Upgrades & Crafting (Beyond)

The subject of this article is from the Beyond update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 27 November, 2019.

There are multiple game-release versions of the Upgrades & Crafting page.

Upgrades & Crafting is an information panel.

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Upgrades & Crafting is a display page referenced by the Game Content page.

Advanced materials and construction may require the use of a Refiner. Construct a refiner from the Build Menu (Key Z). Large Refiners require a Habitable Base.
Refiners take harvested or raw materials and process them into more condensed or advanced materials.
Refined elements (eg Condensed Carbon) not only take up less space, but also provide greater charge to basic systems than common elements (eg Carbon).
Larger refinery units take multiple inputs, allowing the user to experiment with the combination of materials.
Combining materials may generate exclusives substances or allow for more efficient recipes.
Simple, portable refiners require external fuel to use. Large refiners wired into the structure of a base do not.

Visit the Marketplace aboard most Space stations to find a wide array of merchants. Technology merchants will sell Upgrade Modules.
Blueprints allow you to craft new technologies. Purchase blueprints aboard the Space Anomaly.
You will have to find the materials yourself, but you will always be able to install the technology in your Exosuit, or any Starship or Multi-tool you own.
Upgrade Modules are one-off purchases. They upgrades a specific Exosuit, Starship or Multi-Tool technology you have already installed. Each upgrade has slightly different properties, and users are advised to experiment with different configurations.
Install an Upgrade Module by selecting it in the Inventory with Key E and deploying it to an empty General or Technology slot with LPM.
Upgrades installed adjacent to other upgrades of the same type will provide an additional boost, further improving device performance.
You cannot have more than three upgrades active for the same technology subsystem. Doing so will cause the upgrades to become non-functional until sufficient modules are removed to restore power.

Upgrade Modules can be purchased ready crafted from technology merchants. These merchants are also a useful source of pre-built components. Seek them out in the Space Station Marketplace, or find in smaller planetary shops.
To craft products and technologies yourself, you must learn their blueprints.
Learn the plans for specific technologies by visiting research aboard the Space Anomaly.
Product recipes are more rare and must be sought out by raiding various planetary installations. Find directions to such installations by exchanging Navigation Data with a space station Cartographer.