8. Scanner Station, Sonic Resonator & Hydroelectric Turbine
Build the Scanner Station, craft the Sonic Resonator, and set up Hydroelectric Turbine power for your base.
Scanner Station
Very useful — build it early.
Scan the Scanner Station blueprint at the Old Habitat or Camp One. Back at base, use Silver and Copper to craft: Copper Wire → Junction Box → System Chip, then another Junction Box. Get Titanium x 3.
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In your base room, use the Habitat Builder (right-click menu → Interior → Scanner Station).
Power: The Scanner Station consumes significant power. The upper-left display shows: blue up arrow = power generation, red down arrow = power consumption. If consumption exceeds generation, equipment stops. Build extra Solar Panels early.
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Usage: Interact with the Scanner Station panel. Select the resource you want to find. Spheres on the projection map show resource distribution.
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Put away all tools, aim your cursor at a sphere signal. When the switch prompt appears, click to display the marker on your HUD.
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Getting Lead & Scanning the Hydroelectric Turbine
Use the Scanner Station to filter for Lead. Select the closest-to-surface Lead signal.
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Bring Decoy Flares and supplies. Swim from the surface to the coordinates, then dive. There’s a current near the target — don’t follow it. Lead deposits are on the ground below the current. Use Decoy Flares for Biting Sharks.
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After collecting Lead, head toward the blue light (opposite direction from the current).
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At the blue light platform (watch for another current nearby), scan:
- Hydroelectric Turbine (in a box)
- Tadpole Module 3/3 (other side of platform)
- Power Transmitter
- Power Battery Terminal
Get a Nutrient Block from the storage box.
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After scanning, ride the current (if it flows toward your base) for a fast return with the Propeller.
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Hydroelectric Turbine
Build the Hydroelectric Turbine at base with the Habitat Builder. Requires a Power Transmitter to connect.
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Must be placed in a natural current (artificial currents won’t generate power). Green model overlay shows the power output (currently 12/sec). Shows 0 if no current.
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After placing, build a Power Transmitter — it must show a green connection line to the turbine. Provides 24/7 power. Multiple turbines can be placed in the same current for more power.
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Sonic Resonator
Craft at the Fabricator: Basic Battery x 1, Titanium Ingot x 1, Lead x 1, Junction Box x 1. (Titanium Ingot made in Processor with 3 Titanium.)
The Sonic Resonator breaks large ore deposits and clears Bloom Infestations.
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