Categorizing Guides

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These guides exist to assist players and act as a reference on how objects are categorized

By Function

Modules

• Basic: Placeholder type for modules with an undefined or general category
• Power: Generates and/or stores power
• Storage: Stores and keeps item and other modules
• Fabricator: Crafts other object and/or modules using resources
• Production: Specify in the generation and/or the collection of a resource
• Refinery: Transform a resource into another resource
• Economy: Relates to trading a certain object for another
• Vehicle Modification: Only function optimally when placed on a vehicle

Vehicles

• Land: Grounded vehicles such as Rovers
• Spacecraft: Vehicles that can travel between planets such as Spaceships

Resources

• Raw: Can be refined in the smelter to create usable materials
• Crafting: Used mainly as crafting ingredients
• Fuel: Non-Crafting; used to power up other objects
• Liquid: Requires a Canister in order to be contained

By Usage

• Module: Any functional objects that can be attached and detached to connection points
  • Buildings: Specifically a Tier-3 Module fabricated in place to a Large Platform or a Vehicle
  • Widgets: Specifically a Tier-1 Module that can function within the backpack's utility slots
• Deployable: Object that does not require itself to be attached to an attachment point to function, such as Tether or Beacon.
• Tools: Functions only when held by the player or paired to other modules, such as the Crane

By Allocation

see Tiers and Attachment Slot