Guide to Construction

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For the basics on construction and deconstruction, see Basic Construction.
For the construction of machines, see Guide to Advanced Construction.
For the construction of weapons, see Improvised Weapons.

Construction

Advanced Materials

File:Rods.png Rods

Requires
1 x Metal
 Use metal and click "2x metal rods" (makes two sets of rods)

Floor tiles

Requires
1 x Metal
 Use metal and click "4x floor tiles" (makes 4 floor tiles)

File:Glass r.png Reinforced Glass

Requires
1 x Rods, 1 x Glass
 Use rods on glass

Reinforced Metal

Smelted with a combination of iron ore, coal and platinum ore ore at the Mining furnace.

Floor

File:Lattice.png Lattice

Requires
1 x Rods
The basic base for all types of construction, this is placed directly in space.
Place by having rods in your hand, and clicking on a empty space tile.

File:Plating.png Plating

Requires
1 x Floor tile
The basic floor which you put things like wires and pipes upon, 'all' floor is built ontop of this.
Place by having the floor tile in your hand, and click on a lattice.

File:Floor.png Steel Floor

Requires
1 x Floor tile
This is the basic "nice" floor, this floor should be considered used in all public areas, hence why 
there's none of these in maintence.
 Place by having the floor tile in your hand, and click on a Plating tile.  

File:LightFloor.gif Light Floor

Requires
1 x Glass, 1 x Metal, 5 x Wire Coil
 Assuming there already is a plating
 Use the wire on glass
 Use the metal on the tile you get
 Place the light tile on the plating

File:Wall.png Walls

Requires
2 x Metal, 2 x Metal OR any stacked material
 Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel,
 Choose 'wall girders' from the list
 Use the remaining 2 sheets of metal (or some other material) on the girders

File:R wall.png Reinforced walls

Requires
2 x Metal, 4 x Reinforced metal OR any stacked material
 Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel,
 Choose 'wall girders' form the list
 Right-click on the girders with your reinforced metal (or some other material) in hand and choose "Reinforce girder"
 Use the last sheet of reinforced metal (or some other material) on the reinforced girders to finish the wall

File:Grille.png Grille

Requires
2 x Rods
 Stand where you wish the grille to be placed
 Click on the stack of 2 rods with the hand you have them in

Glass panels

File:Glass panel.png One directional

Requires
1 x Glass, Screwdriver
 Click the glass pane
 Click the "one direct" button
 Right-click the new pane and rotate it
 Use the screwdriver to fasten it down
 Alternatively:
 Use the glass on a grille.
 Right-click the new pane and rotate it
 Use the screwdriver to fasten it down

File:Glass wall.png Full

Requires
2 x Glass, Screwdriver
 Click the glass pane
 Click the "full" button
 Use the screwdriver to fasten it down

Reinforced glass panels

File:Glass panel r.png One directional

Requires
1 x Reinforced glass, Screwdriver, Crowbar
 Click the reinforced glass pane
 Click the "one direct" button
 Right-click the new pane and rotate it
 Screwdriver (Secure frame to floor.)
 Crowbar (Pop pane in.)
 Screwdriver (Secure pane.)
 Alternatively:
 Use the reinforced glass on a grille.
 Right-click the new pane and rotate it
 Screwdriver (Secure frame to floor.)
 Crowbar (Pop pane in.)
 Screwdriver (Secure pane.)

File:Glass wall r.png Full

Requires
2 x Reinforced glass, Screwdriver, Crowbar
 Click the reinforced glass pane
 Click the "full" button
 Screwdriver
 Crowbar
 Screwdriver 

File:Windoor.png Window-door (Windoor)

Requires
5 x Reinforced glass, 4x Rods, 1x Wire coil, Wrench, Screwdriver, Crowbar, 1x Circuitboard
 Click the reinforced glass pane
 Click the "Windoor" button
 Wrench
 Rods(Optional: To create a secure windoor)
 Cable
 Airlock Electronics
 Crowbar

Hidden Door

File:False Wall.gif Regular

Requires
4 x Metal, Crowbar
 Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel,
 Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list
 Use crowbar on girders and wait a few seconds for the girders to dislodge.
 Use the remaining 2 sheets of metal on the girders

To turn a wall into a hidden door, follow the deconstruction guide for the wall type until the final wrenching, and instead proceed from the "Use crowbar on girders" line above.

File:False Wall r.gif Reinforced

Requires
2 x Metal,2 x Reinforced metal, Crowbar
 Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel,
 Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list
 Use crowbar on girders and wait a few seconds for the girders to dislodge.
 Use the reinforced metal on the dislodged girders twice to finish it

Wall Mountings

File:APC.png APC

Requires
2 x Metal, 1x Wire coil, 1x Circuitboard Power Control Module, Screwdriver, 1x Power Cell, Crowbar, Authorized ID
 Use the 2 sheets of metal and create an APC frame. 
 Place the frame on the wall you wish to attach the APC to.
 Add the Power control module to the APC 
 add the wire coil.
 Use the screw driver on the APC.
 Insert the Power Cell.
 Crowbar shut. It starts ID locked, with the cover engaged and the main switch turned off.

APCs may only be placed in areas which have been defined as a Station Area using the Chief Engineer's Station Blueprints. If you're trying to replace a broken APC, you can get the cover off by breaking it, likely with a fire extinguisher.

File:AirAlarm.png Air Alarm

Requires
5 x Metal, 1x Wire coil, 1x Circuitboard Air Alarm Electronics, Screwdriver
Use 5 steel sheets to construct a "Frame".
Pick up the "Frame Parts" that you just created.
With Frame Parts selected in your hands. Click on a wall to  open a menu. Select "Air Alarm." A air alarm will be placed on the wall.
Secure the Air alarm with a wrench.
Insert circuit board (Air alarm) into the Air Alarm.
Use screw driver on it.
Add 5 wires to it.
Use screw driver on it.

File:FireAlarm.png Fire Alarm

Requires
5 x Metal, 1x Wire coil, 1x Circuitboard Fire Alarm Electronics, Screwdriver
Use 5 steel sheets to construct a "Frame".
Pick up the "Frame Parts" that you just created.
With Frame Parts selected in your hands. Click on a wall to  open a menu. Select "Fire Alarm." A fire alarm will be placed on the wall.
Secure the Fire Alarm with a wrench.
Insert circuit board (fire alarm) into the Fire Alarm.
Use a screw driver on the fir alarm.
Add add 5 wires worth of cable into the fire alarm.
Use a screw driver on the fire alarm.

Floor mounts

Holopad

Requires
2 x Metal, 2 x Reinforced glass , 1x Wire coil, 1x Circuitboard Holopad, Screwdriver
Use 2 steel sheets to build APC frame.
Click on the APC frame while it's in your had to open a menu.
Select holopad.
Wrench the holopad into place.
Insert circuit board (holopad) into the holopad.
Use a screwdriver on the holopad.
Insert 5 wires worth of cable coil into the holopad.
Use 2 glass sheets on the holopad
Use screwdriver on the holopad.

Doors

File:Hazard Door.png Emergency Shutter

Requires
4 x Metal, Wrench, 1x Wire coil, 1x Circuitboard Air Alarm Electronics
 Use the metal and make an Emergency Shutter Assembly.
 Wrench it inplace.
 Add cables to the apparatus.
 Add Air Alarm Electronics to it.

File:Airlock.gif Airlock

Requires
4 x Metal, 1x Reinforced glass, 1x Wire coil, Wrench, Screwdriver, 1x Circuitboard
 Use the metal and make an Airlock Assembly 
 Wrench it inplace
 Use pen to name the Airlock (OPTIONAL)
 Add reinforced glass (Only if you wish to make a glass airlock)
 Add wires
 Unlock the airlock electronic board with an ID
 Use the airlock electronic board and set the access level
 Add the airlock electronic board to the airlock frame. 
 Screwdriver to finish
 Damaged Airlocks
 Use metal sheets to repair damaged airlocks. Destroyed airlocks must be deconstructed.

Misc buildings.

File:Computer Solar.png Computers

Requires
5 x Metal, 2x Glass, 1x Wire coil (5 pieces), Wrench, Screwdriver, 1x Circuitboard
 Use the metal to open the construction panel
 Choose Computer frame
 Wrench it inplace
 Insert Circuitboard
 Screwdriver
 Wires
 glass
 Screwdriver to finish

File:AI.gif AI Core

Requires
4 x Reinforced metal, 2x Reinforced Glass, 1x Wire Coil, Wrench, Screwdriver, 1x AI Circuitboard, optional: Human brain
 File:0AICore.pngBuild Frame from 4 plasteel sheets 
 Wrench into place 
 File:1AICore.pngAdd Circuit board 
 File:2AICore.pngScrewdriver 
 File:3AICore.pngAdd wires 
 File:4AICore.pngAdd brain placed in an MMI or a Posibrain (only if you want a NEW AI) 
 File:5AICore.pngAdd reinforced glass
 Screwdriver

File:Autolathe.gif Machine

Their construction detailed in the machine construction guide.

File:Lightfixture.png Light Fixture

Requires
2 x Metal, 1x Wire Coil, light tube/bulb,Screwdriver
 Build frame from 2 metal sheets (or 1 metal sheet for small lights)
 Place frame on wall
 Add wires
 Screwdriver
 Add light tube (or light bulb for small fixtures)

File:Security Camera.gif Security Camera

Requires
1 x Camera Assembly, 1x Wire Coil, Wrench, Welder, Screwdriver
 Place the camera assembly on the tile where'd you like the camera to be.
 Wrench it into position
 Weld it to the wall.
 Add any additional upgrades. (OPTIONAL)
 Add wire.
 Screwdriver the camera to complete it.
 Set camera network (default is SS13)
 Set camera direction

For upgrades, insert solid plasma for EMP proofing, a carrot for X-Ray and a proximity sensor for Motion.

File:Turret.PNG Turrets

requires
7 x Metal, Wrench, Screwdriver, Welder, 1 x any energy-based gun , 1 x proximity sensor
 Build a turret frame from metal
 Use a wrench to secure the turret frame(it can be moved around before being secured)
 Use metal on the turret frame to build the cover
 Use a wrench on the frame to bolt the cover
 Add the gun
 Add the prox sensor
 Use a screwdriver to secure it all
 Use more metal on the frame
 Finally use a welder to secure the second layer of metal

File:Floorbot.gifRobots, cyborgs and mechs

Their construction is described: robots, cyborgs and mechs.

File:Flamethrower.gif Flamethrower

Requires
1 x Rods, Screwdriver, Welder, Igniter, Phoron Tank
 Screwdriver the welder
 Add rods to the welder to create the flamethrower
 Screwdriver the igniter
 Add the igniter to the flamethrower
 Screwdriver to finish
 Load a Phoron tank - high pressures work best

You can also get one from a hacked Autolathe, minus the plasma tank. It is not very useful but it is used in science and it can destroy alien weeds.

File:Disposal pipe.pngFile:Disposal bin.pngFile:Disposal outlet.png Disposal Pipes and Machinery

Requires
1 x Disposal Pipe/Machine, Welder, Wrench, Crowbar
 Retrieve the pipe/machine from the Disposal Pipe Dispenser (found in Atmosia)
 Crowbar floortile if exists to access plating
 Move pipe over plating, rotate and flip using the rightclick menu
 Wrench pipe
 Weld pipe

File:Solar assembly.pngFile:Solar panel.pngFile:Solar tracker.png Solar Panels and Trackers

Requires
Solar Assembly, Wrench, Glass or Reinforced Glass, Tracker Electronics (OPTIONAL)
 Place the solar assembly on where you want to construct your solar panel/tracker. To connect it to a wire you must construct it under a wire node.
 Wrench the solar assembly into place.
 Add the electronics if you want to create a solar tracker (OPTIONAL)
 Finish the construction by placing glass, or reinforced glass, into the assembly frame.

Bookcase

Requires
5 x File:Planks.png, Wrench,
 Construct a frame with 4 wooden planks.
 Wrench the frame into place.
 Add a plank to the frame to make a shelf.

Deconstruction

Floors

Requires
Crowbar, For light floors: Wirecutters
 For all floors, use a crowbar on a floor tile to remove it
 
 If you're working on a light floor, you can further dismantle the light floor tile:
   Use a crowbar on the light tile to remove the metal
   Use wirecutters on the resulting tile to separate wires from glass

Walls

Requires
Welder, Wrench (Or Crowbar)
 Weld off the plating
 Wrench the girders apart
 (Alternately, you can use a Crowbar to dislodge the girders and drag them out of the way)

Reinforced walls

Requires
Welder, Wrench, Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar
 Wirecutters.
 Screwdriver.
 Welder.
 Crowbar.
 Wrench.
 Welder.
 Crowbar.
 Screwdriver.
 Wirecutters.
 Wrench.

Grille

Requires
Wirecutters
or
Screwdriver
 Use wirecutters twice to destroy the grille OR
 Use screwdriver to unfasten it

First method destroys it, giving two sets of metal rods. Wirecutters will remove it instantly, attacking the grill will instead kick it, requiring a good few kicks. Second loosens the grille, allowing it to be pulled around. Destroying the grill in this method will leave behind a still-secured section of broken grill which may be walked over but is not aesthetically pleasing. Wirecutters will not instantly remove this remnant. However, using a lit welder will destroy it instantly.

Glass panels

Requires
Welder
or
Screwdriver,wrench
 Lots of Welder usage to destroy it
 or
 Screwdriver to detach it from its sockets, then wrench to dismantle it to glass sheets.

Reinforced glass panels

Requires
Crowbar, Screwdriver
 Screwdriver to loosen the pane.
 Crowbar to pop it out.
 Screwdriver to unscrew the frame.

Hitting the pane repeatedly with a blunt item or welder will smash it into one set of metal rods and a glass shard.

Hidden Door (Regular or Reinforced)

Requires
Screwdriver,Welder, Wrench
 Screwdriver
 Welder
 Wrench

Table

Requires
Wrench
 Wrench to disassemble the plating.
 Wrench again to dismantle the table frame.

Reinforced Table

Requires
Screwdriver, Wrench
 Remove the reinforcements with the screwdriver.
 Wrench to disassemble the plating.
 Wrench again to dismantle the frame.

Wall Mountings

APC

Requires
Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar, Welder, Authorized ID,
 Swipe Card to unlock APC.
 Remove Power Cell.
 Screwdriver to unsecure electronics.
 Crowbar to lift floor tile in front of APC
 Wirecutters to remove cables.
 Crowbar to remove Power Control Board.
 Welder to remover from wall.
 Wrenching the frame that is now detached from the wall de-constructs it to two metal sheets.
 

Air Alarm

Requires
Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar, Wrench
Open cover with screwdriver.
Cut all the wires using wirecutters.
Cut the remaining wires by clicking on the airalarm with wirecutters.
Pry out the circuit using the crowbar.
Remove the frame from the wall using the wrench.

Fire Alarm

Requires
Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar, Wrench
Open cover with screwdriver.
Cut the wires by clicking on the firealarm with wirecutters.
Pry out the circuit using the crowbar.
Remove the frame from the wall using the wrench.

Emergency Shutter

Requires
Welder, Wrench, Screwdriver, Crowbar
 Screwdriver the shutter to open it's hatch.
 Crowbar the Electronics out.
 Wrench the shutter assembly to unsecure it.
 Weld the unsecured assembly to disassemble it into sheets of metal.

Airlock

Requires
Welder, Wrench, Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar, Multitool
 Screwdriver the door.
 Use multitool and wirecutters to disable everything except the doorbolts as detailed here. Doorbolts must be up for this to work.
 Weld the door shut.
 Crowbar the electronics out. (if the door is electrified, this won't work for some reason)
 Wirecut the wires out.
 Unsecure it with a wrench.
 Weld it to deconstruct to metal plates.

Cannot be done to an emagged airlock. RCD deconstruction must be used for that. It is possible to build a new airlock over the emagged one.

Computers

Requires
Welder, Wrench, Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar
 Screwdriver to detach the screen.
 Crowbar to pry off the screen.
 Wirecutters to cut the cables.
 Screwdriver to detach the circuit lid.
 Crowbar to pry out the circuit.
 Wrench to detach the frame.
 Welder to disassemble the frame.

Returns all components used in construction.

Machine

Requires
Screwdriver, Crowbar, Wirecutters, Wrench
 Screwdriver to open the cover.
 Crowbar to pry out the circuit.
 Wirecutters to remove the wires.
 Wrench to disassemble the frame.

Usually returns all or most components used in construction. Some components may become broken.

Recharge Station

Requires
Screwdriver, Crowbar, Wirecutters, Wrench, Authorized ID
 Unlock the charger with an ID
 Screwdriver to open the cover.
 Wrench to dislodge the internal plating.
 Wirecutters to remove the wires.
 Crowbar to remove the components.

Usually returns all or most components used in construction. Some components may become broken.

Security Camera

Requires
Screwdriver, Wirecutters, Crowbar, Wrench, Welder
 Screwdriver the camera to open the back panel.
 Use your wirecutter to cut all the wires. (Cutting the alarm wire is optional)
 Use your welder to unweld the camera from the wall.
 Wrench the camera to unattach it from the wall.
 Crowbar the camera assembly to remove any upgrades.


Disposal Pipes

Requires
Welder, Wrench
 Welder on pipe to remove its joints
 Wrench to detach it from the plating

Note: You can then click and drag the pipe segment onto the disposal pipe dispenser to delete it

Disposal Machinery

Requires
Screwdriver, Welder, Wrench
 If Disposal Bin, turn off the pump
 Screwdriver to remove power connection
 Welder on machine to remove its joints
 Wrench to detach it from the plating

File:Solar assembly.pngFile:Solar panel.pngFile:Solar tracker.png Solar Panels and Trackers

Requires
Crowbar, Wrench
 Take out the panel with a crowbar.
 If you are deconstructing a tracker, you can take out the electronics with your crowbar (OPTIONAL)
 Unwrench the leftover assembly from it's place and you will be able to move it.

Locker

Requires
Welder
 Open the locker.
 Weld the locker.



Guide Table
Starter CHOMP-Specific Medical Engineering Science Security Other Development