Editing Tools

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'''Tools''' can be used to perform required tasks (build, fix, and repair equipment).

Current tools: Blowtorch [1/2/3], Jackhammer [1/2/3], Grinder [1/2/3], Air Compressor, Planting Tool, Spectral Detector, Detonator, Remote Controller, Small Plants Crate, Plants Crate, Fire extinguisher, and more!

==Default Starting Tools==
The tools the player starts with depends on the game mode and difficulty setting.

In [Free Play] mode, the player may choose to start with Tourist, Colonist, or Madman starting equipment.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Starting Equipment
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! Tool !! Tourist !! Colonist !! Madman
|-
| Blowtorch || Yes || Yes || No
|-
| Grinder || Yes || Yes || No
|-
| Jackhammer || Yes || Yes || Yes
|-
| Fire Extinguisher || Yes || No || No
|-
| Spectral Detector || Yes || Yes || Yes
|-
| Planting Tool || Yes || Yes || Yes
|-
| Air Compressor || Yes || No || No
|-
| Small Plants Crate || Yes || No || No
|}

In [Campaign] mode, the player starts with Colonist equipment.
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== List of Tools ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Tools !! Description
|-
| [[Air Compressor]] || It is used to clear off solar panels, vehicles, and buildings after a tornado or sandstorm. It requires CO2 to use.
|-
| [[Blowtorch]] * || The Blowtorch allows you to construct buildings and vehicles as well as perform repairs. Each Tier allows you to work faster.
|-
| [[Cordless Drill]] || The Cordless Drill is used for placing decorations.
|-
| [[Detonator]] || The Detonator is a tool for remotely detonating various explosives.
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| [[Fire Extinguisher]] || The Fire extinguisher's main purpose is to extinguish fires.
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| [[Grinder]] * || The Grinder is a tool for deconstructing (breaking down) buildings and equipment. Each tier allows you to recover more resources and salvage bigger and more complex buildings and equipment.
|-
| [[Jackhammer]] * || The Jackhammer is use to break apart rocks and extract resources (ore).
|-
| [[Big Plant Crate]] || The Big Plant Crate speeds up the transfer/transport of plants between equipment.
|-
| [[Small Plant Crate]] || The Small variant allows the transfer/transport of only up to 8 plants at a time.
|-
| [[Planting Tool]] || The Planting Tool allows the planting of seeds in the plant incubator or (small / large) hydroponic shelf.
|-
| [[Spectral Detector]] * || The Spectral Detector permits the finding of water at Tier 1. At Tier 2, it can also analyze rocks to determine the ore content it contains. The Tier 3 variant is the same as tier 2 but with a longer range.

|}
* These Tools have 3 Tier variants depicted by their respective color (1: Yellow, 2: Orange, 3: Red)

== Upgrading Tools ==
To upgrade tools, the next tier must be unlocked in the Mechanics section of the Tech Tree. Make sure that the respective upgrade has been unlocked.
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Now that the upgrade has been unlocked, head to the Workbench. Drag and drop the tool from the inventory on the left to the workbench slot on the right-hand window and click upgrade at the bottom.
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Once upgrade is clicked, a progression bar will show up. At this point, the workbench may be exited.
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Upon leaving the workbench, the tool can be seen of the left being upgraded.
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Once it's finished being upgraded, left click it to pick it up.
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