Crafting

Link titleCrafting is the process of taking raw Materials and turning them into useful objects. In Astroneer crafting mostly done using 3d printer technology to make objects of different size.

Infrastructure
Constructing your first Base is usually the driving force behind everything a new Astroneer does after landing. While the mechanics may seem simple enough...
 * Get some Resin
 * Make a couple Extensions
 * Make a few Modules

...the reality of making a functional base to keep someone alive and allow them to expand as they will can include a steep learning curve and some frustrating mistakes.

Tier 1: Equipment
The first tier of crafting can be performed immediately by the player once they obtain some materials after landing. This early crafting uses a single unit of material at a time and is used using an interface in your Backpack to make consumables and other Equipment.

Tier 2: Parts
The Printer Base Module performs Tier 2 crafting by using two pieces of a specified material to make a number of different interchangeable parts for Vehicles and the Base itself.

Vehicle Construction
Currently there are a total of four Vehicles which can be crafted to help with transport, exploration and expansion. All four are crafted using the Vehicle Bay module of a Base using 4 units of a specified material.

Smelting
Smelting in the Smelting Base Module is only technically crafting but is listed here because it takes units of an ore material (currently only Laterite and Malachite) and turns them into usable ingots of Aluminium and Copper.