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Survival Equipment
By Sputnik
Basic tips on surviving a hostile Universe using just a small backpack of assorted junk.
   
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Category: Crafting, Gameplay Basics
Languages: English
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10 Jan, 2022 @ 6:16am
23 Sep, 2023 @ 8:38pm
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Overview
Spacesuit Helmet: 
Teleporter: 
Lit Oiled Torch: 
Flashlight 
Roots 
Sharpened Rock 
Sledge Hammer 
Sword 
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Spacesuit Helmet:
This a permanently equipped item. Many players dislike its restricted peripheral vision. Actually that's quite useful as an early warning HUD about your exposure to the elements:
  • Frosted edges mean you're getting colder and maybe heading towards hypothermia
  • Water droplets mean you're wet and likewise at risk of hypothermia
  • Red edges mean you're getting hotter and are at risk of overheating
Teleporter:
  • Used to reach difficult areas otherwise too high or too restricted to access normally.
  • Good for descending from heights quickly and safely (especially for huge ladders)
  • Can be used to escape surface weather anomalies (provided you remembered leave its target disc back at base camp before you headed out).
  • Note that its range can be increased by jumping or running while launching its target disc
Lit Oiled Torch:
  • Never burns out, so it is generally a better option than the flashlight.
  • Provides some ambient heat (about +15 degrees C). So it's preferred in cold conditions.
  • Dropped on the ground it remains lit, so you can see where you're aiming the teleporter.
  • Don't go swimming with it equipped or you will easily extinguish it (doh!)
  • Use it to light any candles you come across. That way you can relight your torch if necessary.
  • Use it to light campfires to warm up and dry out.
Flashlight
  • Does not emit heat. So it's the preferred light source in hot conditions to avoid overheating.
  • Not always the best for exploration - has a narrow beam and washes out the colours.
  • Its battery loses charge with use. But solar recharges when by equipped in sunlight.
  • Battery time is up-gradable when better batteries are found
Roots
  • Can be sometimes found lying about, or else easily found and cut from cave walls.
  • When lit on the ground provides some warmth and will help you dry out.
  • Adding more roots to a fire increases its heat output
Sharpened Rock
  • Useful for opening food cans
  • Useful for cutting roots
  • Heavy enough to hold down pressure-plates
  • Welcome back to the stone age
Sledge Hammer
  • Useful for opening food cans (don't try this at home)
  • Can demolish some walls
Sword
  • Useful for opening food cans
  • Useful for cutting roots
  • Essential as a lever for operating some alien mechanisms.
More to add
  • If there's any call for this stuff I'll add to the guide

8 Comments
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gorman2040 26 Sep, 2023 @ 12:23pm 
Lol!
Sputnik  [author] 26 Sep, 2023 @ 8:01am 
Oh no, not your party trick again Zeo, where you eat the 5 cans of beans then use the lit torch!
zeo1337 26 Sep, 2023 @ 7:56am 
Hey, I showed up to the party with a lit torch in my pocket and 5 cans of beans. Anyone got a sword?
gorman2040 8 Dec, 2022 @ 6:52pm 
Indeed!
Sputnik  [author] 8 Dec, 2022 @ 4:38pm 
Yeah, just us old space-worn explorers left now
gorman2040 3 Nov, 2022 @ 5:40pm 
It's a bit of a niche game, not for the faint of heart if you go explore optional caves.
I feel like a wine "connoisseur" able to appreciate this game in all its details :-)

I guess it's also a bit old now.
Sputnik  [author] 3 Nov, 2022 @ 2:36pm 
Hey @gorman2040 !

Your's is the only feedback on this thread. Was getting worried the Galaxy was maybe lifeless after all.
gorman2040 3 Nov, 2022 @ 2:30pm 
Love the "Useful for opening food cans (don't try this at home)"