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* Your starting Oxygen will last you for more than a week, so oxygen recovery can wait | * Your starting Oxygen will last you for more than a week, so oxygen recovery can wait | ||
* An [[Area Power Controller]] will effectively "split" a power & data network<br/> | * An [[Area Power Controller]] will effectively "split" a power & data network<br/> | ||
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* The waste canister can be used to power the jet pack - simply switch the canisters over for an emergency fix | * The waste canister can be used to power the jet pack - simply switch the canisters over for an emergency fix | ||
* A locker holds 30 items and is very useful in the early game | * A locker holds 30 items and is very useful in the early game | ||
| − | * Ice will melt in hands, in the world, or in lockers - ice will '''not'' melt inside of a [[Mining Belt]] or in a cold environment. When playing on Moon, Space or Asteroid Belt, either wait for | + | * Ice will melt in hands, in the world, or in lockers - ice will '''not'' melt inside of a [[Mining Belt]] or in a cold environment. When playing on Moon, Space or Asteroid Belt, either wait for night time or move into the shadow if you want to split stacks or want to handle ice. |
* Help, I can't deconstruct something! - Check that you are using the correct tool (the popup should inform you on how to proceed construction / deconstruction) and that your tool has power / fuel if it requires it. | * Help, I can't deconstruct something! - Check that you are using the correct tool (the popup should inform you on how to proceed construction / deconstruction) and that your tool has power / fuel if it requires it. | ||
| − | * A battery will charge twice as fast in an [[Power Controller | Area Power Controller]] than in a [[Battery Charger]] (Nuclear is only 73% faster) according to [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stationeers/comments/hoku8r/really_useful_cheat_sheet_of_stats_and_figures/ this helpful | + | * A battery will charge twice as fast in an [[Power Controller | Area Power Controller]] than in a [[Battery Charger]] (Nuclear is only 73% faster) according to [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stationeers/comments/hoku8r/really_useful_cheat_sheet_of_stats_and_figures/ this helpful reddit post by u/Chrisbitz] |
* In high temperature environments, your suit will rush the contents of your Oxygen tank through your suit and into your Waste tank to keep your suit at the set temperature. This means that in a pinch, you can swap your Oxygen tank with your Waste tank for a few more minutes of uncomfortably hot and barely breathable air. | * In high temperature environments, your suit will rush the contents of your Oxygen tank through your suit and into your Waste tank to keep your suit at the set temperature. This means that in a pinch, you can swap your Oxygen tank with your Waste tank for a few more minutes of uncomfortably hot and barely breathable air. | ||
* If you feel you need to stretch your water / food supply; You will lose health when malnourished or dehydrated, but you can fully recover from that. Letting your health go below 50% before eating / drinking can effectively double your rations. | * If you feel you need to stretch your water / food supply; You will lose health when malnourished or dehydrated, but you can fully recover from that. Letting your health go below 50% before eating / drinking can effectively double your rations. | ||
| − | * Always keep duct-tape on you at all times. Even inside your own station, a sudden change of pressure can smash you into a wall damaging your suit. Also | + | * Always keep duct-tape on you at all times. Even inside your own station, a sudden change of pressure can smash you into a wall damaging your suit. Also note that your helmet and your suit have seperate damage values, so should you need to fix them, be sure to fix BOTH (use the duct-tape twice until the scratches on both icons disappear). |
* As soon as you can make [[Steel|Steel]], consider using some to make [[Pipe Radiator|Pipe Radiator]]s. Without ventilation (and even with), your station will accumulate heat in its environment, just from the machines in there, the sun shining through the windows, etc. A simple setup with a [[Passive Vent|Passive Vent]], a [[Pipe Valve|Pipe Valve]], some [[Pipe|Pipe]]s and some [[Pipe Radiator|Pipe Radiator]]s can help you manage that with ease by periodically opening the [[Pipe Valve|Pipe Valve]]. | * As soon as you can make [[Steel|Steel]], consider using some to make [[Pipe Radiator|Pipe Radiator]]s. Without ventilation (and even with), your station will accumulate heat in its environment, just from the machines in there, the sun shining through the windows, etc. A simple setup with a [[Passive Vent|Passive Vent]], a [[Pipe Valve|Pipe Valve]], some [[Pipe|Pipe]]s and some [[Pipe Radiator|Pipe Radiator]]s can help you manage that with ease by periodically opening the [[Pipe Valve|Pipe Valve]]. | ||
* By creating an airlock as described, holding your waste tank in your hand and opening it up and then dropping some Oxite on the ground, the ambient temperature will melt it and give you a breathable atmosphere. On normal and hard difficulties, this allows you to eat / drink since you are required to open your helmet at those difficulties. | * By creating an airlock as described, holding your waste tank in your hand and opening it up and then dropping some Oxite on the ground, the ambient temperature will melt it and give you a breathable atmosphere. On normal and hard difficulties, this allows you to eat / drink since you are required to open your helmet at those difficulties. | ||