Mechanics Skill Book

Hidden/Research

Notes

The Mechanics Skill Book is a research item crafted at a Research Table using research papers and other resources, unlocking the Mechanics specialty tree. Once crafted, right-clicking the book produces unlimited Mechanics Skill Scrolls that any player can read to gain access to the specialty. A practical tip: because one book suffices for the entire server, researchers should craft it early and share or sell scrolls so others can learn Mechanics without each needing their own book.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Engineering Research Paper Advanced	10	item
Metallurgy Research Paper Advanced	10	item
Basic Research	15	category
Advanced Research	5	category

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Bio Residue	≈ 0.64
Garbage	≈ 0.32

Approximate — a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	2400 calories
Craft time	15 min
Throughput	≈ 4 Mechanics Skill Book / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 5120× Cotton Boll
• 720× Flax Stem
• 330× Hewn Log (any)
• 173.44× Iron Ore
• 160× Wood (any)
• 100× Crushed Rock (any)
• 87.5× Copper Ore
• 40× Medium Carcass (any)
• 40× Metal (any)
• 15× Basic Research (any)
• 5× Advanced Research (any)
• 4.14× Clay

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Product
• Skill Books

Obtained from

• Mechanics Skill Book

See also

Advanced Baking Skill BookAdvanced Cooking Skill BookAdvanced Masonry Skill BookAdvanced Smelting Skill BookBaking Skill BookBasic Engineering Skill Book

The **Mechanics Skill Book** is a research item that grants access to the Mechanics specialty. It is crafted at a Research Table by consuming research papers and other resources. Right-clicking the book spawns a Mechanics skill scroll, with no limit on how many scrolls a single book produces — a player reads a scroll to unlock the Mechanics skill tree, though they must still spend stars to actually learn the specialty. Because one book supplies unlimited scrolls, most servers only ever need a single Mechanics Skill Book; the researcher who crafts it can sell or share scrolls with the rest of the town.