Find a part in the wiki, calculate its materials, then plan your route. Use the reference map or open a supported Survival save to check your own world.
Release notes and wiki entries can cover different versions. Compare the version label on each recipe, trade, unlock, or raid table with the game version you are playing.
Official patch note ↗Choose a guide, look up a part, or open a calculator.
From restoring ship power to preparing your first farm and vehicle.
Use the reference world to learn landmarks. For routes that match your own world, open a supported Survival save locally in your browser; reference coordinates may differ from your save.
Open interactive map →The opening Survival landmark contains the crashed ship, the three-fire Getting Started objective, the nearby Water Bucket pond, the first Master Battery ruin, the Mini Craftbot, and the Logbook route to the Mechanic Station.
A recognizable station marked by a large illuminated wrench, commonly used as an early workshop, storage point, and vehicle base.
A road-side destination used in produce logistics. Its value comes from turning farming into a transport problem rather than a chest-management problem.
A progression and trading location where prepared deliveries become useful equipment. The route matters as much as the destination because cargo can be bulky.
A large multi-level combat and exploration landmark associated with ranged bot threats, valuable materials, and difficult recovery runs.
Growlabs are part of the expanded 1.0 Survival world and story. They combine exploration, combat, and progression in spaces where preparation matters.
Check crop raid levels, crafting quantities, and steering angles before committing resources.
Calculate crop value, raid level, bot budget and player scaling, then compare weighted enemy odds and one possible drop timeline.
Open tool ›Calculate full batches, direct materials, finished output, extra pieces, station time, and schematic requirements across 614 recipes.
Open tool ›Calculate separate inner and outer front-wheel limits for ideal Ackermann steering, then copy the Level 5 Driver's Seat bearing settings.
Open tool ›Start a fresh world, check an older save, or solve a farming or building problem.
Enter the crashed ship to start Getting Started, follow the path opposite its entrance to the pond, fill the Water Bucket, extinguish the three marked fires inside, recover the nearby Master Battery, restore ship power, reconnect the console with the Connect Tool, and take the Logbook before leaving for the Mechanic Station.
Old Creative worlds can load in 1.0; old Survival worlds need a legacy Steam branch. Back up the complete save before switching, test Parts or Custom Game mods on a copy, and check the current 1.0.5 patch timeline before diagnosing raid, Vault, underground, welding, or Thruster problems.
Crop value, raids, and Warehouse combat.
Chassis layout, controllers, and logic connections.
Garage blueprints and achievement routes.
Use Recipes for ingredients, then check Schematics or Quests if the item still needs unlocking.
Choose a vehicle, farm, or logic project, then check its parts list and setup steps.
Scrap Mechanic left Early Access on July 24, 2026. Drilling Thunder adds the complete Survival story, Excavation Island and underground mining, Growlabs, more bots and parts, terrain shaping, schematic progression, rebalanced crafting, and a visual overhaul.
Compare what each mod adds and read its compatibility notes before changing a save.
Do not install from mirrors; this entry is retained as a status warning
Builders who want functional truck, towing, and machinery components
Creative combat prototypes, aircraft, ships, and large machines
Legacy Creative builds that already depend on its parts
Test mods on a copied save before using them in your current world.
Common Survival questions, from the Crash Site to Excavation Island.
Enter the crashed ship, take the Water Bucket from the nearby pond, extinguish the three marked interior fires, recover the ruin's Master Battery, restore ship power, reconnect the console, and open the Logbook before leaving for the Mechanic Station.
Activate Getting Started inside the ship, then follow the path opposite the entrance to the nearby pond. The Water Bucket is at the pond edge beside the farming tutorial supplies.
No. The Master Battery from the ruin near the Crash Site powers the crashed ship. The Mechanic Station objective marks a separate battery in the station's bunk-room area.
Old Survival worlds require the older Steam branch. Back up important worlds before switching versions.
Survival worlds are generated. Navigate with roads, large structures, and location roles rather than copied coordinates.
Some can, but Parts and Custom Games mods are particularly likely to need an update. Test a copied world first.
Confirm the current objective, remove mods for a copied test save, and check the latest patch before repeating a dangerous story area.
Bring lights, food perks, a Spudgun, and a repairable mining vehicle. Scout with the Ore Prospector, dig with a Plasma Drill, and process ore behind the dig face while watching for Cablebots and Minerbots.
