Crafting & Workstations β Asylum Overhaul
Crafting & Workstations β Asylum Overhaul
CRAFTING STATIONSΒ & WORK BENCHES
Note: Β TO USE CRAFT FROM CONTAINER FUNCTIONΒ A LANDCLAIM BLOCK MUST BE PRESENT,Β AND BENCHES WITHINΒ A 30 BLOCK RADIUS
Forge
Basic smelting station.
Smelts:
Iron
Clay
Brass
Uses forge tools:
Anvil
Bellows
Sledgehammer
Notes:
Does not use a crucible
Foundation for early metal processing
High-tier smelting station.
Required for:
Crucible use
Advanced metals
Late-game forging chains
General-purpose crafting station.
Used for:
Tools
Mechanical parts
Basic components
Early-to-mid game recipes
High-tier crafting station.
Used for:
Advanced tools
Complex components
Late-game crafting recipes
Chemical and medical crafting station.
Used for:
Medical items
Chemicals
Crafting materials
Endgame chemical processing station.
Used for:
Bottles of Acid
Depleted Uranium Cores
Uranium ammunition
Advanced chemical items
Weapon crafting station.
Used for:
Firearms
Weapon parts
Weapon upgrades
Ammunition crafting station.
Used for:
Standard ammunition
Advanced ammo types
Uranium rounds (once unlocked)
Auto Workbench
Vehicle and automotive crafting station.
Used for:
Cars and vehicles
Vehicle parts
Automotive components
Related advanced recipes
Resource processing station.
Used to:
Break down materials
Convert items into crafting components
Automated resource extraction station.
Function:
Produces ores over time once placed and powered
Automation support station.
Used for:
Moving items between workstations
Supporting automated crafting setups
Progression and research station.
Used to:
Scrap unwanted skill books and magazines
Convert them into Research Data
Craft specific skill books needed
Notes:
Reduces RNG reliance
Enables controlled progression by recycling duplicates
Early survival station.
Used to:
Cook basic food
Boil murky water into clean water
Handle early-game survival crafting
Passive food generation station.
Used to:
Capture animals over time
Provide raw meat and animal resources
animals take 1 realtime hour to generate animals , once animals appear yu will be able to interact withΒ the trapsΒ
to butcher the animals use the butchers blockΒ &Β the chopping board to further cut them up
Meat processing station.
Used for:
Breaking down animal corpses
Yielding meat, bones, fat, and hides
Advanced cooking station.
Used for:
High-tier food recipes
Efficient bulk cooking
Advanced survival meals
Food prep support station.
Used for:
Ingredient preparation
Advanced food crafting components
Supporting Asylum Cooker recipes
made in workbench
Beverage crafting station.
Used for:
Alcohol
Buff drinks
Specialty consumables
Fermentation and brewing station.
Used for:
Making cheese
Brewing alcohol
Some stations require progression unlocks
Advanced stations expand or replace basic ones
If a recipe does not appear, the incorrect workstation is being used
The Autominer is crafted in the Advanced Workbench.
If it shows there but the Craft button is greyed out, one of the following is happening:
Even if the perk was purchased, check:
Harvesting Tools tree
Any prerequisite perks
Required skill level tier
Sometimes the schematic/perk is partially unlocked but still gated.
All required materials must be:
In personal inventory
(Not in nearby chests unless within workstation range settings)
Correct quality/type (no substitutes)
Quick test:
Take everything needed directly into inventory and check again.
It must be:
The Advanced Workbench
Not:
Regular Workbench
Auto Workbench
Custom station
Some Asylum recipes require:
Specific crafting level
Infernal progression tier
Or an additional component unlocked elsewhere
Double-check the recipe tooltip carefully.
β Advanced Workbench
β All materials in inventory
β Harvesting Tools fully unlocked
β No missing prerequisite perks