How do you unlock bandages and the medical items?

[Hawk]

I started the basic single player Survival mode. When I open the suit constructor bandages and the medical items are locked. It says to unlock them in the skill tree. However I see no item that would unlock them. I tried unlocking the food processor as that is where they are made, but it didn't unlock them in the suit constructor.

I figure I am missing something simple and basic, but I have no idea what it is. I looked through the Empyriopedia but didn't find anything helpful.

[ZomBeGone]

The suit constructor is very limited in what it can make. Make a portable constructor to make bandages and a limited number of meds. Later make the food processor to make the rest of the meds and foods.

None of the med items need to be unlocked (unless your are playing a scenario, in which there are some advanced items that need to be unlocked).

[UncleBadTouch]

Originally posted by Hawk:

I started the basic single player Survival mode. When I open the suit constructor bandages and the medical items are locked. It says to unlock them in the skill tree. However I see no item that would unlock them. I tried unlocking the food processor as that is where they are made, but it didn't unlock them in the suit constructor.

I figure I am missing something simple and basic, but I have no idea what it is. I looked through the Empyriopedia but didn't find anything helpful.

Have you collect Plant Protein and Fibers? Those are required to construct it.

If you press TAB, you'll see your Suit Constructor, in middle-tab, and mid-upper RIGHT. There is the Bandage. As long as you have Plant Protein and Fibers, you can make bandages

[Hawk]

That is what I remember. I started a new game today, just picked the Survival option from the menu, no scenario or mod. There is a lock icon above the bandages in my suit constructor. There are also locks above the antibiotic and antitoxic ointments. I built and placed a portable constructor, and all medical items have locks shown on them.

Given the above two comments and my past experience I can only conclude that my game is bugged. Will try starting again. Thanks.

[HurtfulPlayer97]

You don't have to unlock the Bandages and Medicines in the Suit Constructor. You just have to have the materials in your inventory. For Bandages you need Plant Protein and Plant fibers. You can get the Protein from the red hot dog looking plants. You can get Plant fibers by switching the Survival tool to Resource Mode and then using it on small trees. Larger trees will give you wood. There are also some plants that you can pick that will give fiber. You switch the Survival tool modes by right clicking while it is equipped.

[Hawk]

I do have all the components in my inventory.

[ZomBeGone]

Can you make anything?

Odd. log out and restart and see if it fixes

Are you near the north or south pole or near the seam the sews the East and West of the map together? That might disallow you to make something.

[Hawk]

I can make everything except medical items. They all have lock icons on them, both in the personal suit constructor and the portable constructor. You have good suggestions but I am in the middle of the map and not near the East/West boundary stripe. I have screen shots and I will post them on the empyrion bug forum. I have played Empyrion before and this is something new. Perhaps a bug with the new version or patch.
Thanks for the reply, appreciated.

[ZomBeGone]

Try verifying files? It can cause odd issues.

[VulcanTourist]

Originally posted by Hawk:

That is what I remember. I started a new game today, just picked the Survival option from the menu, no scenario or mod. There is a lock icon above the bandages in my suit constructor. There are also locks above the antibiotic and antitoxic ointments. I built and placed a portable constructor, and all medical items have locks shown on them.

Given the above two comments and my past experience I can only conclude that my game is bugged. Will try starting again. Thanks.

Originally posted by Hawk:

I do have all the components in my inventory.

Bandages are not gated behind the technology tree; they can be constructed from Level 0 once you have the required materials, in either the Suit or Portable constructor.

If you're seeing anything different, it's not that the game is "bugged", it's caused by the game's data files having been modified directly and extra constraints added to bandages. Verifying files will correct that, because Steam will sense that the files have been modified and replace them with the (current) originals. I am very familiar with this, since I modified the game files directly for years - with NTFS symbolic links - before finally switching to a personal scenario for modding.

[Hawk]

The file validation suggesting is a good one. I did it and it said all files had validated. Since I know it is a problem on my end I will do a bit more digging and perhaps remove and reinstall everything. Thanks for all the replies, I now know the problem is on my end.

[ChumSickle]

The constructors can be wonky at times, for sure. But I also have been known to >think< I have plant protein and plant fibers when actually not.

[VulcanTourist]

Originally posted by ChumSickle:

But I also have been known to >think< I have plant protein and plant fibers when actually not.

Just turn out your pockets.