Machines and Power
Compare machine tasks, inputs, outputs, power and device-specific upgrades.
Evidence: Community Reported · Scope: Steam Demo; exact build varies by mechanic · Source review: 2026-10-11
Build around your current bottleneck. Compare input costs, energy and output before buying a second machine. Values below apply to Demo behavior and can vary by build.
Core production machines
| Machine | Reported base rule | Module or energy note |
|---|---|---|
| Furnace | 2 materials produce 1 ingot at 8 energy/day. | Blast: 3 materials produce 2 ingots; Junk Processing: 6 junk produces 4 scrap. |
| Moisture Farm | 1000ml Ghostwater at 4 energy/day with a water container. | Quality changes water stage in 50% steps; Performance changes volume; Efficiency changes power in 25% steps. |
| Water Purifier | Transforms contaminants according to type and concentration. | Retest the output; final quality is not inferred from the input label. |
| Bottle Printer | 450ml, 750ml, and 2L formats. | Reported energy use is 4/6/11; capacity upgrades are documented in Update 049. |
| AgeWell | Adds an extra aging day overnight. | Does not replace fermentation. |
| Fridge | Chill and Freeze zones. | Reported base use is 2 energy/day. |
Utility and security machines
Cleaner Robot uses 4 energy per operation; incinerator mode can use 8 per day. Aug Scanner uses 25 per scan. Alarm uses 4 per day and supports a transmitter. Recharger and PowerBloc recharge cells; Advanced Turbo Charger can grant an extra machine run after charging. Check Toolbox, Vacuum Robot, Bottle Printer and Animal Cage upgrades in the current menu.
Power supplies described in the Demo
In-game descriptions · Demo 25382790 · reviewed 2026-10-11. Availability and full gameplay effects still need verification.
| Item | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Energy Cell | A basic power source that is compatible with most machines. Rechargeable. |
| Energy Cell (Mk. II) | An improved power source that is compatible with most machines. Rechargeable. |
| Recharger | A device for recharging Energy Cell. Will slowly recharge an Energy Cell as long as the power service has been paid. Overnight. |
| PowerBloc | Restores +2 power each night to adjacent Energy Cells, or Energy Cells inside adjacent Machines (excluding Recharger) as long as the Power Service is paid. This effect can be stacked. |
Purchase order
- Buy the machine that directly supports the selected route.
- Add one module that removes the current bottleneck, then measure output before buying a second copy.
- Keep spare energy cells and maintenance material; a machine that cannot run is dead capital.
- Record input, output, quality, energy, module, and day for every test.
Machine reference: 14 devices
Prices are baseline purchase values in Credits, before bargaining and reputation effects. Blank daily energy means a per-operation cost or a power requirement explained in the notes.
| Machine | Listed price | Base energy/day | Use and upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace | 200 | 8 | 2 inputs -> 1 ingot; Blast 3 -> 2; Junk Processing 6 junk -> 4 scrap |
| Moisture Farm | 225 | 4 | 1000ml Ghostwater per night; needs output container |
| Water Purifier | 300 | 5 | Converts contaminants; minimum residual concentration depends on Quality |
| Mirage Projector | 400 | 16 | Base +100 attractiveness for the following day; exact module scaling is unresolved |
| Alarm System | 150 | 4 | Chance to cancel theft; transmitter gives +1 chosen-faction reputation per night |
| Cryptographic Desequencer | 350 | 10 | 33 work/night; chipset plus card; required work 75/100/125/150 by access type |
| AgeWell | 350 | 24 | One additional aging day each night; not fermentation; Quality +125% adds another day |
| Bottle Printer | 100 | See notes | 450/750/2000ml: 4/6/11 energy per operation; upgrades cost 3 then 6 electronic parts |
| Fridge | 100 | 2 | Chill 5x2 and Freeze 3x2; overnight labels; up to 7 scrap and 7 electronic-part upgrades |
| Cleaner Robot | 250 | See notes | 4 energy/operation; 1 electronic part unlocks incineration at 8 energy/day |
| Aug Scanner | 200 | See notes | 25 energy per scan; double-click during customer interaction; no module slots |
| Recharger | 150 | See notes | Charges stored cells +3 energy/night or +6 after Wild upgrade; paid power required |
| PowerBloc | 200 | See notes | Adjacent cells and machine batteries +2 energy/night or +4 after Wild upgrade; excludes Recharger |
| Advanced Turbo Charger | 300 | 5 | 5 charge per night for 5 energy; at 15 charge, an extra operation uses normal inputs and power |
Furnace recipes and the Flux correction
| Mode | Input | Reported output purity |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 2 scrap | Low |
| Normal | 1 scrap + 1 ore | Fair |
| Normal | 2 ore | High |
| Blast | 3 scrap | Low |
| Blast | 2 scrap + 1 ore | Fair |
| Blast | 1 scrap + 2 ore, or 3 ore | High |
Ingot values are 42 / 50 / 62 / 75 / 100 for Low / Fair / High / Very High / Perfect purity. Furnace Performance has no established production effect. Quality improves purity in whole 100% steps, with Blast ignoring the first +100%. Efficiency reduces the base 8-energy cost in 12.5% steps.
At +100% Quality, or +200% with Blast, Flux is not consumed and does not add its purity bonus to Quality. If your build behaves differently, compare Flux type, inputs, module totals and output before repeating the batch.
Keycard work and power
Cryptographic Desequencer work requirements are reported as 75 for Service/Supply, 100 for Engineering/Medical, 125 for Security, and 150 for Command. At 33 work/night, that means 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 nights respectively without Performance changes. Insert both a chipset and a suitable card; plan the card before accepting a locked crate.
Pay the night power bill to run Recharger and PowerBloc. Put cells inside the Recharger or touching PowerBloc; adjacency does not recharge cells inside a Recharger. Advanced Turbo Charger grants an extra run, not free inputs or machine power. Recharger recovery is approximately 3/6 and PowerBloc 2/4 depending on upgrades, but some setups restore only 2 per day. Check your device and next-day reading before budgeting.
Refrigeration and alarm exceptions
The Fridge adds Chilled (+20%), Frozen (+25%) or Ice Cold (+25%) to supported goods: drinks, rations, Spring water and ice cream, excluding wine and ordinary refillable water containers. Labels disappear after a night outside. Each scrap-metal expansion adds a row and +3 daily energy; electronic parts reduce cost by 2 to a minimum of 2.
Alarm does not guarantee complete theft prevention at a precise Performance percentage; theft can still occur at 104%. It supports Security, Black Market, Upper-levels and Revolution transmitters, with one effective transmitter per faction.
Match the machine to its description
In-game descriptions · Demo 25382790 · reviewed 2026-10-11. Availability and full gameplay effects still need verification.
| Item | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Furnace | Refines 2 pieces of either metal scrap or ores into a metal ingot. Requires Energy. Overnight. |
| Water Purifier | Purifies the contents of an inserted Water container. Requires Energy. Overnight. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer | Requires a Desequencer Chip and an Access Keycard. Requires Energy. Overnight. |
| Fridge | Chills stored drinks overnight. Chilled goods sell for more. Wine and unsealed water are unaffected. |
| AgeWell | Accelerates the aging process of certain items inside. Ages items such as Wine and Cheese by an extra day each cycle. |
| Hydroponic System | A compact hydroponic system. Requires a dedicated power source to function. Works overnight. |
| Evaporator | A slow machine that works overnight to evaporate liquids out of a solution using low heat and dry air. |
| Bottle Printer | A pre-programmed 3D printer that is capable of creating small Water Bottles. |
Cards, furnace upgrades and special modules
Card work requirements: Service/Supply 75, Engineering/Medical 100, Security 125, Command 150. Insert a reusable chipset and a blank disposable card to encode it. Encoded cards may open matching crates or satisfy an exchange recipe; the location name does not prove a playable destination.
Perfect purity is above Very High. Each whole +100% Quality improves purity, with Blast ignoring the first +100%. Flux provides an alternative increase rather than stacking with Quality. Early Efficiency can be cheaper than chasing high Quality; compare energy savings with output value.
Module effects stated in the instruction sheets
In-game descriptions · Demo 25382790 · reviewed 2026-10-11. Availability and full gameplay effects still need verification.
Furnace: Performance has no effect
[Module Impact]: Efficiency: Power Consumption Performance: No Effect Quality: Maximum Purity
Desequencer: Quality has no effect
[Module Impact]: Efficiency: Power Consumption Performance: Speed Quality: No Effect Insert a Desequencer Chip, and an Access Keycard. Requires Energy. Overnight.
Choose the chip for the required permission
In-game descriptions · Demo 25382790 · reviewed 2026-10-11. Availability and full gameplay effects still need verification.
| Item | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Service) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Service permissions to Blank Keycards. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Supply) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Supply permissions to Blank Keycards. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Engineering) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Engineering permissions to Blank Keycards. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Medical) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Medical permissions to Blank Keycards. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Security) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Security permissions to Blank Keycards. |
| Cryptographic Desequencer Chip (Command) | A module that allows the Cryptographic Desequencer to write Command permissions to Blank Keycards. |
Machine and keycard illustrations
Use these illustrations to identify equipment, then confirm its name and properties in game. Scrap Metal and Metal Ore can look similar.
| Crop | Item and task |
|---|---|
 | Moisture Farm — volume, quality and battery budget |
 | Water Purifier — contaminant conversion over nights |
 | Cryptographic Desequencer — chipset and blank card |
 | Furnace — inputs, purity and Efficiency |
 | Disposable Keycard (Blank) — encoding input |
 | Service — 75 work reported |
 | Engineering — 100 work reported |
 | Medical — 100 work reported |
 | Security — 125 work |
 | Flux Smelting Agent (Advanced) — alternative purity improvement |
 | Furnace Module (Blast) — 3 inputs to 2 ingots |
For module stats, shapes and Nodes, see Module and Node Configuration.
Sources
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