Kelp

Byproducts: nearly every recipe now leaves waste behind, so recipe pages list byproducts alongside ingredients.
Garbage &amp; recycling: waste sorts from mixed garbage down to pure materials, and can be recycled back into stock.
Pollution has four kinds: acid rain, chemical, soil and heavy mineral, each settling into the ground differently. Pollution guide &rarr;
Modules reworked: upgrades are now Basic / Advanced / Modern / Specialty , one per slot, driving the same bonus system as talents. Module guide &rarr;
Fresh water: machines need it &mdash; water drawn from the ocean has to be desalinated first.

Some creepy kelp.

Weight100 gMax stack100

Notes

Kelp is a wild ocean crop harvested from naturally growing kelp plants. It serves as a basic natural-fiber ingredient and is used in several cooking recipes as well as industrial crafting like Cellulose Fiber, Composite Filler, and Charred Mortar. Because kelp is gathered from the sea rather than planted on land, it can be a reliable food and material source even when soil fertility declines — stockpiling some early helps ensure you always have a fiber or filler ingredient on hand.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.