Multitool

The MultiTool is the primary tool of the player. It allows players to construct and deconstruct buildings, mine veins and boulders, break down materials, and deform terrain. It can also be used to fight enemies when no better weapon is available, although this is not recommended.

The player starts with only an Emergency MultiTool, which is slow and uses the Exploration Suit's battery. However, it is recommended that they make a MultiTool Mk1 which deconstructs/welds/mines items faster but requires batteries to use. The MultiTool MK1 and above can be created using the Compact Armory or Medium armory and does not use the suit battery. Higher level MultiTools increase power consumption but also mine/weld faster. Pressing T allows the player to switch between the emergency and currently available battery MultiTool, or the tool can be placed in a hotbar slot and accessed by pressing the corresponding number (e.g. 1). On the bottom right of the Heads-Up Display (HUD), when the MultiTool is accessed, the charge available is shown above the tool image and the remaining battery charges below. Press R to reload the tool when the battery is depleted if additional batteries are available.



The tool has two modes, mining/welding and destructive. The first uses left mouse button; when mining it uses more energy but does not destroy resources and it removes smaller parts of the landscape so this can be used for smoothing an area. The destructive mode is used with the right mouse button, it requires less energy but you will not get resources. This is meant to remove larger parts of the landscape, dig tunnels or remove trees. It is also used to deconstruct buildings and vehicles, giving back most resources.