“To create basic equipment your two hands are more than enough, but creating a stone tool isn’t enough to defend yourself against the dangers of Kepler or against other players. Anything more significant is impossible to make on your own and that’s when different crafting benches come into play. Crafting benches allow higher-level items to be crafted and that improves colonist’s quality of life significantly. The benches differ in many ways. Some of them are suited for culinary, others to craft armor. You can even build a chemical lab.”
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