Extraction
Extraction is a way to convert basic (sometimes unneeded) materials into useful resources.
You can place a Lab Directory near your equipment to view possible extractions in-game. You can also see them in "How to obtain" and "Used for" sections of this wiki.
Extraction stations
The following machines will consume their input and produce another material:
| Extraction Station | Tier | Input Type |
|---|---|---|
| Hand Mill | 1 | all |
| Extraction Lab | 2 | |
| Extraction Lab MKII | 3 | |
| Quantum Extractor | 4 | |
| Sprouting Table | 1 | seeds and Saplings |
| Xeno Research Lab | 2 | |
| Advanced Xenolab | 3 | |
| Rock Breaker | 1 | Rocks, stone, crystal blocks |
| Rock Crusher | 3 | |
| Electric Furnace | 2 | tier 1-3 ores, Durasteel Ore, some blocks |
| Blast Furnace | 3 | any ores that are Rare/Uncommon/Common, some blocks |
| Arc Smelter | 4 | all ores, Deuterium, Metallic Hydrogen, some blocks |
| Sifter | 1 | granulars (Dirt, Sand, Loose Silt, etc.) |
| Powder Sifter | 3 | |
| Wooden Centrifuge | 1 | Water, Contaminated Water, Milk and Honeycombs |
| Iron Centrifuge | 2 | any liquid, Milk and Honeycombs |
| Industrial Centrifuge | 3 | |
| Lab Centrifuge | 4 | |
| Gas Centrifuge | 5 | any liquid, Isotopes, Milk and Honeycombs |
| Honey Extractor | 1 | Honeycombs |
| Honey Jarring Machine | 2 | |
| Liquid Mixer | - | liquid+liquid, liquid+block |
| Psionic Amplifier | - | brains |
| Autopsy Table | - | bodies and body parts |
| Erchius Converter | - | radioactive fuels |
Advantages of extraction
- Turning inventory clutter into useful resources
- Obtaining new resources
- Getting more bars out of the respective ore and some byproduct at the cost of electricity
- Alternate way to obtain Sand, Oil and ores, to name a few.