Guide to construction

If you wish to do any engineering job, such as Station Engineer you will be required to know how to construct machines, objects and various other things.

Basic Tools

Before you can begin any construction or deconstruction you need to gather a few useful tools. Engineering roles such as Station Engineer start with a loaded toolbelt, but if you find yourself without one, tools can also be found in blue mechanical toolboxes and yellow electrical toolboxes. If you have access, tools can also be made at an Autolathe for a small material cost or dispensed from a Youtool vending machine.

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Constructions:

Floors:

Lattice

The basic base for all types of construction, this is placed directly in space.

Lattice Lattice	Requires to build	How to build
	Rodsx1	Use the rod on an empty space tile.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use wirecutters to cut the lattice into one rod.
Wirecutters

Catwalk

Built ontop of a lattice, mainly used for aesthetic purposes.

Catwalk Catwalk	Requires to build	How to build
	Rodsx1	Use the rods on a lattice.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use wirecutters to cut the catwalk into 2 rods.
Wirecutters

Plating

The basic floor which you put things like wires and pipes upon. 'All' floors and walls are built on top of this. Machines and objects cannot be secured unless floor plating is present.

Plating Plating	Requires to build	How to build
	Floor tilex1	Use a floor tile on a lattice or catwalk.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a crowbar on broken plating, otherwise it does not deconstruct.

Iron Floor Tile

This is the basic "nice" floor, this floor should be considered used in all public areas, hence why there's none of these in maintenance tunnels.

Steel Floor Steel Floor	Requires to build	How to build
	Floor tilex1	Use a floor tile on plating.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a crowbar on a floor tile to remove it. It will be destroyed if broken.

Wood Floor

This is a fancy floor, used in the library and similar places.

Wood Floor Wood Floor	Requires to build	How to build
	Wood tilex1	Use a wood tile on plating. Wood tiles can be made of planks of wood.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Detach the tile with a screwdriver. Alternately: Destroy it with a crowbar. This will not give you a wood tile back.
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Reinforced Floor

This is a reinforced floor, used in science and similar areas for better protection against fire or explosions.

Reinforced Floor Reinforced Floor	Requires to build	How to build
	Rodsx2	Use rods on a plating.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a wrench to dismantle it to two rods.
Wrench

Carpeted Floor

This is a carpeted floor, used to make your office or local chapel look fancy.

Carpeted Floor Carpeted Floor	Requires to build	How to build
	Carpetx1	Use any type of carpet floor on a plating.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Use a crowbar to pick up the carpet tile.

Some other carpets are available from cargo

Walls

Normal Wall

This is the standard type of wall found around the station, they are easy to construct and remove but are not as strong as reinforced walls. They also come in a hidden door variety. Walls can also be made out of different minerals. They're useful for:

• Keeping people out.
• Keeping people in.
• Keeping people from going places.

so bland Wall	Requires to build	How to build
	Metalx4	Stand where you want the wall. Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel. Choose 'Build wall girders' from the list. Use the remaining 2 sheets of metal on the girder.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Weld off the plating. Use a Wrench to unsecure the girder. Screwdriver to disassemble the girder.
Wrench

Reinforced Wall

This is the reinforced type of wall found in secure areas of station, they are reasonably simple to construct, but are very time consuming to remove. They also can be made as a hidden door. They're useful for:

• Keeping people in and out of high security areas.

such reinforce Reinforced Wall	Requires to build	How to build
	Metalx2 Plasteelx2	Stand where you want the reinforced wall. Click the metal in your hand to open the construction panel. Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list. Use the plasteel on the girders to reinforce them. Use the last plasteel sheet on the reinforced girders to finish the wall.
How to deconstruct
Tools	Wirecutters to cut the outer grille. Screwdriver to remove the support lines. Weld through the metal cover. Crowbar to pry off the cover. Wrench to loosen the support rods. Weld through the support rods. Crowbar to pry off the outer sheath. Screwdriver to unsecure the support struts. Wirecutters to remove the support struts. Wrench to unsecure the girder. Screwdriver to disassemble it.
Wrench Wirecutters