Workbench
How to get it
Early Primitive build; Select Building panel shows a wood-logs cost.
- Gather Oak Wood by hand.
- Open Build Mode (B) and place a Workbench from Select Building.
- Craft Planks and other early parts here before Assemblers unlock.

Shared route notes for every building live on the buildings hub — steps above cover this item’s unique path.
Overview
The Workbench is the early manual craft station. Place it from Build Mode after gathering Oak Wood, then craft Planks before machines unlock. It is not piped; later Primitive Assemblers take over simple recipes.
Where it shows up
Covered in: Nightwater biomes & resources (expand the island), Nightwater first automation (wood chain)
Still unknown
- Exact recipe list beyond Planks and early parts.
- Later-age workbench upgrades, if any.
Other buildings
All buildings →Research TableEarly tutorial build using wood and planks; opens the research book.Primitive Wood HarvesterUnlock at Wood Milestone 1, then place on trees.Primitive Rock CrusherUnlock on the Stone milestone track, then place on rock nodes.Primitive Plant FarmerUnlock on the Wheat milestone track, then place on plant patches.