Electricity & Water

As mentioned, the first thing is to build is a Battery Table and to install Batteries in it.

Car Battery are 60Ah and also used in vehicles. The Household Battery comes in 80Ah and 120Ah with the Industrial Battery at 200Ah.

The greater the “Ah” the more charge the battery can hold and therefore last longer.

Battery charge/drain goes from top-bottom and left-right.

Items only use charge when used unless left on (Fridge/Freezer).

A Battery Table with 2 Industrial Batteries in.

Availability tab will show a blue dome highlighting the range of the table.

A Battery Table stores power from all electricity generation sources within range (Solar, Gas, Thermal or Wind Turbine) then distributes it to any electrical items that require power.

After the Battery table has been built the default name for table is “01” but you can rename it which is then used to connect other items to it.

Simply drag Batteries from Inventory on to the icons.

This now shows the usage and charging of the batteries.

The Battery Table can be unlocked in the Technology Tree with certain items and reaching certain Skill levels.

To unlock from Workbench to the Battery Table you will need:

• A total Mechanical skill of 2.
• A total Electrical skill of 2.
• A total Engineering skill of 2.

• x1 Log.
• x3 Stone.
• x2 Iron Ingot.
• x1 Copper Ingot.
• x1 Plastic.
• x1 Electronic Component.

< An Inverter are a specific loot item and likely the most important, more information here.

This message will appear if there are no Batteries in the Battery Table when connecting from an item that generates power.

Fuel Generator

The easiest to first set up as it requires no blueprints and only a Motor to unlock on the Tech Tree (as well as all the things for the Battery Table).

Although a Fuel Generator needs to be found for its construction, more info here.

Materials for construction >

It requires Fuel (50L Tank) to generate electricity (1000w) and it will work until it runs out of Fuel or is manually turned off. Roughly every 30 secs of real time it uses 0.1 Litres.

It requires no physical connection but must be within the Battery Table range.

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Solar Power Station

When building a Solar Power Station, It needs to be built outside in direct sunlight during the day and it won’t generate power at night or in cloudy/overcast weather.

It requires the loot item Blueprint: Solar Panel to unlock.

When built it needs up to 9 Solar Panels which have to be also looted and they come in 3 types (50W-200W-300W) More info here.

It requires no physical connection but must be within the Battery Tables range and will only generate power with Solar Panels added.

The higher wattage (W) of the panels and the amount of them makes charging quicker)

A Solar Panel can be looted or bought at certain Traders but they cannot be crafted.

Energy generated is high on Summer, medium in Spring and Autumn and very low in Winter.

To unlock it requires:

• x3 Electronic Components.
• Electrical 3.
• Engineering 2.

To build:

“Power” is where it connects to the Battery Table and “Main Interface” is where the panels are added>

The actual facing (direction) of the Solar Power Station (N-E-S-W) seems to not matter.

WIP**Currently the assumed voltage of the panels is 77v but this has been fed back to devs to change to 24v which should make solar more viable (30/12/24).

Thermal Generator

Thermal Generator is a small placeable that burns Logs, Planks, Charcoal and Coal to produce electricity.

It requires the loot item Blueprint: Thermal Generator to unlock.

To unlock:

• x1 Electrical Wire.
• Electrical 3.
• Engineering 3.

“Power” is where it connects to the Battery Table and “Main Interface” is where the Fuel is added.

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To build:

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Sticks (60), Planks (60) Logs (120), Charcoal (240) and Coal (600) are suitable fuels and roughly every 30 secs of real time uses 10 units from its 2000 capacity.

It requires adding the above fuels to generate electricity (200w) and it will keep running until its out of Fuel.

Wind Turbine

The Wind Turbine is a placeable item that converts wind into electrical energy and requires the loot item Blueprint: Wind Turbine to unlock.

To unlock:

• x4 Electronic Components.
• x4 Electrical Wires.
• Electrical 4.
• Engineering 3.

To build:

Once connected to the Battery Table it requires no fuel or any additional items to function.

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The actual facing (direction) of the Wind Turbine (N-E-S-W) or the height above ground level seems to not matter.

Weather conditions (Rain, Storms (Winds) etc)) affect the power generation and it ranges from 60W to 240W.

1. Fuel Generator.
2. Wind Turbine.
3. Thermal Generator.
4. 300w Solar Panels.
5. 200w Solar Panels.
6. 50w Solar Panels.

Each Solar Power Station contained 9 panels (Max).

WIP- numbers have been fed back to devs for changes (30/12/24)**

To Unlock:

All require Electrical 3 and x3 Electrical Wire.*

Switch operation can either be “E” (Use Light Switch) and Open (On) and Close (Off) the switch by mouse clicking.

Or use “F” (Change) to directly interact with the switch so each keypress toggles the switch.

Keys can be changed in “Escape” Menu (Controls) once in game.

• E= Default:Interaction 1 .
• F= Default:Interaction 2.

1. Light Switch.
2. Wall Lamp (10w).
3. Ceiling Lamp (30w).
4. Street Lamp *also needs Engineering 2 (100w).
5. Standing Lamp (10w).
6. Desk Lamp (10w).
7. Wall Lamp (10w).
8. Wall Lamp (10w).

The Searchlight (500w) requires Electrical 4, Engineering 4, Mechanical 3 and x3 Steel Ingots.

There is also a Chinese Lantern (10w) that doesn’t need unlocking but requires Power and a Switch.

The components required to build Lighting items and Switches vary but are mostly lots of Electrical Wire (10-20 each) with Glass, Iron & Copper Ingots, Electronic Components, Plastic and Logs.

All can be crafted apart from Electronic Comps.

Switches can be mounted on any Column or Wall building piece and Lights can go on Ceilings (floors), Beams & Columns, Walls, Foundations and the ground.

As of update 0.0.8.6 (Dec ’24) an unlocked Christmas Tree was added and it requires connection to a Battery Table and a switch.

To build:

1. Small Plastic Bottle (Holds 2L).
2. Large Plastic Bottle (Holds 3L).
3. Canteen (Holds 5L).

Each 1L (One Swig) gives +30 Thirst

Gas Stations, Kitchens in Houses and Supermarkets are the best locations of Bottles.

Canteens can not be looted and require Mechanical 3 and x1 Aluminium Ingot to unlock and be crafted using x1 Aluminium Ingot.

Pots can be looted with Farms, Industrial Buildings and Houses being good sources. They require Mechanical 1 and x1 Iron Ingot to be unlocked and can be crafted using x2 Iron Ingots.

rainwater COLLECTOR

The first item available to unlock and requires Engineering 1 and x9 Wooden Sticks after the Wooden Box Frame has been unlocked.

To Build:

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A container is needed to take water from the outlet!

Water can also be stored here but will always be Dirty Water when collecting.

Holds 50L and is replenished 0.5L per in game hour (Day=45 minutes) regardless of the Weather or Season so it might be considered a method of condensation collection instead. Dirty Water is only available to collect and needs to be boiled to be potable.

Water Storage Station

The Water Storage Station uses a Well as the source which then becomes the source itself for the Water Purifier and Shower Room and it also needs to connected to a Battery Table.

It can be accessed to fill a container or store water but it will always be Dirty Water when collecting.

The “Pump Water” button needs to be pressed to start to fill its 500L capacity from the Well and it will continue to fill at 10L/5 secs (GT=45m)until its full or power runs out.

The button needs to be pressed again to restart this process as it does not do it automatically.

To unlock the Water Storage Station:

• x3 Advanced Parts.
• Blueprint: Water Storage Station.
• Electrical 3.
• Engineering 4.

To Build a Water Storage Station:

• x10 Steel Ingots.
• x1 Motor.
• x10 Advanced Parts.
• x9 Charcoal.
• x5 Rubber.
• x5 Plastic.
• x5 Electronic Components.
• x5 Electrical Wire.
• x10 Aluminium Ingots.
• x3 Toolboxes.

Water Purifier

The Water Purifier or “Sink” takes its source from the Water Storage Station and it needs a Filter Element installed to make the water clean. It can be accessed to Drink Water (Dirty Water without a Filter), Clean Up (wash) and fill a container as long as there is water in the Water Storage Station.

Filters can be bought from a Trader or crafted in the Machining Table.

To unlock Filter Element:

• x3 Charcoal.
• Electrical 3.
• Mechanical 2.

Each x1 Filter Element requires x2 Stone and x2 Charcoal to make and takes 60 seconds.

To unlock the Water Purifier:

• Electrical 3.
• Engineering 2.
• x3 Advanced Parts.

To build a Water Purifier:

• x5 Planks.
• x9 Advanced Parts.
• x9 Charcoal.
• x5 Rubber.
• x20 Plastic.
• x5 Steel Ingots
• x2 Toolboxes.

Shower Room

Once connected to the Water Storage Station you can only “Clean Up” (wash) with this item.

To unlock:

• Electrical 3.
• Engineering 2.
• x3 Advanced Parts.

To build:

• x10 Bricks.
• x7 Advanced Parts.
• x9 Plastic.
• x5 Rubber.
• x5 Steel Ingots
• x1 Toolbox.

“Clean Up” or washing, is a way to restore the players Hygiene level whilst cleaning up the Character model.