses 2 Ice per bottle. Tank space may require several loads; this calculator does not predict processing time or how much fits in one load.
Find a material or a source you recognize, then choose the tool for that interaction. Surface and deep deposits can need different equipment.
17 matching gathering sources
Metal balls and compatible breakable objects
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Crowbar / Scrap
Use the breakable-object list for specific drops; not every container contains Metal.
Plan the tool →Deep metal deposit
Rare asteroid deposits
Bring: Pounding rig
A deep deposit needs a Pounding rig rather than the surface gathering interaction.
Plan the tool →Titanium balls
Floating wreckage
Bring: Crowbar / Scrap
Distinguish loose breakable balls from deep deposits.
Plan the tool →Deep titanium deposit
Rare asteroid deposits
Bring: Pounding rig
Bring the rig for this source; the crowbar is used for breakable Titanium balls.
Plan the tool →Breakable ice
Ice formations and floating ice balls
Bring: Crowbar / Scrap
Gather crafting Ice from compatible breakable sources; some quest ice has its own required interaction.
Plan the tool →Hardened plastic in broken pipes
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Crowbar / Scrap
Look around broken utility lines for swollen or exposed plastic tubes.
Plan the tool →Power stabilizer
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Crowbar / Scrap
Refined metal is separate from ordinary Metal. Crafting provides another route.
Plan the tool →Surface aluminum deposit
Asteroids
Bring: Thumper
Keep the Thumper wound. Deep deposits use different equipment.
Plan the tool →Deep aluminum deposit
Rare asteroid deposits
Bring: Pounding rig
A Thumper cannot work this type of deep deposit.
Plan the tool →Exposed wiring
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Cutter
Covered wires may first need access with the crowbar and your hands. The Cutter performs the gathering step.
Plan the tool →Rubber sheets
Surfaces of ship and station wreckage
Bring: Cutter
Look for insulating sheets attached to panels or bulkheads.
Plan the tool →Soft panels
Ship and station paneling
Bring: Cutter
Interior airlock panels are a useful material type to recognize.
Plan the tool →Tape patches on repaired objects
Exposed heat pipes and other patched structures
Bring: Cutter
Cut existing layers of tape free rather than searching only for loose rolls.
Plan the tool →Bales of waste paper
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Cutter
Useful for suit panels; compare its protection in the Suit Planner.
Plan the tool →Foam panels and cushions
Ship and station wreckage
Bring: Cutter
Useful for suit panels, with tradeoffs beyond cold protection.
Plan the tool →Parking racks
Station wreckage and inhabited sectors
Bring: Twister
Use the unscrewing interaction. You can also compare the Techbits crafting recipe.
Plan the tool →Alkaline Mole burrows
Dark areas inside hollow asteroids
Bring: Spraytron
Use a suitable deposit interaction and deal with the Mole if present. Alkali and crafted Alkaline solution are separate supplies.
Plan the tool →Build 25584330. Locations describe source types and areas; they do not guarantee a fixed amount or a specific spawn. Read the gathering and maintenance guide →
Find the object you see or search for the resource you need. Objects with the same name are grouped together. Counts appear when their base variants specify the same amount; other amounts depend on the object you encounter.
19 object types
Random food × 4
Random food
Ice × 5
Metal × 2
Battery cell × 2
Battery cell × 2
Amount varies by object.
Titanium × 4
Electronics × 2
Electronics × 2
Ice × 2
Amount varies by object.
Plastic × 2
Recycling inputs and output costs follow the Nutri-Pack-O-Mat’s base food values. They are separate from hand-crafting recipes. Nutrient pack is the only food output available initially. The Kettle Bobby water budget covers Build 25584330, October 5, 2026. Both calculators use base values; difficulty, installed parts and your progress can change the machine you use.