Tools

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Tools are devices that are either crafted from Materials by using the Fabricator or upgraded from other Tools using the Modification Station.

They are carried in the Inventory and can be equipped to the Toolbar.

Some of them can also consume Energy, like the Flashlight.

Some Tools can currently only be spawned using Debug Console Commands.

All Tools have first-use animations.

Tools List

Item	Description	Build Time (sec)	Item ID
Scanner	A handheld spectroscope scanner for recording atomic-level information on targeted entities.	90″	scanner
Welder	Multi-purpose repair tool, functional in all environments.	90″	welder
Flashlight	Battery-powered underwater light source.	90″	flashlight
Knife	Standard survival tool. Multi-functional.	3″	knife
Hardened Blade	Diamond-hardened blade	-	diamondblade
Thermoblade	Heated blade	-	heatblade
Dive Reel	Anchors to a physical point and unwinds as you explore.	7″	divereel
Air Bladder	Chemical reaction produces lighter-than air gas for personal buoyancy.	-	airbladder
Flare	Multi-realizable underwater light source.	-	flare
Habitat Builder	Fabricates habitat compartments and appliances from raw materials.	120″	builder
Laser Cutter	Cuts things open	120″	lasercutter
Stasis Rifle	Freezes physical objects	210″	stasisrifle
Terraformer	Accessible terrain alteration.	210″	terraformer
Propulsion Cannon	Warps gravity to pull and push objects.	210″	propulsioncannon
Repulsion Cannon	Applies force to objects	210″	repulsioncannon
Transfuser	Samples DNA	210″	transfuser
Light Stick	Deployable battery-powered lighting	90″	ledlight