Science Keeps You Alive 🔬
In Abiotic Factor, survival isn’t just about fighting monsters, it’s about outsmarting the apocalypse with pure science. Crafting and technology drive everything: from makeshift tools to powered base systems.
Whether you’re tinkering solo or running a co-op lab on a ChipHead-hosted server, understanding how tech progression works is the key to thriving underground.
1. Gather the Right Materials 🧱
Before you start building fancy machines, you’ll need the basics.
Collect materials from the environment, storage rooms, and machinery around the facility.
Common materials:
- Scrap Metal: From shelves, debris, and junk piles
- Plastic and Circuit Boards: Found in labs and offices
- Wiring: Salvaged from damaged electronics
- Batteries: Looted from toolboxes or vending machines
Pro Tip: Always carry a wrench and crowbar, they’re essential for disassembling objects and gathering early-game materials.
2. Crafting Workbenches 🧰
Workbenches are the backbone of your progression. Without them, you’ll be stuck swinging pipes forever.
| Workstation | Purpose | Key Upgrades |
|---|---|---|
| Workbench | Basic crafting and repairs | Melee weapons, simple defences |
| Fabricator | Advanced crafting | Tools, electronic devices, components |
| Chemical Mixer | Resource processing | Medkits, chemicals, and energy items |
| Research Terminal | Unlocks new tech | Blueprint access and experimental crafting |
Bonus Tip: Place workbenches near power sources to keep them efficient, powered stations often craft faster and unlock extra recipes.
3. Unlocking New Tech 🧠
Crafting in Abiotic Factor isn’t just about gathering, it’s about discovery.
You’ll unlock new blueprints by:
- Experimenting with materials
- Interacting with new workstations
- Researching found items or alien tech
- Progressing through story-related terminals and objectives
When you find a new item, analyse it before dismantling, many unique parts can’t be replicated later.
Pro Tip: Keep one player on your co-op team focused on research. This ensures continuous tech progression while others gather or defend.
4. Power and Automation ⚡
As your base grows, manual crafting becomes inefficient. Powering your stations is essential.
- Connect batteries or generators to workstations using cables
- Prioritise Fabricators and Terminals for steady production
- Build power relays to distribute energy safely
If you’re playing co-op, assign one player to handle the electrical grid, power outages during combat can be disastrous.
5. Advanced Crafting and Experimentation 🧬
Once you’ve stabilised your lab, the real science begins.
- Combine chemical compounds to create stimulants or explosives
- Build energy shields, repair bots, or defence turrets
- Upgrade armor with alien materials for resistance boosts
Bonus Tip: Keep at least one backup base or emergency crafting area. The facility’s dynamic events can destroy your main workshop without warning.
6. Team Crafting and Efficiency 🤝
In multiplayer sessions, coordination makes or breaks progress.
- Split tasks: one crafts, one gathers, one defends
- Share crafting materials through labelled storage
- Use voice chat or pinned notes to track ongoing projects
A team that crafts together, survives together and looks good doing it in matching lab coats.
7. Continuous Research and Upgrades 🔄
The tech tree in Abiotic Factor keeps expanding. As updates roll out, expect new:
- Machines
- Weapons
- Resource types
- Power management systems
Revisit older stations regularly, many gain new blueprints after story progression or patches.
Pro Tip: Keep your server backed up. Game updates can occasionally reset crafting unlocks, and having a backup ensures you never lose hard-earned progress.
Final Thoughts 🧪
Crafting and tech research are what make Abiotic Factor more than a survival game, they turn it into a playground for creativity and science. The smartest teams aren’t just surviving, they’re inventing their way out of disaster.
With ChipHead hosting, your experiments never lag. Our servers handle complex mods, co-op crafting sessions, and resource-heavy bases effortlessly, so you can focus on discovery, not disconnection. ⚡🔧
