WHAT BUTTON OR MENU DO I GO TO BUILD A REFINER

[Ponlets]

SERIOUSLY WHY IS IT NOT IN THAT OTHER SUB MENU WHERE GESTURES ARE

MAYBE I WANT TO BUILD IT WHERE EVER I AM WHY CANT IT ALL BE IN ONE SIMPLE MENU LIKE IN MINECRAFT WHERE E DOES EVERYTHING

GOOGLE IS USELESS AND PRETENDS I AM AT THE START OF THE GAME WHEN I AM NOT

I AM ON A RANDOM PLANET AND WANT TO BUILD A REFINER SO I CAN MAKE BETTER HYPERDRIVE JETS BUT THE DAMN BUTTON IS NOT OBVIOUS OR EVEN THERE WHAT AM I DOING WRONG

[FuzzySockSucker]

Z

Yes, the UI was designed by people that have never seen a modern UI.

And it use to be so much worse.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by FuzzySockSucker:

Z

Yes, the UI was designed by people that have never seen a modern UI.

And it use to be so much worse.

thank u so much :)

[Lindy Bomber]

All portable tech is in the build menu. Because, you know, you're BUILDING it.

[Somas Pentaline]

Firstly why are you SHOUTING? This will alienate peeps, most of whom won't even respond to you.

What type of refiner? Portable, Medium of Large

Assuming you want to build a portable refiner you will need 1 Metal Plate + 30 Oxygen.
Assuming you are on a PC, press the 'Z' key (Build Menu) and select the left-most icon tab (Portable things). Then select the Portable Refiner and place in your desired location.
If you want to build a Medium or Large refiner you will need the blueprints from the Anomaly Construction Terminal. You will also need to build a Base Computer too.
You don't have to leave it there as you can delete the refiner when finished with it (get resources back) then delete the Base Computer.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Somas Pentaline:

Firstly why are you SHOUTING? This will alienate peeps, most of whom won't even respond to you.

What type of refiner? Portable, Medium of Large

Assuming you want to build a portable refiner you will need 1 Metal Plate + 30 Oxygen.
Assuming you are on a PC, press the 'Z' key (Build Menu) and select the left-most icon tab (Portable things). Then select the Portable Refiner and place in your desired location.
If you want to build a Medium or Large refiner you will need the blueprints from the Anomaly Construction Terminal. You will also need to build a Base Computer too.
You don't have to leave it there as you can delete the refiner when finished with it (get resources back) then delete the Base Computer.

i got the answer it has been marked

i would expect the menu to be in the main menu for gestures or summoning the ship because that would make sense

[wkitty42]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

i would expect the menu to be in the main menu for gestures or summoning the ship because that would make sense

not really... you don't need materials for those things but you do need materials to build the refiners...

[Dirak2012]

It does make sense with a controller... press down in the d-pad for the general menu, press up for the construction menu.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

It does make sense with a controller... press down in the d-pad for the general menu, press up for the construction menu.

maybe it can be in the Up menu so its not confusing

i played this a couple months ago and did a new save and all that and got to the point where i summoned the anomaly and then life happened and i stopped playing

imagine how confusing it is to try to play again and to not have the construction menu in the obvious sub menu that comes up with X (mouse and keyboard)

it literally can be right next to "summon ship" and it would make more sense because THEN it can open the construction menu

[wkitty42]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

imagine how confusing it is to try to play again and to not have the construction menu in the obvious sub menu that comes up with X (mouse and keyboard)

i don't get it... what's wrong with the Z menu??? why add another step? isn't going directly to the proper menu the best thing to do?

Originally posted by Ponlets:

it literally can be right next to "summon ship" and it would make more sense because THEN it can open the construction menu

that makes it slower because you then have to hit another option to open it... i mean, we get it... you need to relearn the keys... we all do when we take a break from any game and then return to it... that's just the way it is and it is quite common...

https://nomanssky.fandom.com/wiki/Controls

[Know Won]

ouch , my eyes

[MajorTom]

up on the d-pad, if you're using a controller.

[Foxglovez]

One person's perfect logic is just that... especially when they are shouting.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Foxglovez:

One person's perfect logic is just that... especially when they are shouting.

the answer has been marked scroll up for the proper answer

if only google would not spit out useless overly long articles about the topic while never giving a straight answer i would not be so miffed

the marked answer is the proper one and is direct and not 10 or 15 pages long with ads

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

Originally posted by Somas Pentaline:

Firstly why are you SHOUTING? This will alienate peeps, most of whom won't even respond to you.

What type of refiner? Portable, Medium of Large

Assuming you want to build a portable refiner you will need 1 Metal Plate + 30 Oxygen.
Assuming you are on a PC, press the 'Z' key (Build Menu) and select the left-most icon tab (Portable things). Then select the Portable Refiner and place in your desired location.
If you want to build a Medium or Large refiner you will need the blueprints from the Anomaly Construction Terminal. You will also need to build a Base Computer too.
You don't have to leave it there as you can delete the refiner when finished with it (get resources back) then delete the Base Computer.

i got the answer it has been marked

i would expect the menu to be in the main menu for gestures or summoning the ship because that would make sense

Why would a BUILD function be in the quick menu instead of the BUILD menu? It's placement is very logical.

At some point in the tutorial the game will prompt you to build a portable refiner by open the build menu. Did you miss that part?

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Originally posted by Ponlets:

i got the answer it has been marked

i would expect the menu to be in the main menu for gestures or summoning the ship because that would make sense

Why would a BUILD function be in the quick menu instead of the BUILD menu? It's placement is very logical.

At some point in the tutorial the game will prompt you to build a portable refiner by open the build menu. Did you miss that part?

ok then why would google simply not say "press Z to place refinery" instead of a 10 page article spouting off crap regarding other bits of the game when all i need is the straight and simple answer