Module and Node Configuration
Choose module stats, shapes and Nodes while keeping machine-specific effects in view.
Evidence: Community Reported · Scope: Steam Demo; exact build varies by mechanic · Source review: 2026-10-11
Choose the bottleneck first, read each module’s rolled stats, and compare totals with the machine’s useful thresholds.
Module choices
- Quality: use when a threshold changes output tier, such as ingot purity or water quality. Whole thresholds matter; 99% may do nothing when 100% is required.
- Performance: use when volume or throughput is the limiting resource, especially for water production.
- Efficiency: use when energy is the limit. Reductions can occur in discrete steps rather than smoothly with every percentage point.
Module setup and machine tools
In-game descriptions · Demo 25382790 · reviewed 2026-10-11. Availability and full gameplay effects still need verification.
| Item | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Module Extractor (Advanced) | Allows you to extract stuck modules from machines without breaking them. This advanced model will not degrade with use. |
| Module Bay Expansion Kit | A one time use kit that will allow you to expand Machine's Module capacity. This kit is not compatible with Chemical or other special Machines. |
| Corrupted Module | A corrupted module. Can be restored with Electronic parts... and a little know-how. |
| Disposable Turbo Booster | A tool that can immediately power machines that require time to operate. Ensure the target machine has all the necessary inputs before using. Consumed upon use. |
| Advanced Turbo Booster | A tool that can immediately power machines that require time to operate. Ensure the target machine has all the necessary inputs before using. Recharges over time. This advanced version will not be consumed upon use. |
| Furnace Module (Junk Processing) | A special Module that modifies the Furnace, allowing Junk to be processed into Scrap Metal. |
| Hydroreed Filter Hydroponic Module | A Module that allows the stem of a grown Hydroreed to be harvested and used as a water filter. Does not affect other plants. |
Node descriptions
A specialized circuit that can provide or receive bonuses from adjacent Modules when installed in certain Machines.
Mixed modules, shapes and learning Nodes
Example module rolls: Efficiency +16% / Quality +8% / Performance −16%; Environmental Performance −16% / Efficiency +32%; Refining Performance −8% / Efficiency −15% / Quality +25%; Overclocking Performance +36% / Efficiency −44%. These are examples, not fixed values for every module of the same name.
Rotate or flip each module, read its tooltip and check the machine totals against a useful threshold. A five-cell module is not automatically better than a three-cell one; capacity and actual stat rolls matter.
The rule that five matching learning modules around a Node permanently raise base stats is unverified. Learning modules can grow while a Moisture Farm operates with a full container; low-power AgeWell is another possible setup. These examples do not prove the five-module rule. External optimizers are listed in Mods and Tools.
Configuration examples and special modules
Two example water-machine setups; neither is universally optimal:
| Setup | Reported outcome |
|---|---|
| Moisture Farm +114% Performance / +19% Efficiency | About 2140ml Ghostwater/day; paired with a purifier to improve it |
| Moisture Farm +214% Performance / +156% Quality / −307% Efficiency | About 3140ml Pure/day and 16 energy/day |
Read the whole configuration before copying a single threshold. Current output, rounding, storage capacity and battery costs are part of the result.
Supported machines accept up to two Module Bay Expansion Kit uses. Neural Core Module (Capped) can have −100 Efficiency / +100 Performance / +50 Quality; an Uncapped variant can offer +100 Quality with a higher contraband classification. Exchange and crate availability is not guaranteed.
Sources
Fan-made guide. Not affiliated with Questing Goose Studio or tinyBuild. Community values retain their source and version conditions; a source-review date does not indicate a new gameplay test.