Allogamy for flowers, grafting for trees, environmental change for fungi — plus every recipe verified so far.
Mechanics03
Recipes07
GENE WORKBENCH
Two parents in, one new species out.
The family rule: crossbreeding requires two different plants from the same family — never free-form. Outcomes split into "formers" (new shape, pigment, parameters and behavior) and "fillers" (only pigment or parameters).
The allogamy example pair from official Devlog #9: two different flowers of the same Solum family planted in one grow pod, pollinated with the help of a bee pipe, produced a hybrid with a different color and different properties. Demonstrated in a 2024 pre-release build — names may differ in the release version.
Sunbeam Lumus branchINPUT A
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Lumus-family host treeINPUT B
Cloudbeam Lumus
Grafting
Graft a branch cut from a Sunbeam Lumus onto a lab-grown Lumus-family tree and run the compatibility check. A compatible graft grows mutated Cloudbeam Lumus fruit; process the fruit into seeds and the resulting tree is "obtainable only in our research lab". From official Devlog #9 (pre-release build).
Sour TaraxINPUT A
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Sweet TaraxINPUT B
Tarax hybrid — outcome unverified
Allogamy
Both Tarax-family herbs were collected together in Devlog #9, implying a herb allogamy pair. Herbs must be crossbred during their flowering stage — they die and vanish from grow pods at full maturity. Sour Tarax is found in the Mystery Beacon cave and is needed for the injector. Hybrid outcome unverified in the release build.
3 × Mars FiloyINPUT A
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3 × Green Naga + 1 × Silver + 3 × Graphite+2 MORE
IM Pump I
Crafting
The basic Immunity Pump — "minimal environmental resistance for short expeditions", 1 in-game hour at a crafting machine, 1.00 kg. Recipe from a launch-week community guide; verify against the live build. "Mars Filoy" is presumably a Filoy-family fruit, but its exact source is unverified.
3 × Carbon FiberINPUT A
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5 × Magnetite + 1 × Wiring Kit+1 MORE
Drone Builder
Crafting
The gate to base building: 1 in-game hour to craft, 0.80 kg. The finished tool stays inside the crafting machine — take it out manually, equip it and press B to open the building menu. Carbon Fiber and the Wiring Kit make this a component chain. Launch-week community recipe.
3 × TitaniumINPUT A
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3 × Magnetite + 3 × Carbon Fiber+1 MORE
Hover Generator (hoverboard)
Crafting
Deploys the hoverboard on clear ground; V toggles the vehicle. 1 in-game hour at a crafting machine. Launch-week community recipe — riders report poor stability over small bumps, so expect tuning patches.
BiomassINPUT A
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HornINPUT B
Fertilizer
Crafting
Biomass comes from plant matter that has fully rotted (usable parts at 0%) or from unplanted seeds; horns are shed naturally around Strider nests, including nests near the volcano at the center of the map. Soil and fertilizer raise the quantity of flowers, fruit and crops you harvest. Player-verified, launch week.
Fungi form a third experimental category (Environmental Change), but no fungal species has been named officially yet.
Unverified: 2023 preview builds suggest animals may also breed autonomously when left to their own devices; the exact trait list and mutation odds are unpublished.
