Platforms

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Platforms are basic structures that hold modules, storage, and items. Most modules must be placed on a platform and connected to power to function. Connect platforms with their cable plugs to create power networks. If an Oxygenator is attached to any platform, it provides oxygen to the player, and tethers may be attached.

Depending on their size and layout, each platform has a different number of attachment slots for holding other objects.

All Platforms, except for the Small Platform, can be unlocked/locked in place using the Use key (PC: F, Xbox: Xbox One - Y, PS4: PS4 - Triangle, Switch: Switch - X). When locked, platforms will be bolted into the ground, visible from their legs. Locking a platform will prevent the player from accidentally picking it up (and thus, from potentially breaking power networks).

Small Platform

Small Platforms are not crafted, but they will automatically appear when certain small items are placed on the ground and will disappear when picked up. These items are the Small Printer, the Small Generator, the Small Solar Panel, the Small Wind Turbine, the Small Battery, the QT-RTG, the Power Sensor, the Worklight, the Portable Smelting Furnace and the Floodlight.

Small Platforms have 2 power connectors, allowing them to be powered and provide oxygen.

Medium Platforms

The following Medium Platforms are printed at a Small Printer:

Platform Attachment Slots Power Connectors Notes and Uses Recipe
Medium Platform A 1x Medium slot 4 Option for Medium power producers, Medium Storages, or Auto Arms 1x Resin
Medium Platform B 2x Small slots
1x Medium slot
4 Useful early on for holding resources and printing with Small or Medium Printers 2x Resin
Medium Platform C 1x Medium slot 3 Option for Medium power producers, Medium Storages, or Auto Arms 1x Resin
Tall Platform 4x Small slots
1x Medium slot
3 Use with Worklights or Floodlights to illuminate an area 1x Ceramic
Medium T-Platform 2x Medium slots 3 The only medium platform with 2 Medium slots 2x Resin

Medium Platforms A and B are frequently encountered as part of Discoveries, usually with (often destroyed) power producers attached. Most of the time, they will lack working Power connections, but the attachment points will still be functional. Also occasionally, at least one power connector will still be operable, allowing for almost regular use of the platform.

Large Platforms

The following Large Platforms are printed at a Medium Printer:

Platform Attachment Slots Power Connectors Notes and Uses Recipe
Large Platform A 1x Large slot 4 Useful early on for Research Chambers, as it has no room for storage 2x Resin
Large Platform B 1x Large slot
2x Medium slots
4 Flexible option for all bases. Use it to hold all three types of Printers on a single platform, or put large modules in the center with Medium Storage or Medium Storage Silos on the sides. 3x Resin
Large Platform C 1x Large slot
20x Small slots
4 A decent crafting option for modules like a Smelting Furnace or an Atmospheric Condenser, though lacking space for removable storages 1x Resin
1x Iron
1x Ceramic
Large T-Platform 2x Large slots 3 The only large platform with 2 Large slots for holding large modules like Smelting Furnaces and Large Storages 2x Aluminum
1x Resin
Large Curved Platform 1x Large slot 4 Curved for circular bases or for rounding out corners. 2x Ceramic
1x Compound
Large Extended Platform 2x Medium slots 6 The ideal distance for Auto Arm placement. 2x Resin

Large Platforms A and B are occasionally encountered as part of Discoveries, usually with destroyed large modules attached. Most of the time, they will lack working Power connections, but the attachment points will still be functional. Also, rarely, at least one power connector will still be operable, allowing for almost regular use of the platform.

Extra Large Platforms

The following Extra Large Platforms are printed at a Large Printer:

Platform Attachment Slots Power Connectors Notes and Uses Recipe
Extra Large Platform A 1x Extra Large slot 8 Broad octagonal platform, great for extra-large modules like the Extra Large Shredder or Extra Large Storage 2x Iron
2x Ceramic
Extra Large Platform B 10x Medium slots 4 Has two angled surfaces that face the same direction, useful for solar/wind farms and batteries, banks of Medium Resource Canisters, or displaying research items or marbles 4x Iron
Extra Large Platform C 1x Extra Large slot
2x Large slots
4 Largest platform, useful for holding multiple storages or modules for mass crafting 2x Iron
2x Resin
Extra Large Curved Platform 2 Large slots
1x Medium slot
4 Great for making circular bases or rounding out corners. Use the two large slots for paired crafting stations, such as the Smelting Furnace and Chemistry Lab, and use the medium slot for holding items on a Medium Storage or Medium Storage Silo 2x Ceramic
2x Compound
Figurine Platform 64x Small slots 4 Intended to hold Holographic Figurines or Stone Figurines to play games of chess or checkers, but could also be useful for holding other small items, such as Terrain Analyzers 4x Iron
XL Extended Platform 1x Large slot
2x Medium slots
4 Ideal length for Auto Arms and a module or storage in the middle. 3x Resin