where to find tapper

[tbramblet]

Just logged back in after last update. received several missions but they weren't in English. anyhow, where/how do I print a tapper.

[Serg_Hack]

First you need to research it, then you can print it out in your backpack.

[Maligner]

It's a small item, the smallest so that's where you find the blueprint and then can print from the backpack with 1 aluminum. Although, I initially could not get it to do anything with a regular tree. So not sure how it works.

[Geauxboy]

Originally posted by Maligner:

It's a small item, the smallest so that's where you find the blueprint and then can print from the backpack with 1 aluminum. Although, I initially could not get it to do anything with a regular tree. So not sure how it works.

Look for a new tree that looks like it has a green flower close to it's base. Hold F to harvest it for the seed(s) if you want to make a factory of it close to base.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

Look for a new tree that looks like it has a green flower close to it's base. Hold F to harvest it for the seed(s) if you want to make a factory of it close to base.

You can also attach it to pretty much anything you can grow from a seed - mutant flora, pumpkins from the Halloween event, etc. Hover over the plant, and if you can tap it, the tooltip will mention producing organic with a tapper.

However, keep in mind that, as far as I can tell, once a tapper has been placed on a harvestable plant, you can't get it off again without destroying the plant.

[Leost]

I've had no trouble just picking up a tapper that is on a plant and moving it around.

[Sigh-Phi-Guy]

are the tappers, perhaps, "lockable" so you don't pick them up if you mis-click while collecting?

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Leost:

I've had no trouble just picking up a tapper that is on a plant and moving it around.

Really? I've only been able to pick up a tapper if it's on a plant that's not eligible for tapping.... Maybe it's something wonky in my game.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Sigh-Phi-Guy:

are the tappers, perhaps, "lockable" so you don't pick them up if you mis-click while collecting?

I don't see a lock option, regardless of what plant they're on....

[Geauxboy]

No problems picking up the tapper here either.

BTW, for those that don't know yet, the plant on Atrox produces organic at the fastest speeds and Sylva is the slowest.

[Maligner]

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

No problems picking up the tapper here either.

BTW, for those that don't know yet, the plant on Atrox produces organic at the fastest speeds and Sylva is the slowest.

Interesting. I've only tapped one tree one tree on Sylva and have a setup to fill a container. I this one tapper gets me all the organic I need at this point in my game. But I've not made tons and tons of automated setups yet. Still setting up the last couple of basic resource automation, still need sapherite, clay, graphite, and quartz. Can't see a need for lots of organic other than maybe power gen on Atrox since solar and wind stink. Is there a need for that much organic production that I'm missing?

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Maligner:

Is there a need for that much organic production that I'm missing?

Organic is used to make carbon, which is used in many composite materials such as steel. You will probably want quite a bit of carbon later in the game. It has been IMO the worst resource to keep in stock up to now, since the best way to get it was digging dirt and using the soil centrifuge. So I am very happy with the tapper!

[Leost]

I've played with it a bit since posting above and you can only remove a tapper if it's done making an organic. If the organic isn't finished it won't move.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Leost:

I've played with it a bit since posting above and you can only remove a tapper if it's done making an organic. If the organic isn't finished it won't move.

Thanks, that worked! I immediately added an auto-arm to mine, so I never had it in the "done collecting" stage when trying to move it...