Recycolotron infinite battery exploits

[Potato Friend]

I found a way to create infinite batteries by deconstructing repair tools in the recycolotron. Here's how to do it:
First remove the battery from the repair tool, then un-craft it in the recycolotron. You will receive the base components (silicon rubber, crystalline sulfur, titanium) and can craft a new repair tool at the fabricator, complete with a fresh battery. Repeat this process for infinite batteries.

Revising the crafting recipe to include a battery would fix this exploit.

It also occurs to me that you can repeatedly craft and un-craft power cells for free and instant charging.

[Labradog]

Good finds. :)

[El Apid]

You can also build a scanner tool from an empty battery and titanium, this way you can recharge a battery for the cost of one titanium, instantly and without a charger. Can be useful in the very early game, but feels like a hack.

[Potato Friend]

Publicado originalmente por El Apid:

You can also build a scanner tool from an empty battery and titanium, this way you can recharge a battery for the cost of one titanium, instantly and without a charger. Can be useful in the very early game, but feels like a hack.

Little exploits like this have always been a part of Subnautica. For instance, I usually craft power cells with empty batteries for free charge. It becomes a problem with the recycolotron because you can endlessly loop exploits for infinite resources at no cost.

There's probably many more I haven't thought of, and I'd love to hear more in the comments.

[Ignis]

This one (thread) in particular is known and should be fixed in the future.

[El Apid]

It seems to work for all tools.
Remove a battery from a habitat builder, deconstruct > still yields another battery.
And similar to power cells, the tether tool can be charged by reconstructing, saving an ion cube.

[Potato Friend]

Publicado originalmente por El Apid:

It seems to work for all tools.
Remove a battery from a habitat builder, deconstruct > still yields another battery.
And similar to power cells, the tether tool can be charged by reconstructing, saving an ion cube.

Huh, I didn't consider that for some reason. You would get a free battery by deconstructing any empty tool that requires a battery to build.