Crafting stations

Crafting stations

Crafting stations are the backbone of production in Starsand Island. Every item you make -- from a simple Stone Pickaxe to a Crossbow -- requires a specific station. Most station blueprints are sold at Zerine's General Store or unlocked through the Crafting profession tiers. A few specialized stations come from other mentors like Zephyria (Ammo Maker), Graminova (Fertilizer Box), and Pastelle (animal feeders).

You place stations on your farm or inside your house like furniture. Each station has its own interface and recipe list. Higher-tier stations include all recipes from the tier below, so upgrading a Worktable I to a Worktable II does not remove any recipes -- it only adds new ones.

Worktable

The Worktable is the most important station in the game. It handles general crafting -- tools, weapons, furniture, decorations, and processed materials. There are three tiers, each unlocked through the Crafter profession certifications with Zerine.

Worktable I

The Worktable I is the first station you build. Everything in the Apprentice Crafter recipe list is crafted here. You start with the blueprint in your inventory.

Worktable II

Upgrading to Worktable II is a major milestone. It unlocks the entire second tier of tools and opens weapon crafting for deeper Moonlit Forest progression. The Iron Sheet ingredient requires a Furnace, so you need to build a Furnace I before you can upgrade.

Worktable III

Premium Wood comes from chopping White Fig trees with a Machete. Alloy is smelted at a Furnace II. Gold Ingot requires Gold Ore mined in the Moonlit Forest. This tier represents the endgame of the Crafting profession and opens up the most powerful equipment in the game.

Furnace

The Furnace smelts raw ores into ingots, sheets, wire, and other processed metals. It is essential for almost every mid-to-late-game recipe. Like the Worktable, it has three tiers.

Furnace I

Copper Ingot is the first metal you smelt, needed for tools like the Impulse Pickaxe. Stone Brick and Glass Pane are the primary building materials for structures and bus stops.

Furnace II

Iron and Gold Ore are mined inside the Moonlit Forest. Iron Sheet is a critical ingredient for Worktable II, many Junior-tier tools, and the bus stop construction quest.

Furnace III

Furnace III materials come from the deepest sections of the Moonlit Forest. Most players will not need this tier until they are working on Expert-level equipment.

Cutter

The Cutter processes raw wood into planks, boards, and other lumber products. It is a passive station -- you load materials and come back later to pick up the output.

Cutter I

Softwood Plank is one of the most used materials in the early game. You need stacks of it for building, furniture, and bus stop construction. Build two or three Cutters early on to keep up with demand.

Cutter II

Cutter III

Chopper

The Chopper breaks down plant fibers and organic materials. Like the Cutter, it is a passive processing station.

Chopper I

Chopper II

Chopper III

Charcoal Kiln

You will go through a lot of Coal for Exploration -- every batch of Bomb Arrows needs Phosand, which requires Coal + Sunveil Shrooms. Build at least two Charcoal Kilns if you are actively delving.

Separator

The Separator is technically a farming station, but it is critical for cooking. Every processed ingredient starts here -- wheat becomes flour, sugarcane becomes sugar, beets become sugar, and so on. Place one near your kitchen area for convenience.

Spinning Wheel

Carbon Line is one of the first bottleneck materials you hit. You need it for the Plume Bow, which is the single biggest combat upgrade in the early mid-game. Prioritize building a Spinning Wheel as soon as you reach Junior Crafter.

Loom

Sewing Table

The textile production chain is Spinning Wheel (fiber to thread) into Loom (thread to cloth) into Sewing Table (cloth to finished items). All three are needed for the full pipeline.

Ammo Maker

There is a public Ammo Maker inside the Exploration Club that anyone can use. However, building your own at home saves significant travel time. Buy the blueprint from Zephyria on your first visit and build it near your front door -- you will use it every time before heading into the Moonlit Forest.

Gear Smith

You do not need a Gear Smith until mid-to-late game, but once you start building vehicles or crafting Expert-tier tools, it becomes essential.

Ore Analyzer

Energy Converter

Spirit Cubes are the endgame construction material. You need Spirit Cube III to craft Teleporters, which allow instant fast travel between any two points you choose on the island.

Food processing stations

Food stations handle cooking -- turning raw crops and animal products into meals, drinks, and preserved foods. Most blueprints come from Graminova's Happiness Seed Shop or Aurelis's Aureleaf Kitchen.

Campfire

Build two or three Campfires to cook in parallel. Time spent waiting on a single Campfire adds up fast.

Gas Stove

Once you build a Gas Stove, the Campfire is mostly obsolete. However, keeping a Campfire around for parallel cooking can still be useful.

Juicer

Brewing Barrel

Jam Maker

Pickling Jar

Grinder

Animal care stations

These stations support the Ranching profession and are purchased from Pastelle's Green Pasture Ranch.

Feeder

Mirth Feeder

• Unlock: Junior Rancher certification

• Function: An upgraded feeder that holds more feed and can dispense special treats that boost animal happiness. Happy animals produce higher-quality products.

Mega Feeder

• Unlock: Intermediate Rancher certification

• Function: The largest capacity feeder. Can hold enough feed for multiple days, reducing the frequency of refills.

Love Feeder

• Unlock: Senior Rancher certification

• Function: A specialized feeder that boosts breeding readiness in addition to feeding. Place in breeding enclosures to speed up breeding cooldowns.

Fertilizer Box

• Unlock: Farming profession (tiers I through V available)

• Function: Converts animal manure and organic waste into fertilizer. Five tiers exist -- higher tiers produce stronger fertilizer that improves crop quality and yield. Place near your animal enclosures for easy access to manure.

Fertilizer is one of the best ways to increase crop star-quality. Higher star crops sell for more at shops and produce better cooking ingredients.

Station placement tips

• Group related stations together. Keep the Separator, Campfire, Gas Stove, Brewing Barrel, Jam Maker, and Pickling Jar in a "kitchen" cluster for efficient cooking.

• Place the Worktable, Furnace, Cutter, Chopper, and Charcoal Kiln in a "workshop" area near your storage chests.

• Build multiples of time-based stations (Campfire, Cutter, Chopper, Charcoal Kiln) to process materials in parallel. Two Cutters running at once halves your wait for planks.

• The Ammo Maker should be near your farm entrance or Moonlit Forest portal. You will restock ammo before every forest trip.

• Stations can be placed inside your house. Interior placement looks cleaner and keeps everything close together.

• Upgrading a station in place preserves its position. You do not need to pick it up first.

• Every station blueprint needs to be purchased or earned separately. Check with Zerine, Graminova, Pastelle, and Zephyria for their respective categories.